Soumaré’s Sevilla Win, Booth Scores – Rounding Up Loan Action
- Sevilla won in La Liga with Boubakary Soumaré playing throughout
- Victor Kristiansen featured as Bologna won one and lost one in Serie A
- Lewis Brunt and Luke Thomas played in the EFL for Mansfield and Middlesbrough
- Zach Booth, Nathan Opoku and Paul Appiah were also in action
Boubakary Soumaré's Sevilla triumphed 3-2 over Real Sociedad at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán to rise up to 14th in the La Liga table. The French midfielder featured throughout the victory, his 24th appearance for the Andalusia-based outfit.
Full-back Victor Kristiansen played 90 minutes in successive games as Bologna beat Atalanta 2-1 at Gewiss Stadium before losing 1-0 at home to table toppers Inter Milan on Saturday.
Remaining fourth in Serie A, it’s Empoli away this Friday (7:45pm kick-off). The Dane has made 26 appearances for I Rossoblù in total, registering four assists.
Luke Thomas started for Middlesbrough at bet365 Stadium, losing out 2-0 to Stoke City, before Boro won back-to-back Sky Bet Championship matches. The left-back was an unused substitute during the 3-1 victory at home to Norwich City and 2-0 defeat of Queens Park Rangers.
Michael Carrick’s men are 11th in the league standings prior to a meeting with Birmingham City at 7:45pm on Tuesday evening.
Mansfield Town have tasted success in two of their three League 2 matches over the past week, with Lewis Brunt playing every minute for the Stags across that period. Keeping a clean sheet during a 1-0 victory over Newport County, Town suffered a home defeat against MK Dons before responding with a 3-2 win at Field Mill, beating Swindon Town 3-2.
Mansfield visit Tranmere Rovers on Tuesday, as the 23-year-old centre-back hopes to make his 31st league outing of the season at Prenton Park (7:45pm kick-off).
Zach Booth found the net for FC Volendam in a 5-2 defeat to NEC Nijmegen before featuring across the 1-1 draw with PEC Zwolle on Sunday, leaving the Eredivisie club bottom of the table prior to hosting AZ Alkmaar this weekend.
An unused substitute for Maidstone United’s 1-0 victory at Dover Athletic, Paul Appiah was introduced in the 74th minute of a 2-2 draw with Bath City and the centre-back then played 90 minutes as United lost out 2-1 to St Albans City on Saturday.
Sat eighth in the National League South table, Chelmsford City are the next visitors to Gallagher Stadium tonight (7:45pm kick-off).
Forward Nathan Opoku made two substitute appearances as OH Leuven lost back-to-back Jupiler Pro League matches. Union Saint-Gilloise were 2-0 victors at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion before Club Brugge triumphed 3-1. This Sunday, OHL host Mechelen in a 5:30pm kick-off for their final regular season fixture, looking to emerge from the relegation split section.