Alyssa Thompson looks to have adjusted nicely to the Women’s Super League.
Thompson scored her fourth goal of the season in all competitions as Chelsea defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 on Sunday. The U.S. women’s national team attacker also assisted once in the result, helping the reigning champions stay six points behind of league-leading Manchester City.
Thompson set up Sandy Baltimore for Chelsea’s opening goal of the match in the 42nd minute, giving the Blues a 1-0 advantage.
After a Brighton own goal added to Chelsea’s advantage, Thompson capped off the final score at 3-0 with a composed one-time finish. Sam Kerr’s cross was redirected home by the 21-year-old for her first goal since November 16th.
Chelsea would claim its second-straight victory in all competitions, while Thompson sealed her latest productive performance.
Up next for Chelsea is a Women’s Champions League match at VfL Wolfsburg on Wednesday.
In England, Antonee Robinson impressed in his first Fulham appearance since late-September. George Campbell assisted once in West Bromwich Albion’s victory over Sheffield United. Alyssa Thompson scored her fourth goal of the season for Chelsea.
In Italy, Christian Pulisic and AC Milan dropped points at home against Sassuolo. Yunus Musah came off the bench in Atalanta’s home victory.
In France, Mark McKenzie and Toulouse claimed three points away from home.
In Germany, Malik Tillman and Bayer Leverkusen claimed three points in Bundesliga play. Gio Reyna made his third-straight league start but Borussia Moenchengladbach suffered defeat at home. Julian Green and Greuther Furth played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Hertha Berlin.
Elsewhere, Auston Trusty and Celtic’s worrying run of form continued Sunday with a Scottish League Cup Final loss to St. Mirren. Ricardo Pepi scored for the fourth-consecutive match. Donovan Pines scored his first goal for Grazer AK but it came in a losing effort against LASK. Jonathan Amon and Vejle suffered Danish Cup elimination. Griffin Yow scored in Westerlo’s road draw with Genk.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
Premier League
Antonee Robinson started and played 90 minutes in Fulham’s 3-2 win over Burnley on Saturday.
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City on Sunday.
Brenden Aaronson came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Leeds United’s 1-1 draw with Brentford on Sunday.
Tyler Adams started and played five minutes in Bournemouth’s 4-4 draw with Manchester United on Monday. Adams left the match after an apparent leg injury.
Championship
George Campbell started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in West Bromwich Albion’s 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Friday.
Daryl Dike came off the bench and played one minute for West Brom.
Haji Wright started and played 81 minutes in Coventry City’s 1-0 win over Bristol City on Saturday.
Josh Sargent did not dress (CONCUSSION) in Norwich City’s 2-1 win over Southampton on Saturday.
Damion Downs did not dress for Southampton.
Aidan Morris did not dress (Leg Injury) in Middlesbrough’s 3-1 win over QPR on Saturday.
Patrick Agyemang started, scored TWO GOALS, and played 88 minutes in Derby County’s 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Monday.
Ethan Horvath dressed but did not play for Sheffield Wednesday.
Charlie Kelman is OUT (Injury) for Charlton Athletic.
Caleb Wiley is OUT (Injury) for Watford.
League One
Lynden Gooch started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 71 minutes in Huddersfield Town’s 1-1 draw with Wigan Athletic on Saturday.
Dom Dwyer came off the bench and played 34 minutes in Mansfield Town’s 0-0 draw with AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.
League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town’s 1-1 draw with Harrogate Town on Saturday.
FA Trophy
Aidan Dausch started and played 45 minutes in Forest Green Rovers’ 4-0 win over Weston Super Mare on Saturday.
WSL
Alyssa Thompson started, scored ONE GOAL, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 80 minutes in Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.
Naomi Girma started and played 90 minutes for Chelsea.
Catarina Macario dressed but did not play for Chelsea.
Phallon Tullis-Joyce started, made ONE SAVE, and played 90 minutes in Manchester United’s 3-3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Emily Fox started and played 90 minutes in Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Everton on Saturday.
Spain
La Liga
Johnny Cardoso dressed but did not play in Atletico Madrid’s 2-1 win over Valencia on Saturday.
La Liga 2
Konrad De La Fuente started and played 73 minutes in AD Ceuta’s 1-1 draw with Las Palmas on Sunday.
Germany
Bundesliga
Malik Tillman started and played 86 minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-0 win over FC Koln on Saturday.
Kristoffer Lund came off the bench and played 17 minutes for FC Koln.
Lennard Maloney started and played 90 minutes in Mainz’s 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich on Sunday.
Noahkai Banks started and played 90 minutes in Augsburg’s 1-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Timmy Chandler did not dress for Eintracht Frankfurt.
James Sands started and played 90 minutes in St. Pauli’s 2-1 win over FC Heidenheim on Saturday.
Gio Reyna started and played 57 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 3-1 loss to Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Joe Scally did not dress (Suspension) for Gladbach.
Cole Campbell did not dress in Borussia Dortmund’s 1-1 draw with Freiburg on Sunday.
Kevin Paredes is OUT (Injury) for Wolfsburg.
