This week’s standout loanee was Kofi Balmer, as the centre-back made a return from injury in a crucial game for AFC Wimbledon.
The defender had enjoyed a strong start to his spell on loan in SW17, keeping two clean sheets in his first two starts before picking up an injury against Crawley Town in his fifth game last month.
He returned to the heart of the Wimbledon defence on Saturday as they took on fierce rivals MK Dons in south London. He caused havoc with his long throws and managed 77 minutes before being subbed off, ultimately keeping a clean sheet as his side went on to win 1-0 in the 94th minute.
Following on from his penalty heroics against Sutton United, goalkeeper Owen Goodman continued between the sticks for Colchester United as they faced Salford City in midweek. He made three saves against Karl Robinson’s side, though the Us drew 1-1 for the third successive game in a row.
Malachi Boateng was also in midweek action for Dundee, after returning from injury, though he only managed 45 minutes as the Dee suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Celtic. He was an unused substitute during their game against Kilmarnock on the weekend.
Fellow midfielder Killian Phillips was handed his first Aberdeen start under Neil Warnock as they faced St. Mirren at Pittodrie. He played the full 90, after previously being limited to just 20-minute cameos off the bench, as Aberdeen were edged out 2-1 in stoppage time.
In League One, Ademola Ola-Adebomi continued his strong spell of starts for Burton Albion. The towering striker has been a key part of Martin Paterson’s plans, though they struggled to break a resilient Cheltenham Town side down on the weekend.
Finally, in Belgium, left-back Tayo Adaramola is keeping up with Ola-Adebomi in terms of starts for RWD Molenbeek in the Belgian Pro League. He made his seventh consecutive start since joining the side on loan and managed 77 minutes in a narrow defeat to KV Kortrijk.
