In the Dutch Eredivisie, Tommy Oar played 90 minutes and provided the assist for the winner as FC Utrecht downed PSV 1-0.

On 71 minutes, Oar whipped in a free kick from the right which was headed home by defender Dave Bulthuis. Oar was replaced in stoppage time by fellow Aussie Michael Zullo, while Adam Sarota started and played 78 minutes in the clash.

Elsewhere Jason Davidson played a full game in defence as Heracles scored twice in the final 10 minutes to beat NAC Breda 2-1. Davidson played a hand in the equalising goal on 81 minutes, as his cross from the left was flicked on by Everton and placed home by Willie Overtoom.

In the English Premier League, Brett Holman provided a trademark energetic performance, playing 79 minutes in Aston Villa’s 2-0 win over Swansea.

Villa’s boss Paul Lambert praised Holman after the game: "Brett needed another lung the way he was performing. He was exceptional, considering he's been away with the national team. The travelling Australia have to do is ridiculous. His effort was exceptional.”

Fellow Aussie Chris Herd didn’t make the match-day squad.

Mark Schwarzer kept a clean sheet as Fulham beat West Bromwich Albion 3-0 at Craven Cottage. Schwarzer had a solid game in goals, making a handful of tidy saves.

Elsewhere in the Premier League, Brad Jones was an unused substitute as Liverpool drew 1-1 away to Sunderland. Adam Federici was absent from the Reading match-day squad as they went down 3-1 to Tottenham.

Mystery surrounds the reasoning behind Federici’s absence, and Reading manager Brian McDermott did little to ease the confusion, claiming it was a “tactical decision” to play Alex McCarthy ahead of Federici before ruling out the Aussie for Reading’s next clash against West Brom through injury.

In the Championship, Mile Jedinak played the full 90 minutes, picking up a second half booking for persistent fouling as Crystal Palace made it 2 wins on the trot with a 1-0 win away to Charlton Athletic.

Shane Lowry put in a full shift for Millwall as they were thumped 4-1 by Hull City. Lowry lined up in the back three in a new formation by Millwall manager Kenny Jackett but it spectacularly backfired as Hull had an extraordinary 26 shots on goal.

Elsewhere in the Championship, Massimo Luongo played the final 18 minutes as Ipswich lost 2-0 away to Middlesbrough, who were without the injured Rhys Williams while Scott McDonald’s exile continued.

Neil Kilkenny was an unused substitute as Bristol City conceded two late goals to lose 5-3 at home to Blackburn. Aussies Seb Usai & Jamie McLaren were not in the Blackburn match-day squad, while Patrick Kisnorbo watched on from the bench as Leeds lost 2-1 at Cardiff.

In the English League One, Shane Cansdell-Sherriff and Bailey Wright both started in Preston North End’s disappointing 2-1 home loss to Crawley Town. Cansdell-Sherriff played the full 90 minutes, while Wright was replaced after 63 minutes.

James Wesolowski returned from injury to play 90 minutes in Oldham’s dramatic 2-2 draw with Notts County. Goalkeeper Alex Cisak also put in a full shift, but was beaten late in the game by a freak goal from Jamal Campbell-Ryce, as his mis-hit cross somehow beat the outstretched hand of Cisak and found the top corner. Fellow Aussie Dean Bouzanis watched on from the bench.

In League Two, James Meredith put in a full shift as Bradford City beat Barnet 3-0, while Jamie Young put in a full shift, keeping a clean sheet as Aldershot drew 0-0 with Morecambe. Elsewhere, Aaron Downes put in a full shift, picking up a first-half booking as Torquay lost 1-0 away to Rotherham.

In the Scottish Premier League, Ryan McGowan played the full 90 as Hearts slipped to a disappointing 2-0 loss to St Mirren, brother Dylan McGowan was an unused substitute. Young goalkeeper Alex Baird was an unused substitute in Dundee’s 2-1 loss to Motherwell, while Jackson Irvine was absent from the match-day squad as Celtic suffered a shock 2-1 loss to St Johnstone.

In Ireland, striker Mark Griffin scored the match-winner as Dundalk beat Bohemians 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the FAI Cup.