2. Bundesliga
John Tolkin started and played 90 minutes in Holstein Kiel’s 3-3 draw with Magdeburg on Saturday.
Johan Gomez started and played 86 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 3-2 win over Dynamo Dresden on Friday.
Mael Corboz started and played 90 minutes in Arminia Bielefeld’s 0-0 draw with Kaiserslautern on Saturday.
Julian Green, Maxi Dietz started and played 90 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 3-3 draw with Hertha Berlin on Saturday.
John Brooks did not dress for Hertha Berlin.
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd started and played 90 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 3-0 loss to Jahn Regensburg on Sunday.
Italy
Serie A
Christian Pulisic started and played 73 minutes in AC Milan’s 2-2 draw with Sassuolo on Sunday.
Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus’ 1-0 win over Bologna on Sunday.
Yunus Musah came off the bench and played 24 minutes in Atalanta’s 2-1 win over Cagliari on Saturday.
Ben Cremaschi dressed but did not play in Parma’s 1-0 loss to Lazio on Saturday.
Serie B
Gianluca Busio started and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 2-0 win over Monza on Saturday.
Jonathan Klinsmann started, made FIVE SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Cesena’s 3-2 win over Mantova on Saturday.
Andrija Novakovich did not dress in Reggiana’s 2-1 loss to Padova on Saturday.
France
Ligue 1
Folarin Balogun started and played 90 minutes in Monaco’s 1-0 loss to Marseille on Sunday.
Tim Weah started and played 90 minutes for Marseille.
Mark McKenzie started and played 90 minutes in Toulouse’s 3-0 win over Paris FC on Saturday.
Tanner Tessmann did not dress (Thigh Injury) in Lyon’s 1-0 win over Le Havre on Sunday.
Premiere Ligue
Lily Yohannes started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Lyon’s 7-0 win over Le Havre on Saturday.
Korbin Shrader started and played 75 minutes for Lyon.
Lindsey Heaps came off the bench, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 15 minutes for Lyon.
Eva Gaetino started and played 67 minutes in PSG’s 2-2 draw with Montpellier on Friday.
Crystal Dunn did not dress for PSG.
Portugal
Liga Portugal
Jordan Pefok started and played 90 minutes in Tondela’s 3-1 loss to Nacional on Monday.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Ricardo Pepi started, scored ONE PENALTY KICK GOAL, and played 90 minutes in PSV’s 4-3 win over Heracles Almelo on Saturday.
Sergino Dest started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes for PSV.
Taylor Booth did not dress in FC Twente’s 2-0 win over Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday.
Zach Booth and Excelsior’s scheduled match is postponed.
Scotland
League Cup Final
Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 3-1 loss to St. Mirren on Sunday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers is OUT (Achilles injury).
Premiership
Dante Polvara started and played 65 minutes in Aberdeen’s 2-1 win over Kilmarnock on Sunday.
Belgium
Pro League
Bryan Reynolds started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 1-1 draw with Genk on Sunday.
Griffin Yow started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 77 minutes for Westerlo.
Marlon Fossey did not dress in Standard Liege’s 1-0 loss to OH Leuven on Friday.
Austria
Bundesliga
Donovan Pines started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Grazer AK’s 2-1 loss to LASK on Saturday.
George Bello did not dress (Suspension) for LASK.
Croatia
HNL
Rokas Pukstas did not dress (Leg Injury) in Hajduk Split’s 3-1 win over NK Lokomotiva on Saturday.
Greece
Super League
Erik Palmer-Brown started and played 90 minutes in Panathinaikos’ 2-1 win over Volos on Sunday.
Denmark
Danish Cup
Jonathan Amon came off the bench and played 30 minutes in Vejle’s 1-0 second leg win over Viborg on Saturday. Viborg advanced 4-2 on aggregate.
Another weekend and another goal for Pepi. Nice assist from Dest to Gus Til too.
McKennie shone once again today for Juventus. He should have had an assist, but it was called back for offsides when I thought it wasn’t. 3 or 4 times the commentator remarked something akin to “some real skill by McKennie.” Toward the end he remarked, “it doesn’t matter where you put him, McKennie gives his all. He is so very consistent.” Also, every game they show Juve and they show distance run, Wes has either gone the furthest or 2nd furthest.
Watched Augsburg and my first extended viewing of Banks. Thought he looked really good, he was solid defensively, fast, physical, very good on the ball. Had a goal called back for teammate offside by a whisker. He’s only 19 but already looks better than Scally at the same position in same league. Don’t know if he’s better than Miles or McKenzie, but Poch should call him in March to find out.
Yep. He has been good. Won’t be surprised if he makes the WC team.
Yeah, I was watching him for about thirty minutes a couple weeks ago. Saw the same thing. Kind of the same thing I saw with a young Chris Richards – smooth, athletic, good on the ball, excellent distribution…quality just jumped off the field at you.
I absolutely think he belongs in the pool. He’s emerging and it isn’t slow.
Still very early, not even halfway, but Coventry and Haji Wright and Middlesbrough with Aidan Morris are well positioned for promotion. Coventry +12 on 3rd place and Middlesbrough +7.