Soccer
Fulham has moved its way up the English Premier League table to start the new year with Antonee Robinson continuing his impactful run in the Cottagers’ squad.
Robinson played 73 minutes on Wednesday in Fulham’s 2-1 London Derby victory over Chelsea at Craven Cottage. It marked the U.S. men’s national team left back’s seventh-consecutive start in all competitions.
Goals from Raul Jimenez and Harry Wilson extended Fulham’s unbeaten run to five matches in league play, bumping them up to ninth place in the league table.
Robinson won three duels, made four clearances, and five defensive recoveries, silencing Chelsea playmaker Cole Palmer for most of the night. The veteran defender is looking back to his best after missing most of the season through injury.
Fulham will next aim to extend its unbeaten run on Saturday against Middlesbrough in FA Cup play.
In England, Brenden Aaronson scored twice in Leeds United’s road loss to Newcastle United. Chris Richards returned to the Crystal Palace bench but did not feature in a goal-less draw with Aston Villa.
Elsewhere, Christian Pulisic went the distance in AC Milan’s draw with Genoa. Johnny Cardoso and Atletico Madrid suffered elimination in the Spanish Super Cup while Tim Weah and Marseille lost the French Super Cup.
Here is a closer look at this week’s Americans Abroad:
England
Soccer Premier League
Antonee Robinson started and played 73 minutes in Fulham’s 2-1 win over Chelsea on Wednesday.
Brenden Aaronson started, scored TWO GOALS, and played 90 minutes in Leeds United’s 4-3 loss to Newcastle United on Wednesday.
Chris Richards dressed but did not play in Crystal Palace’s 0-0 draw with Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Tyler Adams is OUT (Knee Injury) for Bournemouth.
Italy
Soccer Serie A
Christian Pulisic started and played 90 minutes in AC Milan’s 1-1 draw with Genoa on Thursday.
Weston McKennie started and played 75 minutes in Juventus’ 3-0 win over Sassuolo on Tuesday.
Yunus Musah came off the bench and played 22 minutes in Atalanta’s 2-0 win over Bologna on Wednesday.
Ben Cremaschi came off the bench and played four minutes in Parma’s 2-0 loss to Inter Milan on Wednesday.
Spain
Soccer Super Cup Semifinal
Johnny Cardoso came off the bench and played 30 minutes in Atletico Madrid’s 2-1 loss to Real Madrid on Thursday.
France
Soccer Super Cup
Tim Weah started and played 75 minutes in Marseille’s 4-1 penalty shootout loss to PSG on Thursday. The teams finished 2-2 after regulation.
Scotland
Soccer Premiership
Dante Polvara started and played 90 minutes in Aberdeen’s 2-0 loss to Rangers on Tuesday.
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