Josh Sargent was influential on Saturday as Norwich City picked up an important three points at Pride Park.
Sargent registered two assists for the Canaries in a 3-2 road victory over Derby County. The U.S. men’s national team forward hasn’t found the back of the net since August 24, but did make his presence known against the Rams this past weekend.
Although his first assist looked to have trickled out of bounds before Borja Sainz scored, Sargent connected with Sainz once again to ice the result in the 87th minute. Sainz walked away with his hat trick finish while Norwich City hung on for back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
Sargent now has two goals and three assists in seven league outings for the Canaries, remaining a key player in Johannes Hoff Thorup’s squad.
A busy week comes for the Canaries with consecutive home matches against Leeds United and Hull City before the October international break.
Thorup praised Sargent’s final-third abilities after the match, but also hinted at things he needs to improve on going forward this season.
“He was good when he was about to score the goals,” Thorup said about Sargent. “There’s also moments in the game where he can do a little bit better to keep the ball for the team, losing the ball in positions where you really cannot, in transitions.”
In England, Antonee Robinson excelled in Fulham’s win over Nottingham Forest. Brenden Aaronson and Leeds United picked up three points.
In Italy, Christian Pulisic continued his hot run of form for AC Milan. Weston McKennie started in Juventus win over Genoa.
In France, Folarin Balogun made it back-to-back weeks with at least one goal.
In the Netherlands, Ricardo Pepi scored twice in a rare league start for PSV. Richie Ledezma did not dress for the reigning champions.
Elsewhere, Auston Trusty went the distance in Celtic’s 6-0 win. Brandon Vazquez and Monterrey earned one point at Chivas. George Bello logged 90 minutes for LASK. Paxten Aaronson scored his first goal for FC Utrecht. Rokas Pukstas featured off the bench in Hajduk Split’s goal-less draw with Rijeka.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
English Premier League
Antonee Robinson started and played 90 minutes in Fulham’s 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Matt Turner dressed but did not play in Crystal Palace’s 2-1 loss to Everton on Saturday.
Chris Richards did not dress (Injury) for Crystal Palace.
Tyler Adams is OUT (Injury) for Bournemouth.
EFL Championship
Josh Sargent started, registered TWO ASSISTS, and played 90 minutes in Norwich City’s 3-2 win over Derby County on Saturday.
Brenden Aaronson started and played 90 minutes in Leeds United’s 3-0 win over Coventry City on Saturday.
Haji Wright came off the bench and played 29 minutes for Coventry City.
Luca Koleosho started and played 90 minutes in Burnley’s 0-0 draw with Oxford United on Saturday.
Aidan Morris started and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 2-0 win over Stoke City on Saturday.
Duane Holmes started and played 90 minutes in Preston North End’s 3-1 loss to Millwall on Saturday.
Ethan Horvath dressed but did not play in Cardiff City’s 4-1 loss to Hull City on Saturday.
Daryl Dike did not dress in West Bromwich Albion’s 3-2 loss to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
Lynden Gooch is OUT (Injury) for Stoke City.
League One
Gabriel Slonina started, made FIVE SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Barnsley’s 1-1 draw with Stockport County on Saturday.
Donovan Pines came off the bench and played 12 minutes for Barnsley.
WSL
Catarina Macario started, scored ONE GOAL, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 19 minutes in Chelsea’s 7-0 win over Crystal Palace on Friday.
Emily Fox started and played 90 minutes in Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday.
Mia Fishel is OUT (Injury) for Chelsea.
Germany
Bundesliga
Joe Scally started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 1-0 win over Union Berlin on Saturday.
Jordan Pefok started and played 79 minutes for Union Berlin.
Lennard Maloney came off the bench and played one minute in FC Heidenheim’s 2-0 win over Mainz on Saturday.
Timmy Chandler dressed but did not play in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 4-2 win over Holstein Kiel on Sunday.
Kevin Paredes did not dress in Wolfsburg’s 2-2 draw with VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.
Gio Reyna is OUT (Injury) for Borussia Dortmund.
2. Bundesliga
Julian Green started and played 90 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 2-1 loss to Fortuna Dusseldorf on Friday.
Johan Gomez came off the bench and played two minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 3-1 loss to Ulm on Friday.
John Brooks did not dress in Hertha Berlin’s 4-1 loss to Elversberg on Sunday.
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 79 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 1-0 win over RW Essen on Saturday.
Spain
La Liga
Johnny Cardoso came off the bench and played nine minutes in Real Betis 1-1 draw with Espanyol on Sunday.
