One of the most experienced Americans when it comes to playing in England will do battle with one who is still more or less getting his feet wet.
Tim Howard and DeAndre Yedlin are set to do battle on Sunday in an intriguing match-up of U.S. Men’s National Team players. Howard and Everton welcome Yedlin and Sunderland to Goodison Park, and the Toffees are in sore need of a win after failing to pick up three points in any of their previous three games. The Black Cats, meanwhile, are coming off their first win of the campaign, so confidence should be high as they look to jump out of the Premiership’s drop zone.
While Howard and Yedlin are all but sure to start this weekend, John Brooks is not. Brooks has not gotten the nod for Hertha Berlin since Aug. 30, but will be looking to put an end to that streak on Saturday when his club hosts Fabian Johnson and Borussia Moenchengladbach. The match-up will pit two clubs with UEFA Champions League aspirations, as both Berlin and Moenchengladbach stand within striking distance of a top four spot in the Bundesliga.
There is another potential duel of Americans that can take place in Mexico on Friday. Queretaro welcomes Monterrey in a game with playoff implications, and both former U.S. players Jonathan Bornstein and Edgar Castillo could feature for their squads from the start. Castillo and Monterrey currently hold the eighth and final postseason berth, but Bornstein and Queretaro can leapfrog them with a win.
Here is who the Americans Abroad take on this weekend:
FRIDAY
Timmy Chandler and Eintracht Frankfurt play Bayern Munich.
Jonathan Bornstein and Queretaro play Edgar Castillo and Monterrey.
Michael Orozco, Paul Arriola, Alejandro Guido and Club Tijuana play Pumas UNAM.
SATURDAY
Geoff Cameron and Stoke City play Newcastle United.
Jonathan Spector and Birmingham City play Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Tim Ream, Emerson Hyndman and Fulham play Bristol City.
Cody Cropper and Milton Keynes Dons play Hull City. (Cropper is out injured.)
Danny Williams, Andrija Novakovich and Reading play Brighton & Hove Albion.
Eric Lichaj and Nottingham Forest play Sheffield Wednesday.
John Brooks and Hertha Berlin play Fabian Johnson and Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Alfredo Morales and FC Ingolstadt 04 play Schalke 04.
Aron Johannsson and Werder Bremen play Borussia Dortmund. (Johannsson is out injured.)
Bobby Wood and FC Union Berlin play Heidenheimer SB.
Desevio Payne and FC Groningen play PEC Zwolle.
Joe Corona and Veracruz play Cruz Azul.
Jose Torres and Tigres UANL play Santos Laguna.
Miguel Ibarra, William Yarbrough and Club Leon play Greg Garza and Atlas. (Garza is out injured.)
Gabriel Farfan and Jaguares de Chiapas play Puebla.
SUNDAY
Tim Howard and Everton play DeAndre Yedlin, Lynden Gooch and Sunderland.
Gedion Zelalem and Rangers play Hibernian.
Caleb Stanko and SC Freiburg play TSV Eintracht Braunschweig.
Andrew Wooten and SV Sandhausen play Terrence Boyd and RB Leipzig. (Boyd is out injured.)
Alejandro Bedoya and FC Nantes play Marseille.
Rubio Rubin and FC Utrecht play FC Twente. (Rubin is out injured.)
Rhett Bernstein, Erik Hurtado and Mjondalen IF play Aalesund.
Ethan Horvath and Molde FK play A.J. Soares and Viking FK.
Cole Grossman and Stabaek IF play IK Start.
Zarek Valentin, Danny Cruz and FK Bodo/Glimt play Tromso.
Ventura Alvarado and Club America play Toluca.
MONDAY
Brad Guzan and Aston Villa play Tottenham Hotspur.
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Which of these matches are you most looking forward to? Do you see Howard and Everton or Yedlin and Sunderland winning? What will it take for Brooks to return to Hertha Berlin’s starting lineup?
Share your thoughts below.
give Robles a shot USMNT!!!!! Fire KLINSMAN!!!!
Bro Fafa decided to play for Haiti.
No doesn’t/hasn’t
He’s been called up but never capped
Bro, he is not on the radar. Their are a ton of players who would be on here if we counted players who are eligible nut decided not to play for the US or another country. Should we put Adam Henley on here? Your point is still invalid, because he wad never capped by the senior nats.
He grew up in the states, played for our youth teams and our domestic league, which is more then I can say for half the ppl on this list.
Why don’t you try validating your assertions based on facts, bro.
Fafa Picult is an American winger whos played 6 games for St. Pauli in the 2nd Bundesliga this year.
If Rhett Bernstein and Cole Grossman are on this list then Fafa should definitely be on this list