Having rolled out Part One of our analysis on the recent international matches yesterday, we now examine the pitch time and distance travelled by those players who ply their trade for the remaining ten teams ahead of Gameweek 8.
Man United
Antonio Valencia will arrive back in England in good spirits following a successful international break, but he will need to be assessed after the long flight home. The fact United play on Monday night should mean he’s fine to start against Liverpool, though. Otherwise, there doesn’t appear to be any major concerns for Jose Mourinho ahead of the big clash.
David de Gea and Ander Herrera – Spain (06/10 (a) v Italy in Turin and 09/10 (a) v Albania in Shkodër – De Gea played all 180 minutes, but Herrera was an unused substitute in both matches.
Sergio Romero and Marcos Rojo – Argentina (07/10 (a) v Peru in Lima and 12/10 (h) v Paraguay in Cordoba) – Both played all 180 minutes.
Antonio Valencia – Ecuador (06/10 (h) v Chile in Quito and 11/10 (a) v Bolivia in La Paz) – Played all 180 minutes, and registered a goal and an assist in the impressive 3-0 win over Chile, while he also managed an assist in the 2-2 draw with Bolivia.
Eric Bailly – Ivory Coast (08/10 (h) v Mali in Bouaké) – 90 minutes.
Timothy Fosu-Mensah – Holland U21 (06/10 (h) v Turkey in Alkmaar and 11/10 (a) v Cyprus in Larnaca) – Was an unused substitute in the first match, but played the full 90 minutes in the 4-1 win over Cyprus.
Daley Blind and Memphis Depay – Holland (07/10 (h) v Belarus in Rotterdam and 10/10 (h) v France in Amsterdam) – Blind played all 180 minutes, but Depay was limited to just 74 minutes as a substitute in the 1-0 defeat to France.
Chris Smalling, Jesse Lingard, Wayne Rooney and Marcus Rashford – England (08/10 (h) v Malta in London and 11/10 (a) v Slovenia in Ljubljana) – Smalling was an unused substitute in both matches. Lingard played all 180 minutes, but Rashford had to make do with two cameo appearances off the bench, managing 22 minutes against Malta, and eight minutes in Ljubljana. Rooney played the full match against Malta, before being dropped to the bench against Slovakia. He did play the final 17 minutes in Ljubljana.
Marouane Fellaini – Belgium (07/10 (h) v Bosnia-Herzegovina in Brussels and 10/10 (a) v Gibraltar in São João da Venda) – Played the full 90 minutes in the 4-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina, but missed the Gibraltar clash due to suspension.
Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial – France (07/10 (h) v Bulgaria in Paris and 10/10 (a) v Holland in Amsterdam) – Pogba played all 180 minutes, and scored the winner in France’s 1-0 win against Holland. Martial was an unused substitute against Bulgaria, but played 23 minutes as a substitute in Amsterdam.
Middlesbrough
The lack of playing time for both Gaston Ramirez and Cristhian Stuani, along with the fact ‘Boro play on Sunday against Watford, may mean both players are available to start if selected following the long flight home.
Calum Chambers – England U21 (06/10 (a) v Kazakhstan in Aktobe and 11/10 (h) v Bosnia-Herzegovina in Walsall) – Played the full match against Kazakhstan, but only played the second half in the 5-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Viktor Fischer – Denmark (08/10 (a) v Poland in Warsaw and 11/10 (h) v Montenegro in Copenhagen) – Started both matches, playing 75 minutes against Poland, and 70 minutes in the 1-0 defeat to Montenegro.
Gaston Ramirez and Cristhian Stuani – Uruguay (07/10 (h) v Venezuela in Montevideo and 11/10 (a) v Colombia in Barranquilla) – Ramirez was an unused substitute in both matches, while Stuani only featured for 20 minutes off the bench against Venezuela, although he did register an assist in the 2-2 draw.
Southampton
Ryan Bertrand is a doubt for Sunday’s home encounter with Burnley due to the hamstring injury he picked up while playing for England, and with Matt Targett also a slight doubt with a knock, youngster Sam McQueen may need to be called upon at left-back. Shane Long also picked up an injury over the international break and will need to be assessed. Claude Puel would have been happy to see Dusan Tadic in excellent form for Serbia though.
Ryan Bertrand – England (08/10 (h) v Malta in London and 11/10 (a) v Slovenia in Ljubljana) – Was forced off with a hamstring injury 19 minutes into the match against Malta, and was ruled out for the trip to Slovakia. Now looks doubtful for Sunday’s home fixture against Burnley.
Virgil van Dijk – Holland (07/10 (h) v Belarus in Rotterdam and 10/10 (h) v France in Amsterdam) – Played all 180 minutes.
