The Loan Report: February 25 – March 3

A pair of forwards with aspirations of earning a Chelsea future scored this week, as did a striker and a midfielder who may both already have one foot out of the door, and one other player who is almost certainly not coming back. It’s time for the Loan Report.

Headliners

Michy Batshuayi has generally scored goals wherever he’s been. That trend has continued at Crystal Palace, where he now has two in three starts; Manchester United kept him quiet in midweek, but Burnley could do little to prevent this terrific finish that set the Eagles well on their way to an impressive away win.

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Tammy Abraham, meanwhile, has essentially completed the Championship on a personal level. He had arguably done that at Bristol City two years ago, but a move to Aston Villa this term gave him the chance to reinforce that, and his 21st goal of the season against Derby on Saturday ended a three-match run without scoring to bring him back to the fore again.

Derby’s makeshift side missing several key players, including Mason Mount, were heavily beaten despite the best efforts of Fikayo Tomori.

Alvaro Morata is firmly up and running in Madrid with Atlético, scoring both of their goals in a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT9fqC8ZqvE

In Italy, Atalanta played Fiorentina twice in a matter of days, first in the Coppa Italia, then in Serie A. Mario Pašalić scored in the former of those fixtures and it was a goal that bore all the hallmarks of the Croatian’s game; expansive midfield play to launch an attack before getting into the penalty area with a late run to provide a finish.

He got a quarter of an hour on Sunday but also indicated this week that, like so many others before him, he has grown tired of the nomadic lifestyle a Chelsea loanee lives, and is looking for some security.

https://twitter.com/ChelseaLoanArmy/status/1101858190986104833

Friday’s Turkish SuperLiga action saw Fenerbache beat Rizespor 3-2 courtesy of Victor Moses’ late winning penalty.

England

Premier League

Kurt Zouma missed out for Everton away to Cardiff in midweek but returned for Sunday’s Merseyside derby against Liverpool, and played a big part in earning a goalless draw that kept Man City top of the table.

Kenedy remains out of favour at Newcastle and wasn’t in either of their matchday squads this week.

Championship

Having seen their nine-match winning run come to an end last week, Bristol City have endured a much tougher time since, picking up just a point from fixtures against Birmingham and Preston over the past seven days. Tomas Kalas, established in the heart of the defence, played every second, Jay Dasilva was on the pitch for all of the former and half an hour of the latter, while Kasey Palmer continues to play a cameo role. He got 45 minutes on Tuesday and, despite being unused from the bench on Saturday, continues to be linked with a permanent move to Ashton Gate.

It was a better week for Todd Kane, who claimed an assist as Hull beat Millwall 2-1 and helped the Tigers to a clean sheet and three more points against Birmingham four days later.

Reece James squared off against John Obi Mikel as Wigan drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough, and there were positive performances from Trevoh Chalobah, Lewis Baker and Matt Miazga as Reading claimed a 2-1 win at Ipswich Town. Baker, for the first time since finishing up at Vitesse, is getting a concerted run in the team, and is beginning to recapture some of his confidence.

Izzy Brown made his Leeds debut as a late substitute in defeat at QPR but didn’t get any more minutes in the win over West Brom, and Michael Hector was in the middle of another clean sheet performance for Sheffield Wednesday against Brentford; their next match is the Steel City derby against rivals United on Monday night.

League One

Dujon Sterling and Coventry City won 1-0 at Accrington to continue their push towards the playoffs while Brad Collins’ ninth clean sheet of the season came in Burton’s 0-0 draw with Walsall. He made a fine save late in the game.

League Two

Nathan Baxter and Yeovil clinched a dramatic last-gasp 3-2 win at home to Morecambe to move six points clear of relegation with eleven matches to play. Josh Grant missed out again but, having returned from his injury treatment programme at Chelsea, will be back in contention for their next outing.

Jacob Maddox played 81 minutes as Cheltenham lost 4-2 at Mansfield.

Non-League

Jack Wakely played as Basingstoke lost 1-0 to Hendon.

Spain

Kenneth Omeruo and Leganés are in Monday night action at home to Levante; the Nigerian defender came in for plenty of praise this week from Loan Manager Eddie Newton.

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Josi Quintero played the first half as Lleida hosted Badalona.

Italy

Tiémoué Bakayoko was booked and lasted just less than an hour as Milan beat Sassuolo, but Ola Aina was forced out of Torino’s win against Chievo through injury. Lucas Piazon was an unused substitute.