In the German Bundesliga, Robbie Kruse played the full 90 minutes as Fortuna Dusseldorf drew 0-0 away to Stuttgart. Kruse put in a lively shift, having chances in either half time with his best coming in the 49th minute when Kruse forced a low save from Stuttgart ‘keeper Sven Ulreich following a counter attack.

Elsewhere in the Bundesliga, Nikita Rukavytsya was an unused substitute as FC Mainz lost 3-1 to Bayern Munich, while Mitch Langerak was also an unused substitute as Borussia Dortmund beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0. Langerak put in a full shift the following day for Borussia Dortmund II alongside Mustafa Amini, who played the final 26 minutes in Dortmund’s 1-1 draw with Stuttgarter Kickers.

In the Serie A, James Troisi was an unused substitute as Atalanta produced a shock 1-0 away win over AC Milan.

In the Dutch Second Division, Corey Gameiro played the final 21 minutes as FC Eindhoven continued their early season struggles, losing 4-3 at home to Helmond Sport.

In Austria, James Holland put in a full shift for Austria Wien as they moved five points clear at the top of the Austrian Bundesliga with a 4-2 win over Mattersburg.

In Russia, Luke Wilkshire was an unused substitute as Dinamo Moscow’s poor start to the season continued, losing 1-0 away to Rostov.

In the Serbian Superliga, Eli Babalj was an unused substitute as Red Star Belgrade beat FK Radnicki 1923 3-0.

In the Greek Super League, Apostolis Giannoub was an 82nd minute substitute as PAOK beat Asteras 2-1.

In the Belgian Second Division, Kofi Danning started and played 62 minutes in CS Vise’s 2-2 draw with AS Eupen.

In the Danish Superliga, Brent McGrath was absent from the match-day squad as Brondby drew 2-2 with AC Horsens.

In the MLS, Tim Cahill played the full 90 minutes in midfield as New York Red Bulls beat Columbus Crew 3-1.

In the J-League, Josh Kennedy scored his fifth league goal of the season in Nagoya’s 2-0 win over Cerezo Osaka. Kennedy struck on 68 minutes, scoring from close range after a low cross.

Elsewhere, Alex Brosque was a 57th minute substitute as Shimizu S-Pulse drew 1-1 with FC Tokyo, while Jade North was an unused substitute as Consadole Sapporo were beaten 3-1 by Kashiwa Reysol.

In the K-League, Robbie Cornthwaite played 90 minutes as Chunnam Dragons drew 1-1 with Gwangju, fellow Aussie Matt Simon was not in the match-day squad.

Former Heart defender Brendan Hamill played 84 minutes in defence as Seongnam lost 2-1 to Daejon Citizen, while Eddy Bosnar put in a full shift as Suwon lost 2-1 to Pohang. Fellow defender Luke Devere was absent through injury as Gyeongnam lost 2-1 to Ulsan Hyundai.

Matt McKay put in a full shift as Busan I’Park lost 2-0 at home to FC Seoul, while Adrian Madaschi also put in full shift as Jeju United went down 1-0 to Alex Wilkinson’s Jeonbuk Motors. The former Mariners skipper played the second half for Jeonbuk. Elsewhere, Nathan Burns was absent as Incheon United beat Gangwon 2-1.

In Qatar, Matt Spiranovic made his debut for Al Arabi, putting in a full shift and picking up a first half booking as Al Arabi lost 2-1 to Al Sadd, while Sasa Ognenovski was missing with a hamstring complaint as Umm Salal won 2-0 away to El Jaish.

In the Chinese Super League, Daniel Mullen played a full match in defence as Dalian Aerbin held top side Guangzhou Evergrande to a 0-0 draw. Joel Griffiths started and played 89 minutes as Shanghai Shenhua beat Liaoning Whowin 3-0.

Dino Djulbic was absent from the Guizhou Renhe side which lost 2-0 to Jiangsu Sanity. Elsewhere, Rostyn Griffiths played 60 minutes as Guangzhou R&F scored a late winner to overcome Shanghai Shenxin 3-2.

In the Chinese Second Division, Brendon Santalab scored the winner as Chongqing Lifan moved to within just three points of the promotion spots following a 1-0 win over Fujian.