In the EFL Championship the push to try and earn a spot in the promotion playoffs is a grueling and strenuous one. With a huge slate of matches, there is not much room for mistakes to occur. Fulham is one of the those sides trying to snatch a chance at a Premier League place, and Tim Ream has been a huge part of that. The American defender started his 30th match for the London club on Saturday, helping them to a 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Craven Cottage. Ream has had a superb season for Fulham, and the team is sitting in fifth place following the impressive win.
Elsewhere, Kyle Scott got his first Chelsea minutes in an F.A. Cup win vs. Hull City. Cameron Carter-Vickers got the nod for Ipswich Town in Championship action, while it wasn’t a good afternoon for Eric Lichaj on Saturday.Lynden Gooch was an unused substitute for Sunderland in their home loss at Brentord. Bobby Wood was a second-half substitute in Hamburg’s defeat vs. Bayer Leverkusen, while Aron Johannsson left injured in Werder Bremen’s match at Freiburg. Christian Pulisic was a second-half sub for Borussia Dortmund in their derby win over Borussia Monchengladbach.
Here’s a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
ENGLAND
FA CUP
Kyle Scott dressed and played 28 minutes for Chelsea in their 4-0 win over Hull City on Friday.
Danny Williams started and played 90 minutes for Huddersfield Town in their 2-0 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Antonee Robinson started and played 90 minutes for Bolton in their 2-0 defeat to QPR on Saturday.
Eric Lichaj started, played 28 minutes, and was SENT OFF for Nottingham Forest in their 0-0 draw with Burton Albion on Saturday.
Lynden Gooch dressed but did not play for Sunderland in their 2-0 loss to Brentford on Saturday.
Tim Ream started and played 90 minutes for Fulham in their 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday. Luca De La Torre did not dress for Fulham.
Cameron Carter-Vickers started and played 90 minutes for Ipswich Town in their 1-1 draw with Norwich City on Sunday.
GERMANY
BUNDESLIGA
Jonathan Klinsmann did not dress for Hertha Berlin in their 2-0 defeat to FSV Mainz on Friday.
Bobby Wood dressed and played 36 minutes for Hamburg in their 2-1 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
Caleb Stanko dressed but did not play for Freiburg in their 1-0 win over Aron Johannsson and Werder Bremen on Saturday. Johannsson started and played 74 minutes for Bremen before leaving injured.
John Brooks did not dress for Wolfsburg in their 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich on Saturday.
Christian Pulisic dressed and played 16 minutes for Borussia Dortmund in their 1-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday. Fabian Johnson did not dress for Gladbach.
Timmy Chandler and Eintracht Frankfurt face RB Leipzig on Monday.
2. BUNDESLIGA
Haji Wright started and played 45 minutes for Sandhausen in their 1-0 win over Kaiserslautern on Friday. Andrew Wooten did not dress for Sandhausen.
Alfredo Morales started and played 90 minutes for Ingolstadt in their 1-0 defeat to St. Pauli on Saturday.
McKinze Gaines, Terrence Boyd did not dress for Darmstadt in their 2-0 defeat to Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday.
Julian Green started and played 90 minutes for Greuther Furth in their 1-1 draw with Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday. Jerome Kiesewetter did not dress for Dusseldorf.
FRANCE
LIGUE 2
Maki Tall did not dress for Tours in their 2-2 draw with Nimes on Friday.
Theoson-Jordan Siebatcheu started and played 71 minutes for Reims in their 2-1 win over Ajaccio on Friday.
Quentin Westberg dressed but did not play for Auxerre in their 3-1 win over Lorient on Saturday.
NATIONAL II
Timothy Weah started and played 72 minutes for PSG II in their 1-0 win over Montceau on Saturday.
MEXICO
LIGA MX
Alejandro Guido dressed and played 20 minutes for Club Tijuana in their 4-1 win over Pumas on Saturday. Michael Orozco dressed but did not play for Tijuana, while Fernando Arce and Rubio Rubin did not dress.
Ventura Alvarado did not dress for Necaxa in their 3-0 win over Monterrey on Saturday.
Omar Gonzalez dressed but did not play for Pachuca in their 1-1 draw with Guadalajara on Saturday.
William Yarborough started and played 90 minutes for Club Leon in their 1-1 draw with Queretaro on Saturday. Landon Donovan dressed but did not play for Leon.
Jose Torres dressed but did not play for Tigres in their 2-0 win over Atlas on Saturday.
