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The highlights of the weekend
Mo Toure's goalscoring run shows no signs of slowing down and it took him less than one minute to open the scoring for Norwich City, his 13th Championship goal in just 17 matches (to also go with three assists).
No player has scored more goals in the Championship since he made his debut in February and, despite losing 4-3 to Boro, 12th-placed Norwich have certainly made the right call to not let go of him amidst significant interest in the previous transfer window.
Stefan Mauk broke through for his first goal since April when scoring a stoppage time match winner in Cong An Ha Noi's 1-0 win away to Viettel Cong, who will be playing against A-League club Melbourne Victory in the upcoming AFC Champions League 2.
Skip to the 8:00 minute mark of the highlights below to see Mauk's goal:
Connor Metcalfe was best on ground, according to Flashscore's player ratings, when St. Pauli finally ended their drought and got their first win of the season in a Round 5 match against Wolfsburg, one of the other two teams to have dropped down from last season's Bundesliga with St. Pauli. Metcalfe created two big chances, accumulated four shots (albeit three off target) and made a game-high five key passes.
Ante Suto piled on the pain for third-tier Ross County in Hibernian's 3-0 League Cup victory at the weekend, scoring his team's third goal before half-time. Suto started on the left wing and scored his first goal for the club since April.
Marco Tilio added his third direct goal contribution of the season when he assisted Petter Dahl's goal in an easy 3-0 win away to Wolfsberger AC.
In other news...
Eli Adams played just 14 minutes in Gamba Osaka's 2-0 loss to fifth-placed FC Tokyo, rating 6.5 out of 10.
Kealey Adamson rated 6.3 out of 10 in a 19-minute shift for QPR as they drew 1-1 away to West Bromwich Albion.
Max Balard played 90 minutes in NAC Breda's surprise 3-2 loss at home to Jong Utrecht, the reserves team of Eredivisie side FC Utrecht. Balard rated 7.1 out of 10 (equal 9th) after winning eight of his ten individual duels and passing with 89% accuracy.
Patrick Beach conceded twice from six shots on target faced in Troyes' 2-0 Ligue 1 loss away to Lille, rating 7.0 out of 10 for his four saves, two of which were classified as 'big chances'.
Kasey Bos played 70 minutes for a 6.3 out of 10 rating in Excelsior Rotterdam's 2-1 loss at home to FC Utrecht,losing five of his ten individual duels but making seven recoveries and passing at 85% accuracy.
Martin Boyle missed Hibs' 3-0 League Cup win away to third-tier Ross County because he is expected to start their Premiership game against Kilmarnock on Wednesday morning AEST.
25-year-old St. Mirren goalkeeper Jacob Chapman made an outstanding six saves in their gritty 1-0 loss away to Rangers, rating 7.7 out of 10 as a result. Rangers did not score until the second half of stoppage time despite being two-goal favourites.
Jason Cummings played 89 minutes in Ho Chi Minh's 1-0 loss at Bac Ninh and has scored one goal in three games for his new club.
Milos Degenek was on the pitch for the entirety of APOEL Nicosia's 2-1 loss at Anorthosis.
Yaya Dukuly played 26 minutes as his Slovenian side Celje, the league's defending champions, suffered their fourth loss in five matches to fall to seventh place after nine rounds.
Giancarlo Gallifuoco played the full 90 minutes in Kuala Lumpur City's 3-0 loss at Selangor.
Jason Geria made his first 90-minute appearance for J2 League side Albirex Niigata, playing centre back in a clean sheet home victory.
Jake Girdwood-Reich is expected to start for Motherwell in a midweek Premiership game against Aberdeen on Wednesday morning AEST.
Tom Glover kept a second consecutive clean sheet for J2 League club Omiya Ardija as they drew 0-0 for the second time in a week.
Lucas Herrington rated 6.2 out of 10 after coming off the bench for 31 minutes in Hull's 2-2 draw at Chelsea. He was 23rd on the pitch for player ratings, touching the ball just 13 times and turning the ball over twice.
Ajdin Hrustic rated 6.6 out of 10 over 90 minutes in Al Nasr's surprise 1-1 draw away to league leaders Al-Jazira. He made three shots but two were off target and another was blocked.
Nestory Irankunda played just 15 minutes for Sporting CP in a 1-1 draw at Famalicao, getting booked.
Jackson Irvine rated just 5.9 out of 10, the equal-second worst of the match, after conceding a penalty that saw Hiroshima open the scoring in a 6-1 rout of Irvine's Cerezo Osaka.
Paul lzzo saved three of five shots on target coming his way as Randers lost 2-1 at home to Odense, rating just 6.3 out of 10 as a result.
Gethin Jones rated a match-worst 5.9 out of 10 in MK Dons' 1-1 draw at home to Peterborough, losing four of his six individual duels, failing to win a single tackle and getting dribbled past twice.
Luka Jovanovic played just 8 minutes for San Jose Earthquakes off the bench in a 1-0 win over Houston Dynamo.
35-year-old Tomi Juric played only 7 minutes in Zrinski's 1-0 loss at Borac Banja Luka.
Fran Karacic rated 6.3 out of 10, the 22nd best of all players, in Lokomotiv Zagreb's 1-1 draw against Rijeka. He lost four of seven duels, was dribbled past once, and turned the ball over eight times.
