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Premier League players: How did they get on in international week?

David de Gea of Spain looks on during the international friendly match between the Netherlands and Spain held at Amster
Image: David de Gea was in fine form for Spain on Thursday night

How did the players at your favourite Premier League club get on during the international break? Read on for our comprehensive club-by-club guide...

Who is on international duty?
Who is on international duty?

With the Premier League taking a break for a full international programme, we list all those on duty

ARSENAL

Goalkeeper David Ospina played the full 90 minutes as Colombia beat Bolivia 3-2 in their World Cup qualifier, but there was disappointment for Alexis Sanchez as Chile let a lead slip to lose 2-1 at home to Argentina. 

Ospina then played again as Colombia beat Ecuador 3-1 on Tuesday, while Sanchez played 90 minutes as Chile won 4-1 away at Venezuela. 

Alex Iwobi made his debut for Nigeria as a late substitute in their 1-1 draw with Egypt in a Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier on Friday. He then came on as a substitute as they beat them 1-0 on Tuesday. 

Laurent Koscielny played the full game as France beat the Netherlands 3-2 in Amsterdam on Friday night, while Olivier Giroud scored France's second goal with an opportunistic volley.

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On Tuesday night, the Gunners defender was an unused substitute as Les Bleus beat Russa 4-2, with the striker coming on in the 79th minute. 

Joel Campbell featured for Costa Rica as they drew 1-1 with Jamaica in their CONCACAF World Cup qualifier, being substituted in the 89th minute. He then played 90 minutes as they beat the same side 3-0 on Tuesday.

Danny Welbeck played 71 minutes for England as Roy Hodgson's side beat Germany 3-2 in Berlin on Saturday night.

Mesut Ozil also featured in Berlin, playing the full 90 minutes for Germany.

The duo had differing fortunes on Tuesday evening with Danny Welbeck an unused substitute in the 2-1 defeat to the Netherlands while Mesut Ozil scored in Germany's 4-1 win against Italy.

Theo Walcott also managed to get some game time for England at Wembley, coming on in the 58th minute.

Mohamed Elneny played both games for Egypt as they drew 1-1 away at Nigeria in African Cup of Nations qualifying on Saturday, before beating them 1-0 on Tuesday. 

ASTON VILLA

Jores Okore was an unused substitute in Denmark's 2-1 friendly win over Iceland on Thursday and their 1-0 defeat against Scotland on Tuesday. 

Alan Hutton earned his 50th cap for Scotland in their 1-0 win over Czech Republic on Thursday.

Jordan Ayew scored Ghana's third goal in their 3-1 win over Mozambique in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Thursday. He then played again as they drew 0-0 with the same opponents on Sunday. 

Defender Ciaran Clark scored the only goal of the game in Republic of Ireland's 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Friday, but was an unused substitute as the Republic of Ireland drew 2-2 with Slovakia on Tuesday evening.

Brad Guzan was an unused substitute as the USA lost 2-0 to Guatemala in their World Cup qualifier on Friday. He then played as they beat them 4-0 on Tuesday. 

BOURNEMOUTH

Shaun MacDonald was an unused substitute in Wales' draw with Northern Ireland in Cardiff on Thursday. He then played the last half an hour as they lost 1-0 in Ukraine on Monday. 

Max Gradel was named in the starting XI for Ivory Coast as they beat Sudan 1-0 in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying on Friday. He then scored as they drew 1-1 with Sudan on Tuesday. 

Artur Boruc played 45 minutes of Poland's 5-0 win over Finland.

Matt Ritchie scored in the eighth minute as Scotland beat Denmark 1-0 on Tuesday evening. 

Juan Iturbe was an unused substitute as Paraguay drew 2-2 in Ecuador on Thursday.He then played the final 20 minutes as they drew 2-2 with Brazil on Tuesday. 

Adam Federici was an unused sub as Australia thrashed Tajikistan 7-0 and Jordan 5-1 during the break.

