Good evening everyone and welcome to LIVE updates from the Europa League, where Liverpool are in action against Steaua Bucharest in Romania.

Liverpool will be in their white away kits tonight - the home side will play in their traditional red and blue stripes.

The players are in the tunnel, waiting behind the referees. Play just five minutes away at the Stadionul Ghencea.

Both sides likely to line-up in 4-2-3-1 formations tonight - and Liverpool fans will be interested to see how Ryan Babel fares in the lone striker role.

Steaua's form is up-and-down at the moment - they grabbed a 2-2 draw against Cluj on the weekend.

So another experimental line-up from Hodgson, and that's been Woy's way in the Europa League this year. It's a chance for Reds fans to have a closer look at the likes of Shelvey and Pacheco, as well as Wilson, who has started just one Carling Cup game since his move from Rangers in the summer. And, of course, Joe Cole is back in the team after his hamstring injury.

BUCHAREST: Tatarusanu, Bonfim, Gardos, Geraldo, Latovlevici, Gomes, Bicfalvi, Nicolita, Stancu, Tanase, Surdu /// LIVERPOOL: Reina, Kelly, Wilson, Kyrgiakos, Aurelio, Poulson, Shevey, Cole, Pacheco, Jovanovic, Babel

And in twelve years, the Qataris will have a chance to host the 2022 World Cup.

A bad afternoon for England - the 2018 World Cup is going elsewhere.

These two sides are top of Group K - and a draw for Liverpool tonight would seal qualification and take the Reds into the last 32.