Crystal Palace’s positive run in the UEFA Conference League continued Thursday with American defender Chris Richards logging his latest shift for the English Premier League club.

Richards played the full 90 minutes as Oliver Glasner’s Eagles defeated Eredivisie visitors AZ Alkmaar 3-1 at Selhurst Park. The Alabama native watched as an early goal from Maxence Lacroix paired with a brace from Ismaila Sarr helped the South London side move to eighth place in the league table.

Richards, who was not called into Mauricio Pochettino’s November U.S. men’s national team roster, won 11 duels and made six tackles in the result. The 25-year-old was one of the better performers on the night as Crystal Palace earned its second win of the league phase.

Richards and Crystal Palace will aim to head into the November international break in flying colors with a victory over M23 derby rivals Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.

In Europe, Folarin Balogun and Ricardo Pepi both found the back of the net in UEFA Champions League play. Yunus Musah helped close out Atalanta’s 1-0 road win over Marseille. Auston Trusty and Celtic were thumped in Europa League play at Midtjylland.

In England, Josh Sargent assisted once in Norwich City’s road draw with Ethan Horvath and Sheffield Wednesday. Dom Dwyer scored in EFL Trophy action.

Here is a closer look at this week’s Americans Abroad:

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Europe

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Champions League

Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus’ 1-1 draw with Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday.

Folarin Balogun started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Monaco’s 1-0 win over Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday.

Sergino Dest started and played 90 minutes in PSV’s 1-1 draw with Olympiakos on Tuesday.

Ricardo Pepi came off the bench, scored ONE GOAL, and played 32 minutes for PSV.

Malik Tillman came off the bench and played 33 minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 1-0 win over Benfica on Wednesday.

Josh Wynder dressed but did not play for Benfica.

Yunus Musah came off the bench and played 15 minutes in Atalanta’s 1-0 win over Marseille on Wednesday.

Tim Weah did not dress (Thigh Injury) for Marseille.

Johnny Cardoso dressed but did not play in Atletico Madrid’s 3-1 win over Union St. Gilloise on Tuesday.

Timmy Chandler dressed but did not play in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 0-0 draw with Napoli on Tuesday.

Cole Campbell did not dress in Borussia Dortmund’s 4-1 loss to Manchester City on Wednesday.

Europa League

Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 3-1 loss to Midtjylland on Thursday.

Erik Palmer-Brown started and played 90 minutes in Panathinaikos’ 1-0 win over Malmo on Thursday.

Tanner Tessmann started and played 65 minutes in Lyon’s 2-0 loss to Real Betis on Thursday.

Cameron Carter-Vickers is OUT (Achilles Injury) for Celtic.

Conference League

Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 3-1 win over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday.

Dante Polvara started and played 84 minutes in Aberdeen’s 0-0 draw with AEK Larnaca on Thursday.

Lennard Maloney started and played 60 minutes in Mainz’s 2-1 win over Fiorentina on Thursday.

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England

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Championship

Haji Wright started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Coventry City’s 3-1 win over Sheffield United on Tuesday.

Aidan Morris started and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Tuesday.

Josh Sargent started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Norwich City’s 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday on Wednesday.

Ethan Horvath started, made TWO SAVES, and played 90 minutes for Sheffield Wednesday.

Patrick Agyemang started and played 68 minutes in Derby County’s 2-1 win over Hull City on Tuesday.

Damion Downs came off the bench and played 24 minutes in Southampton’s 2-1 win over QPR on Wednesday.

Caleb Wiley did not dress in Watford’s 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town on Tuesday.

Daryl Dike dressed but did not play in West Bromwich Albion’s 1-0 loss to Charlton Athletic on Tuesday.

Charlie Kelman did not dress for Charlton Athletic.

George Campbell did not dress (Groin Injury) for West Bromwich Albion.

EFL Trophy

Lynden Gooch did not dress in Huddersfield Town’s 3-1 win over Mansfield Town on Tuesday.

Dom Dwyer started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 78 minutes for Mansfield Town.