Netherlands

Vitesse beat bottom-placed NAC Breda 4-1 to stay fifth in the Eredivisie; Eduardo played the whole match in goal but Jake Clarke-Salter was forced off injured at half time with what he described as a ‘minor’ problem.

Fankaty Dabo’s third consecutive full outing came as Sparta Rotterdam beat RKC Waalwijk to go second in the Eerste Divisie standings.

Germany

Christian Pulisic is still out with a hamstring problem.

France

Baba Rahman was an unused substitute in Reims’ 2-2 draw against Amiens, while there’s Monday football on tap for Victorien Angban and Metz away to Le Havre.

Belgium

Kylian Hazard lasted just 22 minutes of Cercle Brugge’s defeat at Kortrijk before being withdrawn through injury.

Serbia

Danilo Pantic’s recent foot injury kept him out of the Eternal derby as Partizan drew 1-1 at Red Star Belgrade.

Northern Ireland

Jared Thompson missed Warrenpoint’s midweek defeat to Glentoran through a back strain, but he returned on Saturday to help his team past Larne Tech and into the Semi Finals of the Irish Cup, where they’ll play Ballinamallard.

Brazil

Nathan was not in the 22-man Atlético-MG squad that drew 0-0 with Defensor Sporting in the Copa Libertadores on Thursday.

Statistics

Started: July 14th
Final: May 29th

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 Aston Villa 40 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3450 40 26
Ola Aina Torino 30 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2275 32 1
Victorien Angban Metz 25 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2056 29 1
Tiemoue Bakayoko Milan 30 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 2972 38 1
Lewis Baker Leeds United 11 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 491 14 0
Lewis Baker Reading 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1497 19 1
Michy Batshuayi Valencia 15 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 952 22 2
Michy Batshuayi Crystal Palace 11 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 923 12 6
Isaiah Brown Leeds United 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 0
Trevoh Chalobah Ipswich Town 43 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3273 44 2
Jake Clarke-Salter Vitesse 28 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2895 36 1
Charlie Colkett Shrewsbury Town 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 306 6 0
Fankaty Dabo Sparta Rotterdam 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1625 24 0
Jay Dasilva Bristol City 28 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2383 32 0
Josh Grant Yeovil 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 720 8 0
Kylian Hazard Cercle Brugge 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1116 21 4
Michael Hector Sheffield Wednesday 36 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3242 37 2
Reece James Wigan Athletic 45 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4005 46 3
Tomas Kalas Bristol City 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3586 40 0
Todd Kane Hull City 39 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3363 40 3
Kenedy Newcastle United 24 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1529 26 1
Jacob Maddox Cheltenham Town 38 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 3077 43 4
Mason Mount Derby County 37 9 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 3745 42 11
Matt Miazga Nantes 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 810 9 0
Matt Miazga Reading 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1620 18 0
Alvaro Morata Atlético Madrid 15 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1245 17 6
Victor Moses Fenerbahce 14 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1076 15 4
Charly Musonda Vitesse Arnhem 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 0
Nathan Atletico Mineiro 11 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 5 1 835 22 2
Kenneth Omeruo Leganés 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2434 28 0
Kasey Palmer Blackburn Rovers 15 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 984 17 3
Kasey Palmer Bristol City 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 538 16 2
Danilo Pantic Partizan Belgrade 29 6 3 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 3043 40 8
Mario Pašalić Atalanta 32 5 5 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 2047 40 8
Lucas Piazón Chievo 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 4 0
Christian Pulisic Dortmund 9 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 651 11 4
Josimar Quintero Lleida 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 693 18 0
Baba Rahman Schalke 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 327 4 0
Baba Rahman Reims 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 965 11 1
Joao Rodriguez Tenerife 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 447 12 1
Ruben Sammut Falkirk 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 967 15 0
Kyle Scott Telstar 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 995 14 2
Dujon Sterling Coventry City 38 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3307 39 0
Fikayo Tomori Derby County 46 1 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 4692 54 2
Iké Ugbo Scunthorpe United 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 936 16 1
Jack Wakely Basingstoke Town 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1355 16 0
Kurt Zouma Everton 32 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2838 34 2
Total 82392 1124 115



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 Yeovil Town 35 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3420 38 11
Jamal Blackman Leeds United 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 180 2 0
Brad Collins Burton Albion 31 10 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3115 35 11
Eduardo Vitesse 29 4 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3060 34 5
Jared Thompson Warrenpoint 10 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1170 13 4
Ethan Wady Tooting & Mitcham United 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 810 9 3
Karlo Ziger Sutton United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 90 1 0
Total 11845 132 34