Among the headline-grabbing highlights for the U.S. Men’s National Team pool last week were Tim Weah and Weston McKennie, who proved to be an impressive one-two punch for Juventus.
Elsewhere in Europe, Haji Wright celebrated a goal for the third successive match for Coventry City.
Meanwhile the Aaronson brothers, Brenden and Paxten, found the net for their respective teams, Leeds United and Utrecht, some 24 hours part, and defender Cameron Carter-Vickers' first goal of the year ignited Celtic to a big win in the Scottish League Cup semifinals.
TEAMING UP
Not only did Tim Weah and Weston McKennie start together for Juventus for the first time this season, but they also scored goals in the same game. That was in a 2-2 draw with Parma in Italy Serie A action on Wednesday, Oct. 30. After falling behind 1-0, the American duo combined for a 31st-minute equalizer as McKennie headed home Weah's corner kick for his first goal of the campaign. The Bianconeri was on the short end of a 2-1 deficit before Weah flicked in Chico Conceicao's cross in the 49th minute. Weah, who tallied for the second successive contest, scored his third goal of the season. Fifth-place Juve (21 points) remained unbeaten at 5-0-6.
THREE IN A ROW
Forward Haji Wright struck for the third consecutive match in Coventry City's 3-0 away triumph over 10-man Middlesbrough on Saturday, Nov. 2. He tapped in substitute Tatsuhiro Sakamoto’s cross in the 76th minute to give the visitors an insurance goal in the English Championship encounter. Six minutes later, Wright sent a lead pass to Joshua Eccles, who scored in the 81st minute to seal the win. Wright has found the net six times in nine starts over 13 appearances for 13th-place Coventry (4-6-3, 15). He started his streak in a 1-1 tie at Queens Park Rangers on Oct. 22 and continued it in a 2-1 victory over Luton Town on Oct. 26.
OH, BROTHERS!
The Aaronson brothers, Brenden and Paxten, pulled off a USMNT rarity, scoring 24 hours apart in wins in separate leagues.
On Saturday, Nov. 2, older brother Brenden, 24, capped off a three-goal burst in an eight-minute span in Leeds United's 3-0 home win over Plymouth Argyle. Joël Piroe, who had tallied only three minutes prior tried a back heel shot in the box that was blocked. An alert Aaronson smashed home his fourth goal of the season from the right side, into the bottom corner. Leeds (7-1-5, 26) is in second place in the English Championship, trailing Sunderland (9-2-2, 29) by three points.
It was the 21-year-old Paxten's turn to shine on Sunday, Nov. 3 as he also scored the third goal for his team, in Utrecht's 4-1 victory at Sparta Rotterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie. The younger Aaronson boosted his side into a 3-0 lead with his third goal of the season in the 88th minute. Utrecht (8-1-1, 25) is in third place.
KICK STARTER
Defender Cameron Carter-Vickers sparked Celtic to a 6-0 thumping of Aberdeen, scoring the first goal of the Scottish League Cup semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 2. Carter-Vickers recorded his first goal of the year across all competitions, heading home Arne Engels’ corner kick in the 29th minute.
REYNOLDS WRAPS IT UP
Bryan Reynolds' first goal of the year turned into the game-winner for Westerlo in its 2-1 home triumph over RWDM in the Belgian Cup on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Reynolds gave the hosts a two-goal lead in the 56th minute as he ran unto a perfectly weighted through ball by Serhii Sydorchuk and rounded goalkeeper Guillaume Hubert on the left side of the area before depositing it into an empty net.
A HELPER
Alejandro Zendejas registered an assist in Club America's 5-0 win over host Mazatlán in Liga MX action on Friday, Nov. 1. He set up Brian Rodriguez in the 35th minute. Club America (7-5-3, 24) is in eighth place.
UPSET CITY
While he did not score a goal or register an assist, midfielder Tyler Adams helped ninth-place AFC Bournemouth (4-3-3, 15) pull off an English Premier League upset on Saturday, Nov. 2. He played the final 24 minutes to help the hosts record a 2-1 victory over previous EPL leaders Manchester City. Combined with Liverpool's (8-1-1, 25) 2-1 win over Brighton, City (7-1-2, 23) dropped down to second place.
MOVING ON
New York Red Bulls defender John Tolkin and Seattle Sounders Jordan Morris will have an opportunity to play in their respective conference semifinals of the MLS Cup Playoffs. Tolkin played 90 minutes for the Red Bulls, who eliminated the defending champion Columbus Crew, 5-4, in a shootout after playing to a 2-2 home draw in the Game Two of the Eastern Conference first round on Sunday, Nov. 3. Tolkin missed a penalty kick in the tie-breaker. Morris, who had a hamstring injury, did not play for the Sounders. Seattle defeated the Houston Dynamo in a shootout, 7-6, after the teams played to a 1-1 tie in Game Two in the Western Conference first round, on Sunday, Nov. 3.
