A look at how the on-loan reds have been getting on
The leagues across Britain and Europe are up and running. Here is a look at
Europe
Altay Bayinder was on the bench yet again as Celta Vigo drew away to Real Sociedad. The side have yet to replicate their form from last season.
Andre Onana‘s Trabzonspor recovered from a poor run of form to batter visitors Genclerbirligi. Already 3-0 up after 22 minutes, they went on to add another two in the second half. It also saw him claim his first clean sheet of the season.
Lausanne Sport claimed their third draw of the season. They drew away to defending champions FC Thun in a hard fought contest. The visitors even had two goals disallowed in the contest. Sekou Kone played 70 minutes before being subbed off. He had little impact on the match unfortunately.
He came off the bench for the second half as they travelled to FC Vaduz. He was unable to prevent the side from going down to yet another loss. his passing record was decent, but he did not have an impact in an attacking sense.
EFL
Ethan Wheatley did not feature in Lincoln’s home draw with Blackburn Rovers. He was also left out of their home draw with Southampton.
Dan Gore started in Luton Town’s impressive win over Stockport County. Two goals in the second half secured the win over their promotion rivals. He played the first hour of the game. He did not have any efforts on goal, but put himself about in midfield. His tackling and passing stats were impressive.
He came on for the last half hour of their draw with Leyton Orient. The home side had the majority of chances in the game, but were unable to apply the finishing touch. Gore had a shot off target, along with a chance he created.
Jayce Fitzgerald made his debut for Rotherham United as they snatched a last minute draw at Tranmere. The home side appeared to have won the points with a late goal. A penalty in the 96th minute earned them a draw though. Fitzgerald played the last 22 minutes and performed well. He had one effort on goal and his passing stats were high.
He played an hour in their loss to Bristol Rovers. He did manage to set up a chance in that time, along with a high percentage in passing.
Scottish League
Jacob Devaney had a game to forget as Hibs were beaten in the Edinburgh derby. With the home side already two nil down, he was subbed off at half-time. His team-mates did not cover themselves in glory either. Poor defending and finishing cost them dearly.
His week did not get any better as Hibs went down to St. Johnstone. He did well enough in terms of passing and tackling stats. The issue was that he often found himself crowded out in midfield and unable to relieve the pressure. He was taken off after an hour.
Jack Moorhouse was not ready in time for Dundee’s draw with St. Johnstone. A last minute equaliser from the visitors denied them all three points. He did come off the bench in the second-half in their loss to Hearts. They were ahead up to the final ten minutes. A penalty and red card proved to be a bridge too far and the home side prevailed in the final minute. He did have an effort on goal, but was unable to have the impact he wanted.
Greenock Morton suffered yet another defeat in the Championship. They will be particularly annoyed to lose to a side directly above them. Having drawn level in the first half, they conceded almost straight away in the second. Elyh Harrison is still looking for a first clean sheet.
Non League
Southport suffered a third loss in a row as they went down to Spalding United. Goals in each half proved to be the difference. The visitors were poor and seldom lacked capable of scoring themselves. Honor Soloman did not cover himself in glory unfortunately. He was guilty of getting out-muscled on set-pieces and being slow to get down for some goals. It was a harsh lesson about football at this level.
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