Loan Men And Ex Players Report, Perth Glory, Watford, Fulham and Aston Villa Winning, Cremonese defeat, Nigeria Win in AFCON

28th Dec 25

Tom Lawrence scoring a hat trick for Perth Glory in their 3-1 away win vs. Melbourne City. Lawrence joined the Australian club in October. Perth are 7th in the table, 9 points in 8 games.

Jamie Vardy and his Cremonese had to see a 0-2 defeat in their game vs. Napoli. Vardy played the full game for Cremonese. Cremonese are 12th in Serie A at this point.

James Justin was an unused sub for Leeds in their 1-1 away draw vs. Sunderland. Leeds are 16th in Premier League at present, two places above the relegation zone.

27th Dec 25

Nigeria defeated Tunisia 3-2 in the AFCON tournament. Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman scored goals for Nigeria. Calvin Bassey also in the starting line up for Nigeria.

Mads Hermansen was an unused sub for West Ham in their 0-1 home defeat to Fulham. Timothy Castagne came on in the 82nd minute for Fulham. He was on the field when Raul Jimenez scored the winner in the 85th minute.

Youri Tielemans played an influencial part for Aston Villa in the 2-1 away win vs. Chelsea. Wesley Fofana was an unused sub for Chelsea. Michael Keane played the full game for Everton in their 0-0 away draw with Burnley.

Cesare Casadei was an unused sub for Torino in their 1-2 home defeat to Cagliari.

A treble for Tom!
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— Perth Glory FC (@PerthGloryFC) December 28, 2025

26th Dec 25

Patson Daka up front for Zambia in their 0-0 draw vs. Comoros in the AFCON. Bilal El Khannouss coming on in the 72nd minute to help Morocco to a 1-1 draw vs. Mali. Woyo Coulibali played the full game for Mali. Tawanda Maswanhise was an unused sub when Zimbabwe drew 1-1 with Angolo.

Harvey Barnes came on as a sub in the 68th minute when Newcastle lost 1-0 away to Manchester United. Callum Elder started for Derby in their 1-1 away draw to Birmingham. Demarai Gray in the starting line-up for Birmingham. He left the field in the 15th minute with an injury.

Kasey McAteer and Cedric Kipre were both in the starting line-up for Ipswich in their 0-0 away draw with Millwall. Nampalys Mendy was back at King Power with Watford. An unused sub on the night, getting away with a 2-1 victory.

Ben Hamer was in goal for QPR in their 1-1 away draw vs. Portsmouth. A clean sheet for Daniel Iversen and Viktor Johansson when Preston and Stoke drew 0-0.

Callum Doyle and Matty James were in the starting line-up for Wrexham, when they defeated Sheffield United 5-3 at home. Conor Coady an unusued sub. Tom Cannon was an unused sub for The Blades.

Brian Barry-Murphy and his Cardiff with a strong 1-0 home win vs. Exeter. Cardiff are top of the League One table and on course to a straight promotion.

Nathan Opoku and Sammy Braybrooke both in the starting line-up for Newport in their 0-0 home draw vs. Barnet. Christian Fuchs and his Newport are stuck at the bottom of the table. They are still within reach of survival, just four points from a safe position.

Jayden Joseph in the starting line-up for Tranmere when they defeated Fleetwood 1-0 at home. Tranmere are currently 14th in the table as the young Leicester loan man is doing well at Prenton Park.

A difficult day away for Robbie Savage and his Forest Green Rovers, being defeated 0-1 away to Brackley. Forest Green are fighting for promotion, Brackley in the other side of the table.

Ali Sesay captaining Morecambe in their 1-2 home defeat to Rochdale. Arjan Raikhy also in the Morecambe starting line-up. Admiral Muskwe came on as a second half sub. Ashvir Johal are third from bottom, but still a lot to fight for.

Martyn Waghorn has signed a deal with Anstey Nomads. They also have David Nugent on their books. Their manager is former Leicester goalkeeper Conrad Logan.

Gary Rowett has left his position as Oxford manager. Brendan Rodgers earlier this month joined Saudi club Al Quadsiah.

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