Fulham have climbed up the English Premier League to start the new year, with Antonee Robinson continuing his impressive run in the Cottagers squad.
Robinson played 73 minutes in Fulham’s 2-1 London Derby win over Chelsea at Craven Cottage on Wednesday. It marked the seventh straight start for the U.S. men’s national team at left back in all competitions.
Goals from Raul Jimenez and Harry Wilson extended Fulham’s unbeaten run to five games in the league, moving them up to ninth in the table.
Robinson won three matches, made four clearances and made five defensive recoveries, silencing Chelsea playmaker Cole Palmer for most of the night. The experienced defender is looking back at his best after missing most of the season through injury.
Fulham will then look to extend their unbeaten run against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup on Saturday.
In England, Brenden Aaronson scored twice in Leed United’s away loss to Newcastle United. Chris Richards returned to the Crystal Palace bench but did not feature in a goalless draw against Aston Villa.
Elsewhere, Christian Pulisic went the distance in AC Milan’s tie against Genoa. Johnny Cardoso and Atletico Madrid were eliminated from the Spanish Super Cup Tim Wea and Marseille lost the French Super Cup.
Here’s a closer look at this week’s Americans abroad:
England
Premier League
Antonee Robinson started and played 73 minutes in Fulham’s 2-1 win over Chelsea on Wednesday.
Brenden Aaronson started, scored TWO OBJECTIVESand played 90 minutes in Leeds United’s 4-3 defeat by Newcastle United on Wednesday.
Chris Richards dressed but did not play in Crystal Palace’s 0-0 draw against Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Tyler Adams is OUT (knee injury) for Bournemouth.
Italy
Series A
Christian Pulisic Thursday started and played 90 minutes in AC Milan’s 1-1 draw against Genoa.
Weston McKennie started and played 75 minutes in Juventus’ 3-0 win over Sassuolo on Tuesday.
Yunus Musa came off the bench and played 22 minutes in Atalanta’s 2-0 win over Bologna on Wednesday.
Ben Cremaschi came off the bench and played four minutes in Parma’s 2-0 defeat to Inter Milan on Wednesday.
Spain
Supercup semi-final
Johnny Cardoso came off the bench and played 30 minutes in Atletico Madrid’s 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid on Thursday.
France
Super cup
Tim Wea started and played 75 minutes in Marseille’s 4-1 penalty shootout defeat to PSG on Thursday. The teams finished 2-2 after regulation.
Scotland
Premiership
Dante Polvara started and played 90 minutes in Aberdeen’s 2-0 defeat to Rangers on Tuesday.
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