
How Premier League Stars Fared on International Duty
International Duty Wrap: Every Premier League Club Reviewed
All 20 Premier League clubs had at least five players involved across 59 different nations during the international break — with moments of brilliance, injury scares, and crucial goals defining the latest round of fixtures.
Here’s a club-by-club breakdown of how your team’s stars got on:
Arsenal (17 Players)

Merino has played in two of Arsenal’s three Premier League matches so far but has not scored
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Mikel Merino netted in Spain’s World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria and scored a hat-trick vs Turkey.
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Noni Madueke scored his first England goal in a 5-0 win over Serbia and started both qualifiers.
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Declan Rice found the net against Andorra.
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Martin Ødegaard contributed 1 goal and 2 assists in Norway’s 11-1 demolition of Moldova.
Aston Villa (11 Players)
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Matty Cash scored against the Netherlands and Finland before being subbed off injured — reports say it’s not serious.
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Youri Tielemans bagged two goals in Belgium’s 6-0 rout of Liechtenstein.
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Ezri Konsa scored his first England goal in the 5-0 win vs Serbia.
Bournemouth (13 Players)
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Antoine Semenyo failed to score but impressed Ghana coach Otto Addo as a “lone fighter” in games vs Chad and Mali.
Brentford (18 Players)
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Dango Ouattara scored twice in Burkina Faso’s 6-0 win over Djibouti.
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Mikkel Damsgaard netted in Denmark’s 3-0 win over Greece.
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Jordan Henderson played only nine minutes across England’s two fixtures.
Brighton (11 Players)
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Yakuba Minteh scored again for Gambia in a win vs Kenya.
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Kaoru Mitoma was rested but came on in Japan’s 2-0 loss to the USA.
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Bart Verbruggen started both Dutch matches.
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Carlos Baleba played in Cameroon’s loss to Cape Verde after missing their prior win.
Burnley (14 Players)
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Hannibal Mejbri helped Tunisia qualify for the World Cup.
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Martin Dubravka kept two clean sheets and won player of the match twice, including in a 2-0 shock win over Germany.
Chelsea (14 Players)

Caicedo’s red card did not prevent Ecuador stunning world champions Argentina
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Marc Cucurella scored in a 3-0 win over Bulgaria.
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Reece James assisted Rice’s goal vs Andorra.
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Moises Caicedo was sent off, but Ecuador stunned Argentina 1-0.
Crystal Palace (12 Players)
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Marc Guehi impressed with a goal and an assist for England.
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Jefferson Lerma and Daniel Munoz featured in Colombia’s 6-3 and 3-0 wins over Venezuela and Bolivia respectively.
Everton (8 Players)
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Idrissa Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye helped Senegal come back from 2-0 down to beat DR Congo 3-2.
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Beto helped Guinea-Bissau stay in World Cup contention.
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Jordan Pickford extended his clean sheet streak to seven — equalling Gordon Banks’ record and now joint-third all-time with 40 shutouts.
Fulham (11 Players)
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Calvin Bassey scored his first Nigeria goal vs South Africa.
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Raul Jimenez netted in a 2-2 draw with South Korea.
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Timothy Castagne helped Belgium to two clean sheets in wins over Liechtenstein and Kazakhstan.
Leeds United (5 Players)
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Dan James played 90 minutes vs Canada, and came on in Wales’ 1-0 win over Kazakhstan.
Liverpool (21 Players)

Isak refused to play in Newcastle’s pre-season friendlies at the start of the season and has not yet featured for Liverpool
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Alexander Isak made his first Sweden appearance since his transfer saga.
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Mohamed Salah scored in Egypt’s 2-0 win over Ethiopia.
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Florian Wirtz netted in Germany’s 3-1 win vs Northern Ireland.
Manchester City
Players on international duty: 12
Positives and negatives for Manchester City as striker Erling Haaland scored five goals and set up two more in Norway’s 11-1 thrashing of Moldova but Egypt winger Omar Marmoush has been ruled out of Sunday’s Manchester derby after picking up a knee injury.
Marmoush scored in his country’s 2-0 win over Ethiopia on Friday but went off injured in Tuesday’s goalless draw against Burkina Faso.
Jeremy Doku scored twice in Belgium’s 6-0 win over Kazahkstan and midfielder Bernardo Silva netted in Portugal’s win over Hungary.
Manchester United
Players on international duty: 14
Summer signing Benjamin Sesko played all 180 minutes of Slovenia’s two World Cup qualifying matches – a draw against Sweden and a loss to Switzerland – registering one shot on target across the two matches.
International Impact Summary
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Top Performers: Mikel Merino, Marc Guehi, Dango Ouattara, Martin Dubravka
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Debut Goals: Calvin Bassey, Noni Madueke, Ezri Konsa
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Injury Concern: Matty Cash (minor)
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Red Card: Moises Caicedo (Ecuador)
Newcastle United
Players on international duty: 12
Summer signing Yoane Wissa scored two and assisted one across his two matches for DR Congo, though the new arrival was taken off after 74 minutes in the 3-2 loss to Senegal, while Anthony Elanga was on target for Sweden in their 2-2 draw with Slovenia.
Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali scored a late winner in a dramatic 5-4 victory over Israel while Bruno Guimaraes netted in Brazil’s 3-0 win over Chile.
Nottingham Forest
Players on international duty: 13
Striker Chris Wood perhaps has the furthest to travel for international duty and was on target in New Zealand’s 3-1 defeat by Australia.
Serbia captain Nikola Milenkovic was sent off in the 72nd minute for a poor challenge on Harry Kane in their 5-0 defeat by England.
Sunderland
Players on international duty: 14
Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka played all 180 minutes of their two dominant World Cup qualifier matches – a 4-0 win over Kosovo and a 3-0 victory over Slovenia.
Tottenham Hotspur
Players on international duty: 20
Senegal’s Pape Sarr scored an 87th-minute winner in a dramatic 3-2 victory over DR Congo.
Meanwhile, England’s Djed Spence made history by becoming the first Muslim to play for the senior England men’s football team, making his debut as a substitute in the 5-0 win over Serbia.
West Ham
Players on international duty: 10
Despite West Ham’s tricky start to the season, Lucas Paqueta has scored two goals in three games for the Hammers and continued that fine form into international duty, netting for Brazil in a 3-0 win over Chile.
England midfielder Jarrod Bowen came on as a substitute against Serbia but was unused against Andorra while Czech Republic captain Tomas Soucek was a surprise omission from his country’s friendly against Saudi Arabia.
He has played 37 of the last 39 games for his country but featured for only two minutes as a substitute at the end of the match.
Wolves
Players on international duty: 13
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde came through the academies in France but switched allegiance to play for Haiti and made his debut in a goalless draw against Honduras on Friday, impressing enough to earn a second start against Costa Rica.
Zimbabwe midfielder Marshall Munetsi was not in the squad for their match against Benin but played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over Rwanda.
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