Sam Klein made a marathon ONE MINUTE appearance off the bench for St Pauli in 2. Bundesliga.
Ryan McGowan played a full 90 minutes in Livingston's 4-1 Scottish Championship win away to Morton.
Riley McGree was booked in Middlesbrough's dramatic 4-3 win over Mo Toure's Norwich, rating just 6.3 out of 10 - the equal-20th best on the pitch. McGree also had two shots, both of which were off target, and passed at just 65% accuracy.
Josh Nisbet rated 6.5 out of 10 in Roda's Eerste Divisie win over Vitesse, having passe at 85% but been heavily marked down for losing possession a game-high five times.
Aiden O'Neill played just ten minutes in New York City's 2-0 win at Real Salt Lake.
17-year-old Gianluca Okon-Engstler made his fourth appearance of the season for Club Brugge's under-23s team, rating 6.0 out of 10 - the equal-20th best on the pitch.
Alex Robertson followed his midweek Player of the Match effort with a rating of just 6.6 out of 10 in Cardiff's 1-0 loss away to Bolton Wanderers. Three of his four attempted passes into the box missed a target, as did six of his eight progressive passes.
Kye Rowles played his second game in a comeback from injury and was solid once again, starting at centre back and contributing to a clean sheet with three blocked shots, five clearances and three recoveries in a 7.1 out of 10 rating. It would have been a lot higher had he won the majority of his individual duels (4/9) and passed at a better than 76% accuracy.
Mat Ryan conceded a hefty four goals in a difficult shift against La Liga champions Barcelona as his Levante side were crushed 4-2. Ryan rated just 5.8 out of 10 after making just two saves.
Harry Souttar rated only 6.6 out of 10 as his Leicester City side conceded three times in a dramatic 4-3 League One win away to Stockport. He made nine clearances, two interceptions and five recoveries, but was especially wasteful when attempting to move the ball forward, missing 15 of his 22 attempted progressive passes.
Gianni Stensness rated 7.6 out of 10 as his Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking thrashed relegation contenders Kristiansund 8-1. Despite recording a very good rating, it was just the ninth best on the pitch as many of his midfielders and forwards filled their boots with goals and assists. Stensness blocked three shots and his progressive passing was at an outstanding 83% accuracy.
Ryan Strain is expected to play for Falkirk in a midweek Premiership match against Hearts on Wednesday morning AEST.
Adam Taggart played 75 minutes without scoring for Hanoi FC in a 4-1 V-League loss at home to Song Lam Nghe An.
Clayton Taylor came off the bench for just 19 minutes, rating 6.4 out of 10 in Barnsley's 3-0 defeat away to Plymouth.
Nishan Velupillay played 90 minutes for a second straight weekend, this time in a victory - Ingolstadt defeated Saarbrucken 1-0 in Germany's third-tier. He was booked in the 39th minute.
Dylan Wenzel-Halls played 21 minutes off the bench for Kuching City FC as they won 2-1 away to Melaka FC.
Patrick Yazbek got to enjoy a 2-2 draw at Lionel Messi's Inter Miami thanks to Sam Surridge's stoppage time equaliser, but his own contributions likely would have been disappointing. Charged with stopping the Argentine legend, Yazbek lost six of his eight individual duels and committed four fouls when rating just 5.8 out of 10 - the second-worst of all players on the pitch.
Tete Yengi rated 6.0 out of 10 in a 45-minute substitute stint for Japanese club Machida Zelvia, the second-worst of all Machida players. He missed a big scoring chance and, like Yazbek, lost six of his eight duels with opponents.
Former Melbourne City midfielder Marcus Younis is expected to be in action on Monday night AEST when Brondby take on Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga.
Surplus to requirements
Keanu Baccus (St Mirren), Anthony Caceres (Bangkok United), Alessandro Circati (Benfica), Connor Chapman (Gimpo FC), Nick D'Agostino (Viking), Thomas Deng (Yokohama F Marinos), Cammy Devlin (Rangers), Mitch Duke (Machida Zelvia), Callum Elder (Lincoln City), Sebastian Esposito (Lecce), Jacob Farrell (Portsmouth), Joe Gauci (Lincoln City), Curtis Good (Buriram United), Jacob Italiano (Grazer AK), Deni Juric (Wisla Plock), Garang Kuol (Jablonec), Hayden Matthews (Bradford City), Reno Piscopo (Persik Kediri), Josh Rawlins (Dundee United), Liam Rippon (Klubi 04), Sam Silvera (MK Dons), Ryan Teague (KV Mechelen) and Musa Toure (Randers) were all either unused substitutes or not part of the matchday squad.
Casualty ward
Jordy Bos (Feyenoord, knee), Noah Botic (Austria Vienna, broken ankle), Rhys Bozinovski (Heracles Almelo, ankle sprain), Cameron Burgess (Swansea, achilles tendon), Archie Goodwin (Charlotte FC, hip), Lewis Miller (Blackburn, achilles tendon), Kai Trewin (New York City, ankle) and Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo, hamstring) are all currently out with injuries.
Aaron Murphy has been with Flashscore since 2018 and, as the founding editor of the Australian newsdesk, has reported on-site at several major events in Melbourne including the Australian Open, State of Origin, A-League, NBL and international cricket. You can read his pieces here and contact him on X or LinkedIn.
