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How did your international players do? Premier League stars in action...

Internationals

During a week of World Cup Qualifiers and friendlies, we take a look to see how Premier League players are getting on.

With plenty of international games taking place around the world, there were important goals scored along with some significant injuries.

Here's a round-up of how players from your Premier League team got on...

Arsenal

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was an unused substitute for England in their 1-0 defeat by Germany on Wednesday. He then played the full 90 minutes in central midfield as England beat Lithuania at Wembley on Sunday.

David Ospina kept a clean sheet as Colombia beat Bolivia 1-0 on Thursday night in World Cup Qualifying, before repeating the feat against Ecuador in Tuesday's 2-0 win in Quito.

Alexis Sanchez played all 90 minutes as his Chile side were beaten 1-0 by Argentina in World Cup Qualifying on Thursday night. He opened the scoring in Tuesday's 3-1 victory over Venezuela, before going to play the whole game in Santiago.

Alex Iwobi played 61 minutes as Nigeria drew 1-1 with Senegal in a friendly on Thursday.

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Aaron Ramsey played 90 minutes in Wales' 0-0 draw with Republic of Ireland on Friday.

Granit Xhaka played the full 90 minutes in Switzerland's 1-0 win over Latvia on Saturday.

Olivier Giroud scored twice in France's 3-1 win over Luxembourg on Saturday as Les Blues stay top of Group A, while Laurent Koscielny was largely untested and played 90 minutes in France's win.

And both players also featured in France's 2-0 home defeat to Spain on Tuesday night, although Giroud only came on for the final 25 minutes in Paris.

Mesut Ozil came off the bench to play 29 minutes in Germany's 4-1 against Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Shkodran Mustafi was an unused substitute for Germany's clash with England last Wednesday and remained on the bench during his side's 4-1 win in Azerbaijan.

Mohamed Elneny scored for Egypt in a 3-0 win over Togo on Tuesday night.

Chile's forward Alexis Sanchez reacts after missing a chance of goal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier football match against Argentina

Bournemouth

Brad Smith was an unused substitute as Australia drew 1-1 against Iraq in their World Cup Qualifier on Thursday night, but played the whole game on Tuesday as the Socceroos strolled to a 2-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates in Sydney.

Josh King played the full 90 minutes as Norway lost 2-0 to Northern Ireland.

Ryan Fraser failed to win his first Scotland captain as he was overlooked by Gordon Strachan for their draw with Canada and World Cup qualifying victory over Slovenia.

Burnley

Michael Keane made his debut and played 90 minutes while Tom Heaton was an unused substitute for England in their 1-0 defeat by Germany on Wednesday. He then made his competitive debut, playing the full 90 minutes in England's 2-0 win against Lithuania on Sunday, while Heaton was again an unused sub.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: Michael Keane of England gestures to his team mates during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between England and Lithuania at W
Image: Michael Keane made his England debut against Germany

Scott Arfield started for Canada as they drew 1-1 in Scotland.

Jeff Hendrick and Stephen Ward played 90 minutes in Ireland's 0-0 draw with Wales on Friday, while Sam Vokes played the second half for Wales.

Robert Brady captained Ireland and won man-of-the-match as they slipped to a 1-0 home defeat to Iceland on Tuesday night. Hendrick played 63 minutes.

Chelsea

Gary Cahill played 90 minutes for England in their 1-0 defeat by Germany on Wednesday.

Willian played five minutes as Brazil beat Uruguay 4-1 in World Cup Qualifying on Thursday night, before coming on for the final three minutes of Tuesday's 3-0 victory over Paraguay.

Nathaniel Chalobah played 90 minutes as England U21s were beaten 1-0 by Germany on Friday night, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek was a late substitute.

Diego Costa played the full 90 minutes and scored in Spain's 4-1 win over Israel. Pedro was an unused substitute.

Diego Costa goal celeb, Spain v Israel, World Cup qualifying in Gijon
Image: Diego Costa celebrates his goal against Israel in Gijon

However, despite picking up an ankle injury in training, the striker was named on the bench for Tuesday's friendly with France, a game which saw both Pedro and N'Golo Kante start from the beginning.

