The third home game of the season is almost upon us, as the Green-and-Whites take on 1. FC Köln on Saturday 3 September (kick-off at 15:30 CEST) at the Volkswagen Arena. The last time the two sides met was in Cologne on Matchday 33 last season, when a goal from Yannick Gerhardt was enough for a 1-0 win – the last time that VfL took all three points in the league. History also favours the Wolves, who have won 16 of the 35 matches between the two sides to date, while Köln have picked up just nine victories.

Months after leading the Seagulls to their best-ever top-division finish — ninth place in 2021-22, just five points away from qualifying for European competition, with late-season wins over Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United — Potter’s team had started the new season brilliantly, beating United again and walloping Leicester City 5-2 on the way to fourth in the table. Chelsea were only three points behind them in sixth, but had just fired Champions League winner Thomas Tuchel after a disastrous start to this season’s European campaign.

Fulham – without a win in three matches before Thursday – had started brightly and were rewarded for their early pressure in the 36th minute when Harrison Reed fired in from the edge of the box.

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FC Managing Director, Christian Keller said: “Ondrej came to us with the desire to move. This is something that we agreed to and has been realised with the loan to Hellas Verona. We wish Ondrej all the best for his time in Verona and hope he can help to do his bit and secure their safety in Serie A.”

The last 12 months have been fairly eventful for Sascha Riether. The former player, who now acts as a coordinator between the players and the management, spoke about the previous year with schalke04.de. In the first part of the interview, the 36-year-old discussed a memorable phone call in the summer and his work with the coaching staff.

“Mainz are very compact, defend well and can switch the play effectively. We will need our best performance to get anything from there,” said the 38-year-old ahead of the clash with the Zero-Fivers, who have bagged four points from their opening two fixtures. Nevertheless, Maaßen and his team are aiming for their first home win in what will be their third game of the season: “We have to play with our chests puffed out and believe that we can win back-to-back games.”