Brennan Johnson grabbed a goal and assist on his 42nd appearance for Wales in their 7-1 win over North Macedonia on Wednesday.
It was the second time he had managed the feat, also doing so against Iceland in their Nations League match in November 2024.
Brennan Johnson admits says he always feels like he has a point to prove as he delivered a sumptuous display to help Wales thrash North Macedonia 7-1 in Cardiff.
The Tottenham Hotspur forward bagged his seventh international goal in sublime style as Craig Bellamy's side earned a home play-off semi-final ahead of next year's World Cup by finishing second in their qualifying group.
Behind Gareth Bale, Johnson, 24, is Wales' most expensive ever player, having joined Spurs for a hefty fee of £50m from Nottingham Forest in 2023.
On the back of his stellar performance in the red of Wales at Cardiff City Stadium, the winger admitted he puts plenty of pressure on himself to deliver at the highest level.
"I think I always feel like I have a point to prove. I'm someone who can be quite tough on himself," he told BBC Match of the Day Wales.
"I just always want to go out and perform my best."
Prior to his goal, Johnson caused havoc on the left wing before crossing to David Brooks,who scored Wales' second goal against Blagoja Milevski's side.
Former Wales midfielder Joe Ledley felt Johnson "had a real spring in his step", with Ledley's ex-international team-mate Ashley Williams heaping praise on the 42-cap forward.
"From the off Brennan Johnson looked a lot more positive than he has done recently. You felt like he needed a big moment," said Williams.
"People were questioning whether he should start and I think he answered that today.
"He can't help the price-tag that's on his head. That's irrelevant.
"You could see in the celebration that the goal meant a lot to him."
Speaking to BBC Radio Cymru, ex-Wales striker Iwan Roberts commented: "I think that's the best we've seen from Brennan Johnson in the red shirt of Wales. He scored a great goal."
Which player is flying?: Micky van de Ven is having a superb season. He continues to excel at centre-back and has improved his overall game by increasing his attacking threat, with some significant goal contributions so far.
Which player is floundering? Brennan Johnson is struggling to make an impact and it is unclear how he fits into this Thomas Frank side, if at all. When Johnson does make an appearance, despite a few goals, he often looks lost and lacks the confidence to take players on.
Tactically I think we... need to focus on creating and finishing attacks by playing through the opposition, not just over or around them. Long throws and set-pieces are a welcome addition to offer more attacking options, but they should not be the staple.
I want my manager to... give Dane Scarlett a proper opportunity in the league while we wait for others to be fit. Our academy product deserves a chance to prove he can hold his own with the grown-ups.
Our fans seem obsessed with... the negatives surrounding Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentacur's pivot pairing, with many fans frustrated by the duo's difficulties in progressing the ball when they play together.
But they should be thinking about... the positives these two players offer, which should not be overlooked, with Palhinha in particular demonstrating some impressive statistics. We should focus on their strengths and how their team-mates can make better use of the solid foundation they offer.
My expectations for the season were... hoping for the top 10 but now I'm optimistic about a top-six finish. There is so much potential in this team and, with time - and players returning from injury - I believe Frank can get the best out of them.
Score out of 10 for season so far: 7/10.
One sentence on how you're feeling right now: Mindful of the work still left to do, but positive about the improvements Frank has already made in a short space of time.
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Speaking before the final international window of the year, Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill described the number nine jersey as one position where he was "still searching for an option".
Almost three years since his return to the job, and four months before a World Cup play-off semi-final, the former Stoke City boss' selections have given the impression that, if he is set on 10 of his first-choice XI, centre-forward remains the place where he is most open to persuasion.
After adding that he "would love someone to really step up", on Monday night against Luxembourg it was the turn of Tottenham Hotspur attacker Jamie Donley to press his claim as the third different player to lead the line in as many games.
With the winning goal from the penalty spot, and an earlier effort chalked off for an offside, the 20-year-old - currently on loan at Stoke - certainly made the most compelling case of any player to date for an extended run in the position.
Indeed, O'Neill felt Donley was the "best player on the pitch" in what was a dead-rubber qualifier for next summer's World Cup in North America.
"I wanted to see him as a nine," continued the manager after Northern Ireland finished their Group A campaign with nine points from six games and in third place behind Germany and Slovakia.
"Look, there's no secret that the nine is a problem position for us. I think Jamie has different attributes maybe from some of the other strikers.
"I thought he did really well in the game. He's clever, his link-up play is good. He is a very talented boy."
More used to playing in a deeper position, Donley may not have the physicality of a more orthodox number nine but, quite aside from putting the ball in the net on two occasions, he was a willing runner in the channels too.
"You're the last line of attack," Donley said of the main difference between playing up front compared to as a number 10.
"Normally I'm behind the striker. I know I've always got someone behind me, but it's more about running and stretching the game.
"I think I can add that to my game definitely because I don't think I do enough of that. Michael says that to me a lot about running in behind because the team needs that sometimes."
Should Donley develop his skills in leading the line, there is no doubt his playmaking ability from deep would still be an asset too.
There is no better example than England and Bayern Munich's Harry Kane, a player Donley previously trained with at Spurs.
"He helped me a lot when he was around," said Donley of Tottenham's record goalscorer who moved to Germany in August 2024.
"Just different types of advice and stuff. It's good to learn from the best."
Kane's goalscoring feats came only after a number of frustrating loan spells away from Tottenham earlier in his career with Donley presently enduring similar struggles.
Having impressed at Leyton Orient last season, and made his international debut while with the Brisbane Road club, he has found things tougher in the Championship with Stoke this year.