Jose Fonte – Portugal (07/10 (h) v Andorra in Aveiro and 10/10 (a) v Faroe Islands in Tórshavn) – Played all 180 minutes and registered an assist in the 6-0 win over Andorra.
Maya Yoshida – Japan (06/10 (h) v Iraq in Saitama and 11/10 (a) v Australia in Melbourne) – 180 minutes.
Steven Davis – Northern Ireland (08/10 (h) v San Marino in Belfast and 11/10 (a) v Germany in Hannover) – Played all 180 minutes, and registered a goal from the penalty spot and an assist in the 4-0 win over San Marino.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – Denmark (08/10 (a) v Poland in Warsaw and 11/10 (h) v Montenegro in Copenhagen) – Played the full 90 minutes in the 3-2 defeat to Poland and registered 63 minutes against Montenegro before being replaced.
James Ward-Prowse and Nathan Redmond – England U21 (06/10 (a) v Kazakhstan in Aktobe and 11/10 (h) v Bosnia-Herzegovina in Walsall) – Ward-Prowse played the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 win over Kazakhstan, but was an unused substitute against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Redmond also played the full match against Kazakhstan but did come on for the final 17 minutes in Walsall.
Dusan Tadic – Serbia (06/10 (a) v Moldova in Chişinău and 09/10 (h) v Austria in Belgrade) – Played all 180 minutes, and impressively scored a goal and two assists in both matches, with Serbia beating Moldova 3-0 and Austria 3-2.
Shane Long – (Republic of Ireland (06/10 (h) v Georgia in Dublin and 09/10 (a) v Moldova in Chişinău) – Played 90 minutes against Georgia, and 63 minutes against Moldova, where he scored the opening goal in a 3-1 victory. Was forced off with a leg injury against Moldova, though, and will need to be checked on ahead of Sunday’s clash with Burnley.
Stoke City
Mark Hughes will have been very disappointed to see Joe Allen aggravate an existing hamstring issue while playing for Wales, with the midfielder now appearing a major doubt for Saturday’s home clash with Sunderland. The likes of Marko Arnautovic and Xherdan Shaqiri will also need to be checked after heavy workloads for their respective countries.
Geoff Cameron – United States (07/10 (a) v Cuba in Havana and 12/10 (h) v New Zealand in Washington) – Played the full 90 minutes against Cuba, but didn’t feature against New Zealand.
Joe Allen – Wales (06/10 (a) v Austria in Vienna and 09/10 (h) v Georgia in Cardiff) – Started against Austria, and gave Wales the lead with a fabulous goal, but was forced off after 56 minutes due to a hamstring injury, and was ruled out of the match against Georgia.
Glenn Whelan and Jon Walters – (Republic of Ireland (06/10 (h) v Georgia in Dublin and 09/10 (a) v Moldova in Chişinău) – Whelan played nine minutes as a substitute against Georgia, and the full 90 minutes against Moldova. Walters played all 180 minutes, and registered an assist in the 3-1 win in Moldova.
Ramadan Sobhi – Egypt (09/10 (a) v Congo in Brazzaville) – Only played 11 minutes as a substitute in the 2-1 win.
Marko Arnautovic – Austria (06/10 (h) v Wales in Vienna and 09/10 (a) v Serbia in Belgrade) – Scored twice in the 2-2 draw against Wales, playing 87 minutes before being substituted. Played the full 90 minutes in the 3-2 defeat to Serbia, and registered an assist.
Xherdan Shaqiri – Switzerland (07/10 (a) v Hungary in Budapest and 10/10 (a) v Andorra in Andorra la Vella) – Played 81 minutes against Hungary, and 79 minutes in the 2-1 win against Andorra, where he registered an assist.
Wilfried Bony – Ivory Coast (08/10 (h) v Mali in Bouaké) – Played just seven minutes as a substitute in the 3-1 win.
Sunderland
Lynden Gooch will need to be assessed after featuring for the United States in midweek, but he, along with the rest of Sunderland’s international contingent, should be okay ahead of Saturday’s trip to Stoke.
Jordan Pickford – England (08/10 (h) v Malta in London and 11/10 (a) v Slovenia in Ljubljana) – Was initially left out of the under-21 squad due to a minor thigh problem, but was called up to the senior squad following the withdrawal of Tom Heaton, and was an unused substitute against Slovenia.
John O’Shea – (Republic of Ireland (06/10 (h) v Georgia in Dublin and 09/10 (a) v Moldova in Chişinău) – Only played one minute as a substitute in the 1-0 win over Georgia.
Lamine Kone – Ivory Coast (08/10 (h) v Mali in Bouaké) – 90 minutes.
