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Weghorst lifts Carabao Cup as McNally helps keep Sky Blues within touching distance of play-offs

2023-02-27T15:20:00.000Z

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Weghorst lifts Carabao Cup as McNally helps keep Sky Blues within touching distance of play-offs

2023-02-27T15:20:00.000Z

Weghorst lifts Carabao Cup as McNally helps keep Sky Blues within touching distance of play-offs

Seven first-team players are currently out on loan across the Premier League, Football League, and Belgian Pro League.

Striker Wout Weghorst took the headlines of the seven this week, winning the Carabao Cup at Wembley with Manchester United.

Here’s a round-up of how all seven have fared since our previous edition of ‘First Team: Loan Watch’ on 20th February.

CJ Egan-Riley (Hibernian)

Hibs haven’t had a game since our last edition with their scheduled home game against Rangers on Saturday postponed due to the ‘Gers involvement in the ViaPlay Cup final.

Egan-Riley and his teammates return to action this weekend coming with a visit to Livingston.

This week’s game(s): SAT – Livingston (A)

Dara Costelloe (Bradford City)

In Sky Bet League Two with the Bantams, versatile attacker Costelloe is involved in a promotion push.

He played 88 minutes on Saturday as they won 1-0 away at Doncaster Rovers to move within one point of the play-off spots at the time of writing.

This week’s game(s): TUE – Gillingham (A) SAT – Colchester United (H)

Enock Agyei (K.V. Mechelen)

18-year-old Agyei joined the Club in January and headed straight back to Belgium to link up with Steven Defour’s Mechelen.

The forward was an unused substitute on Saturday in a 2-0 win at RFC Seraing, and this evening will look to help ‘De Kakkers’ into the final of the Belgian Cup as they take on Zulte Waregem in a last-four tie.

This week’s game(s): TUE – Zulte Waregem (H – Belgian Cup) & SUN – Royal Antwerp (A)

Luke McNally (Coventry City)

Centre back McNally hasn’t missed a minute of football since linking up with Mark Robins’ Sky Blues at the back end of last month.

The Irishman again played the full 90 on Saturday as City beat Sunderland 2-1 on home soil, keeping them within touching distance of the Championship’s play-off spots.

This week’s game(s): TUE – Preston North End (A) & SAT – Huddersfield Town (A)

Matt Lowton (Huddersfield Town)

Fellow defender Lowton was ineligible for Huddersfield’s visit to Turf Moor on Saturday, ending in a 4-0 victory for the Clarets.

He will be back in contention this weekend coming when he could face McNally as Coventry make the trip to the John Smith’s Stadium.

This week’s game(s): SAT – Coventry City (H)

Will Norris (Peterborough United)

Goalkeeper Norris enjoyed a 5-2 win at home against Sky Bet League One promotion contenders Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.

That made it back-to-back wins for the Posh, who are nine points outside the top six at the time of writing.

This week’s game(s): TUE – Charlton Athletic (H) & SAT – Sheffield Wednesday (A)

Wout Weghorst (Manchester United)

Dutch international Weghorst had a double-winning week with United. First playing 45 minutes as the Red Devils beat Barcelona 2-1 at Old Trafford, the striker helped them into the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League.

And on Sunday, he provided the assist for Marcus Rashford’s goal as Erik ten Hag’s side beat Newcastle United 2-0 in the capital to lift the League Cup.

This week’s game(s): WED – West Ham United (H – Emirates FA Cup) & SUN – Liverpool (A)