We start with Jacob Davenport in this week’s loan watch, as the 19-year-old made his home debut for Burton Albion during the Brewers’ Championship clash against Nottingham Forest.
📸 Jacob Davenport puts his head where it hurts.
— Burton Albion FC (@burtonalbionfc) February 17, 2018
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The game ended square at the Pirelli Stadium with neither side making it onto the scoresheet, but our loanee impressed throughout.
The spotlight was well and truly on Davenport, especially as the teenager completed 49 accurate passes during his 90 minute spell on the pitch.
💬 Jacob Davenport makes his home debut after impressing at Aston Villa and Ipswich.
— Burton Albion FC (@burtonalbionfc) February 17, 2018
Andy Garner: “We are delighted to get him in – he’s a good player. What we have been trying to do all week in training is see if we can get him forward a bit as well.”#BAFC
Elsewhere in the Championship, January signing Jack Harrison made his first appearance in a Middlesbrough strip against Cardiff.
The former New York City winger replaced Jonathan Howson in the 83rd minute of the clash, but Harrison was unable to make an impact on the 1-0 score line which saw the Bluebirds seal the three points.
Norwich City and Ipswich Town locked horns for the second East Anglian derby of the season which saw two of our City loan stars feature in the either squad.
Angus Gunn has rooted himself as a firm favourite at the Canaries, and Saturday was no different as the ‘keeper made his 37th start for the Norfolk side.
Bersant Celina spent the duration of the derby on the bench, and wasn’t called upon during the 1-1 clash.
Despite conceding a goal, Gunn remained positive and posted this tweet after the match at Carrow Road.
We weren’t at our best today, but that’s when you stick together 🔰🐤 Thank you for your support 👌🏼🗣 #OTBC #DerbyDay pic.twitter.com/8LXsoB9p9m
— Angus Gunn (@AngusGunn01) February 18, 2018
In the league below, Kean Bryan was in action for Oldham Athletic during their 1-0 victory over MK Dons.
In his 31st appearance for the Greater Manchester side, Bryan was on hand to ensure his loan club kept a clean sheet with the hopes of climbing out of the relegation zone.
The same couldn’t be said for Oxford United as Ashley Smith Brown and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts endured a 1-0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle at the Kassam Stadium over the weekend.
To Spain now, where two of our on-loan players featured in Girona’s emphatic 3-0 La Liga win over CD Leganes.
Aleix Garcia played the full 90 minutes for the Spanish side while Pablo Maffeo came on for Aday 10 minutes before the final whistle.
In Holland all of our loanees experienced defeats.
Aaron Nemane was on the losing side during his fourth appearance for the Go Ahead Eagles over the weekend as the Dutch side suffered a 2-0 loss to Almere.
The 20-year-old midfielder came on to replace Mauro Savastano in the 70th minute, but the damage was already done and the City loanee was unable to have an impact on the score.
Five City players on loan at NAC Breda were named in Stijn Vreven’s squad to face AZ Alkmaar.
NAC pulled a goal back in the closing moments of the game, but the 85th minute strike made just a minor dent in the 3-1 result.
Manu Garcia captained the Eredivisie side for the third time this season, while Angelino Tasende made his 24th League appearance for the club.
Thierry Ambrose started on the right wing at the Rat Verlegh Stadion but was substituted just a minute into the second half for Giovanni Korte, while Thomas Agyepong featured for the last 20 minutes of the game when he replaced Rai Vloet. Paolo Fernandes was an unused sub for the defeat.
