Eight of our players out on loan got minutes under their belts last week.
**Fabio Vieira** played 76 minutes of FC Porto’s 2-1 win away to Estoril Praia on Sunday. Porto are now third in Liga Portugal, six points behind Benfica (who have a game in hand) and nine shy of Sporting.
**Albert Sambi Lokonga** got 85 minutes for Sevilla in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat away to Real Betis to go 11th in La Liga with 36 points from 29 games.
A new season began for **Marquinhos** and Cruzeiro, as he came on in the 83rd minute of their 2-1 win at home to Mirassol on Saturday, going fourth at the beginning of the new Brazilian Serie A season.
In women’s football, **Laura Wienroither** and **Michelle Agyemang** went head to head as Manchester City won 2-1 away to Brighton & Hove Albion.
City are fourth in the Barclays Women’s Super League, seven points behind us and Manchester United, while the Seagulls remained fifth on 22 points.
**Teyah Goldie** and **Freya Godfrey** have gone top of the Barclays Women’s Championship with London Lionesses, who won 2-1 away to Newcastle United on Sunday.
London City are two points ahead of second-placed Birmingham City.
Southampton are eighth in the division with 18 points from 17 games after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat away to Blackburn Rovers, which **Laila Harbert** played 90 minutes of and **Vivienne Lia** got 75 minutes in.
**Players who weren’t included in matchday squads:**
* Reiss Nelson (Fulham)
* Karl Hein (Real Valladolid)
* Maldini Kacurri (Bromley)
* Brian Okonkwo (Hitchin Town)
* Madison Earl (Sheffield United Women)
**Players whose teams didn’t play last week:**
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