England: Tanaka features in Leeds’ first home win
Japan international Ao Tanaka was in action for 72 minutes as Leeds United overcame West Ham United 2-1 to claim their first English Premier League home win of the season.

Fellow international midfielder Daichi Kamada played 74 minutes for Crystal Palace in their 1-0 defeat to leaders Arsenal.

 

Wolves’ Korea Republic international Hwang Hee-chan came on in the 68th minute in their 3-2 loss to Burnley, who scored their winner five minutes into injury time.

Australia's Zachary Sapsford scored Dundee United’s first goal in their 3-1 win over St Mirren, who fielded Socceroo Keanu Baccus for the full match. It was the 23-year-old’s third goal in nine Premiership appearances. 

 

Motherwell’s Australian international Apostolos Stamatelopoulos also found the back of the net when he converted a 59th-minute penalty in their 2-1 win over Livingstone. His teammate and fellow Australian Johnny Koutroumbis came on three minutes before regulation while Livingstone sent in their countryman Tete Yengi in the 69th minute.

Werder Bremen’s Japan international Yukinari Sugawara assisted the only goal of the match in the 72nd minute as his side beat Union Berlin, who brought in Korea Republic midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong in the 79th minute.

 

St Pauli started Japan international Joel Fujita and sent in Australian internationals Connor Metcalfe in the 61st minute and Jackson Irvine three minutes before the end in their 2-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt, who used Japan international Ritsu Doan in full.

Korea Republic international Kim Min-jae played a full match in Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich’s 3-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach, who featured Indonesia international Kevin Diks in full and brought in Japan international Shuto Machino in the 63rd minute.

 

Japan international Yuito Suzuki stepped on after the break in Freiburg’s 2-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, which saw his side fail to halt a four-match winless run. 

 

Mainz 05’s Japan international midfielder Kaishu Sano and Korea Republic international Lee Jae-sung both started in a 2-1 loss to Stuttgart.3

Japan international Koki Ogawa scored NEC Nijmegen’s first goal in their 2-2 draw with PEC Zwolle. The 28-year-old, who has four goals in nine Eredivisie matches, started alongside fellow international Kodai Sano but was replaced in the 31st minute. 

 

Australian international midfielder Max Balard played 82 minutes as NAC Breda came from behind twice to draw 3-3 with Heerenveen.

Fortuna Sittard’s Indonesia international Justin Hubner stepped on after the break in his side’s 2-1 loss at home to Groningen. 

 

Australian international Ajdin Hrustic played a full match for Heracles as they went down 3-0 to Volendam, with Hrustic’s side yet to move from the bottom after nine losses in 10 games. 

 

Ajax’s Japan international Ko Itakura played the first half in their 3-2 win over FC Twente.

Korea Republic international midfielder Lee Kang-in was in action for 67 minutes as Paris Saint-Germain returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-0 win over Brest.

 

Nantes’ Kwon Hyeok-kyu featured in their 2-1 win over Paris FC. The Korea Republic international received a yellow card in the 64th minute and was substituted five minutes later.

Japanese striker Isa Sakamoto assisted Westerlo’s only goal in a 1-1 tie with Dender, who sent in Indonesia international Ragnar Oratmangoen two minutes into time added on. Westerlo’s Islamic Republic of Iran international Allahyar Sayyad was on for 74 minutes.

 

Sporting Charleroi captain and Syria international Aiham Ousou started in their 1-0 win over Anderlecht, which gave his side their first win after four defeats.

Japanese custodian Taishi Nozawa let in a goal in Antwerp’s 1-0 loss to Standard Liège. His teammate and Japan international Yuto Tsunashima played the full match.

 

OH Leuven started Japan’s Takahiro Akimoto in their 1-1 stalemate with Mechelen.

 

Japan international Atsuki Ito played a full 90 minutes for Gent in their 4-0 win over Standard Liège, which lifted his side to third with 20 points, six behind leaders Union Saint-Gilloise.