The Loan Report: March 29 – April 2

The final international break of the season gave way to a busy Easter schedule across Europe with Marco van Ginkel adding another goal to his tally, as PSV move closer to securing the Eredivisie title, whilst Nathan struck in another big game in Portugal.

Headliners

Van Ginkel was the sole goalscorer amongst the Loan Army this week, scoring his 15th of the season in PSV’s handsome 5-1 win at home to NAC Breda, and taking the overall loanee total to 79 for the campaign.

In scoring from the penalty spot for the 8th time in the league this season, captain Van Ginkel set a new PSV club record, and they are now potentially just two wins away from a first league title since 2015-16.

In Liga NOS, Nathan has struggled for playing time at Belenenses despite scoring against Benfica in February, but he made the most of a rare start on Sunday by finding the net in another big game, this time opening the scoring against Porto.

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England

Premier League

Kenedy laid on a late but crucial assist for Ayoze Perez as Newcastle beat Huddersfield 1-0 on Saturday to ease their relegation fears. There was no such luck for Kurt Zouma and lowly Stoke, though, as the French defender missed the 3-0 defeat to Arsenal with a knee injury.

Tammy Abraham came off the bench in Swansea’s defeat at Manchester United to positive effect, twice going close to scoring, but ultimately being left punching the floor in frustration at being denied by David de Gea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, meanwhile, played seventeen minutes at the end of Crystal Palace’s defeat at home to Liverpool as he bids to make a late charge for Gareth Southgate’s England World Cup squad.

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Championship

Jamal Blackman took the headlines in the Championship, but for all the wrong reasons, as he was sent off during Sheffield United’s 1-1 draw at Brentford. His spat with Ryan Woods after a Brentford equaliser was ultimately something over nothing, but the pair were both given their marching orders, and Blackman duly missed the Blades’ Easter Monday date at home to Cardiff City through suspension.

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Lucas Piazon played a full ninety minutes for Fulham in a 2-0 win at Norwich that saw them maintain a promotion charge that has lifted them to third in the table; Tomas Kalas was an unused substitute after spending the international break away in China with the Czech Republic (for whom he scored for the first time), but will be in line for a start at home to Leeds on Tuesday evening.

Kasey Palmer came off the bench twice for Derby against Sunderland and Preston in live televised fixtures, and produced enough in each cameo to leave Rams supporters unsure as to what he has to do to earn a starting berth.

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Jeremie Boga was an unused substitute for Birmingham at home to Ipswich; the Blues are in action on Tuesday at Bolton, with the Ivorian international keen to earn his way back into Garry Monk’s starting eleven.

Ola Aina played all of Hull’s goalless draw with Aston Villa, whilst Michael Hector played 25 minutes, and Fikayo Tomori was an unused substitute. Lewis Baker was an unused substitute for Middlesbrough against Wolves and Burton, and Jake Clarke-Salter missed Sunderland’s matches through suspension.

League One

Jay Dasilva made his return from a month-long injury layoff for Charlton and helped them to a 3-1 win over Rotherham on Monday to keep them in with a chance of reaching the playoffs.

Jordan Houghton’s Doncaster Rovers have diminishing hopes of joining them, needing to win a pair of games in hand if they are to do, following Monday’s postponement at home to Wimbledon. Houghton did play from start to finish in Friday’s win at Blackpool though.

Todd Kane pulled double duty as Oxford took on a pair of promotion contenders in Scunthorpe and Shrewsbury, but Iké Ugbo was an unused substitute for Milton Keynes as they beat Gillingham but then lost 2-1 to Blackburn.

League Two

Brad Collins and Forest Green Rovers lost 2-1 at home to Colchester to leave them still looking over their shoulders at the foot of the table.

Non-League

Nathan Baxter and Woking lost to Macclesfield and Torquay to leave them in an unlikely relegation scrap; one they would have been a few more points better off in had Joey Jones not taken his eye off the ball in the first of those two matches…

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Things are looking considerably better for Jared Thompson and Chippenham Town in the National League South though; a 4-0 win at home to Eastbourne Borough was followed by a 1-0 triumph at Oxford City to lift them to near-mathematical safety, whilst taking Thompson to nine clean sheets for the campaign, sharing the outright lead amongst Loan Army goalkeepers along with Blackman.

Netherlands

Vitesse suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat to Roda JC on Saturday, piling even more pressure on the club to dispense with the services of manager Henk Fraser before his scheduled departure at the end of the season.

Matt Miazga and Mason Mount played the full match but neither were able to impress, whilst Fankaty Dabo was an unused substitute.

Cristian Cuevas played ninety minutes as last-placed FC Twente drew 0-0 at VVV.

Germany

Michy Batshuayi might have scored for Belgium during the international friendlies, but he had a return to forget at Dortmund, ploughing a lone furrow up front in a 6-0 defeat at Bayern Munich.

Baba Rahman didn’t play for Schalke at home to Freiburg.

Belgium

Victorien Angban missed Waasland-Beveren’s 4-1 defeat at Kortrijk through injury.

Spain

Josimar Quintero played nineteen minutes as Betis Deportivo drew with Granada B.

Scotland

Charly Musonda was an unused substitute in Celtic’s 3-0 win over Ross County.

Turkey

Kenneth Omeruo played 81 minutes as Kasimpasa won 2-0 at Goztepe to move seven points clear of the relegation zone.

Russia

Mario Pašalić played the last minute of Spartak Moscow’s 2-1 win over Tosno.

Serbia

Danilo Pantic played 64 minutes of Partizan’s 2-1 win at Backa Backa Palanka.

Mexico

Joao Rodriguez’ absence continues as Tampico Madero beat Cafetaleros 1-0 on Sunday night.

Ireland

Mitchell Beeney was an unused sub as Sligo Rovers lost to Shamrock Rovers.

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