Apostolos Stamatelopoulos scored his first goal for new club Motherwell as they won 2-1 over Hibernian, for whom Nectar Triantis was red carded.
Stamatelopoulos netted the opening goal in Saturday’s Scottish Premiership game from a 56th-minute set-play at a free-kick running ahead for a pass before rifling home at the near post.
Triantis, meanwhile, was sent off in the 77th minute for his second bookable offence after a lunge on Tony Watt in the midfield. Earlier, he’d been booked for simulation.
Triantis had started for Hibs along with Lewis Miller who put in a full shift.
Stamatelopoulos started and played 62 minutes, while Johnny Koutroumbis was an unused sub for ‘Well.
On Sunday, Joe Gauci was an unused sub for Aston Villa in their 0-0 draw with Manchester United in the English Premier League.
Massimo Luongo missed Ipswich Town’s 4-1 loss at West Ham United on Saturday with an ankle injury, while Cam Burgess wasn’t in the matchday squad.
Mat Ryan was the unused back-up goalkeeper on the bench for AS Roma in their 1-1 draw away to Monza in Italy’s Serie A.
Alessandro Circati was absent for Parma’s 0-0 draw at Bologna. after sustaining a heart-breaking ACL injury.
Cristian Volpato scored a goal in Sassuolo’s 6-1 victory over Cittadella in the Italian Serie B on Saturday.
Volpato started the game and netted in the 55th minute with a left foot volley from a rebound to make it 2-1. He was replaced in the 65th minute as Sassuolo romped to victory.
Ajdin Hrustic was a 60th minute substitute in Salernitana’s 1-0 win at Palermo on Sunday.
Denis Genreau remained an unused substitute for Toulouse in a 2-1 defat to Lille in the French Ligue 1.
Max Balard played a full game as 10-man NAC Breda triumphed 1-0 over NEC in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Jackson Irvine played a full game in St Pauli’s 3-0 home defeat to FSV Mainz in the German Bundesliga. Connor Metcalfe was absent due to a leg injury.
Irvine had a free header in the 84th minute which he put well over the crossbar.
Jordan Bos put in a full shift at left-back in Westerlo’s2-2 draw with Beerschot in the Belgian Pro League.
Aiden O’Neill played the full 90 as Standard Liege lost 3-0 to Anderlecht on Sunday.
Harry Souttar played a full game and earned a 7/10 rating for a “commanding” performance in Sheffield United’s 2-0 victory over Luton Town in the English Championship.
The Yorkshire Post wrote: “A commanding centre-back display, even if Luton did not offer much going forward.”
Riley McGree came on as a 64th minute substitute in Middlesbrough’s 2-1 defeat to Watford.
McGree was rated 6/10 by Teesside Live who wrote: “Was the one sub who looked like making something happen having been taken out of the line-up to protect him after recently returning from injury.”
Alex Robertson started and played 84 minutes in Cardiff City’s 1-1 draw at Bristol City on Sunday.
Wales Online rated Robertson 7/10 and wrote: “Dictated the tempo of the play well in possession but positionally just let his opposite number wander once or twice. But he’s a superb addition to this midfield and his passing range makes a real difference.”
In the Croatian Prva HNL on Sunday, Anthony Kalik scored Hajduk Split’s third goal in a 4-0 victory over Sibenik.
Kalik, who started and played 72 minutes, made it 3-0 with a strike in the 62nd minute.
In the Korean K League 2, super-sub Peter Makrillos scored the winner for Suwon Bluewings in a 1-0 triumph over Anyang.
Makrillos came on in the 76th minute and netted the game’s only goal six minutes later.
Others
Full games
Kye Rowles (Hearts), Alex Gersbach (Kalmar), Paul Izzo (Randers), Jacob Italiano (Grazer AK), Fran Karacic (Lokomotiva), Jacob Chapman (Huddersfield), Connor Chapman (Gimpo Citizen), Mitch Langerak (Nagoya Grampus)
Minutes
Josh Nisbet – ST 76 (Ross County), Mohamed Toure – SB 70 (Randers), John Iredale – SB 80 (AaB), Keanu Baccus – SB 65 (Mansfield), Thomas Deng – SB 57 (Albirex Niigata), Mitch Duke – ST 46 (Machida Zelvia), Patrick Yazbek – ST 77 (Nashville)
Unused subs
Cam Devlin (Hearts), Sam Silvera (Portsmouth), Nicholas Bilokapic (Peterborough), Ash Maynard-Brewer (Charlton), Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Pohang Steelers), Lachlan Jackson (Suwon), Brad Smith (Houston Dynamo), Jake Girdwood-Reich (St Louis City)
