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Newcastle Loan Watch: Late drama for Vlachodimos and first goal for Finneran

by Phil Huggan ·
Newcastle Loan Watch: Late drama for Vlachodimos and first goal for Finneran

Odysseas Vlachodimos played the full game as Sevilla twice lost their lead in stoppage time during a dramatic 3-3 draw at Levante on Monday night.

Elsewhere, Rory Finneran scored his first senior goal for Notts County, while Ousmane Diabaté and Anthony Munda continued to get regular starts.

Late drama for Oddy at Levante

Vlachodimos played the full game in Monday night's dramatic 3-3 draw at Levante, with Sevilla twice losing their lead in stoppage time.

Sevilla had gone 2-0 up before the hosts pulled one back. Vlachodimos then made several saves to preserve their advantage heading into the closing stages.

Levante equalised in added time, only for Sevilla to go 3-2 up moments later. The visitors then had their goalscorer sent off for a second booking after his celebration, before Levante struck again to rescue a point.

Vlachodimos has now completed all eight of Sevilla's league games this season, playing 720 of a possible 720 minutes.

Their next fixture is away to Real Madrid on Sunday, 18 October.

Finneran's first goal leads the other loan updates

Rory Finneran - Notts County

The 18-year-old came on at half-time in the 2-1 home defeat to Oxford United and struck in the first minute of added time. We covered his first senior goal in more detail on Sunday.

It followed a successful week with Ireland Under-21s, with Finneran and Alex Murphy both completing last Tuesday's 3-1 win over England to secure a place in the European Championship qualifying play-offs.

Notts host Nottingham Forest Under-21s in the EFL Trophy tonight.

Ousmane Diabaté - Gençlerbirliği

Diabaté played the full 90 minutes in Saturday's 2-2 home draw with Amed Sportif, and is said to have impressed once again. 

He has started all four league games since returning on loan, playing 317 of a possible 360 minutes. That gives him the highest percentage among our outfield loanees.

Gençlerbirliği next host Galatasaray on Saturday, 17 October.

Alex Murphy - Kaiserslautern

Murphy returned to club action with 31 minutes off the bench in Friday's goalless draw at Heidenheim, coming on in the 59th minute.

Kaiserslautern next host Bochum on Saturday, 17 October.

Antonio Cordero - Cádiz

After scoring twice against Leganés in the previous game, Cordero kept his starting place for Sunday's visit of Sporting Gijón.

He tested the goalkeeper with a 66th-minute effort before being withdrawn after 86 minutes. Sporting scored the only goal shortly afterwards, leaving Cádiz with a 1-0 defeat.

Their next fixture is away to Granada on Sunday, 18 October.

Nick Woltemade - Juventus

Woltemade came on after an hour of Sunday's trip to Cagliari, with Juventus trailing 1-0. They recovered to draw 1-1.

All four of his Serie A appearances have come from the bench, with his only club start so far coming in the Europa League.

Juventus next visit Celta Vigo in that competition on Thursday, 15 October.

Anthony Munda - Swindon Town

Munda made his ninth consecutive league start, playing 64 minutes in Saturday's 1-0 home defeat to Crewe Alexandra.

Swindon next host Walsall on Saturday, 17 October.

Sean Neave - Wolves

Neave came on in the 82nd minute of Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough.

That takes him to 103 minutes for Wolves, although 90 came in his Carabao Cup start at Everton. His three Championship appearances have brought just 13 minutes between them.

Wolves host Bolton tonight.

Harrison Ashby - Luton Town

Ashby was absent from the squad as Luton won 4-1 at Wycombe on Saturday.

His last two appearances have both come in the EFL Trophy. Luton next visit MK Dons on Saturday, 17 October.

Leo Shahar - Arouca

Shahar was an unused substitute in Sunday's 1-0 home win over Estrela da Amadora, leaving him still waiting for his competitive debut.

Arouca next visit Belenenses in the Portuguese Cup on Sunday, 18 October.

Who is getting the minutes?

PlayerLoan clubMinutes / possible% played
Odysseas VlachodimosSevilla720 / 720100%
Ousmane DiabatéGençlerbirliği317 / 36088.1%
Rory FinneranNotts County495 / 63078.6%
Antonio CorderoCádiz623 / 81076.9%
Anthony MundaSwindon Town712 / 99071.9%
Harrison AshbyLuton Town489 / 1,08045.3%
Alex MurphyKaiserslautern253 / 66038.3%
Nick WoltemadeJuventus161 / 45035.8%
Sean NeaveWolves103 / 45022.9%
Leo ShaharArouca0 / 3600%

Data compiled from FotMob and club match reports.

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