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How did your Premier League players fare on international duty?

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During a week of World Cup Qualifiers and friendlies, we take a look to see how Premier League players are getting on.

With qualifiers and friendlies taking place around the world, there were plenty of important goals scored along with some significant injuries.

Here's a round-up of how players from your Premier League team got on...

Arsenal

Alexis Sanchez could not help Chile avoid a 3-0 defeat to Ecuador but David Ospina kept a clean sheet as Colombia beat Paraguay 1-0.

Rob Holding and Calum Chambers started in defence as England Under-21s booked their place at Euro 2017 with a 1-0 victory over Kazakhstan, while Chambers was a second-half substitute as they beat Bosnia 5-0.

Laurent Koscielny (C) warms up with team-mates during a France training session on the eve of the UEFA EURO 2016 Final against Portugal
Image: Laurent Koscielny was in action for France on Friday

Laurent Koscielny played the whole game as France beat Bulgaria 4-1 and also featured for the entire match as Les Bleus beat the Netherlands 1-0 on Monday.

Theo Walcott started England's game with Malta, but was substituted in the second half.

Mesut Ozil set up Germany's opener in their victory over Czech Republic on Saturday night, but Shkodran Mustafi was an unused substitute. Ozil then played 45 minutes as they beat Northern Ireland on Tuesday, and Mustafi was a late substitute.

Alex Iwobi scored for Nigeria as they beat Zambia 2-1 on Sunday.

Mohamed Elneny played 90 minutes as Egypt won 2-1 against the Congo.

Nacho Monreal played 90 minutes as Spain won 2-0 away at Albania.

Hector Bellerin played the full 90 minutes as Spain U21's thrashed Estonia U21's 5-0 on Monday while Granit Xhaka captained Switzerland to their 2-1 victory over Andorra.

Bournemouth

Harry Arter missed Republic of Ireland's 1-0 win over Georgia with injury, while Lukasz Fabianski was preferred to Artur Boruc for Poland's wins over Denmark and Armenia. 

Joshua King started Norway's shock defeat to Azerbaijan and was taken off after an hour, but scored as they beat San Marino 4-1 on Tuesday.

Max Gradel was substituted after 73 minutes of Ivory Coast's 3-0 win over Mali.

Burnley

Johann Berg Gudmundsson claimed an assist for Iceland in their 3-2 World Cup Qualifying win over Finland. He then played again as they beat Turkey 2-0. 

Jeff Hendrick and Stephen Ward started Republic of Ireland's 1-0 win over Georgia and Sam Vokes was in the Wales XI as they drew 2-2 with Austria and 1-1 with Georgia. 

Diego Costa scored twice for Spain
Image: Diego Costa couldn't hit the net against Italy

Steven Defour was an unused substitute in Belgium's 4-0 win against Bosnia in Brussels, but played the full 90 minutes as his country beat Gibraltar 6-0 on Monday and picked up an assist for Dries Mertens' goal.

Michael Keane and Tom Heaton did not feature in England's win over Malta or draw with Slovenia. Heaton picked up a minor injury and had to withdraw from the squad ahead of the game against Slovenia.

Scott Arfield played 90 minutes as Canada beat Mauritania 4-0.

Chelsea

Branislav Ivanovic scored as Serbia beat Moldova 3-0 to earn their first win of World Cup Qualifying and featured again as they beat Austria 3-2.

Diego Costa started for Spain but did not find the net in a 1-1 draw with Italy while Willian came on a substitute in Brazil's 5-0 win over Bolivia. Costa did score in Spain's 2-0 win over Albania on Sunday.

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Diego Costa opened the scoring for Spain as they beat Albania 2-0.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Lewis Baker and Nathan Chalobah were all in the England Under-21s XI as they qualified for Euro 2017 with a 1-0 win over Kazakhstan. Gary Cahill played the whole game for the senior team against Malta.

Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard both played the whole game for Belgium against Bosnia, with the latter scoring in a 4-0 win. Michy Batshuayi was on the bench.

On Monday evening, Courtois and Hazard - who was captain - both played the full 90 minutes as Belgium beat Gibraltar 6-0, with Hazard again scoring. Batshuayi made an 80th-minute substitute appearance.

