Bellegarde starts twice in five days as Wolves find Championship form

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is the club story of the day. The Wolverhampton midfielder started both of Wolves' EFL Championship fixtures in the past week: a 3-1 home defeat to Bolton on 13 October — in which he scored and registered two shots — and a 2-1 away win at Burnley on 16 October, where he started again without getting on the scoresheet but contributed two shots and drew two fouls (ESPN). The Burnley win snaps a two-game losing run for Wolves and will be welcomed in a Championship campaign where points against promotion rivals matter. Bellegarde picked up a yellow card as a substitute in the Middlesbrough defeat on 10 October, so the two starts in quick succession suggest he remains a first-team fixture for his club despite the international-break toll.

Elsewhere, Wilguens Paugain's Zulte Waregem had a Belgian Cup tie scheduled for 17 October against RFC Seraing, though individual performance data is not yet confirmed. Hannes Delcroix remains the form story of the season at FC Lugano: his hat-trick in the 4-0 rout of Lausanne on 20 September — three goals between the 35th and 52nd minutes — has been widely reported and cemented Lugano's position at the top of the Swiss Super League.

The most recent CONCACAF Nations League window (late September – early October) saw Haiti win 2-0 v Costa Rica, beat Dominican Republic 4-1, then fall 2-0 to Costa Rica in the return. Head coach David Badía's side sits in a competitive Group A position with the group stage now closed.