Minutes have been hard to come by for big name Australians abroad. Some key Socceroos players aren’t getting the minutes they need, while up and coming stars are showing them up on the big stage.
UK
In the English Premier League Mat Ryan played a full game and Aaron Mooy played 72 minutes as Brighton came back to earn a point at West Ham. The Seagulls maintain a two-point buffer from the relegation zone.
In Scotland Martin Boyle played a full match for Hibernian as they drew 2-2 with St Mirren. Lyndon Dykes – who has been linked weith a move to Rangers – played 90 minutes as Livingston scored a 1-0 win over Motherwell.
Tom Rogic played 16 minutes off the bench for Celtic while Daniel Arzani was an unused sub for Celtic in a 4-1 win over Hamilton.
In the Championship Kenny Dougall was an unused sub for Barnsley in a 2-1 loss to Charlton Athletic. Jackson Irvine was subbed off in the 67th minute as Hull were smashed 5-1 at home to Brentford.
Young goalkeeper Jacob Chapman made his first matchday squad for Huddersfield Town, sitting on the bench in a 3-2 loss to Fulham. Massimo Luongo was absent from Sheffield Wednesday in their 0-0 draw with Millwall.
In League One Harry Souttar scored the winner for Fleetwood Town as they beat Doncaster Rovers 2-1. Mark Milligan played 90 minutes as Southend United beat Lincoln City 2-1. Ryan Williams played a full game for Portsmouth in a 2-0 win over Sunderland as Bailey Wright made his second start for the Black Cats.
Ryan Edwards started and played 83 minutes for Burton Albion as they lost 3-2 away to Rotherham United. Jason Cummings, fresh from his heroics against Liverpool, started but was subbed off after 76 minutes as Shrewsbury lost 1-0 to Rochdale.
In League Two Cameron Burgess scored an own goal as Salford fell to a 1-1 draw away to Port Vale.
In the English youth leagues Con Ouzounidis played a full game for Everton as they lost 4-1 to Manchester City U23. Peter Gwargis played started in Brighton U23 as they lost 3-2 to Wolfsburg in the Premier League International Cup.
EUROPE & ASIA
In Germany Mathew Leckie was absent from Hertha Berlin's squad that drew 0-0 with Schalke 04 while Brandon Borrello was once again absent for Freiburg.
Christian Theoharous was on the bench for Borussia Mönchengladbach as they lost 4-0 to Rot Weiss Oberhausen. Noah Botic was subbed on for Hoffenheim U19 as they lost 3-2 to FC Heidenheim.
In Israel Nikita Rukavytsya played 90 minutes while Trent Sainsbury was on the bench as Maccabi Haifa lost 1-0 to Hapoel Kfar Saba.
In Turkey Aziz Behich was an unused sub as Basaksehir defeated Genclerbiligi 3-1.
In Croatia Fran Karacic played 90 minutes as NK Lokomotiv Zagreb defeated NK Rijeka 2-1. Anthony Kalik was absent from Hajduk's squad in a 3-0 win over Varazdin.
In the Netherlands Ajdin Hrustic was a 65th minute substitute in a 1-0 loss to PEC Zwolle. He looks to have been victim of Groningen's poor form, losing his starting spot. Daniel Bouman was an unused sub for SC Cambuur as they beat NEC Nijmegen 2-0.
In Portugal Anthony Carter played a full game for Academico Viseu as they lost 2-0 to Academica.
In Finland Peter Makrillos scored his first goal for his new club IFK Mariehamn as they drew 1-1 in the Suomen Cup.
In India Erik Paartalu played a full match for Bengalurru as they beat Hyderabad 1-0 at home as they close the points gap to first placed Goa to two points.
In Saudi Arabia Brad Jones played for Al Nassr in a 1-1 draw with Damac while Craig Goodwin played 90 minutes for Al Wehda as they fell off the pace in a 3-1 loss to Al Ettifaq.
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