Nemanja Matic played 90 minutes as Serbia beat Georgia in World Cup Qualifying on Friday.

Asmir Begovic kept a clean sheet as Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Gibraltar 5-0 in World Cup qualifying.

Thibaut Courtois played 90 minutes in Belgium's 1-1 draw with Greece. Courtois did not play in Belgium's friendly against Russia on Tuesday because of a hip injury.

Michy Batshuayi was an unused substitute in Belgium's 1-1 draw with Greece - and again against Russia.

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Crystal Palace

Wilfried Zaha scored a stunning goal as Ivory Coast won 2-0 in Russia in a friendly on Friday.

Luka Milivojevic played 90 minutes as Serbia beat Georgia in World Cup Qualifying on Friday.

Wayne Hennessey kept a clean sheet as Wales drew 0-0 in Ireland on Friday night. Joe Ledley played 72 minutes.

Christian Benteke was an unused substitute in Belgium's 1-1 draw with Greece, but scored twice in a 3-3 friendly draw with Russia.

Everton

Seamus Coleman was brought off with an horrific double leg break, while James McCarthy didn't start because of a muscle injury in Republic of Ireland's goalless draw with Wales on Friday night. Ashley Williams played 90 minutes.

Ross Barkley was an unused substitute for England's 1-0 defeat by Germany on Wednesday and their 2-0 win against Lithuania at Wembley on Sunday.

Enner Valencia played 90 minutes as Ecuador lost 2-1 at Paraguay in their World Cup Qualifier on Thursday night, and he proved ineffective on Tuesday, failing to find the net in a 59-minute cameo as Ecuador lost 2-0 to Colombia.

Idrissa Gueye played 90 minutes as Senegal drew 1-1 with Nigeria in a friendly on Thursday.

Mason Holgate played 90 minutes as England U21s were beaten 1-0 by Germany on Friday night.

Romelu Lukaku scored a late equaliser for Belgium as they drew 1-1 with Greece on Saturday, but made only a late cameo appearance against Russia.

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Romelu Lukaku rescued a point for Belgium with a smart goal against Greece in the dying minutes in their World Cup Qualifier

Kevin Mirallas came on with 11 minutes remaining in Belgium's 1-1 draw with Greece, but started against Russia on Tuesday and scored from the spot in a 3-3 draw.

Having sat out Friday's 1-0 victory over Chile, Ramiro Funes Mori was carried off on a stretcher just 36 minutes into Argentina's 2-0 defeat to Bolivia on Tuesday, making him doubtful for Saturday's Merseyside derby.

Hull

Andrew Robertson was a second-half substitute and David Marshall an unused sub as Scotland drew 1-1 with Canada on Wednesday. He then played the full 90 minutes as Scotland beat Slovenia 1-0 on Sunday evening.

Abel Hernandez played 14 minutes as Uruguay lost 4-1 against Brazil on Thursday night in World Cup Qualifying, but was an unused substitute in Tuesday's 2-1 defeat in Peru.

Alfred N'Diaye was an unused substitute as Senegal drew 1-1 with Nigeria in a friendly on Thursday.

David Meyler played 79 minutes as Ireland drew 0-0 with Wales on Friday.

Adama Diomande came off the bench to play 27 minutes in Norway's 2-0 defeat to Northern Ireland.

Leicester

Jamie Vardy played 70 minutes for England in their 1-0 defeat by Germany on Wednesday. He then came off the bench for a 30-minute cameo and scored England's second in a 2-0 win over Lithuania at Wembley on Sunday.

Shinji Okazaki played eight minutes from the bench as Japan beat UAE 2-0 in World Cup Qualifying on Thursday night. The Foxes forward played 90 minutes against on Tuesday, finding the net as Japan thrashed Thailand 4-0.

Ahmed Musa played 14 minutes and Wilfred Ndidi played all 90 as Nigeria drew 1-1 with Senegal in a friendly on Thursday.

Ben Chilwell played 90 minutes as England U21s were beaten 1-0 by Germany on Friday night, while Demarai Gray also played 58 minutes.

Kasper Schmeichel played the full 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet in Denmark's 0-0 draw at Romania.