N'Golo Kante was an unused substitute as France beat Bulgaria and made an 93rd-minute appearance during their 1-0 victory over the Netherlands.

Asmir Begovic played the whole game for Bosnia and Herzegovina against Belgium, conceding four goals but kept a clean sheet against Cyprus with his country winning 2-0.

John Obi Mikel played 90 minutes as Nigeria beat Zambia 2-1 on Sunday.

Crystal Palace

James McArthur was the hero for Scotland, coming on as a half-time substitute against Lithuania and scoring a last-minute equaliser, but played 90 minutes as they were thumped 3-0 by Slovakia. 

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James McArthur nicks a point for Scotland

Joe Ledley and Wayne Hennessey started Wales' 2-2 draw with Austria and their 1-1 draw against Georgia on Sunday.

Yohan Cabaye and Steve Mandanda were both on the bench for France's 4-1 win over Bulgaria in Paris as well as their 1-0 victory over the Netherlands.

Christian Benteke came on as an 82nd-minute substitute in Belgium's 4-1 win against Bosnia. He then played 80 minutes during Belgium's 6-0 win over Gibraltar, scoring a hat-trick including the fastest ever goal in a World Cup Qualifier after seven seconds. 

Andros Townsend was a late substitute as England drew 0-0 with Slovenia on Tuesday.

Everton

Enner Valencia was involved in a bizarre incident after Ecuador's 3-0 win over Chile as he was reportedly chased off the pitch by police over unpaid child maintenance.

Valencia escaped the clutches of the police seeking to question him over unpaid alimony to his ex-wife after playing in the national side's 3-0 win over Chile on Thursday.

Seamus Coleman scored his first international goal to give Republic of Ireland a 1-0 home victory over Georgia.

James McCarthy played the entire match for Ireland. Both played again in the 3-1 win in Moldova.

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On loan Everton striker Enner Valencia was chased off the pitch by police as Ecuador beat Chile 3-0. Video courtesy of Andres Munoz Araneda

Ashley Williams captained Wales as they drew 2-2 with Austria and 1-1 with Georgia.

Mason Holgate helped England Under-21s keep a clean sheet as they beat Kazakhstan 1-0 to secure their qualification to Euro 2017.

Romelu Lukaku played 82 mins of Belgium's 4-0 home win against Bosnia, scoring a brilliant goal before being subbed late on, while Kevin Mirallas was an unused sub. 

On Monday, Lukaku was an unused sub during Belgium's 6-0 victory over Gibraltar while Mirallas made a 64th-minute substitute appearance. 

Maarten Stekelenburg played the whole game as Netherlands beat Belarus 4-1 and did so again during the 1-0 defeat to France.

Yannick Bolasie played the full match as DR Congo beat Libya 4-0 on Saturday and Idrissa Gueye started Senegal's clash with Cape Verde.

Gerard Deulofeu played 86 minutes for Spain U21's and captained the side as they beat Estonia U21's 5-0 on Monday.

Hull City

Abel Hernandez was an unused sub as Uruguay beat Venezuela 3-0. 

Andy Robertson, Robert Snodgrass and David Marshall all played 90 minutes in Scotland's draw with Lithuania. while Snodgrass and Marshall played as they were beaten 3-0 by Slovakia. 

Adama Diomande and Markus Henriksen played the full game as Norway were surprisingly beaten by Azerbaijan. while they both played a half each in the 4-1 win over San Marino. 

Dieumerci Mbokani scored the opener as DR Congo beat Libya 4-0.

David Meyler was a late substitute as Republic of Ireland won 3-1 in Moldova on Sunday.

Leicester City

Demarai Gray's goal gave England Under-21s a 1-0 win over Kazakhstan that secured their qualification to the Euro 2017 finals and he was a late substitute as they beat Bosnia 5-0.

THUN, SWITZERLAND - MARCH 26: Demarai Gray of England U21 (L) competes for the ball with Martin Angha of Switzerland U21 during the European Under 21 Quali
Image: Demarai Gray scored for England Under-21s as they beat Kazakhstan to qualify for Euro 2017

Shinji Okazaki started up front for Japan as they beat Iraq 2-1 and Andy King was in the Wales XI in their 2-2 draw with Austria and 1-1 with Georgia on Sunday.

