Mohamed Toure has continued his fine goalscoring form, netting his fourth of the season for Norwich City on the weekend, as our CommBank Socceroos continue to deliver abroad.
Elsewhere, Maty Ryan saved a penalty to ensure his Levante side kept a clean sheet, Circati debuted in the league for Benfica, and Aiden O'Neill returned from injury in MLS.
The Headliners
Four-Midable Mo: Toure scores fourth of the season for Norwich
Mohamed Toure scored Norwich’s second goal in their 3-1 victory over Sheffield United on Saturday to increase his goal tally to four across all competitions this season.
The 22-year-old found himself on the end of an exquisite backheel assist, calmly finishing his chance past the goalkeeper to give the Canaries the lead. The Aussie forward has been in red hot form for this entire calendar year and isn’t showing any signs of slowing down yet.
Norwich is now twelfth in the EFL Championship with two wins and three losses from five games.
Result: Sheffield United 1 - 3 Norwich City
Ryan saves penalty in second clean sheet of the season
Maty Ryan stood tall for Levante, saving a penalty to help his side keep a clean sheet against Málaga.
Chupe had a golden chance to give the home side the lead in the ninth minute but Ryan held his nerve to make the save straight down the middle and preserve the stalemate.
It is Ryan’s second clean sheet of the season after four games in La Liga, helping lift Levante to tenth.
Result: Málaga 0 – 0 Levante
Circati makes league debut in Portugal
Young defender Alessandro Circati had another milestone weekend, coming off the bench to make his Liga Portugal debut for SL Benfica on Saturday.
The result was far from secure when the 22-year-old entered the field of play with 30 minutes to go but he helped see the match out with a clean sheet and a solid performance.
The ever-reliable defender recently moved from Italy to Portugal for the next stage of his development and he is already off to a very solid beginning.
Result: Maritimo 0 – 3 SL Benfica
Other Standouts
Nishan Velupillay made his starting debut for FC Ingolstadt against Alemannia Aachen. Unfortunately, a red card in the fourth minute for his teammate meant the match was an uphill battle from the start, and ultimately ended in a 3-0 defeat.
Result: FC Ingolstadt 0 – 3 Alemannia Aachen
Aiden O’Neill made his return from injury to play 20 minutes off the bench for New York City FC in the MLS. He played against CommBank Socceroos teammate Patrick Yazbek, who started for Nashville in their scoreless draw.
Result: New York City 0 – 0 Nashville SC
Lucas Herrington added another 20 minutes to his Premier League career, coming off the bench in Hull City’s scoreless draw with Aston Villa. Remarkably, Hull remain unbeaten in three Premier League games this season. Herrington will be hoping to start for the second time for his club during the EFL Cup midweek.
Result: Hull City 0 – 0 Aston Villa
Other Results
Patrick Beach (ES Troyes, Ligue 1) – started in goals in 6-2 defeat to Strasbourg
Nestory Irankunda (Sporting CP, Liga Portugal) – 23 minutes in 2-0 victory against Nacional
Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo, Serie A) – 38 minutes in 2-2 draw with Bologna, substituted due to injury
Paul Okon-Engstler (FC Köln, Bundesliga) – started and played first 45 minutes in 4-1 defeat to VfB Stuttgart
Tete Yengi (Machida Zelvia, J1 League) – 24 minutes in 3-1 victory over Nagoya Grampus
Jackson Irvine (Cerezo Osaka, J1 League) – full match, 99 touches and ten progressive carries in scoreless draw with Tokyo Verdy
Riley McGree (Middlesbrough, EFL Championship) – started and played 55 minutes in 1-0 victory against QPR
Alex Robertson (Cardiff City, EFL Championship) – started and played full game in 2-0 defeat against Portsmouth
Joe Gauci (Lincoln City, EFL Championship) – unused substitute in 1-1 draw with Southampton
Harry Souttar (Leicester City, EFL League One) – started and played full game in 4-0 defeat to Oxford United
Sam Silvera (MK Dons, EFL League One) – 17 minutes in rollicking 3-3 draw with Wycombe
Hayden Matthews (Bradford City, EFL League One) – not in matchday squad for 1-0 victory against Mansfield
Martin Boyle (Hibernian, Scottish Premiership) – 45 minutes in 2-1 defeat to St Johnstone
Cammy Devlin (Rangers, Scottish Premiership) – unused substitute in 1-0 victory against Motherwell
Connor Metcalfe (FC St. Pauli, 2. Bundesliga) – introduced at half-time in 2-2 draw with Arminia Bielefeld
Paul Izzo (Randers, Danish Superliga) – clean sheet in 3-0 victory against Brøndby IF
Ryan Teague (KV Mechelen, Belgian Pro League) – not in matchday squad for 4-0 defeat to Westerlo
Jacob Italiano (Grazer AK, Austrian Bundesliga) – 45 minutes in 2-0 victory over FC Kitzbühel
Nicholas D’Agostino (Viking FK, Eliteserien) – not in matchday squad for 1-1 draw with Sandefjord
Gianni Stensness (Viking FK, Eliteserien) – started and played full game in 1-1 draw with Sandefjord
Max Balard (NAC Breda, Eerste Divisie) – started and played first 45 minutes in 4-2 defeat to RKC Waalwijk
Jason Geria (Albirex Niigata; J2 League) – unused substitute in 5-0 defeat to Yokohama FC
Unavailable
Kai Trewin (New York City FC, MLS) – Injured
Kye Rowles (D.C United, MLS) – Injured
Jordy Bos (Feyenoord, Eredivisie) – Injured
Lewis Miller (Blackburn, EFL Championship) – Injured
Cameron Burgess (Swansea City; EFL Championship) – Injured
Midweek fixtures
Nestory Irankunda (Sporting CP, Liga Portugal) – v Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League, Thursday 10 September, 5am AEST
Mo Toure (Norwich City, EFL Championship) – v Birmingham, Thursday 10 September, 4.45am AEST
Joe Gauci (Lincoln City, EFL Championship) – v Bournemouth in EFL Cup, Wednesday 9 September, 4.45am AEST
Riley McGree (Middlesbrough, EFL Championship) – v Crystal Palace in EFL Cup, Wednesday 9 September, 4.45am AEST
Alex Robertson (Cardiff City, EFL Championship) – v Stoke City on Wednesday 9 September, 4.45am AEST
Hayden Matthews (Bradford City, EFL League One) – v Leyton Orient in EFL Cup, Wednesday 9 September, 4.45am AEST
Lucas Herrington (Hull City, Premier League) – v Sunderland in EFL Cup, Wednesday 9 September, 4.45am AEST
Deni Juric (Wisla Plock, Ekstraklasa) – v Pogon Szczecin, Tuesday 8 September, 4.30am AEST
Ajdin Hrustic (Al Nasr; UAE Pro League) – v Ajman, Monday 7 September, 10.45pm AEST
Cammy Devlin (Rangers, Scottish Premiership) – v St. Mirren, Thursday 10 September, 4.45am AEST
Nicholas D’Agostino (Viking FK, Eliteserien) – v VfB Stuttgart in UEFA Champions League, Thursday 10 September, 2.45am AEST
Gianni Stensness (Viking FK, Eliteserien) – v VfB Stuttgart in UEFA Champions League, Thursday 10 September, 2.45am AEST
Aiden O’Neill (New York City FC, MLS) – v New England, Thursday 10 September, 10am AEST
Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC, MLS) – v Toronto, Thursday 10 September, 9.30am AEST