Several Aussies Abroad were in action during the week across Europe and beyond and even more are ready for action this weekend.
Harry Souttar kept up his fine defensive form in midweek, while Aidan O'Neill tops the rank
Harry Souttar kept up his fine defensive form for Sheffield United in midweek as they continue their push for promotion, Aidan O'Neill tops the rankings for distance covered in Belgium and Olyroo Cameron Peupion also got on the scoresheet in the Premier League International Cup.
There will be plenty of Socceroos involved this weekend as the fixtures begin to build up ahead of the European winter months.
In the EFL Championship, Harry Souttar (cap #606) helped keep yet another clean sheet in Sheffield United’s 3-0 win over Oxford United on Wednesday morning. It was United's, and Souttar's, seventh home clean sheet in a row. Souttar should start on Saturday at 7:00 am (AEDT) for United’s clash with Sunderland.
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SheffieldUnited/status/1861821034791395722
Riley McGree (cap #509) had to be substituted after 20 minutes on Thursday morning after picking up an injury in Middlesbrough’s 1-0 loss to Blackburn Rovers. Head Coach Michael Carrick says McGree picked up a dead leg and it remains to be seen whether he will be involved on Saturday as Boro host Hull City at 11:30 pm (AEDT).
Alexander Robertson (cap #630) played a full game as Cardiff City lost 2-0 to Queens Park Rangers on Thursday morning. The midfielder should start again on Sunday at 2:00 am (AEDT) against Coventry City.
Finally, in England's second tier, Callum Elder (cap #614) played 62 minutes for Derby County in their 2-1 loss to Swansea City on Thursday. Elder could start on Monday at 2:00 am (AEDT) against Sheffield Wednesday.
Also on Thursday, Joe Gauci (cap #631) was on the bench for Aston Villa’s 0-0 draw with Juventus in the UEFA Champions League. Gauci could be on the bench for Aston Villa’s away trip to Chelsea on Monday at 12:30 am (AEDT) in the English Premier League.
In the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday morning, Lewis Miller (cap #635) played a full game in Hibernian’s 3-3 draw with Motherwell. Martin Boyle (cap #599) came on in the 84th minute.
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (cap #644) should be in action for Motherwell against Hibernian on Sunday at 2:00 am (AEDT).
In the EFL League One, Keanu Baccus (cap #628) came on in the 68th minute of Mansfield Town’s 0-0 draw with Wycombe Wanderers. Baccus could be involved in the FA Cup on Sunday as the side welcome Stevenage at 2:00 am (AEDT).
Elsewhere in League One, Gethin Jones (cap #639) played a full game for Bolton Wanderers as they drew with Cambridge United 1-1 on Wednesday.
Fran Karacic’s (cap #607) NK Lokomotiva downed NK Dugopolje 1-0 on Wednesday night in the Croatian FA Cup. The defender will look to continue his strong run of form on Monday at 1:00 am (AEDT) against NK Istra 1961.
In the UEFA Conference League, Kye Rowles (cap #622) and Cameron Devlin (cap #625) played full games for Hearts as they lost 2-0 to Cercle Brugge on Friday morning. The pair should be involved on Monday at 2:00 am (AEDT) when Hearts host Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership.
Maty Ryan (cap #555) was on the AS Roma bench for their 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Friday morning in the UEFA Europa League.
In AFC Champions League Elite, Kenny Dougall (cap #608) and Curtis Good (cap #569) started Buriram United’s 3-0 loss to Kawasaki on Tuesday night.
In AFC Champions League Two, Bailey Wright (cap #576) played a full game for Lion City Sailors as they lost 4-2 to Zhejiang Professional on Thursday night.
In the English Premier League, Cameron Burgess (cap #633) and Massimo Luongo (cap #571) are set to be involved for Ipswich Town against Nottingham Forest on Sunday at 2:00 am (AEDT).
Craig Goodwin (cap #562) is likely to start for Al-Wehda as they take on Al Ahli on Saturday at 4:00 am (AEDT).