Daniel Amartey played the whole game and Jeffrey Schlupp came on for the final 12 minutes as Ghana drew 0-0 with Uganda. Amartey then played in the 1-1 draw with South Africa.

Jamie Vardy was a 73rd-minute substitute in England's win over Malta, Kasper Schmeichel played in goal and conceded three goals to Robert Lewandowski as Denmark lost 3-2 in Poland. Schmeichel then played in the 1-0 defeat at home against Montenegro.

Islam Slimani played 90 minutes and Riyad Mahrez made it to the 87th minute as Algeria drew 1-1 with Cameroon in World Cup Qualifying.

Bartosz Kapustka was a late substitute as Poland beat Armenia 2-0 on Tuesday night. 

Liverpool

Philippe Coutinho started for Brazil in their 5-0 victory over Bolivia, with Roberto Firmino scoring the final goal for the Selecao after coming off the bench in the second half.

Simon Mignolet and Divock Origi were both unused subs in Belgium's 4-0 home win over Bosnia and did so again during the 6-0 win over Gibraltar. 

Gini Wijnaldum played the whole game as Netherlands beat Belarus 4-1 and featured for 62 minutes during the 1-0 defeat to France before going off with an injury.

Jordan Henderson was man of the match as England beat Malta and set up the opening goal for Liverpool team-mate Daniel Sturridgewhile both started again as they drew 0-0 with Slovenia on Tuesday. 

Sadio Mane's good form continued as he set up Senegal's opener against Cape Verde.

Manchester City

David Silva played 90 minutes in Spain's 1-1 draw with Italy and Nolito was an unused sub, while Claudio Bravo conceded three times as Chile were beaten 3-0 by Ecuador. Silva then played again as they beat Albania 2-0 on Sunday, while Nolito came off the bench to score.

Sergio Aguero, Nicolas Otamendi and Pablo Zabaleta all started as Argentina, without the injured Lionel Messi, held on for a 2-2 draw against Peru.

Spain's midfielder David Silva (L) celebrates with teammate forward Nolito
Image: David Silva appeared for Spain, but City team-mate Nolito was an unused substitute

Gabriel Jesus scored the fourth goal in Brazil's 5-0 thrashing of Bolivia, with Fernandinho also in the starting line-up for the Selecao.

Ilkay Gundogan was a 76th-minute substitute in Germany's 3-0 win over Czech Republic and John Stones started England's 2-0 win over Malta. Gundogan then played 45 minutes as they beat Northern Ireland 2-0 on Tuesday while Stones played as the Three Lions drew 0-0 with Slovenia. 

Kelechi Iheanacho scored for Nigeria as they beat Zambia 2-1 on Sunday.

Aleksandar Kolarov played both games as Serbia won 3-0 in Moldova then beat Austria 3-2 at home.

Manchester United

David De Gea played the whole game in Spain's 1-1 draw with Italy then kept a clean sheet as they won 2-0 in Albania, while Ander Herrera was an unused substitute in both games.

Antonio Valencia scored and claimed an assist in Ecuador's 3-0 victory over Chile.

France's forward Antoine Griezmann (R) speaks to France's midfielder Paul Pogba during a training session in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines near Paris on Octob
Image: Paul Pogba (left) played 90 minutes as France beat Bulgaria

Paul Pogba played the whole game and Anthony Martial was an unused sub in France's 4-1 home win over Bulgaria. 

On Monday, Pogba scored the winning goal as France beat the Netherlands 1-0 and played the entire match, while Martial came on in the 67th minute.

Marouane Fellaini played the whole of Belgium's 4-0 home win over Bosnia, but did not feature against Gibraltar in their 6-0 victory. 

Daley Blind played the whole game and Memphis Depay was an unused sub as the Netherlands beat Belarus 4-1. Blind featured for the full 90 minutes against during the Netherlands' 1-0 defeat to France, while Depay was a 16th-minute substitute. 

