Harry Souttar marked his return following 16 months out with injury with a goal for relegated Leicester City in a 1-1 draw with Millwall in England’s Championship on Friday night.
Souttar hadn’t played since December 2024 due to an Achilles injury, followed by a injury setback a few months ago.
The big Socceroos defender had been on the Foxes’ bench in recent week sand was thrust into the starting XI on Friday in a game which came following their mathematical relegation in midweek.
Souttar bundled the Foxes ahead with a back-post header in the 78th minute, only for promotion-hunting Millwall to equalize in the 90th minute.
The Leicester Mercury rated Souttar 9/10 and wrote: “His first game for 16 months and he was the best player on the pitch.
“The big centre-back defended the box brilliantly, winning countless headers and making a couple of timely blocks, and then attacked Thomas’s cross well to bundle in his first goal for the club. He seems like the sort of player Rowett would have liked to have for all 14 matches.”
Leicester City manager Gary Rowett was full of praise for Souttar post-game when he said: ” Harry Souttar summed it up tonight, he headed everything out of our box and had real desire, along with Jannik [Vestergaard] and the one opportunity he gets in the other box, he attacks it like there is only one person that is going to score.
“We have missed that, and for someone to give us that after being out for 450-odd days is quite incredible.”
Elsewhere, Nestory Irankunda was a 63rd minute substitute for Watford as they were hammered 5-1 by promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough.
Sam Silvera was unused for Boro while Riley McGree remains out injured ahead of a crucial final-day game against Wrexham which could see them automatically promoted.
In-form Mohamed Toure started and played 78 minutes but didn’t score in Norwich City’s 1-1 draw with Cam Burgess’ Swansea City. Burgess put in a full shift for the Swans.
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Croatian-Australian Adrian Segecic scored a hat-trick for Portsmouth in their 3-1 win at Stoke City.
Hayden Matthews was back in action for the first time since New Year’s Day, playing 61 minutes for Pompey, who have secured survival.
Thomas Waddingham was a 79th minute substitute, marking his first minutes since August having overcome a long-term thigh injury.
Jordan Bos curled in a sublime right-foot shot in Feyenoord’s 3-1 triumph over Groningen in the Dutch Eredivisie.
The goal marked Bos’ fourth of the Eredivisie campaign, combined with seven assists.
Max Balard started and played 71 minutes in NAC Breda’s 2-0 home loss to Ajax which leaves them in the drop zone.
In Italy’s Serie A, Alessandro Circati played a full game and helped Parma keep a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Pisa.
In Spain’s La Liga, Mat Ryan kept a clean sheet as Levante beat Sevilla 2-0 in a relegation battle on Thursday. Ryan’s Levante are due to face Espanyol on Monday.
In Germany’s Bundesliga, Jackson Irvine put in a full shift and Connor Metcalfe was an 88th minute substitute as 16th-placed St Pauli suffered a costly 2-0 loss to last-placed Heidenheim.
In Norway’s Eliteserien, Gianni Stensness netted Viking’s second goal in a 2-1 win at Fredrikstad.
Kye Rowles scored a 90th minute winner for DC United in a 3-2 triumph over Orlando City in USA’s MLS.
Rowles nodded home from a corner, only minutes after United had levelled up the game.
Alex Bonetig also came up with a 96th minute winner for Portland Timbers in a 2-1 win at San Diego FC.
The Australian defender slotted home his maiden MLS goal, side-footing home on his left from a corner which went uncleared.