In Eredivisie, recent Socceroos call-up Max Balard should start on Sunday at 2:30 am (AEDT) as NAC Breda host Almere.
In the Bundesliga, Jackson Irvine (cap #568) is set to start on Saturday at 6:30 am (AEDT) when St Pauli host Holstein Kiel.
Nestory Irankunda (cap #643) is likely to be involved for the Bayern Munich II team in their away trip to Viktoria Aschaffenburg on Sunday at 12:00 am (AEDT) in Germany’s Regionalliga.
Ajdin Hrustic (cap #589) could start for Salernitana in Serie B when they face Carrarese on Monday at 3:15 am (AEDT).
Jordan Bos (cap #632) should start for Westerlo on Monday against Gent at 5:15 am (AEDT) in the Belgian Pro League.
Also in the competition, Aiden O’Neill (cap #629) is likely to start for Standard Liege as they travel to Sporting Charleroi on Sunday at 6:45 am (AEDT). O'Neill has covered more distance than any other player in Belgium's top flight so far this season.
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In the Danish Superligaen, John Iredale (cap #640) is set to start for AaB when they travel to Bondby on Saturday at 5:00 am (AEDT).
Elsewhere in the competition, Mohamed Toure (cap #636) and Paul Izzo are in line for starts when Randers travel to Viborg on Monday at 12:00 am (AEDT).
Nick D’agostino (cap #621) will look to build on his brace for Viking last weekend when they travel to Brann on Monday at 3:00 am (AEDT) in Norway’s Eliteserien.
Jason Davidson (cap #545) will target a return to the Panserraikos team on Monday at 12:30 am (AEDT) as they host Asteras Tripolis.
In the Serbian Super Liga, Milos Degenek (cap #585) might be involved for FK Crvena Zvezda when they travel to Mladost Lucani on Sunday at 3:00 am (AEDT).
In Scotland’s Premiership, Josh Nisbet (cap #642) should start for Ross County when they travel to Celtic on Sunday at 2:00 am (AEDT).
In the Scottish Championship, Ryan McGowan (cap #546) is likely to start for Livingston in their Scottish Cup tie with Brora Rangers on Sunday at 2:00 am (AEDT).
Elsewhere in the Scottish Cup, Dylan McGowan (cap #590) should also be involved for Hamilton Academical against Banks O’Dee.
Mitch Duke (cap #599) should be in the team for Machida Zelvia’s home game against Kyoto Sanga on Saturday at 4:00 pm (AEDT) in J.League.
Also in Japan’s top flight, Thomas Deng (cap #598) should be in Albirex Niigata’s squad when they host Gamba Osaka at the same time. It was recently announced that Deng will leave Albirex Niigata at the end of the season.
Tweet: https://twitter.com/albirex\_pr/status/1862043762014441919
Mitch Langerak will play his final home game for Nagoya Grampus when they welcome Sagan Tosu also on Saturday at 4:00 pm (AEDT).
In the Indian Super League, Jamie Maclaren (cap #584), Jason Cummings (cap #626) and Dimitri Petratos (cap # 593) should feature for Mohun Bagan SG as they host Chennaiyin on Sunday at 1:00 am (AEDT).
Subway Olyroos
Cameron Peupion scored Brighton and Hove Albion Academy’s opening goal in their 2-0 win over Anderlecht Under-21s on Wednesday morning. Peupion is likely to play again on Monday at 1:00 am (AEDT) against Arsenal’s Under-21s.
Tweet: https://twitter.com/BHAFC\_Academy/status/1861512024032682328
Jacob Italiano is likely to play for Grazer AK against Wolfsberger AC on Sunday at 3:00 am (AEDT) in the Austrian Bundesliga.
In Polish I Liga, Louis D’Arrigo could feature for Lechia Gdansk when they travel to GKS Katowice on Sunday at 3:30 am (AEDT).
On Wednesday, Nectarios Triantis played 75 minutes for Hibernian as they drew 3-3 with Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership. Triantis is set to start on Sunday against Motherwell at 2:00 am (AEDT).