Eunan O'Kane played the last half an hour as Republic of Ireland beat Switzerland 1-0 on Friday, then 67 minutes as they drew 2-2 with Slovakia on Tuesday. 

CHELSEA

Midfielder Nemanja Matic played 85 minutes for Serbia in their 1-0 defeat by Poland in a friendly on Wednesday, while team-mate Branislav Ivanovic played the full 90. Ivanovic then played 90 minutes and Matic 62 minutes as they beat Estonia 1-0 on Tuesday. 

Cesar Azpilicueta played the full 90 minutes as Spain held Italy to a 1-1 draw in a friendly on Thursday night, while Cesc Fabregas also played the full 90 minutes, and was booked in the second half.

Fabregas also played the final 30 minutes of Spain's 0-0 draw with Romania on Sunday night, while Pedro played 67 minutes at the Cluj Arena.

Baba Rahman made vital contributions from defence as Ghana beat Mozambique 3-1 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Thursday, and played again as they drew 0-0 with the same opponents on Sunday. 

Cesc Fabregas starred on his 102nd appearance for Spain
Image: Cesc Fabregas played alongside team-mate Cesar Azpilicueta on Thursday against Italy

Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic played the first-half of Bosnia's 3-0 friendly win against Luxembourg on Friday night. He then played 62 minutes as they won 2-0 away at Switzerland on Tuesday. 

Willian played 84 minutes in Brazil's 2-2 draw with Uruguay - setting up Douglas Costa for the first goal inside the first minute - while Blues teammate Oscar was an unused substitute. Willian then played 90 minutes in their 2-2 draw in Paraguay on Tuesday while Oscar was again an unused sub.

Gary Cahill captained England and played the full 90 minutes as his side beat Germany on Saturday night, but was an unused substitute against the Netherlands on Tuesday.

Thibaut Courtois played the full 90 minutes as Belgium suffered a 2-1 defeat to Portugal on Tuesday.

John Obi Mikel played both games as Nigeria drew 1-1 with Egypt on Saturday in African Cup of Nations qualifying, before losing to them 1-0 on Tuesday. 

CRYSTAL PALACE

Mile Jedinak scored a 13th-minute penalty as Australia beat Tajikistan 7-0 in their World Cup Asian Qualification match on Thursday. He was then an unused sub as they thrashed Jordan 5-1 on Tuesday. 

Chung-yong Lee played 90 minutes as South Korea beat Lebanon 1-0 on Thursday in their World Cup Asian Qualifcation match.

Joe Ledley was brought off at half-time of Wales' draw with Northern Ireland in Cardiff on Thursday and played the final 11 minutes against Ukraine, while Wayne Hennessey kept a clean sheet before being substituted at half-time - however, the goalkeeper couldn't prevent Ukraine winning 1-0 on Monday, playing the full 90 minutes in Kiev. Jonny Williams impressed in his 28-minute substitute appearance against Northern Ireland. 

Yohan Cabaye was an unused substitute in both France games against the Netherlands and Russia.

Adrian Mariappa featured for Jamaica in their CONCACAF World Cup qualifier with Costa Rica on Friday - playing the full 90 minutes as the sides drew 1-1. He then played 90 minutes as they lost 3-0 to the same side on Tuesday. 

EVERTON

Ramiro Fines Mori played 90 minutes in Argentina's 2-1 victory over Chile.

Muhamed Besic played 67 minutes of Bosnia's 3-0 friendly win against Luxembourg on Friday night. He then played 90 minutes as they won 2-0 in Switzerland on Tuesday

Seamus Coleman captained Republic of Ireland to a 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Friday night. The full-back completed a full 90 minutes, while James McCarthy played 29 minutes in the victory.

Tim Howard completed the full 90 minutes for the USA, but lost 2-0 to Guatemala in their World Cup qualifier. He was then unused as they beat them 4-0 at home on Tuesday. 