Wayne Rooney was booed by some England fans in the 2-0 win over Malta, but Jesse Lingard made his international debut and Marcus Rashford came off the bench. Lingard then started again in the 0-0 draw with Slovenia as Rooney and Rashford came off the bench. 

Middlesbrough

Christian Stuani was an unused sub as Uruguay beat Venezuela 3-0.

Viktor Fischer was substituted with 15 minutes to play as Denmark lost 3-2 in Poland and 20 minutes to go as they lost 1-0 to Montenegro.

Southampton

Dusan Tadic netted the final goal in Serbia's 3-0 victory over Moldova, and scored the winner as they beat Austria 3-2 on Sunday.

There was bad news for Southampton fans as Ryan Bertrand limped off injured after 17 minutes for England. 

Serbia's Dusan Tadic celebrates
Image: Serbia's Dusan Tadic scored again as they beat Moldova

Nathan Redmond and James Ward-Prowse started as England Under-21s beat Kazakhstan 1-0 to secure qualification to Euro 2017, while Redmond was a late substitute as they beat Bosnia 5-0.

Maya Yoshida started Japan's 2-1 win over Iraq.

Virgil van Dijk played the whole game and Jordy Clasie came on for the final 12 minutes as Netherlands beat Belarus 4-1 at home. Van Dijk then played again as they lost 1-0 to France.  

Jose Fonte played the whole game and created Cristiano Ronaldo's fourth goal as Portugal thrashed Andorra 6-0. He also featured for the full 90 minutes as the European champions beat the Faroe Islands 6-0 on Monday.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg played 90 minutes in Denmark's defeat to Poland and 63 minutes as they lost to Montenegro, while Steven Davis opened the scoring from the penalty spot as Northern Ireland beat San Marino 4-0 and played as they lost 2-0 in Germany. 

Shane Long played as Republic of Ireland beat Georgia 1-0, and scored in the 3-1 win in Moldova before coming off injured in the second half.

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James McArthur nicks a point for Scotland

Stoke City

Three of the four goals scored in Austria's 2-2 with Wales came from Stoke players. Joe Allen opened the scoring with a brilliant volley, only for Marko Arnautovic to reply twice for the hosts. Allen did, though, have to go off with a hamstring injury in the second half, and missed Wales' draw against Georgia. 

Arnautovic then played 90 minutes as Austria lost 3-2 to Serbia on Sunday. 

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Watch Joe Allen open the scoring for Wales against Austria with a sublime volley

Xherdan Shaqiri played 81 minutes of Switzerland's 3-2 win in Hungary and featured for 79 minutes during his country's 2-1 victory against Andorra, getting an assist for the second goal.

Geoff Cameron played the whole game as USA beat Cuba 2-0.

Wilfried Bony came off the bench with seven minutes left as Ivory Coast beat Mali 3-1.

Glenn Whelan came off the bench as Republic of Ireland beat Georgia 1-0, and played 90 minutes as they won 3-1 in Moldova. Jon Walters played 90 minutes of both games. 

Sunderland

Lynden Gooch was an unused substitute as USA beat Cuba 2-0, but Paddy McNair did make an appearance from the bench as Northern Ireland beat San Marino and again as they lost 2-0 to Germany. 

Lamine Kone played 90 minutes as Ivory Coast beat Mali and Didier N'Dong was substituted after 76 minutes as Gabon drew with Morocco.

Wahbi Khazri played the whole game as Tunisia beat Guinea 2-0 in World Cup qualifying on Sunday.

Swansea

Gylfi Sigurdsson set up Iceland's second goal in their dramatic 3-2 World Cup Qualifying win over Finland. He then played 90 minutes as they beat Turkey 2-0 on Sunday.

Neil Taylor started for Wales as they drew 2-2 with Austria and 1-1 with Georgia while Ki Sung-Yueng was on the scoresheet as he captained South Korea to a 3-2 victory over Qatar.

Duncan Watmore was a late substitute as England U21s beat Kazakhstan, then scored and played as they beat Bosnia 5-0.

Tottenham

Kevin Wimmer scored an unfortunate own goal as Austria drew 2-2 at home against Wales and then played in the 3-2 defeat in Serbia.

Heung-Min Son netted the winner in South Korea's 3-2 victory over Qatar.

