The Loan Report: April 23-29

Posted By on April 29, 2018

We’re edging closer to the 100 goal mark from the Loan Army once again after a productive weekend at home at abroad. We start with a player who is making all the right moves ahead of this summer’s World Cup.

Headliners

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has experienced something of an up-and-down season, having to wait patiently for an opportunity to impress at Crystal Palace, before doing so and earning an England debut in November. Injuries then kept him out for the best part of three months but, with the finish line in sight and the World Cup looking, he’s timed his run perfectly and was superb in the Eagles’ 5-0 win over Leicester on Saturday.

Scoring one and playing a major role in another, the 21 year-old was in scintillating form, given the freedom to roam from a nominal starting position on the left, and doing pretty much as he pleased from start to finish.

 

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A season-ending injury to Liverpool’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has only improved Loftus-Cheek’s case for a seat on the plane, and at this stage it would be a surprise if Gareth Southgate didn’t include him in his plans.

Palace are effectively safe from relegation now, but Fulham are very much fighting tooth and nail to join them in the Premier League next season, and Lucas Piazon helped them keep up with the equalising goal in their 2-1 win over Sunderland on Friday night. The Brazilian played 74 minutes and found the back of the net with a simple far post tap-in.

 

Tomas Kalas was a stoppage-time substitute whilst fellow defender Jake Clarke-Salter was an unused substitute for Sunderland.

Later on Saturday afternoon, Todd Kane scored his third goal for Oxford United with a coolly-dispatched penalty seven minutes from time to secure a 2-1 win. The 24 year-old full-back has enjoyed his time at the Kassam Stadium and has dropped more than one hint that he’d be happy to return there on a permanent basis this summer.

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Then on Sunday, Mason Mount ‘scored’ for Vitesse in their 5-0 win over FC Twente, a result that relegated their visitors, but whether or not he is officially credited with the goal remains to be seen. He made it 3-0 with an instinctive finish from a rebound, with the ball pushed onto the crossbar, where it bounced down before spinning back over the line. Bryan Linssen made sure, but looked to have been well over the line when he made contact, and it should go down as Mount’s ninth goal of the season.

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He also notched an eighth assist when his pinpoint cross was volleyed home by Tim Matavz, and a superb first year of men’s football was capped after the match when he was presented with the Fans’ Player of the Season award.

Matt Miazga played 79 minutes, Fankaty Dabo was an unused substitute, and Vitesse are also now guaranteed a place in the playoffs for a berth in the Europa League. Cristian Cuevas, meanwhile, played 69 disappointing minutes at left-back for the visitors against his former club.

England

Premier League

Kurt Zouma was impressive in helping Stoke earn a crucial point by keeping a clean sheet in their goalless draw at Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime. Kenedy featured for all ninety minutes as Newcastle were beaten at home by West Brom, whilst Tammy Abraham was ineligible for Swansea’s defeat at home to Chelsea.

Championship

Ola Aina made his 46th appearance of the season as Hull were beaten 2-0 at home by Cardiff City in a match where Fikayo Tomori was an unused substitute and Michael Hector was not in the matchday squad.

Jamal Blackman was in goal as Sheffield United were beaten 1-0 at home by playoff-chasing Preston, whilst Kasey Palmer was restricted to just ten minutes off the bench for Derby at Aston Villa four days after being left on there for the duration of their 3-1 win over Cardiff.

Jeremie Boga and Lewis Baker were not involved for Birmingham City and Middlesbrough respectively.

League One

Iké Ugbo started in a pair of 2-0 defeats for Milton Keynes that saw them relegated from League One this week, whilst at the other end of the table, Jay Dasilva played most of the second half as Charlton moved ever closer to a playoff place with a 1-0 win over already-promoted Blackburn.

Jordan Houghton played every second of Doncaster’s defeat to Blackburn in midweek and their draw at Oldham on Saturday.

League Two

Brad Collins claimed at least part of his eighth clean sheet of the season as he helped Forest Green Rovers to a midweek 0-0 draw at Coventry City that ensured they officially avoided relegation. He was taken off after an hour after receiving a blow to the jaw, and was given the all-clear at the hospital post-match, but was left out of their defeat at Luton on Saturday as a medical precaution.

Non-League

The season ended in grave disappointing for Nathan Baxter and Woking as a final-day defeat at home to Dover consigned them to relegation from the National League. In the top three after fifteen matches, Anthony Limbrick’s young squad struggled through the middle of the season, and were unable to recover.

Baxter has been a fan favourite at Kingfield all season but was clearly immensely disappointed at the outcome.

