Lewis Koumas scored his first aim in six weeks on a productive weekend for Liverpool’s loanees, with Ben Doak once more a standout for Middlesbrough.
Koumas‘ time on mortgage at Stoke has been largely optimistic, although the 19-year-old could hope for extra begins within the second half of the season beneath Narcis Pelach.
He definitely helped his possibilities of doing so by discovering the again of the online for the primary time in 9 video games on Saturday, as he opened the scoring in a 2-1 loss to Sunderland.
The versatile ahead began on the correct wing and scored after simply six minutes, having been noticed making a wise run behind the defence, ending effectively on the second time of asking.
Nice run and end at second time of asking from #LFC’s Lewis Koumas (19) for Stoke at the moment.
His first aim in 9 video games since that overhead kick vs Bristol Metropolis in October. pic.twitter.com/AhtpWA3jIO
— Jack Lusby (@LusbyJack) December 7, 2024
Peter Smith of the Stoke Sentinel gave Koumas a 6.5 score, praising him for displaying “numerous power attempting to make issues occur.”
Additionally within the Championship, Doak impressed as Middlesbrough earned a 1-1 draw away to Burnley, with FotMob displaying that he had probably the most touches within the opposition’s field (5) in addition to the second-most pictures (two) for Michael Carrick’s facet.
“Not the simplest of video games for him to thrive in as Boro struggled for his or her normal management, understandably away at such a superb facet,” wrote the Gazette‘s Craig Johns, who gave Doak a seven out of 10.
“He nonetheless managed to be a menace down the correct wing although with some good runs.”
Owen Beck and Nat Phillips performed 90 minutes for Blackburn and Derby respectively within the second tier, with Rovers profitable 1-0 at Hull and the Rams dropping 2-0 away to Leeds.
Abroad, there was a begin for Stefan Bajcetic as Salzburg regarded to observe up a 4-0 win over TSV Hartberg in midweek once they hosted Speedy Wien.
Sadly it ended in additional dropped factors for Pepijn Lijnders‘ facet, drawing 2-2, with Salzburg sitting 13 factors off the highest of the Austrian Bundesliga with a recreation in hand.
Giorgi Mamardashvili‘s await a LaLiga clear sheet prolonged to 5 video games as Valencia misplaced 1-0 to Rayo Vallecano.
The Georgian has solely saved three clear sheets in 14 video games to this point this season, conceding 22 objectives together with Pathe Ciss’ winner on Saturday.
Lastly, there have been begins for the important thing duo of Luca Stephenson at Dundee United and Rhys Williams at Morecambe.
Absent from the matchday for his or her respective golf equipment, although, had been Calvin Ramsay and Kaide Gordon, with neither concerned in any respect as Wigan misplaced 2-0 to Leyton Orient and Norwich had been thrashed 3-0 at QPR.
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Unused: Marcelo Pitaluga, Calvin Ramsay, Kaide GordonInjured: Luke Chambers, Calum Scanlon