Hugo Lloris and Moussa Sissoko both played the whole of France's 4-1 home win over Bulgaria and both did so again as Les Bleus beat the Netherlands 1-0 on Monday. 

Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen both played the whole of Belgium's 4-0 home win against Bosnia, with the latter scoring a brilliant goal, but Moussa Dembele missed both games with an ankle injury.

Alderweireld and Vertonghen again played the full 90 minutes during Monday's 6-0 victory over Gibraltar with the former assisting the final goal. 

Vincent Janssen scored the Netherlands' final goal with a brilliant long ranger in their 4-1 home win over Belarus. The striker also played the full 90 minutes during the Netherlands' 1-0 defeat to France. 

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Vincent Janssen scored a wonderful goal to round off Netherlands comprehensive 4-1 win over Belarus

Dele Alli scored England's second goal in a 2-0 win over Malta, while Danny Rose had to come on after 17 minutes to replace the injured Ryan Bertrand. Kyle Walker played 90 minutes, but Gareth Southgate opted to rest Eric Dier. The quartet then all featured in the 0-0 draw in Slovenia. 

Christian Eriksen played for Denmark, who suffered defeat in Poland and again as they lost 1-0 to Montenegro.

Ben Davies played 90 minutes as Wales drew 2-2 in Austria, then 1-1 at home against Georgia. 

Watford

Juan Carlos Paredes helped Ecuador keep a clean sheet and beat Chile 3-0.

Valon Berhrami played the whole of Switzerland's 3-2 win in Hungary, getting booked but did not feature for the Swiss during their 2-1 win over Andorra.

Christian Kabasele was an unused sub in Belgium's 4-0 home win against Bosnia and their 6-0 victory over Gibraltar. 

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Christian Benteke scored after just six seconds in Belgium's World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar.

Jose Holebas came on as a 78th-min substitute as Greece beat Cyprus 2-0 but was an unused substitute for their 2-0 victory over Estonia on Monday. 

Costel Pantilimon was an unused substitute in both Romania's international games. 

Nordin Amrabat played the full match as Morocco drew 0-0 with Gabon.

Sebastian Prodl was a late substitute in Austria's 3-2 defeat in Serbia on Sunday.

Adlene Guedioura played 90 minutes as Algeria drew 1-1 with Cameroon in World Cup Qualifying.

West Brom

Darren Fletcher suffered a thigh strain in Scotland's 1-1 draw with Lithuania and played as they beaten 3-0 in Slovakia. 

Salomon Rondon started Venezuela's 3-0 defeat to Uruguay while Hal Robson-Kanu was only a late substitute in Wales' 2-2 draw with Austria and their 1-1 draw with Georgia.

Nacer Chadli was an unused sub in Belgium's 4-0 home win against Bosnia but came on as a 53rd-minute substitute during his country's 6-0 win over Gibraltar. 

Gareth McAuley and Jonny Evans ensured Northern Ireland kept a clean sheet against San Marino and featured again as they lost 2-0 in Germany. 

Allan Nyom played 90 minutes as Cameroon drew 1-1 with Algeria in World Cup Qualifying on Sunday. 

James McClean played as Republic of Ireland beat Georgia 1-0 on Thursday, then scored twice as they beat Moldova 3-1. 

Brendan Galloway played 90 minutes as England U21s saw off Bosnia 5-0 on Tuesday. 

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James McClean scored twice as Republic of Ireland won 3-1 in Moldova

West Ham

Darren Randolph kept a clean sheet as Republic of Ireland beat Georgia 1-0 and played 90 minutes as they won 3-1 in Moldova.

France's forward Dimitri Payet celebrates after scoring during the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying football match France vs Bulgaria on October 7, 2016  at
Image: Dimitri Payet celebrates scoring against Bulgaria

Dimitri Payet played the whole game and scored in France's 4-1 home win over Bulgaria, and assisted Paul Pogba's goal in the 1-0 victory over the Netherlands on Monday before being substituted in the 67th minute. 

Cheikhou Kouyate started for Senegal against Cape Verde.

Sofiane Feghouli was a late substitute as Algeria drew 1-1 with Cameroon in World Cup Qualifying.

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