In the National League South, where Woking will play next season, Jared Thompson signed off his first season in men’s football with his 11th clean sheet as Chippenham Town beat Welling United 1-0. In their first season after promotion, Town finished a very respectable 13th of 22 teams, a position Thompson played a major part in helping them reach.

Netherlands

Marco van Ginkel was an unused substitute as PSV, already champions, drew 3-3 at ADO Hen Haag.

Germany

Michy Batshuayi’s season ended through injury two weeks ago, whilst Baba Rahman’s long-term layoff has continued ever since joining Schalke in January.

Belgium

Victorien Angban was suspended again as Waasland-Beveren drew 0-0 at OH Leuven.

Spain

Josimar Quintero didn’t play as Betis Deportivo beat Real Murcia 1-0.

Portugal

Nathan came off the bench to play the final eleven minutes of Belenenses’ home defeat to Braga.

Scotland

Charly Musonda was not selected as Celtic beat Rangers 5-0 to win their seventh consecutive Scottish Premiership title.

Turkey

Kenneth Omeruo and Kasimpasa lost 4-1 at home to Fenerbahce.

Russia

Mario Pašalić played the second half of Spartak Moscow’s 2-0 win at Amkar.

Serbia

Danilo Pantic played all of Partizan’s midweek 3-1 win over Radnicki and then did the same in defeat as they lost 2-1 to Vojvodina on Sunday.

Ireland

Mitchell Beeney helped Sligo to a 1-1 draw at Waterford on Friday night.

Statistics

Started: July 15th
Finished: May 26th

Player Club League FA Cup League Cup Europe/Cont Other Mins
Played 		Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tammy Abraham Swansea City 30 5 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1971 37 8
Ola Aina Hull City 44 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4003 47 1
Victorien Angban Waasland-Beveren 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2349 31 1
Lewis Baker Middlesbrough 12 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 790 14 2
Michy Batshuayi Dortmund 10 7 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 1169 14 9
Jeremie Boga Birmingham City 30 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2190 33 2
Isaiah Brown Brighton 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 401 15 0
Jake Clarke-Salter Sunderland 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 490 9 0
Charlie Colkett Vitesse Arnhem 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 293 11 0
Cristian Cuevas FC Twente 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1968 24 0
Fankaty Dabo Vitesse Arnhem 27 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2625 33 0
Jay Dasilva Charlton Athletic 39 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3483 43 0
Marco van Ginkel PSV 28 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2874 33 16
Michael Hector Hull City 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3054 37 1
Jordan Houghton Doncaster Rovers 37 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3170 39 1
Tomas Kalas Fulham 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2609 36 0
Todd Kane Groningen 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 571 10 0
Todd Kane Oxford United 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1530 17 3
Kenedy Newcastle United 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 869 11 2
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Crystal Palace 24 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1965 25 2
Matt Miazga Vitesse Arnhem 36 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3659 43 4
Mason Mount Vitesse Arnhem 32 14 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2915 39 14
Charly Musonda Celtic 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 335 8 0
Nathan Amiens 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 85 2 0
Nathan Belenenses 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 496 13 2
Kenneth Omeruo Kasimpasa 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2407 27 1
Kasey Palmer Huddersfield Town 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 243 5 0
Kasey Palmer Derby County 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 473 16 2
Danilo Pantic Partizan Belgrade 31 4 4 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 3146 46 5
Mario Pašalić Spartak Moscow 21 4 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 1656 30 5
Lucas Piazon Fulham 23 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1360 25 6
Josimar Quintero FC Rostov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 1 0
Josimar Quintero Real Betis B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 5 0
Baba Rahman Schalke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 1 0
Joao Rodriguez Tampico Madero 21 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1727 23 8
Fikayo Tomori Hull City 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2152 26 0
Iké Ugbo Barnsley 16 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 909 18 1
Iké Ugbo Milton Keynes 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1161 17 2
Kurt Zouma Stoke City 33 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3038 34 1
Total 64255 898 99



Player Club League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Mins
Played 		Total
Apps Cln Sht Apps Cln Sht Apps Cln Sht Apps Cln Sht Apps Cln Sht Apps Cln Sht
Nathan Baxter Woking 42 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4320 48 7
Mitchell Beeney Sligo Rovers 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 990 11 2
Jamal Blackman Sheffield United 30 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2727 32 9
Brad Collins Forest Green Rovers 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3839 43 8
Jared Thompson Chippenham Town 40 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3960 44 11
Total 15746 177 37