Czech goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny will fill the void left by Edwin van der Sar’s departure for Manchester United after completing his move to Fulham today.

UEFA are “gathering information” following suspicious betting patterns on a UEFA Cup match.

GRAEME SOUNESS has warned Newcastle midfielder Nicky Butt to learn his European lesson as he prepares for a scrap with Sochaux.

Nicky Butt returned to the Newcastle starting line-up for this afternoon’s Barclays Premiership clash with Manchester City.

Newcastle’s growing confidence will be put to the test as they bid to extend their unbeaten Premiership run to six games against Manchester City on Sunday.

Fredrik Ljungberg demonstrated Arsenal’s relaxed approach ahead of Sunday’s clash at Manchester United as he relished the prospect of what is set to be a full-blooded encounter as “great fun“.

Nicky Butt returns to the Newcastle squad for Sunday’s Barclays Premiership clash with Manchester City after missing last night’s victory over Panionios through suspension.

NEWCASTLE striker Craig Bellamy yesterday apologised to manager Graeme Souness following their clash earlier this week.

Greece may be the European Nations champions but their club sides struggled as the group stage of the UEFA Cup got underway with all three representatives beaten.

Panionios 0 Newcastle 1

Panionios: Colceag, Dodd, Vlcek, Giannopoulos, Zimonjic, Parodi, Makos, Domoraud, Spiropoulos, Breska, Tsiolis. Subs: Sotiriou, Meszaros, Goundoulakis, Lagonikakis, Exouzidis, Mitrou, Mantzios.

Newcastle boss Graeme Souness has emphasised his determination to show his players who is in charge after his training-ground spat with Craig Bellamy.

Newcastle striker Craig Bellamy was involved in a shouting match with Graeme Souness as the new manager moved to stamp his authority on the club.

NEWCASTLE boss Graeme Souness has ordered striker Craig Bellamy to shut his mouth after finding himself the target of a four-letter tirade at Charlton.

MIDDLESBROUGH have landed the most glamorous ties of the new-look UEFA Cup - but also face the most difficult opponents of the inaugural group phase of the competition.

Newcastle and Rangers should have high hopes of progressing through the first-ever group stage of the UEFA Cup following today’s draw but Middlesbrough and Hearts face stiffer tests.

The draw for the UEFA Cup Group Stage is as follows:

Newcastle have been drawn to face Sporting Lisbon, Sochaux, Panionios and Dinamo Tbilisi in the UEFA Cup group stage.

Today’s first round draw in Monaco paired eircom League side Shelbourne, whose quest to reach the Champions League was ended on Tuesday by Deportivo la Coruna, against French League side Lille.

Germany and Holland suffered a bad night in the UEFA Cup as both representatives of each country were sent crashing out.

Barcelona all but sealed their passage past Panionios in the UEFA Cup after a 3-0 second round first leg win in Greece.

The draw for The UEFA Cup First Round is as follows:

Dublin club Shamrock Rovers will be without key midfielders Marc Kenny and Derek Tracey for tonight's UEFA Cup qualifier against top Swedish side Djurgardens.

LAST season’s FAI Cup winners Dundalk take a step into the unknown tonight when they travel to face Croatian side FC Varteks in the UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg — which kicks-off at 7pm Irish time Irish time.

Shamrock Rovers will be without key midfielders Marc Kenny and Derek Tracey for Thursday night's UEFA Cup qualifier against top Swedish side Djurgardens.