FULL RUNDOWN
-- Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United; English Championship) - 66 minutes, GOAL, in 3-0 win vs. Plymouth Argyle (Nov. 2)
-- Paxten Aaronson (Utrecht; Dutch Eredivisie) - 90 minutes, GOAL, in 4-1 win at Sparta Rotterdam (Nov. 3); 66 minutes in 2-1 win at Lisse in KNVB Beker (Oct. 31)
-- Tyler Adams (AFC Bournemouth; English Premier League) – 24 minutes as a substitute in 2-1 win vs. Manchester City (Nov. 2)
-- Folarin Balogun (Monaco; French Ligue 1) – Injured, DNP in 2-1 loss vs. Angers (Nov. 1)
-- Taylor Booth (Utrecht; Dutch Eredivisie) - 45 minutes in 4-1 win at Sparta Rotterdam (Nov. 3); In 18, DNP in 2-1 win at Lisse in KNVB Beker (Oct. 31)
-- Gianluca Busio (Venezia; Italian Serie A) – 45 minutes as a substitute in 1-0 loss at Inter Milan (Nov. 3); 73 minutes in 3-2 win vs. Udinese (Oct. 30)
-- Drake Callender (Inter Miami CF; MLS) - 90 minutes in 2-1 loss at Atlanta United in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 2)
-- Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis; Spain La Liga) - 28 minutes as a substitute in 6-1 win at Gevora in Copa del Rey (Oct. 31)
-- Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic; Scottish Premiership) - 64 minutes, GOAL, in 6-0 win vs. Aberdeen in League Cup (Nov. 2); 76 minutes in 2-0 win vs. Dundee (Oct. 30)
-- Cade Cowell (Guadalajara; Liga MX) - 71 minutes in 0-0 draw vs. UNAM Pumas (Nov. 2)
-- Ben Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF; MLS) - 45 minutes as a substitute in 2-1 loss at Atlanta United in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 2)
-- Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - Injured, DNP in 3-2 loss at Ajax (Nov. 2)
-- Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo, Spain La Liga) - Vs. Getafe (Monday, 3 p.m. ET); Injured, DNP in 5-1 win at UD San Pedro in Copa del Rey (Oct. 30)
-- Marlon Fossey (Standard Liege; Belgian Pro League) - 90 minutes in 2-1 win vs. Sint-Truiden (Nov. 2)
-- Julian Gressel (Inter Miami CF; MLS) - In 18, DNP in 2-1 loss at Atlanta United in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 2)
-- Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City; Championship) - In 18, DNP in 2-1 win vs. Norwich City (Nov. 2)
-- DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew; MLS) – 54 minutes in 2-2 draw at New York Red Bulls (5-4 PK losers) in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 3); 18 minutes as a substitute in 1-0 loss vs. New York Red Bulls in MLS Cup Playoffs (Oct. 29)
-- Richy Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - In 18, DNP in 3-2 loss at Ajax (Nov. 2)
-- Kristoffer Lund (Palmero; Italy Serie B) - 25 minutes as a substitute in a 1-0 loss vs. Cittadella (Nov. 2): 45 minutes as a substitute in 0-0 draw at Mantova (Oct. 30)
-- Lennard Maloney (Heidenheim; Bundesliga) - Not in 18, DNP in 1-0 loss at Holstein Kiel (Nov. 2)
-- Weston McKennie (Juventus; Italy Serie A) - 20 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 win at Udinese (Nov. 2); 71 minutes, GOAL, in 2-2 draw vs. Parma (Oct. 30)
-- Mark McKenzie (Toulouse; French Ligue 1) - 90 minutes in 1-0 win vs. Reims (Nov. 3)
-- Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids; MLS) - 90 minutes in 4-1 loss vs. LA Galaxy in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 1)
-- Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough; Championship) - 89 minutes in 3-0 loss vs. Coventry City (Nov. 2)
-- Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders; MLS) - Injured, DNP in 1-1 draw vs. Houston Dynamo (7-6 PK winners) in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 3); 52 minutes in 0-0 draw vs. Houston Dynamo (5-4 PK winners) in MLS Playoffs Cup (Oct. 28)
-- Yunus Musah (A.C. Milan; Italy Serie A) - 1 minute as a substitute in 1-0 win at Monza (Nov. 2); 90 minutes in 2-0 loss vs. Napoli (Oct. 29)
-- Jalen Neal (LA Galaxy; MLS) – 1 minute as a substitute in 4-1 win at Colorado Rapids (Nov. 1)
-- Erik Palmer-Brown (Panathinaikos; Greek Super League) - Not in 18, DNP in 1-0 win vs. Volos NFC (Nov. 3)
-- Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg; Bundesliga) - Injured, DNP in 1-1 draw vs. Augsburg (Nov. 2); Injured, DNP in 1-0 win vs. Borussia Dortmund in DFB Pokal (Oct. 29)