Luca De La Torre did not dress in Celta Vigo’s 1-1 draw with Girona on Sunday.
Italy
Serie A
Christian Pulisic started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 63 minutes in AC Milan’s 3-0 win over Lecce on Friday.
Yunus Musah came off the bench and played 27 minutes for AC Milan.
Gianluca Busio started and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 2-1 loss to AS Roma on Sunday.
Weston McKennie started and played 62 minutes in Juventus 3-0 win over Genoa on Saturday.
Tim Weah did not dress for Juventus.
Serie B
Kristoffer Lund started and played 90 minutes in Palermo’s 3-1 win over Sudtirol on Monday.
Andrija Novakovich came off the bench and played one minute in Bari’s 1-1 draw with Cosenza on Saturday.
France
Ligue 1
Folarin Balogun started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in AS Monaco’s 2-1 win over Montpellier on Saturday.
Emmanuel Sabbi came off the bench and played 31 minutes in Le Havre’s 3-0 loss to Lille on Saturday.
Mark McKenzie started and played 90 minutes in Toulouse’s 2-1 loss to Lyon on Sunday.
Tanner Tessmann started and played 67 minutes for Lyon.
Caleb Wiley did not dress (Knee Injury) in Strasbourg’s 1-0 win over Marseille on Sunday.
Kobi Henry did not dress in Stade Reims 2-1 win over Angers on Sunday.
Division 1 Feminine
Lindsey Horan started, scored TWO GOALS, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Lyon’s 6-0 win over Strasbourg on Friday.
Korbin Albert started and played 72 minutes in Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-0 win over Guingamp on Sunday.
Eva Gaetino came off the bench and played nine minutes.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Ricardo Pepi started, scored TWO GOALS, and played 90 minutes in PSV’s 2-0 win over Willem II on Saturday.
Malik Tillman started and played 45 minutes for PSV.
Richie Ledezma did not dress for PSV.
Paxten Aaronson came off the bench, scored ONE GOAL, and played 45 minutes in FC Utrecht’s 2-1 win over AZ Alkmaar on Sunday.
Taylor Booth came off the bench and played six minutes for FC Utrecht.
Anthony Fontana did not dress in PEC Zwolle’s 1-0 win over Almere City on Sunday.
Eerste Divisie
Zach Booth came off the bench and played 19 minutes in Excelsior’s 4-2 win over Jong AZ on Friday.
Belgium
Pro League
Bryan Reynolds started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 2-1 win over Standard Liege on Saturday.
Marlon Fossey started and played 86 minutes for Standard Liege.
Griffin Yow, Julian Placias did not dress for Westerlo.
Austria
Bundesliga
George Bello started and played 90 minutes in LASK’s 1-1 draw with Rapid Vienna on Saturday.
Scotland
Premiership
Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 6-0 win over St. Johnstone on Saturday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers did not dress for Celtic (Toe Injury).
Dante Polvara is OUT (Injury) for Aberdeen.
Switzerland
Super League
Konrad De La Fuente came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Lausanne’s 1-0 loss to Servette on Saturday.
Norway
Eliteserien
Christian Cappis came off the bench and played four minutes in Viking 4-1 win over Lillestrom on Sunday.
1. Division
Sam Rogers started and played 21 minutes in Aalesund’s 1-0 loss to Mjondalen on Sunday.
Croatia
1. HNL
Rokas Pukstas came off the bench and played 13 minutes in Hajduk Split’s 0-0 draw with Rijeka on Sunday.
Denmark
Superliagen
Jonathan Amon started and played 78 minutes in Lyngby’s 2-2 draw with Silkeborg on Sunday.
Justin Che dressed but did not play in Brondby’s 4-1 loss to Nordsjaelland on Monday.
Greece
Super League
Jonathan Gomez did not dress in PAOK Salonika’s 1-0 loss to Aris Thessaloniki on Sunday.
Erik Palmer-Brown did not dress in Panathinaikos 2-0 loss to AEK Athens on Sunday.
Mexico
Liga MX
Brandon Vazquez started and played 65 minutes in Monterrey’s 1-1 draw with Chivas de Guadalajara on Saturday.
Frankie Amaya dressed but did not play in Toluca’s 4-1 win over Atlas on Saturday.
Alex Zendejas came off the bench and played 23 minutes in Club America’s 1-0 loss to Pumas UNAM on Sunday.
Alex Mendez dressed but did not play in FC Juarez’s 3-2 win over Puebla on Friday.
Cade Cowell is OUT (Muscle Injury) for Chivas.