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Romelu Lukaku suffers Inter Milan blow as wonderkid named league's 'best' - Chelsea loan latest

Nathan Baxter - The goalkeeper might have wanted to do better for Sammie Szmodics' strike as Hull fell 1-0 to Blackburn but produced some brilliant saves to keep his side in touch.

Lucas Bergstrom - The 20-year-old stopper oversaw two wins for Peterborough against Accrington Stanley and Cambridge United, and kept a clean sheet in the latter.

Jamie Cumming - The MK Dons loanee kept two clean sheets as his side first defeated Charlton 2-0 before drawing 0-0 with Cheltenham. The 20-year-old pulled off an impressive save from a deflection to ensure he kept the Robins at bay.

Ethan Wady - Remained on the bench for Woking's win over Eastleigh.

READ MORE: Chelsea provide injury update for long-term absentees Wesley Fofana and Reece James

Malang Sarr - The French defender was substituted at half-time in AC Monaco's 2-0 win over Angers.

Ethan Ampadu - The Welshman played on the right of a back three as his Spezia side were defeated 2-1 having held Fiorentina to a draw before Dimitris Nikolaou was sent off.

Levi Colwill - The defender was ineligible to play as Brighton beat Chelsea.

Henry Lawrence - The young defender played as a right wing-back as MK Dons collected four points.

Ian Maatsen - The Dutch defender played in Burnley's two wins over Norwich and Reading as the Clarets secured their place top of the Championship. Produced two solid performances to continue an impressive season.

In an interview with the Evening Standard Maatsen talked about his decision to go on loan. He said: “I didn’t hesitate to wait in the transfer window, I said I wanted to go out on another loan. I wanted to prove during my spell that I’m ready for the next step next season, that’s why I chose Burnley. I thought the quicker I move then I can apply myself to kick on this season. It was the perfect match.”

Sam McClelland - The young defender was absent from Barrow's squad.

Baba Rahman - Picked up a yellow card in Reading's 2-1 defeat against Burnley but made some key tackles playing at wing-back.

Dujon Sterling - The Cobham product missed out on Stoke's defeat to Norwich having been picked up an injury and being replaced against Coventry the weekend before.

Tino Anjorin - The Huddersfield loan star remains out due to glandular fever and it doesn't appear he will be back soon. Terriers boss Mark Fotheringham said: "You’re not likely to see them [imminently] and that’s unfortunate, but the medical staff are working hard with them, they’re monitoring it day by day, but I don’t see them being there in the near future. I think it’s a little bit more long term with regards to all the players that I’ve not had, all the players who would have been so-called starters at the start of the season."

Nevertheless, the new Huddersfield boss clearly rates him very highly. He said: "Tino is the best 10 in the league, no ifs or buts. We will welcome him back.

“He is a fantastic boy as well, he is full of energy, he is a polite guy, he has got a very extravagant nature and he is a great kid. I really admire him for that because I love personalities, I’m used to working with them."

Tiemoue Bakayoko - The midfielder continued his run of being an unused substitute.

Xavier Simons - The midfielder was not involved for Hull's defeat to Blackburn but scored for the Tigers' under-21 side in a 3-1 defeat.

Harvey Vale - Vale returned to Hull training at the start of the week after picking up an injury with England under-20s.

Romelu Lukaku - The Belgian striker had continued his bid to reach full fitness, coming off the bench in Inter Milan's 3-0 win over Sampdoria but has suffered another setback. An Inter Milan statement said on Monday: "Lukaku underwent medical examinations at the Humanitas Clinic in Rozzano this morning, which highlighted a strain in the myocardial scar of the femoral biceps of the left thigh. The player’s condition will be assessed again in the next few days."

The striker had scored in the Champions League after coming off the bench on Wednesday to complete Inter's 4-0 win over Viktoria Plzen.

Callum Hudson-Odoi - Hudson-Odoi scored his first Bayer Leverkusen goal in the German side's dramatic 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid, before coming off the bench for a 13-minute outing against RB Leipzig.

Bryan Fiabema - The striker came on for 22 minutes but could not prevent Forest Green falling to a 2-0 defeat against Barnsley.

Jayden Wareham - Came close to scoring his first goal for Orient against Gillingham in his first start for the side but shot narrowly wide in a 2-0 win. The striker was not in the match squad for a 1-0 win over Salford City.

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