USMNT Watch: Tim Howard and Brad Guzan Get Shellacked in EPL Action
It was a pretty awful weekend for Americans playing abroad, low-lighted by the U.S.'s normally stout goalkeepers Tim Howard and Brad Guzan giving up a combined six goals in English Premier League action.
Julian Green and Emerson Hyndman also found themselves on the bench under new coaches and Brek Shea and Jozy Altidore finished as their team's lowest-rated players.
There were a few bright spots, however, highlighted by a goal for Herculez Gomez and Timmy Chandler earning his first Bundesliga start for his new club.
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The Premier League Boys
It was a woeful weekend for Americans in the Premier League, led by Brad Guzan and Aston Villa, who gave up three goals in a three-minute span to Arsenal and lost 3-0.
Things weren't any better for Tim Howard and Everton, who lost 3-2 to Crystal Palace, with Howard committing a foul in the box and conceding the ensuing penalty on Palace's first goal. Later in the match, Howard missed an attempt to claim a cross which resulted in Palace's second goal. Howard finished as the lowest-rated player for Everton.
Jozy Altidore played the final 23 minutes in Sunderland's 0-0 draw with Burnley and finished as Sunderland's lowest-rated player.
Geoff Cameron (Stoke City) is out injured.
Ze Germans
Timmy Chandler made his first league start of the season in Eintracht Frankfurt's 2-2 draw with Schalke.
Fabian Johnson played 90 minutes for Borussia Monchengladbach at left mid in their 0-0 draw with Cologne.
Julian Green, under a new head coach at Hamburger after Mirko Sloma was fired on Monday, played the final 14 minutes in their 0-0 draw against Green's parent-club, Bayern Munich.
John Anthony Brooks went 90 minutes for Hertha Berlin in their 2-2 draw with Freiburg.
Joe Gyau made the bench for Borussia Dortmund, but did not play in their loss to Mainz.
In Bundesliga 2, Alfredo Morales started and went the distance in Ingolstadt's 1-1 draw with 1860 Munich. Bobby Wood played the final 14 minutes for 1860 Munich.
Terrence Boyd (RB Leipzig) is still out injured.
In the English Championship
Jonathan Spector started and went the distance in Birmingham's 2-2 draw with Norwich. Brek Shea came off the bench for the final 36 minutes, but finished as Birmingham's lowest-rated player. Will Packwood made the bench for the Blues, but did not play.
Tim Ream played 90 minutes at right-back in Bolton's 1-0 loss to Wolves.
Eric Lichaj played 90 minutes for Nottingham Forest at left-back in their 0-0 draw with Milwall.
Emerson Hyndman, who is also under a new manager after Felix Magath was sacked this week, did not get off the bench for Fulham in their 1-0 loss to Blackburn.
Danny Williams (Reading) is still out injured.
Elsewhere in Europe
Conor O’Brien went the distance for Austrian side Wiener Neustadt in their 2-0 loss to Altach.
Alejandro Bedoya was a last-minute scratch for Nantes as he apparently got sick on the way to the stadium on Saturday.
Mix Diskerud started for Rosenborg in their match against Haugesund.
Rubio Rubin made the squad for Utrecht and Sacha Kljestan made the team for Anderlecht, but neither got off the bench.
Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar) and Josh Gatt (Molde) are out injured.
South of the Border
Herculez Gomez scored in midweek Copa MX action for Tigres. In Tigres' league match on Sunday, Jose Torres started and went the distance with Gomez playing the final 11 minutes.
Greg Garza and Joe Corona each went the distance for Tijuana in their 4-1 win over Santos. Paul Arriola made the bench for the Xolos, but didn't play.
Edgar Castillo played 90 minutes for Atlas in their 2-1 win over Cruz Azul.
Michael Orozco played 90 minutes in Puebla's 1-1 draw with Jaguares.
Ventura Alvarado played the final eight minutes of Club America's 2-1 win over Pachuca.
Alonso Hernandez made the bench for Monterrey, but did not play in their 1-0 loss to Toluca.
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