Liverpool

Adam Lallana started for England in their 1-0 defeat by Germany on Wednesday, while Emre Can came on as a substitute for the hosts. Can was an unused substitute in Germany's 4-1 win over Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Lallana then played the full 90 minutes and set up a goal as England beat Lithuania at Wembley on Sunday. But news emerged on Tuesday evening that the midfielder was set to miss Saturday's Merseyside derby - live on Sky Sports - with a thigh injury sustained in that win.

Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino both started and were brought off late on as Brazil beat Uruguay 4-1 in World Cup Qualifying on Thursday night. Coutinho opened the scoring in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Paraguay, before he and Firmino were withdrawn in the closing stages.

Sadio Mane played 25 minutes as Senegal drew 1-1 with Nigeria in a friendly on Thursday. He then struck from the penalty spot in a friendly against the Ivory Coast on Monday - but the game had to be abandoned after a series of pitch invasions.

Georginio Wijnaldum was taken off at half-time during the Netherlands 2-0 defeat to Bulgaria, while the midfielder also played 77 mins in the Oranje's 2-1 loss to Italy on Tuesday night.

Simon Mignolet and Divock Origi were both unused substitutes in Belgium's 1-1 draw with Greece. Mignolet played the full 90 minutes against Russia but conceded three goals, including a stoppage-time equaliser. Origi was an unused sub again.

Ben Woodburn was an unused substitute in Wales' 0-0 draw with Ireland on Friday.

Nathaniel Clyne was an unused substitute for England's 1-0 defeat by Germany on Wednesday and their 2-0 win against Lithuania at Wembley on Sunday.

Ragnar Klavan played 90 minutes of Estonia's goalless World Cup Qualifier with Cyprus, before keeping another clean sheet during Tuesday's impressive 3-0 victory over Croatia.

Man City

Leroy Sane started for Germany in their 1-0 win over England on Wednesday. Sane got more game time in Germany's 4-1 win over Azerbaijan, replacing Julian Draxler with six minutes to go.

Fernandinho played nine minutes as Brazil beat Uruguay 4-1 in World Cup Qualifying on Thursday night, before going on to be an unused substitute in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Paraguay.

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Sergio Aguero played 57 minutes while Nicolas Otamendi played 90 minutes as Argentina gained a vital 1-0 win over Chile in World Cup Qualifying on Thursday night. Claudio Bravo played 90 minutes for Chile twice, against Argentina and in Tuesday's 3-1 victory over Venezuela in Santiago.

With Argentina trailing Bolivia 2-0, Aguero was brought on in the 56th minute but he was unable to inspire a comeback in Lionel Messi's absence.

Kelechi Iheanacho scored a penalty as Nigeria drew 1-1 with Senegal in a friendly on Thursday.

David Silva scored Spain's first goal as they beat Israel 4-1 in a World Cup qualifier in Gijon. The midfielder played the full 90 minutes, while he was also on target from the spot after coming on as a second-half substitute in his country's 2-0 win in France on Tuesday.

Aleksandar Kolarov played 90 minutes as Serbia beat Georgia in World Cup Qualifying on Friday.

John Stones, who played six minutes of England's defeat to Germany last Wednesday, played the full 90 minutes as they beat Lithuania at Wembley on Sunday.

Raheem Sterling, who played 60 minutes, set up Jermain Defoe's opener in England's 2-0 win against Lithuania.

Kevin De Bruyne missed a 1-1 draw against Greece, watching instead from the stands, and returned to Manchester City for treatment on a groin injury picked up in training.

Man Utd

Chris Smalling started, while Jesse Lingard, Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford all came off the bench for England in their 1-0 defeat by Germany on Wednesday. Rashford also came off the bench to play 30 minutes as England beat Lithuania at Wembley on Sunday. Shaw and Lingard were unused subs in the 2-0 win at Wembley.

Antonio Valencia played 90 minutes as Ecuador lost 2-1 at Paraguay in their World Cup Qualifier on Thursday night, and he played another full game as Colombia dealt a blow to their World Cup qualification hopes with a 2-0 win in Quito.

Sergio Romero and Marcos Rojo played 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet as Argentina gained a vital 1-0 win over Chile in World Cup Qualifying on Thursday night, but the pair were unable to repeat the feat as they slipped to a 2-0 loss against Bolivia.

