Two Liverpool loanees are off the mark for his or her new golf equipment, with Lewis Koumas scoring as soon as and hitting the within of the submit twice for Stoke on Saturday.
There are presently six Liverpool gamers out on mortgage this season, with various others anticipated to affix them in making momentary strikes earlier than Friday’s switch deadline.
Koumas is arguably the headline identify amongst these to have left to this point, with there excessive hopes for the 18-year-old who signed a brand new long-term contract earlier than becoming a member of Stoke within the Championship.
Saturday noticed {the teenager} make his second begin for Steven Schumacher’s facet, and having accomplished so on the left wing away to Carlisle he was chosen to guide the road as striker in opposition to West Brom.
It introduced a busy show from the younger Welshman, who netted his first objective from the membership after an clever run, ending low past goalkeeper Alex Palmer.
West Brom had already gone forward by means of Karlan Grant’s header, with Josh Maja later sealing the three factors for the Baggies in a 2-1 victory.
But it surely may have been a lot completely different had Koumas loved a slice of fortune, having twice hit the right-hand submit with promising efforts.
Gutted to not get any factors, however an ‘unbelievable feeling’ to be off the mark in pink and white.
Lewis Koumas displays on his dwelling league debut. pic.twitter.com/gC7fnuIdqR
— Stoke Metropolis FC (@stokecity) August 24, 2024
Denied a hat-trick on the Britannia, he instructed the membership’s in-house media: “It was an incredible feeling, scoring my first Championship objective, one thing that I manifested.
“[After hitting the post twice I thought] to only maintain getting in the suitable positions, maintain making an attempt to get possibilities and so they’ll go in.”
Koumas was not the one Liverpool loanee to attain on Saturday, with Luca Stephenson additionally discovering the again of the online for Dundee United.
Having impressed Arne Slot all through pre-season, Stephenson has instantly taken up a key position in Scotland, working as Jim Goodwin’s proper wing-back.
With Kristijan Trapanovski discovering area after driving down the left wing, he delivered a cross which striker David Babunski fired in the direction of objective, and Stephenson was there to comply with up the rebound.
It was a well-taken end from the No. 17 as Dundee United went on to win 2-0, with no participant recording extra touches (58) or successful extra duels (9) than the 20-year-old per FotMob.
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— Dundee United FC (@dundeeunitedfc) August 24, 2024
Elsewhere on Saturday, Rhys Williams made his debut for Morecambe in League Two, enjoying the complete 90 minutes in a 1-0 defeat to Doncaster.
Luke Chambers performed a key position in Wigan’s 1-0 victory over Crawley City, forcing the personal objective that gained the sport, although fellow Liverpool loanee Calvin Ramsay missed out.
Ramsay was absent as a consequence of an adductor harm, although This Is Anfield understands it’s not a significant problem and the 21-year-old is predicted again in coaching subsequent week.
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Injured: Calvin Ramsay
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