Paddy McNair – Northern Ireland (08/10 (h) v San Marino in Belfast and 11/10 (a) v Germany in Hannover) – Came on as a substitute in both matches, playing 13 minutes against San Marino, and 17 minutes in Hannover.
Didier Ndong – Gabon (08/10 (h) v Morocco in Franceville) – Played 76 minutes in the goalless draw.
Lynden Gooch – United States (07/10 (a) v Cuba in Havana and 12/10 (h) v New Zealand in Washington) – Was an unused substitute against Cuba but played 32 minutes off the bench against New Zealand.
Duncan Watmore – England U21 (06/10 (a) v Kazakhstan in Aktobe and 11/10 (h) v Bosnia-Herzegovina in Walsall) – Played 17 minutes as a substitute in the first match, and the full 90 minutes against Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he scored in a 5-0 victory.
Wahbi Khazri – Tunisia (09/10 (h) v Guinea in Monastir) – Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 win.
Swansea City
With Ki sung-yeung playing both matches for South Korea, with the second on Tuesday afternoon, he’s perhaps unlikely to feature in the starting XI for Bob Bradley’s first match in charge against Arsenal on Saturday. There don’t appear to be any major issues for Bradley ahead of the trip to the Emirates, though.
Lukasz Fabianski – Poland (08/10 (h) v Denmark in Warsaw and 11/10 (h) v Armenia in Warsaw) – 180 minutes.
Neil Taylor – Wales (06/10 (a) v Austria in Vienna and 09/10 (h) v Georgia in Cardiff) – Played 90 minutes in the first match, and 70 minutes in the 1-1 draw against Georgia.
Ki Sung-yeung – South Korea (06/10 (h) v Qatar in Suwon and 11/10 (a) v Iran in Tehran) – Played all 180 minutes, and registered a goal and an assist in the 3-2 win over Qatar.
Gylfi Sigurdsson – Iceland (06/10 (h) v Finland in ReykjavÃk and 09/10 (h) v Turkey in ReykjavÃk) – Played all 180 minutes, and provided an assist in the 3-2 win over Finland, although he did miss a penalty in the same match.
Tottenham Hotspur
The fact Erik Lamela didn’t see any action for Argentina may help his cause in terms of starting at West Brom on Saturday. Heung-Min Son will need to be assessed after featuring heavily for South Korea, but it’s expected he’ll be fine to start at the Hawthorns.
Hugo Lloris and Moussa Sissoko – France (07/10 (h) v Bulgaria in Paris and 10/10 (a) v Holland in Amsterdam) – Both players played all 180 minutes, with Sissoko registering an assist in the 4-1 win over Bulgaria.
Ben Davies – Wales (06/10 (a) v Austria in Vienna and 09/10 (h) v Georgia in Cardiff) – Played all 180 minutes.
Kevin Wimmer – Austria (06/10 (h) v Wales in Vienna and 09/10 (a) v Serbia in Belgrade) – Played all 180 minutes but did score an unfortunate own goal in the 2-2 draw against Wales.
Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen – Belgium (07/10 (h) v Bosnia-Herzegovina in Brussels and 10/10 (a) v Gibraltar in São João da Venda) – Both defenders played all 180 minutes, with Alderweireld scoring in the 4-0 win against Bosnia-Herzegovina, while he also picked up an assist in the 6-0 victory over Gibraltar.
Danny Rose, Kyle Walker, Eric Dier and Dele Alli – England (08/10 (h) v Malta in London and 11/10 (a) v Slovenia in Ljubljana) – Walker was the only Spurs player to play all 180 minutes. Rose came on as a substitute for the injury Ryan Bertrand 19 minutes into the match against Malta and then played the full 90 minutes in the goalless draw against Slovenia. Dier was an unused substitute against Malta, before playing the full 90 minutes in Ljubljana. Alli started both matches, playing the full match at Wembley, scoring in a 2-0 win. He played 73 minutes against Slovenia before being replaced.
Heung-Min Son – South Korea (06/10 (h) v Qatar in Suwon and 11/10 (a) v Iran in Tehran) – Played 89 minutes against Qatar, and registered a goal and an assist in the 3-2 victory. Then played the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 defeat to Iran.
Christian Eriksen – Denmark (08/10 (a) v Poland in Warsaw and 11/10 (h) v Montenegro in Copenhagen) – Played all 180 minutes.
Josh Onomah – England U21 (06/10 (a) v Kazakhstan in Aktobe and 11/10 (h) v Bosnia-Herzegovina in Walsall) – Was an unused substitute against Kazakhstan, but played the full 90 minutes against Bosnia-Herzegovina, and scored in the 5-0 win.
