Michy Batshuayi News

Thibaut Courtois saved an early penalty and Michy Batshuayi scored the only goal for Belgium at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium to spoil Canada’s return to the tournament after 36 years. 

Striker Michy Batshuayi scored twice for Belgium as they eased to a 5-1 victory over Iceland and a 12th win in a row in their Nations League clash at home on Tuesday. Holmbert Fridjonsson gave Iceland an early lead, but Axel Witsel, Batshuayi, Dries Mertens and teenager Jeremy Doku all scored to ensure there would be no surprise result. Belgium lead the League A Group 2 standings with a maximum haul of six points from two games, followed by England on four, Denmark with one and Iceland none. Roberto Martinez’s Belgium side will next be in action against England at Wembley on October 11 with only the top team in each pool advancing to the Nations League finals.

Striker Michy Batshuayi put Europa League winners Chelsea ahead in the eighth minute before trialist Eric Molloy levelled late on to snatch a draw at Dalymount Park in Dublin.

Batshuayi joined Palace on loan from Chelsea minutes before the transfer window closed on Thursday, and Hodgson was rewarded for throwing the 25-year-old Belgian on as a substitute.

The hosts, number one in FIFA`s world rankings, were missing several players due to injury, with striker Romelu Lukaku ruled out a day before the match to bring Batshuayi into the starting line-up.

Two goals each for Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard helped Belgium to a 5-2 thrashing of Tunisia on Saturday that showcased their attacking verve and star quality and put them firmly on course for the World Cup knockout phase. 

The Italian team has been charged with violating several UEFA disciplinary and safety regulations including racist behaviour, setting off fireworks, throwing of objects and blocking stairways.

The Belgian striker opened his scoring with the equaliser in the 65th minute before netting the winner in dying minutes to help Dortmund record its first victory in European competition.  

City, 12 points clear at the summit of English football, are bidding to bring the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League titles to the Etihad.

Chelsea ended a three-match winless streak with a league win over Watford last weekend but the build-up to that game was clouded by speculation about Conte's future.

Chelsea take on Everton, who sacked manager Ronald Koeman on Monday, in a League Cup fourth round fixture on Wednesday.

Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi who came on after 60 minutes, scored twice to help Chelsea cross the line.

Conte's position has come under scrutiny after back-to-back Premier League defeats and claims of player unrest over his training methods.

Morata, who has scored seven goals in his first 10 appearances for Chelsea, is also almost certainly set to miss this month's doubleheader against Italian Serie A side Roma in the Champions League.

Pep Guardiola's City have made an unbeaten start to the season, netting 22 goals and conceding just three in six league games.

The Belgian international has struggled overall to adapt to Chelsea since his 40 million euro ($46.99 million) move from Marseille in 2016 but has scored three crucial goals for the club.

Batshuayi replaced Morata with seven minutes remaining and inflicted a first home defeat on Atletico since September 2015 by turning in a Marcos Alonso cutback from close range deep into stoppage-time.

The hat-trick was the first by a Chelsea player in the Premier League since Costa's in September 2014, but the second in a week for the Blues after Michy Batshuayi's treble in England's domestic EFL Cup against Nottingham Forest last Wednesday.

Fresh from a 3-0 win over Arsenal at the weekend, Premier League champions were quite lackluster in the first half of the game. 

Brazilian Willian opened scoring in the early stages of the game for the Premier League champions.