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Americans Abroad Weekend Rewind: Thompson, Aaronson, and more

Chelsea’s winning run was extended to six matches on Saturday after advancing to the FA Cup Round of 16.

Alyssa Thompson scored the Blues’ fifth and final goal in a 5-0 victory over Crystal Palace. The U.S. women’s national team attacker made it back-to-back appearances with a goal to her name, taking her season tally up to five in all competitions.

With Chelsea already holding a 4-0 lead, Thompson etched her name on the scoresheet with 18 minutes to play. The 21-year-old’s close-range finish made it 5-0 to the Blues, capping off a dominant London Derby win.

Thompson will aim to add to her growing goal total next on Wednesday when Chelsea visits Manchester City in League Cup semifinal action.

In England, Patrick Agyemang and Haji Wright both scored game-winning goals. Brenden Aaronson and Leeds United defeated Antonee Robinson and Fulham.

In Spain, Johnny Cardoso delivered a strong performance in Atletico Madrid’s La Liga win.

In Italy, Weston McKennie and Juventus suffered a Serie A loss to Cagliari. Gianluca Busio scored in Venezia’s home win.

In France, Tanner Tessmann started in Lyon’s Ligue 1 win. Folarin Balogun and Monaco lost at home to Lorient.

Elsewhere, Bryan Reynolds went the distance in Westerlo’s loss to Cercle Brugge. Richie Ledezma assisted once in Chivas’ victory. Dante Polvara and Aberdeen advanced in the Scottish Cup. Erik Palmer-Brown featured off of the bench in Panathinaikos’ loss to AEK Athens.

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


England


Premier League

Brenden Aaronson started and played 90 minutes in Leeds United’s 1-0 win over Fulham on Saturday.

Antonee Robinson started and played 90 minutes for Fulham.

Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 2-1 loss to Sunderland on Saturday.

Tyler Adams is OUT (MCL Injury) for Bournemouth.

Championship

Patrick Agyemang started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 89 minutes in Derby County’s 1-0 win over Preston North End on Saturday.

Haji Wright came off the bench, scored ONE GOAL, and played 23 minutes in Coventry City’s 2-1 win over Leicester City on Saturday.

Aidan Morris started and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 3-2 win over West Bromwich Albion on Friday.

George Campbell came off the bench and played 14 minutes for West Brom.

Daryl Dike came off the bench and played one minute for West Brom.

Charlie Kelman started and played 45 minutes in Charlton Athletic’s 1-0 win over Sheffield United on Saturday.

Josh Sargent did not dress in Norwich City’s 2-1 win over Wrexham on Saturday.

League One

Lynden Gooch started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Huddersfield Town’s 3-1 loss to Burton Albion on Saturday.

Dom Dwyer dressed but did not play in Mansfield Town’s 3-0 win over Port Vale on Saturday.

League Two

Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town’s 2-1 loss to Oldham Athletic on Saturday.

WSL

Alyssa Thompson started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Chelsea’s 5-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Naomi Girma started and played 90 minutes for Chelsea.

Catarina Macario did not dress for Chelsea.

Sam Coffey did not dress in Manchester City’s 6-0 win over Bournemouth on Sunday.

Phallon Tullis-Joyce started and played 90 minutes in Manchester United’s 5-0 win over Burnley on Sunday.

Emily Fox started and played 22 minutes in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday. Fox left the match with an apparent injury.


Spain


La Liga

Johnny Cardoso started and played 78 minutes in Atletico Madrid’s 1-0 win over Deportivo Alaves on Sunday.

Segunda Liga

Konrad De La Fuente started and played 61 minutes in AD Ceuta’s 3-0 loss to Real Valladolid on Saturday.


Germany


Bundesliga

James Sands started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in St. Pauli’s 3-2 loss to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.

Malik Tillman started and played 90 minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 1-0 loss to Hoffenheim on Saturday.

Cole Campbell did not dress (Ankle Injury) for Hoffenheim.

Joe Scally started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 0-0 draw with Hamburg on Saturday.

Damion Downs started and played 80 minutes for Hamburg.

Gio Reyna came off the bench and played 21 minutes for Gladbach.

Kristoffer Lund came off the bench and played 45 minutes in FC Koln’s 2-1 win over Mainz on Saturday.