Erik Lamela – Argentina (07/10 (a) v Peru in Lima and 12/10 (h) v Paraguay in Cordoba) – Was an unused substitute in both matches.
Vincent Janssen – Holland (07/10 (h) v Belarus in Rotterdam and 10/10 (h) v France in Amsterdam) – Played 83 minutes in the 4-1 win against Belarus and registered a goal and an assist. Played the full match against France.
Watford
All of Watford’s international players should have been able to return to Vicarage Road at the start of the week, so Walter Mazzarri should be able to integrate them back into the squad ahead of Sunday’s trip to Middlesbrough.
Sebastian Prodl – Austria (06/10 (h) v Wales in Vienna and 09/10 (a) v Serbia in Belgrade) – Only played 19 minutes as a substitute in the 3-2 defeat to Serbia.
Jose Holebas – Greece (07/10 (h) v Cyprus in Piraeus and 10/10 (a) v Estonia in Tallinn) – Played 12 minutes off the bench against Cyprus, but was an unused substitute in the 2-0 win over Estonia.
Nordin Amrabat – Morocco (08/10 (a) v Gabon in Franceville) – 90 minutes.
Adlene Guedioura – Algeria (09/10 (h) v Cameroon in Blida) – 90 minutes.
Valon Behrami – Switzerland (07/10 (a) v Hungary in Budapest and 10/10 (a) v Andorra in Andorra la Vella) – Played the full match against Hungary, and registered an assist in the 3-2 victory. Missed the Andorra clash due to suspension.
West Brom
Darren Fletcher will need to be assessed after picking up a knock for Scotland.Tony Pulis has previously utilised Salomon Rondon off the bench after international breaks, and after he played another 180 minutes, he may well do the same this time around.
Allan Nyom – Cameroon (09/10 (a) v Algeria in Blida) – 90 minutes.
Gareth McAuley and Jonny Evans – Northern Ireland (08/10 (h) v San Marino in Belfast and 11/10 (a) v Germany in Hannover) – Both players played all 180 minutes.
Brendan Galloway – England U21 (06/10 (a) v Kazakhstan in Aktobe and 11/10 (h) v Bosnia-Herzegovina in Walsall) – 180 minutes.
Darren Fletcher – Scotland (08/10 (h) v Lithuania in Glasgow and 11/10 (a) v Slovakia in Trnava) – Started against Lithuania, but was forced off with a dead leg at half-time. He was fit to start against Slovakia, but he only played 64 minutes before being replaced. Will likely need to be checked before he’s passed fit for Saturday’s home clash against Tottenham.
James McClean – Republic of Ireland (06/10 (h) v Georgia in Dublin and 09/10 (a) v Moldova in Chişinău) – Played all 180 minutes and scored twice in the 3-1 win over Moldova.
Nacer Chadli – Belgium (07/10 (h) v Bosnia-Herzegovina in Brussels and 10/10 (a) v Gibraltar in São João da Venda) – Was an unused substitute in the first match but played 37 minutes as a substitute in the 6-0 win over Gibraltar.
Hal Robson-Kanu – Wales (06/10 (a) v Austria in Vienna and 09/10 (h) v Georgia in Cardiff) – Came on as a substitute in both matches, playing 13 minutes against Austria, and 29 minutes against Georgia.
Salomon Rondon – Venezuela (07/10 (a) v Uruguay in Montevideo and 12/10 (h) v Brazil in Mérida) – Played all 180 minutes.
West Ham
It’s Winston Reid who may be the only worry for Slaven Bilic ahead of Saturday’s trip to Selhurst Park, with the defender playing for New Zealand in the United States in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Darren Randolph – Republic of Ireland (06/10 (h) v Georgia in Dublin and 09/10 (a) v Moldova in Chişinău) – Played all 180 minutes.
Winston Reid – New Zealand (08/10 (n) v Mexico in Nashville and 12/10 (a) v United States in Washington) – Played the full match against Mexico, and 74 minutes in the 1-1 draw against the United States.
James Collins – Wales (06/10 (a) v Austria in Vienna and 09/10 (h) v Georgia in Cardiff) – Was an unused substitute in both matches.
Cheikhou Kouyate – Senegal (08/10 (h) v Cape Verde Islands in Dakar) – Played 83 minutes in the 2-0 win for Senegal.
Sofiane Feghouli – Algeria (09/10 (h) v Cameroon in Blida) – Limited to just two minutes as a substitute.
Dimitri Payet – France (07/10 (h) v Bulgaria in Paris and 10/10 (a) v Holland in Amsterdam) – Played the full match against Bulgaria, scoring in the 4-1 victory, while he played 67 minutes in the 1-0 win over Holland, providing the assist for Paul Pogba’s winning goal.
