U.S. soccer players abroad midweek preview: Pulisic, Zack Steffen, and more

Last year week is full of European matches and we reviewed all U.S. players' activity abroad. Pulisic has started his last three games with Chelsea. Will he be in the starting lineup for the fourth consecutive match? Check out all the teams where American players perform and when they will play. 

Wednesday

Players to appear in Wednesday fixtures.

Premier League

Chelsea vs Brighton, 2:30 pm on Peacock: Thomas Tuchel recently spoke highly of Christian Pulisic and his mentality. The Blues won last time out, but have seen City open up a 6-point lead in the Premier League.

Brentford vs Manchester City, 3:15 pm on NBCSN, Universo, fuboTV, Sling TV: Zack Steffen is expected to be on the bench for this Premier League match.

Championship

Reading vs Fulham, 3 pm on ESPN+ (free trial): Antonee Robinson and Tim Ream saw their Boxing Day clash with Birmingham postponed. They’ll hope to be able to stay atop the Championship, as they lead by 1 point and have a game in hand on second-place Bournemouth.

Primeira Liga

Vitória Guimarães vs Boavista, 2 pm on GOLTV, Fanatiz, fuboTV (free trial): Reggie Cannon has recovered from injury to play 3 games in December, and Boavista sits a surprising 9th of 18 in the Portuguese table.

Thursday

Players to appear in Thursday fixtures.

Championship

Nottingham Forest vs Huddersfield, 2:45 pm on ESPN+: Duane Holmes is likely to play for Huddersfield; Ethan Horvath is likely to ride the pine for Forest. Holmes has put in some impressive performances for Huddersfield this year. A win could take them into 5th in the Championship, into a promotion playoff spot.

League One

Lynden Gooch and Sunderland host Sheffield Wednesday.

Alex Mendez and FC Vizela visit Maritimo.

Turkey Cup

DeAndre Yedlin and Galatasaray host Denizlispor.

Haji Wright and Antalyaspor host Giresunspor.