Ross Barkley played the final 19 minutes of England's 3-2 win over Germany, but played the full game against the Netherlands on Tuesday alongside John Stones while Phil Jagielka came on in the 70th minute at Wembley.

Romelu Lukaku scored the only goal for Belgium as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Portugal on Tuesday, with Kevin Mirallas an unused substitute. 

Seamus Coleman played and James McCarthy featured for the final 28 minutes as Republic of Ireland beat Switzerland 1-0 on Friday. McCarthy then played the full game as the Republic of Ireland drew 2-2 with Slovakia on Tuesday evening, with Coleman an unused substitute. 

LEICESTER CITY

Shinji Okazaki played 72 minutes and scored in Japan's 5-0 win over Afghanistan in their World Cup Asian Qualification match, also playing 78 minutes as they thumped Syria 5-0 on Tuesday.

Kasper Schmeichel played 90 minutes in Denmark's 2-1 friendly win over Iceland on Thursday, but was substituted early in the second half in Tuesday's 1-0 loss to Scotland.

Riyad Mahrez played 80 minutes for Algeria in their 7-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying win over Ethiopia in Friday. He then played 90 minutes as they drew 3-3 with the same opposition on Tuesday.

N'Golo Kante came on at half-time for his France debut as Didier Deschamps' side earned a 3-2 win over the Netherlands on Friday night.

He opened the scoring for Les Bleus as they beat Russa 4-2 on Tuesday evening, scoring in the eighth minute and playing the whole game.

Wes Morgan played the full 90 minutes for Jamaica as they played out a 1-1 draw with Costa Rica in their CONCACAF World Cup qualifier on Friday. He then also played the whole game as they were thrashed 3-0 away at the same opposition on Tuesday. 

Jamie Vardy came off the bench to play 19 minutes and score England's equaliser with a deft flick as they came from behind to beat Germany 3-2.

It was another big night for the England Foxes on Tuesday, as Danny Drinkwater made his Three Lions debut - playing 85 minutes - while Vardy started and scored his second intentional goal despite the 2-1 defeat.

Christian Fuchs played the first 45 minutes of Austria's 2-1 win against Albania on Saturday. He then played 90 minutes as they were beaten at 2-1 at home by Turkey on Tuesday. 

Daniel Amartey came on with 15 minutes to go as Ghana beat Mozambique 3-1 in African Cup of Nations qualifying on Thursday, then was an unused sub as they drew 0-0 on Sunday.

Jeff Schlupp played the second half as Ghana beat Mozambique 3-1 on Thursday in African Cup of Nations qualifying, then played 90 minutes as they drew with them 0-0 on Sunday.

LIVERPOOL

Dejan Lovren played the full 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet as Croatia beat Israel 2-0 in a friendly on Wednesday.

Brad Smith played 90 minutes for Australia as they beat Tajikistan 7-0 in their World Cup Asian Qualification match on Thursday. He also played the whole game as they thumped Jordan 5-1 on Tuesday. 

Joe Allen played the final 19 minutes of Wales' 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland on Thursday and the whole match as Wales suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Ukraine in Kiev on Monday. Danny Ward replaced Wayne Hennessey at half-time in the first match. 

Martin Skrtel played 82 minutes and kept a clean sheet as Slovakia drew 0-0 with Latvia on Friday night, and captained the side during a 2-2 draw with the the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday evening - playing the full 90 minutes.

Mamadou Sakho was an unused substitute as France beat the Netherlands on Friday night, but played the full 90 minutes as Les Bleus beat Russa 4-2 on Tuesday evening.

Philippe Coutinho made a substitute appearance for Brazil in their 2-2 draw with Uruguay - coming on in the 66th minute for Manchester City's Fernandinho. He was an unused substitute in their 2-2 draw in Paraguay on Tuesday. 

Aleksandar Kolarov of Serbia
Image: Aleksandar Kolarov was part of the Serbia side that lost to Poland on Thursday

Nathaniel Clyne and Jordan Hernderson both played 90 minutes as England came from two goals down to beat Germany.