Since the start of September, he has played only 37 club minutes, which in turn has hampered his international prospects.
Born in Northern Ireland but raised in England, Donley represented both at youth level and it was viewed as a real coup when O'Neill convinced him to turn out in a green jersey at senior level in March. Yet Monday represented his first start since that initial international window with the squad.
O'Neill thinks Donley has been "unlucky" not to have won more than six senior caps, but believes you can always see his Premier League quality.
"He just looks like that player that has been at a high level as a young player at a club like Tottenham all his days," he said.
"Obviously he's still a Tottenham player at this minute in time. He's just got himself in a situation where his loan has not gone as well as he'd hoped.
"That's happened to many players. Many players have gone through that situation where the loan is not always a success, but they learn from that as well. He's only 20 years of age, so he's got it all ahead of him."
Such has been Donley's struggle for regular football this season that he dropped back down to the Northern Ireland Under-21s as recently as last month.
Yet, on the most recent evidence, he is now in pole position to start what will be the country's biggest game in at least five years come the play-off in March.
O'Neill hopes the "situation resolves itself" in the coming months, while Donley believes his international progress can aid his club prospects - in turn helping his chances of holding on to Northern Ireland's number nine jersey.
"I think I need to be playing at my club to have any chance of playing in March because Michael speaks a lot about that," he said.
"I think [the Luxembourg showing] would have helped me if someone from Stoke was watching and seeing that I've got a bit of quality. I'll go back and see what happens.
"It hasn't gone the way that I've wanted it to but hopefully I can start playing and scoring and that puts me in good stead for the games in March."
The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off earlier than usual this year - with up to 17 Premier League clubs set to be affected by players jetting off to host country Morocco.
The tournament runs from 21 December until 18 January.
There has been no official announcement about which date clubs will have to release their players by - and it could vary depending on agreements.
Players could miss up to six, or in some cases seven, Premier League matches - plus FA Cup and Carabao Cup games - if they reach the final.
The group stages end on 31 December, so quickly eliminated players may only miss half that amount.
Arsenal, Chelsea and Leeds do not have any players due to play in the 2025 Afcon - with Sunderland and Wolves losing the most players.
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The biggest blow for Crystal Palace will be the loss of Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, who has scored eight goals in all competitions this season.
Then they have three maybes.
Forward Christantus Uche, who has only featured as a substitute for Palace so far, is a Nigeria international but was not in their most recent squad.
Neither Morocco defender Chadi Riad nor Mali midfielder Cheick Doucoure have played a competitive game of football since January following serious knee injuries.
Whoever does go will miss Palace's Carabao Cup quarter-final with Arsenal on 23 December.
Nottingham Forest have up to four players who will leave for Afcon - but it could be as low as one.
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangare is certain to be in the Ivory Coast squad, while defender Willy Boly will hope to be but has barely played this season - and was not in their most recent squad.
Full-back Ola Aina and forward Taiwo Awoniyi are both Nigeria internationals. But Aina has not played since hamstring surgery in September - and Awoniyi has not been in a squad this year.
Wolves are bottom of the Premier League and without a win - and five players will jet off.
Zimbabwe pair Marshall Munetsi and Tawanda Chirewa, Ivory Coast defender Emmanuel Agbadou, Nigeria striker Tolu Arokodare and Cameroon full-back Jackson Tchatchoua will all be heading off.
Chirewa has not played for Wolves this season, but the rest are all regulars.
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Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko is set to miss about a month with the knee injury he sustained at Tottenham Hotspur just before the international break.
Sesko, who joined United from RB Leipzig for £74m in August, was hurt during the 2-2 draw on 8 November and failed to finish the match after coming on as a second-half substitute.
Head coach Ruben Amorim said afterwards he did not know if it was a serious problem, though club sources have played down fears the Slovenia forward suffered a major injury.
However, the 22-year-old was ruled out of Slovenia's World Cup qualifiers and it is now expected he will miss about four weeks, though the precise length of his absence is still to be determined.
Amorim is set to offer an update on the situation this week at a news conference before Monday's Premier League game with Everton at Old Trafford (20:00 GMT).
That is likely to mean a short overlap with the departure of fellow forwards Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo for the Africa Cup of Nations, which begins in Morocco on 21 December.
United, along with the rest of the Premier League clubs, are not expected to have to release players at the earliest available opportunity. They have a home game against Bournemouth on 15 December.
Sesko has scored two goals in 12 matches since he joined United.
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The spine of Mauricio Pochettino's outstanding side runs through this team, although there is no space for the centre-back pairing of Toby Alderweireld or Jan Vertonghen.
Both collected plenty of selections but were pipped by Mickey van de Ven - and let's face it, no-one is keeping club legend Ledley King out of this side.
His biggest competition might come with whether he should have the armband over Harry Kane, who spearheads a formidable forward line alongside Gareth Bale and Son Heung-min.
This side would be both entertaining and very, very good.
Roma are in discussions with Manchester United over a January loan deal for Joshua Zirkzee, 24, but if the proposed move falls through, Roma will turn to Tottenham's France forward Mathys Tel, 20. (Metro), external
Rangers manager Danny Rohl would be reluctant to cash in on midfielder Nicolas Raskin, 24, in January, with Tottenham one of the clubs reportedly interested in signing the Belgium international. (Football Insider), external
Spurs may also miss out on former Everton forward Ademola Lookman, 28, after Atalanta changed managers. The Nigeria international had fallen out with former boss Ivan Juric prior to his sacking. (TeamTalk), external
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