-- Jordan Pefok (Union Berlin; Bundesliga) - 60 minutes in 3-0 loss at Bayern Munich (Nov. 2); 90 minutes in 2-0 loss at Arminia Bielefeld in DFB Pokal (Oct. 30)
-- Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - 9 minutes as a substitute in 3-2 loss at Ajax (Nov. 2)
-- Christian Pulisic (A.C. Milan; Italy Serie A) - 89 minutes in 1-0 win at Monza (Nov. 2); 28 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 loss vs. Napoli (Oct. 29)
-- Tim Ream (Charlotte FC; MLS) - 90 minutes in 0-0 draw vs. Orlando City (3-1 PK winners) in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 1)
-- Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund; Bundesliga) - Injured, DNP in 2-1 win vs. RB Leipzig (Nov. 2); Injured, DNP in 1-0 loss at Wolfsburg in DFB Pokal (Oct. 29)
-- Bryan Reynolds (Westerlo; Belgian Pro League) - 90 minutes in 2-0 win vs. Dender (Nov. 1); 90 minutes, GOAL, in 2-1 win vs. RWDM in Belgian Cup (Oct. 29)
-- Chris Richards (Crystal Palace; English Premier League) - Injured, DNP in 2-2 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers (Nov. 2): Not in 19, DNP in 2-1 win at Aston Villa in Carabao Cup (Oct. 30)
-- Antonee Robinson (Fulham; English Premier League) - Vs. Brentford (Monday, 3 p.m. ET)
-- Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; MLS) - 90 minutes in 3-1 loss at New York City FC in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 2); 90 minutes in 1-0 win vs. New York City FC in MLS Cup Playoffs (Oct. 28)
-- James Sands (New York City FC; MLS) - 90 minutes in 3-1 win vs. FC Cincinnati in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 2); 90 minutes in 1-0 loss at FC Cincinnati in MLS Cup Playoffs (Oct. 28)
-- Josh Sargent (Norwich City; Championship) - Injured, DNP in 2-1 loss at Cardiff City (Nov. 2)
-- Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach; Bundesliga) - 90 minutes in 4-1 win vs. Werder Bremen (Nov. 3); 85 minutes in 2-1 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt (Oct. 30)
-- Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew; MLS) - 90 minutes in 2-2 draw at New York Red Bulls (5-4 PK losers) in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 3); 90 minutes in 1-0 loss vs. New York Red Bulls in MLS Cup Playoffs (Oct. 29)
-- Gaga Slonina (Barnsley; English League One) - In 18, DNP in 3-1 win vs. Port Vale in FA Cup (Nov. 2); Not in 18, DNP in 3-1 loss vs. Doncaster Rovers in EFL Trophy (Oct. 29)
-- Zack Steffen (Colorado Rapids; MLS) - 90 minutes in 4-1 loss vs. LA Galaxy in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 1)
-- Tanner Tessmann (Lyon; French Ligue 1) – In 18, DNP in 1-1 draw at Lille (Nov. 1)
-- Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - 90 minutes in 3-2 loss at Ajax (Nov. 2)
-- Timmy Tillman (Los Angeles FC; MLS) – 64 minutes in 3-0 loss at Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 3)
-- John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls; MLS) - 90 minutes in 2-2 draw vs. Columbus Crew (5-4 PK winners) in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 3); 90 minutes in 1-0 win vs. Columbus Crew in MLS Cup Playoffs (Oct. 29)
-- Auston Trusty (Celtic; Scottish Premiership) - 90 minutes in 6-0 win vs. Aberdeen in League Cup (Nov. 2); 90 minutes in 2-0 win vs. Dundee (Oct. 30)
-- Matt Turner (Crystal Palace; English Premier League) - In 18, DNP in 2-2 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers (Nov. 2): 90 minutes in 2-1 win at Aston Villa in Carabao Cup (Oct. 30)
-- Brandon Vazquez (Monterrey; Liga MX) - 15 minutes as a substitute in 4-0 win vs. Atlas (Nov. 2)
-- Tim Weah (Juventus; Italy Serie A) - 87 minutes in 2-0 win at Udinese (Nov. 2); 59 minutes, GOAL, ASSIST) in 2-2 draw vs. Parma (Oct. 30)
-- Caleb Willey (Strasbourg; French Ligue 1) - 1 minute as a substitute in 2-0 loss at Saint-Etienne (Nov. 2)
-- Haji Wright (Coventry City; Championship) - 84 minutes, GOAL, ASSIST, in 3-0 win at Middlesbrough (Nov. 2)
-- DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati; MLS) - 76 minutes in 3-1 loss at New York City FC in MLS Cup Playoffs (Nov. 2); 45 minutes in 1-0 win vs. New York City FC in MLS Cup Playoffs (Oct. 28)
-- Alejandro Zendejas (Club America; Liga MX) - 58 minutes, ASSIST, in 5-0 win at Mazatlán (Nov. 1)