Adam Lallana also featured in Berlin, playing 71 minutes, while Emre Can played the full 90 minutes for Germany.

Adam Bogdan played the second 45 minutes as Hungary drew 1-1 with Croatia on Saturday. Dejan Lovren was an unused substitute for Croatia.

There were plenty of Liverpool players involved for England of Tuesday, with James Milner named as captain and started alongside Adam Lallana and Daniel Sturridge - all of whom were substituted. 

Nathaniel Clyne came on in the 58th minute while Jordan Henderson was an unused substitute in the 2-1 defeat tot eh Netherlands. 

Emre Can came on in the 69th minute for Germany on Tuesday night as they beat Italy 4-1 at the Allianz Arena.

Simon Mignolet was an unused substitute as Belgium fell to a 2-1 defeat against Portugal on Tuesday evening.

MANCHESTER CITY

Aleksandar Kolarov played the full 90 minutes in Serbia's 1-0 friendly defeat by Poland on Wednesday. He then scored the only goal in a 1-0 friendly win over Estonia on Tuesday.

David Silva played the remaining 20 minutes for Spain as they held Italy to a 1-1 draw in a friendly on Thursday. He then played 79 minutes as Spain were held to a 0-0 draw by Romania on Sunday night. 

Sergio Aguero set up a goal for Angel Di Maria and was taken off after 67 minutes in Argentina's 2-1 win over Chile, but Nicolas Otamendi played the full 90 minutes. Pablo Zabaleta and Martin Demichelis were left on the bench.

Demichelis then played 90 minutes as they beat Bolivia 2-0 on Tuesday, while Aguero came on with 13 minutes to go and Zabaleta was again an unused sub.

Wilfried Bony was named in the starting XI for Ivory Coast as they beat Sudan 1-0 in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying.

Kelechi Iheanacho hit the post for Nigeria as they drew 1-1 with Egypt in their Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier on Friday. He was a substitute as they lost to the same opponents 1-0 on Tuesday. 

Bacary Sagna was an unused substitute as France beat the Netherlands on Friday night, but played the full 90 minutes as Les Bleus beat Russa 4-2 on Tuesday evening.

Fernandinho played 66 minutes in Brazil's 2-2 draw with Uruguay in their World Cup qualifier on Friday, and was replaced by Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho. He then played 45 minutes as they drew 2-2 in Paraguay on Tuesday.

MANCHESTER UNITED

Matteo Darmian played the full 90 minutes as Italy were held to a 1-1 draw by European Champions Spain on Thursday night and also played the full game as they fell to a 4-1 defeat against Germany on Tuesday.

David De Gea put in a fine performance for Spain as they held Italy to a 1-1 draw on Thursday night in a friendly, along with team-mate Juan Mata, who was substituted at half-time.

Mata then came on for the final 23 minutes as Spain were held to a 0-0 draw at Romania on Sundayevening.

Paddy McNair was deployed in midfield for 74 minutes before being substituted in Northern Ireland's 1-1 draw in Wales. He was played in a similar role in Tuesday's game against Slovenia, lasting 79 minutes of the 1-0 victory.

Antonio Valencia played 90 minutes for Ecuador as they earned a last-minute 2-2 draw with Paraguay in World Cup qualifying on Friday, and 90 minutes as they lost 3-1 away at Colombia on Tuesday. 

Sergio Romero was beaten by Felipe Gutierrez's 10th-minute goal for Chile, but could celebrate as Argentina - with Marcos Rojo also in the side -  came back to win 2-1. Both also played 90 minutes as they beat Bolivia 2-0 on Tuesday.

Anthony Martial came off the bench at half-time to tee up Blaise Matuidi for the winning goal as France beat the Netherlands at the Amsterdam Arena on Friday night. Daley Blind took the captain's armband for the Netherlands when Wesley Sneijder went off injured in the first-half, and Memphis Depay came off the bench at half-time to set up two goals for the Dutch.

