Shinji Okazaki (37) prepare retirement telling the press in Belgium that his will be his last season as a professional player. He joined Japanese owned, Sint-Truiden in 2022. So far played 35 league games for the Belgian club. Since leaving Leicester in 2019, he has also been at Malaga, Huesca and Cartagena i Spanish football. He has to date played 119 times for Japan, scoring an impressive tally of 50 international goals. He played 114 league games at Leicester in a four year stay.
Lewis Brunt, currently on a successful loan spell at Mansfield, and after a 5-1 win vs. Salford, being the leaders of League 2. Brunt had an assist to The Stags 4th goal as they looks to secure promotion.
Victor Kristiansen had another full game performance as Bologna defeated Verona 2-0 in their latest fixture. Bouba Soumare played his 23rd game of the season when Sevilla were defeated 0-1 at The Bernabeu vs. Real Madrid. Luke Thomas played 80 minutes when Middlesbrough lost surprisingly to Plymouth at home.
Mark Venus is in temporary charge at Birmingham as Alan Mowbray is out for the time being. He had a chance to get something at Portman Road in his first match, but had to see a 1-3 defeat against his old club, being a player at Ipswich from 1997 to 2003, playing 148 league games and scoring 16 goals.
Callum Elder played 76 minutes in Derby’s 1-2 away defeat to Barnsley. Elder and The Rams are currently 2nd in the table and fighting for a straight promotion place, getting back to Championship level.
Colchester are struggling at the wrong end of the table, being 4th from bottom. A bit of a lift in their last encounter facing bottom placed Sutton away, getting a 1-1 draw. Tom Hopper came of the bench 64th minute.
Josh Knight was in the Peterborough line-up when they faced Exeter away, without Admiral Muskwe. The game ended in a 2-1 home win to The Grecians.
Islam Slimani played 76 minutes for Mechelen in their 3-0 home win vs. Kortrijk. Slimani (35) joined his new club in January after a spell in Brazil with Coritiba, he had before that a short stay at Anderlecht, playing 10 league games and scoring 3 goals. So far no goals for Mechelen.
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