Socceroo Jason Davidson makes his Premier League debut, Mathew Leckie scores in Germany and Tommy Oar stars in Holland in this week’s PFA Members Abroad Update.
ENGLAND
Premier League
Mark Schwarzer was not in the squad as Chelsea beat Leicester City 2-0. Chris Herd was not in the squad as Aston Villa drew 0-0 with Newcastle United. Curtis Good was missing for Newcastle. Jason Davidson came on in the 60th minute in West Bromich Albion’s 0-0 draw with Southampton. Mile Jedinak played the full 90 and set up a goal in Crystal Palace’s 3-1 loss to West Ham. Alex Cisak was not in the squad for Burnley FC’s 1-0 loss to Swansea City.
Championship
Scott McDonald played a full match as Millwall lost 1-0 to Rotherham United. Rhys Williams was missing due to injury in Middlesbrough’s 3-2 loss to Sheffield United. Adam Federici played a full match, while Ryan Edwards played until the 61st minute in Reading FC’s 4-0 loss to Nottingham Forest. Cameron Burgess and Ryan Williams played full matches as Fulham FC lost 5-1 to Derby County.
League One
Bailey Wright played until the 84th minute and Neil Kilkenny was an unused substitute in Preston North End’s 1-0 win over Oldham Athletic. Brad Smith played until the 82nd minute, whilst Massimo Luongo was not in the squad as Swindon Town beat Crewe Alexandra 2-0. Bradden Inman came on for Crewe in the 84th minute. James Meredith came on for Bradford City in the 55th minute as they lost 1-0 to Peterborogh United. Shane Lowry was an unused substitute in Leyton Orient’s 0-0 draw with Walsall.
League Two
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff played a full match as Burton Albion drew 1-1 with Newport County. James Wesolowski played a full match in Shrewsbury Town’s 1-1 draw with Northampton Town.
Conference Premier
Daniel Collins was not in the squad as Wrexham FC beat Alfreton Town 3-1. Joshua Riis was not in the squad in Kidderminster Harriers’ 0-0 draw with Macclesfield Town. Alex Baird played a full match as Gateshead FC lost 6-1 to Grimsby Town. Aaron Downes played a full match as Torquay United drew 0-0 Dartford FC. Lee Burns was not in the squad for Dartford.
Conference North
Mitchell Austin was not in the squad as Brackley Town lost 2-1 to Leamington FC.
Conference South
Shane Huke was an unused substitute in Ebbsfleet United’s 1-0 loss to Whitehawk FC.
FA Women’s Super League 1
Danielle Brogan played a full match, while Caitlin Friend played until the 57th minute as Notts County lost 1-0 to Liverpool United.
GERMANY
Bundesliga
Mitch Langerak played a full match for Borussia Dortmund in their 2-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen. Robbie Kruse was not in the squad for Leverkusen. Nikita Rukavytsya was not in the squad as FSV Mainz drew 2-2 with SC Paderborn.
2. Bundesliga
Mathew Leckie played until the 90th minute and scored in FC Ingolstadt’s 2-0 win over SpVgg. Greuther Furth. Ben Halloran played until half-time as Fortuna Dusseldorf lost 2-0 to Karlsruher SC.
Regionalliga West
Kwame Yeboah was an unused substitute in Borussia Monchengladbach II’s 1-0 win over Sportfreunde Siegen.
Bayernliga Süd
Jonathan Faerber was not in the squad for TSV 1860 Rosenheim in their 2-1 loss to FC Bad Kotzting.
NETHERLANDS
Eredivisie
Eli Babalj was not in the squad as AZ Alkmaar lost 3-0 to Willem II Tilburg. Trent Sainsbury came on for PEC Zwolle in the 80th minute in their 2-1 win over Vitesse Arnhem. Tommy Oar played a full match and set up both goals, whilst Adam Sarota was an unused substitute and Michael Zullo was missing due to injury as FC Utrecht beat Feyenoord 2-1. Luke Wilkshire played a full match for Feyenoord.
PORTUGAL
Primeira Liga
Caleb Patterson-Sewell was an unused substitute as Gil Vicente lost 2-0 to Vitoria Setubal.
RUSSIA
Premier Liga
Ivan Franjic was not in the squad as Torpedo Moskva lost 3-0 to FK Krasnodar.
BELGIUM
Eerste Klasse
Mathew Ryan played a full match in Club Brugge’s 3-1 loss to KV Mechelen.
