And when Miller was blocked off by left-back Andy Dawson, Hull suffered a blow as the left-back picked up an injury that saw him replaced by Samuel Ricketts after only 10 minutes.

BBC: West Brom 0-3 Hull

Celtic's chances appeared to take a further blow after 40 minutes, when Kennedy - not long back from serious injury - was stretchered off, with Steven Pressley making his first appearance of the season following back surgery.

BBC: CHOOSE A SPORT

The Blues' preparations had suffered a blow as the late withdrawal of full-back Ben Blair with a hamstring injury prompted a reorganisation of their back line.

BBC: Blues 31-21 Stade Francais

The early kick-off meant an attendance below 30, 000 and a somewhat flat atmosphere as fans absorbed their latest injury blow - the loss of Fellaini coming just when their other playmaker Mikel Arteta is back from his own long-term lay-off.

BBC: Everton 2-1 Sporting Lisbon

De Marigny opened the scoring with a third-minute penalty, before the Dragons suffered a blow as captain full-back Kevin Morgan left the field 10 minutes later with a knee injury.

BBC: Dragons 22-15 Calvisano

Losing the excellent Bacary Sagna to injury was a blow, but did Wenger make the right decision in moving Kolo Toure from centre-back to right-back?

BBC: Arsenal style earns scant reward