How Premier League Players Fared with National Teams During the November International Break

Nicolas Jackson extended his goalscoring run during the November international break by scoring in Senegal’s 4-1 victory over Sudan in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match.

Jackson arrived at international duty holding the EA Sports Player of the Month award for October. The Aston Villa forward scored six goals and provided one assist across his previous six Premier League matches.

Teammate Ibrahim Mbaye also scored for Senegal in the same fixture. Hadji Malick Diouf contributed an assist to the victory.

Declan Rice started for England in a 2-1 UEFA Nations League victory over Croatia, while teammate Ben White entered as a substitute. Ezri Konsa missed the fixture due to a knee injury but remained with the squad ahead of a Sunday match in Spain.

Riccardo Calafiori helped Italy secure a 3-1 win against France. Martin Zubimendi started for Spain in a 2-0 defeat of the Czech Republic.

Morgan Rogers scored England’s opening goal at Wembley against Croatia. Malo Gusto featured for France in their defeat by Italy, while Josh Acheampong withdrew from the England Under-21 squad earlier in the week due to injury.

Junior Kroupi made his senior debut for France as a second-half substitute in a 3-1 loss to Italy. Adrien Truffert started at left-back for Les Bleus, and James Hill joined the England senior squad for the first time as a replacement for the injured Konsa.

Michael Kayode made his third start for Italy in the win over France. Malick Yalcouye scored the opening goal for Ivory Coast in a 2-1 defeat of Gambia, and Maxim De Cuyper provided an assist for Belgium in a 2-1 victory in Turkey.

Jeremy Doku assisted former Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne during Belgium’s win in Turkey. Iliman Ndiaye provided an assist for Senegal against Sudan.

Marc Guéhi and Abdukodir Khusanov withdrew from the England and Uzbekistan squads respectively due to injuries sustained the previous weekend. Youri Tielemans captained Belgium, and Senne Lammens started in goal.

Jeremy Jacquet and Bradley Barcola started for France against Italy. Rio Ngumoha made his fourth appearance for England as a substitute against Croatia, and Virgil van Dijk withdrew from the Netherlands squad due to a physical issue.

Jordan Pickford earned his 94th cap for England against Croatia, with James Garner appearing from the bench for his sixth appearance. Josh King remained an unused substitute for England following his first senior call-up.

Abdul Fatawu helped Ghana defeat Somalia 2-0, while Mohammed Kudus provided an assist in the same match. Yoane Wissa scored for the Democratic Republic of Congo in a 3-1 win over Sierra Leone.

Dan Burn and Lewis Hall started together for England. Chris Wood scored a header for New Zealand in a 5-0 friendly victory against India, and Sandro Tonali started for Italy against France.

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