The former AZ midfielder was his usual energetic self for the majority of the match, but his good work was tarnished when he stood back and watched on as Hatem Ben Arfa fired a long range shot into the back of the net.

Chris Herd missed the match because of a thigh injury, but is expected to be back in the squad for the game against Swansea.

Elsewhere in the Premier League, Mark Schwarzer played a full match as Fulham were defeated 3-0 by West Ham.

Meanwhile, In the Eredivisie, Jason Davidson played the full 90 minutes of Heracles Almelo’s 1-1 with RKC Waalwijk.

Adam Sarota put in a full shift and Tommy Oar came on in the 40th minute for FC Utrecht in the 1-1 draw with Breda.

In the Eerste Divisie, Corey Gameiro came on in the 64th minute of FC Eindhoven’s 4-1 loss to Volendam.

In the Bundesliga, Robbie Kruse continued his impressive run of form and played a full match as Fortuna Dusseldorf drew 0-0 with Borussia Monchengladbach.

Mitch Langerak was an unused substitute during Borussia Dortmund’s 1-1 draw with Nurnberg.

Mustafa Amini also remained on the bench as Borussia Dortmund II were crushed 5-0 by fellow strugglers Rot-Weiss Erfurt.

In the 2. Bundesliga, Mathew Leckie was out injured as FSV Frankfurt moved into the promotion zone with a 1-0 win over Erzgebirge Aue.

In the Austrian Bundesliga, James Holland played a full match as Austria Wien secured their spot atop the summit of the table with a 2-0 win over Wiener Neustadt.

In the Championship, Shane Lowry played a full match as Millwall defeated Middlesbrough 3-1. Neither Rhys Williams nor Scott McDonald were in the Boro squad.

Middlesbrough could have taken an early lead through Marvin Emnes if Lowry wasn’t on hand to produce a brilliant tackle that prevented him from getting his shot way

Massimo Luongo played the full 90 minutes of Ipswich Town’s 2-2 draw against Huddersfield Town, while Mile Jedinak put in a full shift for Crystal Palace during the 2-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday.

Patrick Kisnorbo was an unused substitute during the 3-3 draw with Blackburn and Neil Kilkenny was out injured as Bristol City lost 1-0 to Barnsley.

In League One, Alex Cisak played a full match as Oldham defeated Portsmouth 1-0. Dean Bouzanis was an unused sub, while James Wesolowski was absent with a thigh injury.

Bailey Wright and Shane Cansdell-Sheriff both put in full shifts as Preston North End crushed Swindon Town 4-1.

Wright provided the assist for Preston’s third when he headed the ball across the goal, allowing Stuart Beavon to tap it into the back of the net.

In League Two, James Meredith played a full match as Bradford were trounced 4-0 by Rotherham, while Jamie Young put in a full shift for Aldershot during the 4-1 loss to Fleetwood.

In the Scottish Premier League, Jackson Irvine made his debut for Celtic, coming on in the 46th minute of the 2-2 draw with Hibernian.

Ryan McGowan played a full match as Hearts lost 1-0 to Dundee. Alex Baird and Dylan McGowan didn’t make it off the bench.

In Croatia, Tomi Juric came on in the 63rd minute of Inter Zapresic’s 2-0 loss to Rijeka, while Steve Lustica was an unused substitute for Hajduk Split during the 1-0 loss to Rijeka.

Meanwhile, in Serbia, Eli Babalj was an unused substitute as Red Star Belgrade defeated Radnički Niš 3-2.

In Italy, James Troisi remained on the bench for the duration of Atalanta’s 1-1 draw with Cagliari, while, in Russia, Luke Wilkshire didn’t make it onto the pitch as Dinamo Moscow’s woes continued with a 2-1 loss to Kuban' Krasnodar.

Brent McGrath was back in the Brondby squad, but he didn’t get any game time during the 0-0 draw with Nordsjælland.

In Japan, Josh Kennedy made his return from injury and played the final 23 minutes of Nagoya’s 1-0 win over Kashiwa Reysol.

Jade North played a full match as Consadole Sapporo were defeated 2-0 by Shimizu S-Pulse. Alex Brosque was absent because of suspension.  

In Korea, Luke DeVere’s Gyeongnam made it through to the final of the Korean FA Cup after defeating Ulsan 3-0. DeVere wasn’t in the squad because of injury.

Adrian Madaschi was an unused substitute as Jeju United lost 2-1 against Pohang Steelers in the other Semi-Final.