Socceroos Abroad: Toure scores, but McGree's Middlesbrough win rollocking Championship clash

Mohamed Toure scored his fifth goal of the season for Norwich, but it wasn't enough to secure the win, with Riley McGree helping his Middlesbrough side walk away with a 4-3 victory.

Elsewhere, Connor Metcalfe played a massive role in St Pauli's first win of the 2.Bundesliga season, Kye Rowles has returned from injury for DC United with two solid performances, and Ante Suto was on the scoresheet for Hibernian.

The Headliners

McGree secures bragging rights over Toure's Norwich

A first-minute goal from Mo Toure wasn't enough for Norwich City, who fell 4-3 in a rollicking match with Middlesbrough.

Toure is fast establishing a reputation as one of the best one-on-one finishers in the EFL Championship and he proved his worth again on the weekend, getting on the end of a through ball and tucking it away neatly. It was his fifth goal of the season so far in all competitions, and his fourth in the Championship, scoring at a rate of one every 110 minutes so far.

However, Middlesbrough soon took control of the game. Riley McGree played a key role, with 63 minutes in attacking midfield to see his side take the lead and eventually score a stoppage time winner to secure the three points.

The Boro are up to fourth on the table while Norwich sit in 12th.

Result: Middlesbrough 4-3 Norwich City

 

 

Metcalfe pulls strings for St. Pauli

Connor Metcalfe had a fantastic game for FC St. Pauli on the weekend, helping them secure their first win of the season against Wolfsburg.

The midfielder played 89 minutes in the 1-0 victory. He created two big chances and made five key passes to help St Pauli pile on the pressure and force the result.

There is still a long way to go if they are to find a way to challenge for promotion back into the Bundesliga, having only won once in their first five league games, but Metcalfe will be hoping he can continue his form to lift the side for the remainder of the season.

Result: St Pauli 1-0 Wolfsburg

 

 

Big impact role for Kye on injury return

Kye Rowles has had a significant impact for D.C United in the MLS after his injury return, playing two full matches in the past week and helping his side to four points.

He made seven clearances and won four out of four ground duels in their 2-1 victory over Columbus Crew midweek, before making four progressive carries in their scoreless draw with Atlanta United on the weekend.

The 28-year-old missed five matches due to a thigh problem in August but has hit the ground running since returning.

Result: D.C. United 0-0 Atlanta United

Other Standouts

Lucas Herrington continued his impressive run of featuring in every Premier League game so far this season as Hull City maintained their unbeaten start to life back in England's top tier.

The CommBank Socceroo entered the field in the 59th minute as Hull looked to close out an impressive result at Stamford Bridge, before Chelsea's João Pedro equalised to ensure the points were shared.

Result: Chelsea 2-2 Hull City

Other Results

Maty Ryan (Levante, La Liga) – in goals for 4-2 defeat to Barcelona

Patrick Beach (ES Troyes, Ligue 1)  start and four saves in 2-0 defeat v Lille

Lucas Herrington (Hull City, Premier League) – 31 minutes in 2-2 draw v Chelsea

Nestory Irankunda (Sporting CP, Liga Portugal) – 15 minutes in 1-1 draw with Famalicao

Alessandro Circati (SL Benfica, Liga Portugal) – unused substitute in 3-1 win v Gil Vicente

Jackson Irvine (Cerezo Osaka, J1 League) – full match in 6-1 defeat to Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Tete Yengi (Machida Zelvia, J1 League) – played second half in 1-1 draw with Yokohama F. Marinos

Paul Okon-Engstler (FC Köln, Bundesliga) – late substitute in 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen

Cammy Devlin (Rangers, Scottish Premiership) – unused substitute in 3-0 victory over Celtic in league cup quarter-final

Martin Boyle (Hibernian, Scottish Premiership) – unused substitute in 3-0 victory over Ross County in league cup quarter-final

Harry Souttar (Leicester City, EFL League One) – full match in 4-3 victory over Stockport County

Alex Robertson (Cardiff City, EFL Championship) – started and played 89 minutes in 1-0 defeat to Bolton

Joe Gauci (Lincoln City, EFL Championship) – unused substitute in 1-0 victory against Preston

Hayden Matthews (Bradford City, EFL League One) – not in matchday squad for 1-0 victory against Notts County

Sam Silvera (MK Dons, EFL League One) – not in matchday squad for 1-1 draw with Peterborough

Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC, MLS) – started and played 72 minutes in 2-2 draw against Inter Miami

Aiden O’Neill (New York City FC, MLS) – played 10 minutes off the bench in 2-0 victory against Real Salt Lake

Nishan Velupillay (FC Ingolstadt, 3. Liga) – started and played full match in 1-0 win v Saarbrucken

Paul Izzo (Randers, Danish Superliga) – in goals for 2-1 defeat to Odense

Ryan Teague (KV Mechelen, Belgian Pro League) – not in matchday squad for 1-0 defeat to Anderlecht

Jacob Italiano (Grazer AK, Austrian Bundesliga) – not in matchday squad for 2-1 victory against Altach

Nicholas D’Agostino (Viking FK, Eliteserien) – not in matchday squad v Kristiansund

Gianni Stensness (Viking FK, Eliteserien) – played full match in 8-1 victory against Kristiansund

Deni Juric (Wisla Plock, Ekstraklasa) – not in matchday squad for 3-1 victory against Cracovia

Max Balard (NAC Breda, Eerste Divisie) – full match in 3-2 defeat to Jong Utrecht

Jason Geria (Albirex Niigata; J2 League) – full match and clean sheet in 1-0 victory against Montedio Yamagata

Unavailable

Kai Trewin (New York City FC, MLS) – Injured

Jordy Bos (Feyenoord, Eredivisie) – Injured

Lewis Miller (Blackburn, EFL Championship)  Injured

Cameron Burgess (Swansea City; EFL Championship) – Injured

Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo, Serie A) – Injured

Midweek fixtures

Maty Ryan (Levante, La Liga) – v Athletico Bilbao, Thursday 17 September, 5.30am AEST

Riley McGree (Middlesbrough, EFL Championship) – v Millwall, Wednesday 16 September, 4.45am AEST

Mohamed Toure (Norwich, EFL Championship) – v Manchester City in the EFL Cup, Friday 18 September, 4.30am AEST

Joe Gauci (Lincoln City, EFL Championship) – v Bristol City, Wednesday 16 September, 4.45am AEST

Sam Silvera (MK Dons, EFL League One) – v AFC Wimbledon, Friday 18 September, 5.00am AEST

Martin Boyle (Hibernian, Scottish Premiership) – v Kilmarnock, Wednesday 16 September, 4.45am AEST

Nishan Velupillay (FC Ingolstadt, 3. Liga) – v Hoffenheim II, Thursday 17 September, 3.00am AEST

Paul Izzo (Randers, Danish Superliga) – v Vendsyssel in the Danish Cup, Thursday 17 September, 3.00am AEST