David de Gea played the full 90 minutes in Spain's 4-1 World Cup qualifying win over Israel. Ander Herrera was an unused substitute in Gijon. And the pair also featured in La Roja's 2-0 win in France on Tuesday, although the midfielder was only used as a second-half substitute.

Matteo Darmian was an unused substitute in Italy's 2-0 win over Albania, but the full back played 89 mins in the Azzurri's 2-1 win over Netherlands on Tuesday night.

Daley Blind played the full 90 minutes as the Netherlands slipped to a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Bulgaria at Saturday, but the defender was taken off after 83 minutes in the Oranje's 2-1 loss to Italy on Tuesday might.

Marouane Fellaini missed a couple of good chances and was replaced in the second half during Belgium's 1-1 draw with Greece. Fellaini missed Belgium's friendly against Russia on Tuesday because of a toe problem.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored the opening goal in Armenia's 2-0 win over Kazakhstan on Sunday.

Middlesbrough

Cristian Stuani played 33 minutes as Uruguay lost 4-1 against Brazil on Thursday night in World Cup Qualifying, but was an unused substitute in Tuesday's 2-1 defeat in Peru.

Ben Gibson was an unused substitute in England's 2-0 win over Lithuania on Sunday.

Southampton

James Ward-Prowse made his England debut as a substitute as they lost 1-0 in Germany on Wednesday. Ryan Bertrand started, and Fraser Forster was an unused sub. Bertrand played the full 90 minutes in England's 2-0 win over Lithuania on Sunday, while Ward-Prowse and Forster were unused subs.

Nathan Redmond made his full England debut in the 1-0 defeat to Germany last Wednesday, coming off the bench to play 24 minutes. The forward was an unused substitute in the 2-0 win over Lithuania on Sunday.

Maya Yoshida played 90 minutes and helped his side keep a clean sheet as Japan beat UAE 2-0 in World Cup Qualifying on Thursday night. The Saints defender was present throughout at Japan demolished Thailand in Saitama, putting the gloss on the victory with the fourth goal.

Jack Stephens played 90 minutes as England U21s were beaten 1-0 by Germany on Friday night.

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Dusan Tadic scored a first-half penalty as Serbia beat Georgia in World Cup Qualifying on Friday.

Shane Long played 90 minutes in Ireland's 0-0 draw with Wales on Friday. Long then came off the bench and played 18 minutes as Ireland lost 1-0 to Iceland.

Cedric Soares played 90 minutes as Portugal beat Hungary 3-0 on Saturday evening.

Steven Davis played 90 minutes in Northern ireland's 2-0 win over Norway.

Stoke

Glenn Whelan and Jonathan Walters played 90 minutes in Ireland's 0-0 draw with Wales on Friday. Joe Allen played 90 minutes for Wales.

Marko Arnautovic was substituted in injury time of Austria's 2-0 win over Moldova, although he did score in their 1-1 draw with Finland on Tuesday night.

Xherdan Shaqiri played 78 minutes in Switzerland's 1-0 win over Latvia on Saturday.

Bruno Martins Indi was part of the Netherlands side that lost 2-0 to Bulgaria on Saturday.

Sunderland

Jermain Defoe was an unused substitute for England in their 1-0 defeat by Germany on Wednesday. However, Defoe did make his first England appearance since 2013, scoring the opening goal in his side's 2-0 win against Lithuania. The 34-year-old played 60 minutes.

Jordan Pickford played 90 minutes and made several good saves as England U21s were beaten 1-0 by Germany on Friday night.

Sebastian Larsson was an unused substitute in Sweden's 4-0 win over Belarus on Saturday, but the midfielder played 90 minutes as his country spoiled Cristiano Ronaldo's homecoming on Tuesday.

An unused substitute in Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Mexico, Bryan Ovideo played 90 on Tuesday as Costa Rica held Honduras to a 1-1 in World Cup qualification.

Swansea

Jefferson Montero came on for four minutes as Ecuador lost 2-1 at Paraguay in their World Cup Qualifier on Thursday night.

