Europa League group stage draw pots confirmed for Liverpool, Brighton and West Ham

The Europa League group stage draw pots have been confirmed for Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham and Rangers.

The draw will take place on Friday morning, with the four British clubs finding out which teams they will face in the group stage of this season's competition.

Liverpool have been placed in pot one, due to their five-year UEFA co-efficient that encompasses winning the Champions League in 2019.

West Ham will join them in pot one, having been automatically allocated to that section of the draw due to winning last season's Europa Conference League.

And Rangers reaching the Europa League final in 2022 means their co-efficient is sufficiently high enough to also place them in pot one. Michael Beale's side were knocked out of Champions League qualifying this season by PSV.

And European debutants Brighton will be placed in pot three, meaning Roberto De Zerbi's side could be in for a tricky draw.

Here are the remainder of the confirmed pots in full.

Europa League group stage draw pots confirmed

Among the teams that West Ham, Liverpool and Rangers will all avoid include Atalanta, Ajax and Roma. Jose Mourinho's side are in the first pot after reaching the Europa League final last term, while Atalanta and Ajax also have strong recent records in Europe.

Bayer Leverkusen are also in pot one, along with Villarreal.

Some of the high-profile clubs in pot two include Sporting Lisbon, Real Betis and Rennes, while Sparta Prague, Molde and Freiburg all join Brighton in pot three.

French side Toulouse are in pot four, along with two tournament debutants - TSC Backa Topola and Polish side Rakow Czestochowa.

Here are the confirmed pots in full (ordered exc. West Ham by UEFA co-efficient):

• Pot 1: West Ham (Conference League winners), Liverpool, Roma, Ajax, Villarreal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atalanta, Rangers
• Pot 2: Sporting Lisbon, Slavia Prague, Rennes, Olympiacos, Real Betis, LASK, Marseille, Qarabag
• Pot 3: Molde, Brighton, Sheriff Tiraspol, Union SG, Freiburg, Sparta Prague, Maccabi Haifa, Sturm Graz
• Pot 4: Toulouse, AEK Athens, TSC Backa Topola, Servette, Panathinaikos, Rakow Czestochowa, Aris Limassol, BK Hacken

Topics: Liverpool, Brighton And Hove Albion, Europa League, West Ham United, Rangers, Premier League

Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.