Guillermo Varela was an unused substitute for Uruguay as they drew 1-1 with Brazil in their World Cup qualifier on Friday. He also sat on the bench as they beat Peru 1-0 on Tuesday. 

Chris Smalling played the whole match as England beat world champions Germany 3-2 on Saturday evening and got another 70 minutes under his belt in Tuesday's 2-1 defeat to the Netherlands. 

Daley Blind and Memphis Depay both featured at Wembley, playing the full 90 minutes.

Anthony Martial played 45 minutes as France beat Russa 4-2 on Tuesday evening.

Marouane Fellaini played 80 minutes in Belgium's 2-1 defeat to Portugal on Tuesday night.

NEWCASTLE UNITED

Aleksandar Mitrovic was an unused substitute for Serbia as they lost 1-0 to Poland in a friendly on Wednesday. 
He then played 90 minutes as they beat Estonia 1-0 on Tuesday. 

Moussa Sissoko came on as a substitute for the final three minutes as France beat the Netherlands on Friday night, while Georginio Wijnaldum played the final 14 minutes as a second-half substitute for the Netherlands, but played the full 90 minutes in Tuesday's 2-1 win against England.

Moussa Sissoko again made a substitute appearance for Les Bleus, coming on in the 69th minute as France beat Russia 4-2 on Tuesday evening.

Rob Elliot started for the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday evening as they drew 2-2 with Slovakia, but suffered a serious injury in the 16th minute and was substituted. 

NORWICH CITY

Martin Olsson was an unused substitute in Sweden's 2-1 defeat by Turkey on Thursday. 

Defender Russell Martin helped Scotland keep a clean sheet in Prague as they beat Czech Republic 1-0 on Thursday.

Robbie Brady completed a full 90 minutes for Republic of Ireland during their 1-0 win over Switzerland on Friday and came on as a half time substitute in Tuesday's 2-2 draw with Slovakia while Wes Hoolahan played 73 minutes.

Timm Klose played the full 90 minutes as Switzerland were beaten 1-0 by Republic of Ireland on Friday night. He then layed the second half as they lost 2-0 at home to Bosnia on Tuesday. He then played 90 minutes as they drew 1-1 at home to Czech Republic on Tuesday. 

Steven Whittaker played the full game as Scotland beat Denmark 1-0 on Tuesday evening.

VALLETTA, MALTA - OCTOBER 13:  Graziano Pelle of Italy #17 in action during the EURO 2016 Group H Qualifier match between Malta and Italy at Ta' Qali Stadi
Image: Graziano Pelle started up front for Italy against Spain

SOUTHAMPTON

Maya Yoshida scored, played the full 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet in Japan's 5-0 win over Afghanistan in their World Cup Asian Qualification match. He also played 90 minutes as they beat Syria 5-0 on Tuesday. 

Graziano Pelle played 60 minutes up front for Italy as they were held to a 1-1 draw by European Champions Spain on Thursday night and was an unused substitute in Tuesday's 4-1 defeat to Germany.

Lloyd Isgrove came off the bench to make his Wales debut with a 28-minute cameo against Northern Ireland on Thursday. 

Steven Davis notched an assist before being substituted on the hour mark for Northern Ireland. He played the full 90 minutes of Tuesday's 1-0 victory over Slovenia in Belfast.

Shane Long played 84 minutes of Republic of Ireland's 1-0 win against Switzerland on Friday and scored the first penalty as they drew 2-2 with Slovakia on Tuesday evening.

Virgil van Dijk and Jordy Clasie were withdrawn at half-time with the Netherlands 2-0 down as the Dutch eventually lost 3-2 to France on Friday night.

The defender was an unused substitute in the Netherlands' 2-1 win against England on Tuesday, while Clasie was a late substitute in the 93rd minute.

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster played 48 minutes in England's 3-2 win in Germany after replacing the injured Jack Butland and played the full 90 minutes against the Netherlands on Tuesday evening as the Three Lions fell to a 2-1 defeat. 