GREECE
Superleague
Theo Markelis was not in the squad as PAE Veria beat SKODA Xanthi 3-2. Robert Stambolziev was not in the squad in PAE Niki Volou’s 3-1 loss to Olympiakos Pireus.
SWITZERLAND
Schweizer Cup
Oliver Bozanic was not in the squad for FC Luzern in their 9-0 win over FC Konolfingen. Dario Vidosic was an unused substitute as FC Sion beat FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 3-1.
AUSTRIA
Bundesliga
James Holland played a full match as Austria Wien drew 2-2 with Rapid Wien.
CROATIA
Prva Liga
Steven Ugarkovic played until the 56th minute in NK Osijek’s 2-0 win over Hajduk Split. Tomislav Mrcela played a full match as NK Lokomotiva Zagreb beat HNK Rijeka 2-1. Roko Strika did not played NK Zagreb’s 1-1 draw with Dinamo Zagreb. Frane Vladislavic was not in the squad in NK Istra 1961’s 1-1 draw with Nk Zadar.
SCOTLAND
Premiership
Tom Rogic was missing due to injury and Jackson Irvine was not in the squad as Celtic lost 1-0 to Inverness CT.
ICELAND
2. deild karla
Kile Kennedy played the full 90 in KF Fjaroabyggoar’s 3-2 win over IF Grotta.
MALTA
Premier League
Charlie Fuller and Jordan Nadalin were not in the squad for Balzan Youths in their 1-1 draw with Naxxar Lions. Adrian Zahra was an unused substitute as Valletta FC drew 0-0 with Tarxien Rainbows.
NORWAY
Toppserien
Eliza Campbell played a full match as Medkila IL beat Arna Bjornar.
JAPAN
J.League
Josh Kennedy played until the 71st minute as Nagoya Grampus drew 1-1 with Kashiwa Reysol.
KOREA REPUBLIC
K-League Classic
Alex Wilkinson played a full match for Jeonbuk FC as they lost 2-1 to FC Seoul. Luke DeVere played until the 55th minute in Gyeongnam FC’s 0-0 draw with Pohang Steelers. Robert Cornthwaite was not in the squad as Jeonnam Dragons beat Busan I’Park 1-0. Aleksandar Jovanovic played a full match in Jeju United’s 0-0 draw with Incheon United.
CHINA
Chinese Super League
Daniel McBreen was missing due to suspension as Shanghai Dongya beat Dalian Aerbin 2-0. Ryan McGowan came on in the 46th minute as Shandong Lueng drew 2-2 with Beijing Guoan. Jonas Salley played a full match for Guizhou Renhe in their 3-1 win over Henan Jianye. Josh Mitchell played a full match for Liaoning Hongyun as they beat Tianjin Taida 2-1.
MALAYSIA
Piala Malaysia – Group A
Ndumba Makeche came on in the 75th minute as Felda United beat Pahang FA 3-2.
Piala Malaysia – Group B
Mario Karlovic played a full match for Terengganu FA as they beat Perak FA 2-1. Ryan Griffiths played a full and scored for Sarawak as they beat Kedah FA 2-1. Adam Griffiths was an unused substitute for Kedah.
Piala Malaysia – Group D
Steve Pantelidis played a full match as Selangor FA beat Sime Darby 2-0.
INDONESIA
Indonesia Super League
Michael Baird came on in the 82nd minute as PSM Makassar beat Persela Lamongan 3-1.
THAILAND
Premier League
Erik Paartalu was not in the squad as Muangthong United lost 2-0 to Chonburi FC. Michael Beauchamp and Matt Thompson played the full 90, whilst Trent McClenahan was not in the squad as PTT Rayong beat Chainat FC 2-0. Brent McGrath came on in the 46th minute for Sisaket FC as they lost 2-0 to Suphanburi FC.
MYANMAR
Myanmar National League
Matt Acton kept a clean sheet and played the full match as Yangon United beat Pyi Taw 1-0.
USA
USA Major League Soccer – Eastern Conference
Tim Cahill played until the 69th minute as New York Red Bulls beat Montreal Impact 4-2.
USL Pro
Yahaya Musa and Albert Edwards were not in the squad as Wilmington Hammerheads beat Orange County Blues 2-1.
USA National Women’s Soccer League
Stephanie Catley played a full match for Portland Thorns as they lost 2-0 to FC Kansas City. Katrina Gorry came on the Kansas in the 90’+4 minute.