Tottenham might have had a disappointing day on the south coast but there were plenty of positives for the club's loan players this week and one who is set for north London next year.
Spurs have a big contingent of players out on loan with 11 currently trying to get minutes across the Football League, Spain and Belgium as they take some time away from Ange Postecoglou's squad. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is on loan at Marseille but has an obligation to move to the Ligue 1 club so we're going to only mention him in passing each week as he is not part of Tottenham's future going forward.
However, we are going to mention one non-loan player each week simply because it would be rude not to as 17-year-old Luka Vuskovic is currently playing alongside Alfie Devine at Westerlo, with the young centre-back shining ahead of his move to Spurs next summer.
football.london has taken a look at how the Spurs loan players got on over the past week and here's what they got up to:
Alfie Devine and Luka Vuskovic (Westerlo)
Luka Vuskovic was the star of the show on Friday evening as he scored twice for Westerlo to rescue a point for them at home to Beerschot.
The 17-year-old centre-back was a constant presence in the game, moving forward and spraying passes around the pitch as well as making an important last-gasp tackle when running back in the second half. He thumped home a header on the hour mark to level for a first time for the home side and forced the goalkeeper into a flying save from a similar situation later in the half.
Then in the 83rd minute, Vuskovic took a good touch before rocketing home a loose ball to level the score. In the final minute of normal time he sent a swerving strike from distance just over the crossbar.
The teenager had seven shots on goal on the day, with four on target, won seven aerial duels, while making two tackles, one interception and two clearances. Nobody has won more aerial duels in the Belgian top flight than Vuskovic this season and he now has four goals and one assist as a centre-back this season.
"I can't be satisfied, we only got one point. We played a good game, but we need to work more on defence and be more focused," he was quoted as saying after the game. "That's a task for the whole team. I'm happy I scored twice, but it's a shame I couldn't score more, as I definitely had two good chances."
Vuskovic is sending a major message to Tottenham with his performances this season that he will be ready for first team football when he arrives next summer as an 18-year-old. Postecoglou has already made it clear that he does not want to block the path of the teenager, who has been described as a generational talent back home in Croatia.
Alfie Devine once again played the full 90 minutes and is being utilised in a deeper central midfield role while pushing up the pitch whenever possible. The talented Spurs midfielder weighed in with three tackles and one interception, as well as taking two shots and playing one key pass and making one dribble. The 20-year-old also won three aerial duels during the game.
Alejo Veliz (Espanyol)
Alejo Veliz got a good 83-minute stint under his belt as Espanyol managed to get back to winning ways in La Liga with a 2-1 win at home against Mallorca on Saturday.
The 21-year-old striker won five aerial duels, sent his one shot off target and also made three clearances at the other end of the pitch to help his side hold on for the win. Veliz only had 22 touches of the ball on the day but worked hard throughout the encounter.
The Argentine has now played nine La Liga games this season, scoring once and getting 574 minutes to his name.
Bryan Gil (Girona)
Bryan Gil got 31 minutes from the bench on Sunday as Girona overcome Athletic Bilbao 2-1 and that followed on from 75 minutes in the disappointing home 3-2 defeat to Feyenoord in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.
The 23-year-old is another who is racking up the appearances in a successful loan move on the whole with 11 matches under his belt, including two in the Champions League, with one goal to his name and 663 minutes of football.
Manor Solomon (Leeds United)
Manor Solomon will have a decision to make as he has missed the past four matches for Leeds with a back and hamstring problem, but is set to return soon and has been called up by Israel for their games during this international break.
The Elland Road club will no doubt be wary about him returning to action for his country away from them, after missing that quartet of matches, including Friday's 2-2 draw at Sunderland.
All eyes will be on whether he gets any minutes on the international stage or works on his recovery back at Leeds.
Dane Scarlett (Oxford United)
Dane Scarlett got his most minutes yet in an Oxford shirt as he played 23 of them in the 1-1 draw against his former loan side Portsmouth in the Championship on Saturday.
The 20-year-old made a big contribution during that time as he played his part in Oxford's 72nd minute equaliser for Louie Sibley.
In their player ratings, the Oxford Mail handed Scarlett a seven with the review: "Played his part in the goal with a pass through to Kioso, before then creating space with a surging dummy run out wide."
Scarlett now has 142 minutes across six appearances, with 59 minutes of those coming across five games in the Championship and the rest in one Carabao Cup appearance.
Ashley Phillips (Stoke City)
Ashley Phillips is yet to play for new Stoke manager Narcis Pelach as since returning from concussion he has been an unused substitutes in both of their games, a midweek 6-1 win against Portsmouth and a 0-0 draw at Swansea.
The 19-year-old will be looking to get minutes in his legs with England's elite squad this fortnight, called up alongside Spurs team-mates Will Lankshear, Dane Scarlett and Luca Gunter.
Jamie Donley and Josh Keeley (Leyton Orient)
Jamie Donley was back in the starting line-up on Saturday as Leyton Orient's struggles continue this season. He played 27 minutes in midweek in the 1-0 home defeat to Exeter City and then got 81 minutes under his belt in the 2-1 defeat at Lincoln City on Saturday.
The 19-year-old only got 28 touches of the ball during the game, but was busy with one shot at goal, one key pass, while winning two aerial duels, making one dribble and completing two clearances at the other end of the pitch.
Spurs and Republic of Ireland U21 goalkeeper Josh Keeley was not in the matchday squad as he waits for his opportunity to come again after an impressive Carabao Cup display against Brentford last month.
Matthew Craig (Barnsley)
Matthew Craig continues to be regular starter in League One with Barnsley and he played 87 minutes in the 2-0 defeat on Saturday at Huddersfield. The 21-year-old touched the ball 37 times and made two tackles, one interception and four clearances in the centre of the pitch.
In all, Craig has already got 784 minutes to his name across 11 appearances so far this season for Barnsley.
George Abbott (Notts County)
George Abbott came off the bench for the second half of Notts County's 1-0 defeat at home to Port Vale, with the 19-year-old helping steady the ship in the League Two clash on Saturday. The versatile Spurs U21s skipper had two shots at goal, touched the ball 29 times, went on one dribble and blocked on shot at the other end of the pitch.
Abbott has already made seven appearances for Notts County in League Two and played 503 minutes for them.
Carey Bloedorn (Aveley)
Nineteen-year-old Spurs goalkeeper Carey Bloedorn played the full 90 minutes as Aveley lost 2-0 at Farnborough in National League South. Having had last weekend off from senior duty, the 19-year-old was able to appear then on the bench for Spurs' U21s in their 3-0 defeat at home to Leeds in Premier League 2.
Bloedorn has played nine times now for Aveley since making his first loan move out of Spurs.
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