Players involved in Euro 2016 and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying as well as friendlies
Wednesday 19 November 2014 13:39, UK
With another round of international matches done and dusted, we take a look at the standout performers from each Premier League club.
Arsenal: Danny Welbeck limped off in the second-half of Scotland's win over England holding his hamstring and is now a doubt for Arsenal's Saturday Night Football clash with Manchester United. However, Wojciech Szczesny kept his third clean sheet in four Euro 2016 qualifying matches as Group D leaders Poland won 4-0 in Georgia, Tomas Rosicky helped Czech Republic maintain their perfect record in Group A with a 2-1 victory over Iceland, and Germany's Lukas Podolski grabbed an assist in the 4-0 win against Gibraltar.
Aston Villa: Second-half substitute Christian Benteke saw two late chances saved as Belgium were held to a goalless draw at home by Wales in their Euro 2016 Group B qualifier. Meanwhile, Carlos Sanchez’s Colombia came from behind to beat Brad Guzan’s United States 2-1 at Craven Cottage in a friendly match.
Burnley: Danny Ings had a night to remember on Thursday as he scored twice at Turf Moor to help England U21s beat Portugal 3-1. Michael Keane and Nathaniel Chalobah were also involved in the encounter.
Chelsea: Serbia duo Branislav Ivanovic and Nemanja Matic were left fuming after their side was beaten 3-1 at home by Denmark in their Group I Euro 2016 qualifier. Captain Ivanovic said: “'The players are obviously unaware what it means to put on a Serbia shirt and play for the national team." However, Filipe Luis, Willian and Oscar will return to Cobham with a spring in their step after helping Brazil beat Austria 2-1 in a friendly in Vienna.
Crystal Palace: Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey will be buoyed after he played a key role in Wales' important 0-0 draw in Belgium, in their Euro 2016 Group B qualifier. The Welsh stopper pulled off a couple of fantastic late on to earn a vital point for Chris Coleman's men and will be pushing for a starting spot in the Super Sunday clash against Liverpool.
Everton: Steven Naismith earned the bragging rights over team-mates Seamus Coleman, Darron Gibson and Aiden McGeady as Scotland beat Republic of Ireland 1-0 in their Euro 2016 qualifier on Friday. However, Muhamed Besic was unable to kickstart Bosnia and Herzegovina's Euro 2016 qualifying campaign as they were beaten 3-0 by Israel in Group B.
Hull City: Robbie Brady scored twice to help Republic of Ireland beat USA 4-1 in a friendly in Dublin on Tuesday night. There was a longer journey home for youngster Calaum Jahraldo-Martin, though, who was involved in the Caribbean Cup for Antigua and Barbuda as they were beaten by Jamaica and Martinique.
Leicester City: Riyad Mahrez will return to the King Power Stadium delighted with his display after Algeria beat Ethopia 3-1 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. The winger provided a brilliant assist for Algeria’s opener before netting himself with a fine curling shot. Chris Wood was also on the scoresheet, netting on his first outing as New Zealand captain as the All Whites drew 1-1 against China in a friendly. Will that inspire him to end Leicester's four-game wait for a goal this weekend?
Liverpool: Liverpool's biggest blow of international week came with news that Daniel Sturridge - who wasn't fit to link up with England - has endured another injury set-back. Martin Skrtel skippered Slovakia to a sixth straight win on Tuesday evening, though, as they beat Finland 2-1 and the defender will be smiling at Melwood as his nation sit top of Euro 2016 qualifying Group C after four wins from four games, including a 2-0 victory over Macedonia last week.
Manchester City: Stevan Jovetic converted an 80th-minute penalty to help Montenegro draw 1-1 against Sweden in Group G of Euro 2016 qualifying. Eliaquim Mangala and Bacary Sagna both played the full 90 minutes as France beat Sweden 1-0 in a friendly.
Manchester United: Louis van Gaal was left cursing his luck as Daley Blind suffered a long-term knee injury in the Netherlands’ 6-0 victory over Latvia, David de Gea dislocated a finger during training with Spain and Luke Shaw limped off at Celtic Park with a tight hamstring. Angel di Maria was also taken to hospital for x-rays on his foot but Argentina boss Gerardo Martino says the blow he received from club-mate Nani is 'nothing serious'. Van Gaal will at least have been pleased to see Wayne Rooney hit three in two games for England and Robin van Persie find the net for the Netherlands.
Newcastle United: Moussa Sissoko featured for France in their friendly draw with Albania and win over Sweden while Paul Dummett was an unused substitute for Wales in their Euro 2016 qualifier against Belgium.
QPR: Mauricio Isla set up Rangers team-mate Eduardo Vargas to score Chile’s third goal in their 5-0 win over Venezuela on Friday night. The pair also featured in Chile's 2-1 friendly defeat to Uruguay in Montevideo on Tuesday, meaning they will not arrive back in the UK until Thursday ahead of QPR's clash with Newcastle on Saturday.
Southampton: In-form right-back Nathaniel Clyne earned his first two England caps in the 3-1 Euro 2016 qualifying win over Slovenia at Wembley and the friendly victory over Scotland. Sadio Mane's Senegal qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations while Emmanuel Mayuka's Zambia also closed in on qualification with victory over Mozambique.
Stoke City: Mame Diouf scored the goal that secured Senegal’s qualification to the Africa Cup of Nations as they beat Egypt 1-0. Marco Arnautovic played 90 minutes as Austria beat Russia 1-0 to remain top of Group G and also started in the 2-1 friendly defeat to Brazil.
Sunderland: Jozy Altidore scored from the spot as the United States were beaten 2-1 by Colombia in a friendly at Craven Cottage. Steven Fletcher started up front for Scotland as they overcame John O’Shea’s Republic of Ireland 1-0 in Euro 2016 qualifiying.
Swansea City: Ashley Williams and Neil Taylor helped Wales continue their positive start to Euro 2016 qualifying as they drew 0-0 in Belgium. But Gylfi Sigurdsson saw his Iceland side suffer their first defeat in Group A after they were beaten 2-1 by Czech Republic. The influential midfielder will be hoping to continue his goalscoring form when the Swans go to Manchester City on Saturday.
Tottenham Hotspur: Christian Eriksen provided two assists as Denmark came from behind to claim a 3-1 victory over Serbia and remain top of Group I in Euro 2016 qualifying. The midfielder could be key again for Spurs when they go to Hull City in the second of this weekend's Super Sunday clashes.
West Brom: Cristian Gamboa scored the winning penalty as Costa Rica won an eventful friendly against Uruguay. The game finished level at 3-3 after 90 minutes but Costa Rica edged the penalty shootout 7-6 thanks to Gamboa’s spot-kick. James Morrison returned from illness to play the second half of Scotland's 3-1 friendly defeat to England.
West Ham: Carl Jenkinson scored as England U21s beat Portugal 3-1 on Thursday while Stewart Downing won his 35th England cap against Scotland.
