All 20 Premier League clubs had at least five players on international duty, with 59 different countries represented by top-flight stars.From debut goals for their country to picking up injuries - how did your club's players get on?Players on international duty: 17Forward Mikel Merino is yet to get off the mark for the Gunners this season but scored in Spain's World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria before netting a hat-trick in a 6-0 win over Turkey.Winger Noni Madueke started both of England's World Cup qualifiers and impressed Thomas Tuchel, scoring his first international goal in the 5-0 victory over Serbia, while midfielder Declan Rice netted in the 2-0 victory over Andorra.Norway's Martin Odegaard scored one and set up two in his side's crushing 11-1 victory over Moldova.Players on international duty: 11Poland full-back Matty Cash scored a late equaliser to earn a point against the Netherlands before finding the net again in a 3-1 win over Finland.Cash came off injured at half-time but reports suggest it is nothing serious.Youri Tielemans scored twice goals in Belgium's 6-0 win over Liechtenstein while defender Ezri Konsa his first England goal in the 5-0 thrashing of Serbia.Players on international duty: 13Antoine Semenyo was unable to replicate his superb Premier League form while on duty with Ghana, failing to score in a 1-1 draw with Chad and 1-0 win over Mali, but still drew praise from coach Otto Addo for being a "lone fighter" in attack.Players on international duty: 11Yakuba Minteh scored his sixth international goal as Gambia beat Kenya, though fellow Seagulls winger Kaoru Mitoma was rested in Japan's 2-0 defeat by USA, coming off the bench with half an hour to go.Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen started both Netherlands' qualifying fixtures, a 1-1 draw with Poland and 3-2 win over Lithuania, while midfielder Carlos Baleba missed Cameroon's win over Eswatini before featuring in a 1-0 defeat by Cape Verde.Players on international duty: 14Midfielder Hannibal featured twice for Tunisia as they secured their place at next summer's World Cup, beating Liberia and Equatorial Guinea.Goalkeeper Martin Dubravka also impressed with clean sheets and player of the match awards in both his appearances for Slovakia, including a shock 2-0 win against Germany.Players on international duty: 14Spain full-back Marc Cucurella scored in a 3-0 win over Bulgaria while Reece James' fine cross set up Declan Rice's England goal against Andorra.Midfielder Moises Caicedo was sent off for Ecuador but it did not prevent them securing a shock 1-0 win over world champions Argentina.Players on international duty: 12Marc Guehi was a stalwart in England's defence across their two World Cup qualifiers, scoring and setting up Ezri Konsa's first international goal in the 5-0 win over Serbia.Jefferson Lerma and Daniel Munoz helped Colombia to their first two 2026 World Cup qualifying victories with both playing in a dramatic 6-3 win over Venezuela while only Lerma featured in a 3-0 win over Bolivia.Players on international duty: EightIliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gana Gueye were part of the Senegal side who staged a dramatic 3-2 win over DR Congo, having fallen 2-0 down in Kinshasa, while striker Beto came off the bench to help Guinea-Bissau beat Djibouti and keep their slim hopes of qualifying for the World Cup alive.Meanwhile, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford kept successive clean sheets to make it seven in a row for England, equalling his and Gordon Banks' joint record. Pickford now has 40 clean sheets in total for the Three Lions, placing him level-third with David Seaman and only behind Joe Hart (43) and Peter Shilton (66).Players on international duty: 21British record transfer Alexander Isak made his first appearance of the season following a transfer saga between former club Newcastle United and Liverpool - coming on as a substitute in Sweden's 2-0 defeat by Kosovo.Mohamed Salah scored in Egypt's 2-0 win over Ethiopia while summer signing Florian Wirtz netted in Germany's 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland.Players on international duty: 12Positives and negatives for Manchester City as striker Erling Haaland scored five goals and set up two more in Norway's 11-1 thrashing of Moldova but Egypt winger Omar Marmoush has been ruled out of Sunday's Manchester derby after picking up a knee injury.Marmoush scored in his country's 2-0 win over Ethiopia on Friday but went off injured in Tuesday's goalless draw against Burkina Faso.Jeremy Doku scored twice in Belgium's 6-0 win over Kazahkstan and midfielder Bernardo Silva netted in Portugal's win over Hungary.Players on international duty: 20Senegal's Pape Sarr scored an 87th-minute winner in a dramatic 3-2 victory over DR Congo.Meanwhile, England's Djed Spence made history by becoming the first Muslim to play for the senior England men's football team, making his debut as a substitute in the 5-0 win over Serbia.Players on international duty: 10Despite West Ham's tricky start to the season, Lucas Paqueta has scored two goals in three games for the Hammers and continued that fine form into international duty, netting for Brazil in a 3-0 win over Chile.England midfielder Jarrod Bowen came on as a substitute against Serbia but was unused against Andorra while Czech Republic captain Tomas Soucek was a surprise omission from his country's friendly against Saudi Arabia.He has played 37 of the last 39 games for his country but featured for only two minutes as a substitute at the end of the match.Players on international duty: 13Jean-Ricner Bellegarde came through the academies in France but switched allegiance to play for Haiti and made his debut in a goalless draw against Honduras on Friday, impressing enough to earn a second start against Costa Rica.Zimbabwe midfielder Marshall Munetsi was not in the squad for their match against Benin but played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over Rwanda.
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