Lennard Maloney came off the bench and played 16 minutes for Mainz.

Noahkai Banks started and played 90 minutes in Augsburg’s 2-2 draw with Freiburg on Sunday.

Kevin Paredes came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Wolfsburg’s 1-1 draw with Heidenheim on Saturday.

Timmy Chandler did not dress in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 3-3 draw with Werder Bremen on Friday.

2. Bundesliga

Johan Gomez started and played 90 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 3-0 loss to Magdeburg on Friday.

Mael Corboz started and played 90 minutes in Arminia Bielefeld’s 1-0 loss to Fortuna Dusseldorf on Friday.

Maxi Dietz started and played 90 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 2-0 loss to Dynamo Dresden on Saturday.

Julian Green started and played 59 minutes for Furth.

John Tolkin started and played 90 minutes in Holstein Kiel’s 2-0 win over Paderborn on Sunday.

John Brooks did not dress in Hertha Berlin’s 0-0 draw with Schalke on Saturday.

3. Liga

Terrence Boyd started and played 62 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 5-2 loss to SC Verl on Saturday.

Mason Toye did not dress in Ingolstadt’s 3-0 win over Jahn Regensburg on Friday.


Italy


Serie A

Christian Pulisic started and played 73 minutes in AC Milan’s 1-0 win over Lecce on Sunday.

Weston McKennie started and played 80 minutes in Juventus’ 1-0 loss to Cagliari on Saturday.

Yunus Musah started and played 56 minutes in Atalanta’s 1-1 draw with Pisa on Friday.

Ben Cremaschi came off the bench and played eight minutes in Parma’s 0-0 draw with Genoa on Sunday.

Serie B

Jonathan Klinsmann started, made FOUR SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Cesena’s 2-1 win over Reggiana on Saturday.

Andrija Novakovich came off the bench and played 11 minutes for Reggiana.

Gianluca Busio started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 3-1 win over Catanzaro on Saturday.


France


Ligue 1

Folarin Balogun started and played 90 minutes in Monaco’s 3-1 loss to Lorient on Friday.

Tanner Tessmann started and played 74 minutes in Lyon’s 2-1 win over Stade Brest on Sunday.

Mark McKenzie did not dress in Toulouse’s 5-1 win over Nice on Saturday.

Tim Weah started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Marseille’s 5-2 win over Angers on Saturday.

Division 1 Feminine

Lindsey Heaps started and played 60 minutes in Lyon’s 0-0 draw with Paris FC on Sunday.

Lily Yohannes came off the bench and played 30 minutes for Lyon.

Korbin Shrader did not dress for Lyon.

Eva Gaetino did not dress in PSG’s 4-0 win over Le Havre on Saturday.


Netherlands


Eredivisie

Sergino Dest did not dress in PSV’s 2-1 win over Fortuna Sittard on Saturday.

Zach Booth did not dress in Excelsior’s 2-2 draw with Telstar on Saturday.

Taylor Booth did not dress in FC Twente’s 2-0 win over Heracles on Sunday.

Ricardo Pepi is OUT (Injury) for PSV.


Scotland


Scottish Cup

Auston Trusty did not dress in Celtic’s 2-0 loss to Auchinleck Talbot on Sunday.

Dante Polvara started and played 90 minutes in Aberdeen’s 1-0 win over Raith Rovers on Sunday.

Cameron Carter-Vickers is OUT (Achilles injury).


Portugal


Liga Portugal

Jordan Pefok came off the bench and played one minute in Tondela’s 1-0 loss to Braga on Sunday.


Belgium


First Division A

Bryan Reynolds started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 2-0 loss to Cercle Brugge on Saturday.

Marlon Fossey did not dress in Standard Liege’s 2-0 loss to Sporting Charleroi on Sunday.


Greece


Super League

Erik Palmer-Brown came off the bench and played 24 minutes in Panathinaikos’ 4-0 loss to AEK Athens on Sunday.


Mexico


Liga MX

Danny Leyva started and played 45 minutes in Necaxa’s 1-0 loss to Atlas on Saturday.

Richie Ledezma started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 78 minutes in Chivas’ 2-1 win over Queretaro on Saturday.

Alex Zendejas and Club America visit Pachuca on Sunday.

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