Alfie Mawson played 90 minutes as England U21s were beaten 1-0 by Germany on Friday night.

Gylfi Sigurdsson scored from the spot as Iceland beat Kosovo 2-1 in World Cup Qualifying and did not feature in Iceland's 1-0 win against the Republic.

Kristoffer Nordfeldt was an unused substitute in Sweden's 4-0 win over Belarus on Saturday.

Tottenham

Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Kyle Walker all started for England in their 1-0 defeat by Germany on Wednesday. Walker, Alli and Dier played the full 90 minutes as England beat Lithuania at Wembley on Sunday

Harry Winks played 72 minutes as England U21s were beaten 1-0 by Germany on Friday night.

Ben Davies played 90 minutes in Wales' 0-0 draw with Ireland on Friday.

Kevin Wimmer was an unused substitute in Austria's 2-0 win over Moldova.

Hugo Lloris captained France in their 3-1 victory over Luxembourg on Saturday, while the goalkeeper also skippered Les Bleus in their 2-0 home defeat to Spain on Tuesday night.

Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen played 90 minutes in a back three as Belgium were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Greece. They played another full game against Russia on Tuesday.

Moussa Dembele replaced Marouane Fellaini on 64 minutes of Belgium's 1-1 draw with Greece. He started the 3-3 draw with Russia and played 85 minutes, before being replaced by Thorgan Hazard.

Christian Eriksen played the full 90 minutes of Denmark's 0-0 draw with Romania on Sunday.

Having sat out Thursday's 1-0 defeat to China, Heung-Min Son played the full 90 minutes as South Korea got their World Cup qualification campaign back on track with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Syria.

Watford

Isaac Success played half an hour as Nigeria drew 1-1 with Senegal in a friendly on Thursday.

Sebastien Prodl played the full 90 minutes as Austria beat Moldova 2-0.

Craig Cathcart played the full 90 minutes in Northern Ireland's 2-0 win over Norway.

Costel Pantilimon was an unused substitute in Romania's 0-0 draw with Denmark.

West Brom

DORTMUND, GERMANY - MARCH 22: Toni Kroos of Germany (R) is put under pressure from Jake Livermore of England (L) during the international friendly match be

Jake Livermore started and came off in the second half for England in their 1-0 defeat by Germany on Wednesday. He was an unused sub in the 2-0 win over Lithuania on Sunday.

Darren Fletcher played 90 minutes for Scotland, and is now the third-highest cap-holder for the Scots, in their 1-1 draw with Canada on Wednesday. Fletcher was an unused sub in Scotland's 1-0 win over Slovenia on Sunday.

Solomon Rondon played 90 minutes as Venezuela drew 2-2 with Peru in World Cup Qualifying on Thursday night. Having failed to find the net in the first qualifier, the striker, who played 63 minutes, managed to breach Claudio Bravo's defenses on Tuesday, but it proved fruitless as Chile ran out 3-1 winner in Santiago.

Hal Robson-Kanu played the first half in Wales' 0-0 draw with Ireland, while James McClean played 90 minutes. McClean also played 75 minutes as Ireland lost 1-0 to Iceland on Tuesday.

Nacer Chadli played the 90 minutes as Belgium were held 1-1 by Greece on Saturday and had another full stint against Russia.

Gareth McAuley played the full 90 minutes in Northern Ireland's 2-0 win over Norway on Sunday evening. Jonny Evans and Chris Brunt also played the full 90 minutes in the game in Belfast.

James Morrison played 82 minutes as Scotland beat Slovenia 1-0 on Sunday evening.

West Ham

Robert Snodgrass played 90 minutes as Scotland drew 1-1 with Canada on Wednesday in Edinburgh. Snodgrass played 75 minutes as Scotland beat Slovenia 1-0 on Sunday evening.

Cheikhou Kouyate played 90 minutes as Senegal drew 1-1 with Nigeria in a friendly on Thursday.

Darren Randolph kept a clean sheet for Ireland in the 0-0 draw with Wales on Friday.

Jose Fonte played the full 90 minutes as Portugal cruised to a 3-0 win over Hungary on Saturday evening.

Havard Nordtveit played the full 90 minutes as Norway lost 2-0 to Northern Ireland.

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