England: More woes for Hwang’s Wolves
Korea Republic international Hwang Hee-chan started for bottom club Wolves in their 2-0 loss to Brentford, which extended their club record to 10 straight top-flight defeats and equaled the English Premier League's longest winless run from the start of the season.

Brighton’s Japan international Kaoru Mitoma came on in the 64th minute in their goalless draw with Sunderland, leaving his side winless in four games.

Manchester City’s Uzbekistan international Abdukodir Khusanov featured from the 67th minute in their 3-0 win over West Ham United for their fifth successive Premier League win.

Leeds United’s Japan international Ao Tanaka came on in the 77th minute in his side’s 4-1 win over Crystal Palace.

Scotland: Goals for Maeda, Boyle
Japan international Daizen Maeda scored for Celtic in the 13th minute but it was not enough as Dundee United came from behind to win 2-1 on Wednesday, with Australia’s Zachary Sapsford scoring a 61st-minute winner.

Celtic also started Maeda’s fellow international Reo Hatate and Korea Republic’s Yang Hyun-jun before bringing in Japan international Shin Yamada in the 65th minute. Australian international Ryan Strain played a full match for United.

Maeda, however, helped Celtic to a 3-1 win against 10-men Aberdeen at the weekend, assisting the first goal while Yang and Yamada came on in the 70th minute.

Premiership leaders Hearts started Australian international Cameron Devlin in their 2-1 win over Rangers to open up a six-point gap over defending champions Celtic.

Australia’s Jack Iredale started in Hibernian’s 1-0 loss to Rangers, with his teammate and Australian international Martin Boyle making a 69th-minute appearance.

Boyle scored the equaliser in their following 1-1 draw with United while Iredale again made the starting 11. United featured Strain, who was forced off with an injury after five minutes, and Sapsford.

Motherwell started Australia’s Johnny Koutroumbis and sent in international Apostolos Stamatelopoulos in the 73rd minute in their 1-0 win over Dundee.

Koutroumbis’ countryman Tete Yengi played 77 minutes for Livingstone in their 1-0 loss to St Mirren, leaving his side rooted to the bottom without a win since early August.

Germany: Ito’s Bayern go nine clear
Bayern Munich used Japan international Hiroki Ito for 73 minutes in their 4-0 thrashing of Heidenheim, with the Bundesliga leaders finishing the year nine points clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund.

Indonesia international Kevin Diks played a full match for Borussia Monchengladbach while Japan international Shuto Machino stepped on in the 80th minute in their 2-0 loss to Dortmund.

Werder Bremen started Japan international defender Yukinari Sugawara in their goalless draw with Augsburg.

Eintracht Frankfurt used Syria international Mahmoud Dahoud and Japan international Ritsu Doan in full in a 1-1 stalemate with Hamburger SV.

Korea Republic midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong was on for 64 minutes in Union Berlin’s 1-0 win over Koln.

Freiburg started Japan international Yuito Suzuki in their 4-3 win over Wolfsburg.

Japan midfielder Kaishu Sano and Korea Republic international Lee Jae-sung both started for Mainz 05 in their 0-0 draw with St Pauli, who featured captain and Australia international Jackson Irvine and Sano’s fellow international Joel Fujita.

Netherlands: Ueda’s Feyenoord stay second
Japan internationals Ayase Ueda and Tsuyoshi Watanabe played a full match for second-placed Eredivisie side Feyenoord while Korea Republic international Hwang In-Beom was on for 76 minutes in their 2-2 draw with Twente.

NAC Breda’s Australia international Max Balard played a full match in their 0-1 loss to Telstar. His side are bottom of the table on 13 points from 17 matches and only three wins.

Heracles started Australia international Ajdin Hrustic in their 3-0 loss to Heerenveen, which marked the fourth winless match for the side second from the bottom.

Japan internationals Koki Ogawa and Kodai Sano started for NEC Nijmegen while U19 international Kento Shiogai came on in the 74th minute in their 2-2 encounter with Ajax, who played their fellow international Ko Itakura for the full match.

Indonesia defender Dean James was on the pitch for 73 minutes in Go Ahead Eagles’ 1-1 stalemate with Groningen, with his side winless in their last five games.

James’ fellow international Justin Hubner came on in the 72nd minute for Fortuna Sittard in their 4-3 win over AZ Alkmaar.

Japan international Shunsuke Mito played a full match for Sparta Rotterdam in their 1-0 win over Volendam.

France: Two assists for Al Tamari
Rennes’ Jordan international Mousa Al Tamari assisted the first and third goals in their 3-0 win over Les Sables in their Coupe de France last 64 fixture.

Italy: Idzes’ Sassuolo remain mid-table
Indonesia international Jay Idzes featured from the start in Sassuolo’s 1-0 loss to Torino, which leaves them 10th in Serie A with 21 points from 16 matches.

Cremonese’s Indonesia keeper Emil Audero kept a clean sheet in their goalless result with Lazio.

Spain: Minor respite for Ryan’s Levante
Japan international Takefusa Kubo scored Real Sociedad’s only goal in their 1-1 stalemate with bottom side Levante, whose Australia custodian Mathew Ryan conceded in the first minute of first-half injury time. It was Levante’s first draw after five straight La Liga losses.

Mallorca sent in Japan international Takuma Asano three minutes before regulation in their 1-1 draw with Valencia.

Belgium: Goto lends a hand
Keisuke Goto of Japan assisted Sint-Truiden’s only goal in the eighth minute against Mechelen. His teammates and countrymen Leo Kokubo and Rihito Yamamoto as well as internationals Shogo Taniguchi and Ryotaro Ito played from the start.

Sporting Charleroi captain and Syria international Aiham Ousou featured in full in their 2-2 draw with Genk, who played Korea Republic international Oh Hyeon-gyu for 74 minutes.

Islamic Republic of Iran’s Allahyar Sayyad and Japan’s Isa Sakamoto both took to the pitch in Westerlo’s 2-1 win over RAAL La Louviere.

Gent started Japan international Atsuki Ito in their 2-1 loss to second-placed Club Brugge.

Antwerp’s Saudi Arabia forward Marwan Al Sahafi and Japan’s Taishi Nozawa both were in action in their 2-2 stalemate with Anderlecht.

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