Cedric Soares and Jose Fonte played the full 90 minutes as Portugal beat Belgium 2-1 on Tuesday evening.

STOKE CITY

Ibrahim Afellay came off the bench at half-time to score a fine equaliser, but his Netherlands side conceded late to lose 3-2 to France on Friday although he played the full game against England on Tuesday.

Jack Butland was carried off on a stretcher towards the end of the first-half after injuring his ankle in England's 3-2 over Germany. 

Marko Arnautovic played 87 minutes of Austria's 2-1 win against Albania on Saturday. He then played 90 minutes as they lost 2-1 at home to Turkey on Tuesday. 

Geoff Cameron played 90 minutes as USA lost 2-0 in Guatemala in World Cup qualifying on Friday, then beat them 4-1 at home on Tuesday

Glenn Whelan played the full game as the Republic of Ireland drew 2-2 with Slovakia on Tuesday evening.

SUNDERLAND

Seb Larsson came on for the second half for Sweden in their 2-1 defeat by Turkey on Thursday. He then played the second half as they drew 1-1 with the Czech Republic on Tuesday. 

Patrick van Aanholt played the final 12 minutes as the Netherlands lost 3-2 to France on Friday night, and came on in the 82nd minute during Tuesday's 2-1 win against England.

John O'Shea captained the Republic of Ireland as they drew 2-2 with Slovakia, being substituted at half time.

SWANSEA CITY

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski played 45 minutes of Poland's 1-0 friendly win over Serbia on Wednesday, and was brought off for Wojiech Szczesny, on loan at Roma from Arsenal. Fabianski was then an unused substitute in Poland's 5-0 win over Finland on Saturday.

Gylfi Sigurdsson played 81 minutes for Iceland in their 2-1 friendly defeat by Denmark on Thursday. Gylfi Sigurdsson then played the second half as they beat Greece 3-2 on Tuesday. 

Ashley Williams played the full 90 minutes as Wales salvaged a late draw against Northern Ireland on Thursday and 65 minutes of their 1-0 defeat to Ukraine on Monday night, while Neil Taylor remained on the bench for the first match and played 72 minutes in Kiev. 

Jefferson Montero played 90 minutes for Ecuador as they earned a last-minute 2-2 draw with Paraguay in World Cup qualifying. He then played 60 minutes as they lost 3-1 to Colombia on Tuesday.

Ki Sung-yeung played 90 minutes as South Korea beat Lebanon 1-0 on Thursday.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Christian Eriksen played just over an hour and set up a goal for Nicolai Jorgensen in Denmark's 2-1 friendly win over Iceland on Thursday and added another 81 minutes in Tuesday's 1-0 loss to Scotland at Hampden Park.

Erik Lamela was an unused substitute in Argentina's 2-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Chile and their 2-0 win against Bolivia.

Hugo Lloris was an unused substitute as France beat the Netherlands on Friday night, but played the full game as Les Bleus beat Russia 4-2.

DeAndre Yedlin played the full 90 minutes for the USA on Friday as they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Guatemala in their World Cup qualifier. He also played as they beat them 4-0 at home on Tuesday. 

Danny Rose made his England debut during the 3-2 win against Germany. The Spurs full-back played the full 90 minutes alongside team-mates Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Eric Dier.

Kane scored England's first goal in Berlin, while Dier grabbed the winner in injury time, but both started on the bench as England fell to a 2-1 defeat to the Netherlands at Wembley. 

Kyle Walker played the full 90 minutes after missing out on Saturday and Rose also starting after an impressive game against the Germans but with subsituted in the 58th minutes with Alli, Kane and Dier also featuring as substitutes. 

Ben Davies played the full 90 minutes on his return from injury but he could not prevent Wales falling to a 1-0 defeat in Ukraine on Monday.

Michel Vorm was called up the Netherlands squad for Tuesday evening's 2-1 win against England, but was an unused substiute. 

