Charlie Kelman saw his name on the starting XI team sheet for the first time since August 5 against Watford. Elsewhere, Duane Holmes was substituted after 60 minutes as Preston North End fell to Hull City.
After a poor performance against Germany on Saturday, the USMNT dismantled Ghana at GEODIS Park, winning 4-0 with all four goals coming in the first half.
The U.S. men’s national team concluded their October friendlies with a convincing 4-0 win over Ghana after falling to Germany 3-1 last Saturday.
The four-time World Cup champions came from behind to defeat a lackluster American performance in front of a full crowd in Hartford, Connecticut.
It wasn’t a fantastic weekend by any means for the Yanks in the EFL, as none of the Americans in action completed a full 90 minutes. Haji Wright was substituted in the 72nd minute in Coventry City’s one-all draw with Norwich, whereas Duane Holmes started on the bench and was brought on after the interval in PNE’s third consecutive loss.
The USMNT returns this month, and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter has finalized the 23-player roster for the U.S. training camp, gearing up for the highly-anticipated matches against Germany, the four-time World Cup champions, and Ghana, an African powerhouse.
It was an awfully quiet mid-week Sky Bet Championship from a Yank’s perspective, as once again, only two Americans played any minutes. Haji Wright finally ended his goal drought, while Duane Holmes and PNE suffered another massive defeat.
Antonee Robinson and Tim Ream played against Chelsea in a West London derby and came out empty-handed. Matt Turner took responsibility for letting in a goal that he believed to have been savable, but he came away with a point despite being a man down for the majority of the match against Brentford.
Overall, it was a quiet match week, but Lynden Gooch’s Stoke City managed to secure three crucial points for the first time since August 19. On the flip side, Duane Holmes’ Preston North End suffered their first league loss of the season.
It was a difficult weekend for our boys abroad in the lower tiers of the English football leagues, as no American contributed to a win for their respective clubs.