Jorge Villafana started and played 90 minutes for Santos Laguna in their 2-0 loss to Toluca on Sunday.
Joe Corona dressed and played four minutes for Club America in their 1-1 draw with Veracruz on Sunday.
SPAIN
LA LIGA
Shaq Moore did not dress for Levante in their 3-0 loss to Real Sociedad on Sunday.
NETHERLANDS
EREDIVISIE
Matt Miazga did not dress for Vitesse Arnhem in their 2-1 loss to Shane O’Neill and Excelsior on Saturday. O’Neill dressed but did not play for Excelsior, while Desevio Payne did not dress.
EERSTE DIVISIE
Andrija Novakovich started and played 90 minutes for Telstar in their 1-1 draw with Fortuna Sittard on Friday.
BELGIUM
JUPILER PRO LEAGUE
Kenny Saief started and played 90 minutes for Anderlecht in their 1-0 defeat to Sint-Truiden on Friday.
Erik Palmer-Brown did not dress for KV Kortrijk in their 1-0 win over Lokeren on Saturday. Juan Torres did not dress for Lokeren.
Ethan Horvath did not dress for Club Brugge in their 2-2 draw with Genk on Saturday.
DENMARK
SUPERLIAGEN
Jonathan Amon did not dress for Nordsjaelland in their 2-1 win over Odense on Friday.
Bill Hamid dressed but did not play for Midtjylland in their 3-1 win over FC Kobenhaven on Sunday.
Michael Lansing dressed but did not play for Aalborg in their 1-1 draw with Brondby on Sunday.
Emmanuel Sabbi did not dress for Hobro in their 0-0 draw with Randers FC on Sunday.
PORTUGAL
PORTUGUESE LIGA
Keaton Parks started and played 90 minutes for Benfica II in their 5-1 loss to Real on Sunday.
Yes, Pulisic played the game 3-days earlier. Just basic rest/rotation
“Christian Pulisic dressed and played 16 minutes”
Benched? Didn’t see that coming at all!!!
For the first time in a long time Dortmund had both Ruess and Schurrle healthy and both started. They are both experienced German internationals, and Pulisic came in to replace Ruess when he went off because he’s not fully match fit. As long as Dortmund is fully healthy, Pulisic may be coming off the bench for the most part, with occasional starts.
Plus midweek matches last week and this week, just keeping legs fresh
That’s life when you play on a top team fighting for a Champion’s League spot in a top 4 league. He’s a midfielder on a team with 3 members of the WC champions, all of whom play his position. Gotze scored the game winning goal in the WC final four years ago and didn’t start either.
There’s nothing wrong with playing in a less challenging league, like Liga MX or MLS. Pulisic chose a different path, but he knew what he was getting into.
My mistake – Gotze did start. The point still stands, though. With 3 WC winning players in the midfield, 19 year old Christian Pulisic may not start every game.
Kyle Scott has American citizenship? oh shit
He looked really bad, but hey the more minutes he gets, the better he will be. But he was all over the place in that game
Also, Erik Palmer-Brown was listed as a starter on the team sheet for KV Kortrijk Reserves in a match last Monday with Charleroi Reserves that ended 1-1. I couldn’t find any stats from the game to tell you how much he played. KVK Reserves play again on Monday against Antwerp KVK’s official twitter is where I found this info if you want to check this Monday to see if he played again. EPB was listed on KVK’s official website as being selected to travel with the club for Saturday’s match but he did not dress.
I nominate johnnyrazor to write the Americans Abroad Rewind article for SBI. You’re more complete.
Thanks, but it’s easy when I only had to look up three guys. EPB did not play for the reserves today.
It’s awesome you find this stuff.
Just a lot of twitter following and excessive use of Google Translate.
Klinsmann led Hertha II to 3-1 victory in the Other Berlin Derby against Viktoria Berlin in front of a whopping crowd of 298 people. Klinsmann has started both of Hertha II’s matches since the Winter Break.
Shaq Moore and Levante B defeated Mukwelle Akale and Villareal C in the Spanish fourth. Kiessewetter also played for Dusseldorf U23s this weekend. I note these as they were listed as not playing for top club, but did play for their clubs at lower levels.
Livorno didn’t play this week, but I ran across this video of Joshua Perez from last week, https://elevensports.it/embed?id=30092 if it doesn’t work look on Hugo Perez’s twitter from Feb. 11. Josh has some wheels but he looks tiny, he’s listed just 2 cm taller than Giovinco.