Nacer Chadli played the full 90 minutes for Belgium as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Portugal, while Mousa Dembele came on as an 85th minute substitute. 

Kevin Wimmer played the second half as Austria beat Albania in a friendly on Saturday, then was an unused substitute as they lost 2-1 at home to Turkey on Tuesday.

WATFORD

Costel Pantilimon played the full 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet as Romania beat Lithuania 1-0 in a friendly on Wednesday. He was then an unused substitute as they drew 0-0 with Spain on Sunday. 

Valon Behrami captain Switzerland for 71 minutes before being replaced in his side's 1-0 defeat at Republic of Ireland on Friday night.

Ikechi Anya gives Scotland the lead against Czech Republic
Image: Ikechi Anya scores Scotland's winner against Czech Republic

Winger Ikechi Anya scored the only goal of the game as Scotland beat Czech Republic on Thursday and came on as a second-half substitute during a 1-0 win against Denmark on Tuesday. 

Daniel Pudil, on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, played the final 12 minutes as Czech Republic lost 1-0 at home to Scotland on Thursday.

On-loan Reading striker Matej Vydra came on as a second-half substitute but could not prevent Czech Republic's 1-0 defeat by Scotland on Thursday.

Craig Cathcart scored his second international goal in Northern Ireland's 1-1 draw with Wales in Cardiff before playing 90 minutes of their 1-0 victory over Slovenia on Monday.

Jose Holebas played 90 minutes as they lost 3-2 at home to Iceland on Tuesday. 

Sebastian Prodl was an unused substitute as Austria beat Albania 2-1 on Saturday, then lost 2-1 against Turkey on Tuesday. 

Juan Paredes played 90 minutes as Ecuador lost 3-1 in Colombia in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. 

Odion Ighalo played both games as Nigeria drew 1-1 with Egypt on Friday in African Cup of Nations qualifying, before losing to them 1-0 on Tuesday. 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION

Scotland captain Darren Fletcher played the full 90 minutes as he led his side to victory over Czech Republic on Thursday.

James Chester played the full 90 minutes of Wales' 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland on Thursday and featured from start to finish in the 1-0 loss to Ukraine in Kiev on Monday night.

Christian Gamboa played both games as Costa Rica drew 1-1 with Jamaica on Friday then beat them 3-0 at home on Tuesday. 

Giving away a last-minute penalty blemished an otherwise assured defensive display from Northern Ireland's Gareth McAuley in Cardiff, while Jonny Evans was rarely tested in the 74 minutes he played.

The Northern Irish pair proved to be impenetrable as they collectively shut out Slovenia in their sides' 1-0 victory over Slovenia at Windsor Park.

Salomon Rondon played 90 minutes as his Venezuela side conceded a last-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Peru.

James McClean came on for the last six minutes of Republic of Ireland's 1-0 win over Switzerland on Friday, and scored the second penalty during Tuesday's 2-2 draw with Slovakia - playing the full 90 minutes. 

WEST HAM UNITED

Enner Valencia scored Ecuador's opener as they earned a last-minute 2-2 draw with Paraguay in World Cup qualifying. He then played 90 minutes as they were beaten 3-1 by Colombia on Tuesday. 

Darren Randolph played the full 90 minutes in Republic of Ireland's 1-0 win against Switzerland on Friday evening, and came on as a 16th minute substitute after a serious injury to Newcastle's Rob Elliott. 

Victor Moses played 18 minutes as Nigeria drew 1-1 with Egypt on Friday in African Cup of Nations qualifying, then started as they lost to them 1-0 on Tuesday. 

Dimitri Payet impressed as France beat the Netherlands 3-2 on Friday night, and went close to scoring his second international goal when he clipped the outside of the post in the second half.

But he managed to get on the scoresheet in Tuesday night's 4-2 win against Russia with a stunning free kick, two minutes after coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute. 

Doneil Henry played 90 minutes in both games as they lost to Mexico 3-0 at home on Friday, then 2-0 away on Tuesday in World Cup qualifying. 

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