Ghanaian players abroad in action today

Allsports takes a sneak peek into this weekend's fixtures in the various leagues around Europe with special emphasis on Ghanaian players.

ENGLAND

Saturday, 22nd August 2015

Sunderland vs Swansea [Andre Ayew]

Andre Ayew will lead the lines once again for Swansea as they travel to Stadium of Light to face Sunderland. Swansea were handed a tough assignment in their opening league fixture against Chelsea, but they twice came from behind to claim a well-earned 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

They followed up that win by easing to a 2-0 victory over Newcastle last Saturday, with Bafetimbi Gomis andAndre Ayew both finding the net for the second game running.

The two forwards look to have struck up a great understanding, and Gomis in particular has shone sinceWilfried Bony left for Manchester City in January, scoring seven goals in his last eight appearances for the club.

Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa [Jordan Ayew]

Jordan Ayew will be looking to bounce back from defeat as his Aston Villa side go head-to-head at Selhurst Park on Saturday as to play Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

The 23-year old Ghanain, unlike his elder brother Andre, is yet to hit the back of the net for Tim Sherwood's side after playing all two Premier Leagu games.

Jordan will however compete for starting spot with latest signing Adama Traore who completed his move from Barcelona too late for last week's match against United, watching from the stands at Villa Park instead.

Leicester vs Tottenham [Jeffrey Schlupp]

Jeffrey Schlupp will be in action for Leicester City as they play host to Tottenham on Saturday afternoon looking to record their third successive victory of the new Premier League campaign.

The Ghana international has been outstanding so far for Claudio Ranieri's side, as has new signing Shinji Okakazi while former Napoli midfielde Gokhan Inler will add plenty to a team initially expected to be scrapping for survival.

This weekend will see Leicester going for their fifth successive home win, and their sixth in seven games.

West Ham vs Bournemouth [Christian Atsu]

Black Stars winger Christian Atsu has commenced full scale group training at Bournemouth and could make his English Premier League debut for the Cherries against West Ham on Saturday.

The former FC Porto man was out of action for three weeks after picking up a back injury in a pre-season friendly against Yeovil Town.

The recovery of Atsu is good news to Aston Villa, who are making the trip to London still searching for their first points.

West Ham and Bournemouth have not met in a league fixture since April 1990.

SPAIN

Atletico Madrid vs Las Palmas [Thomas Teye Partey]

Thomas Teye Partey will be available to Atletico Madrid as they begin their bid for a second La Liga title in three years when they host newly-promoted Las Palmas on Saturday evening.

Much of the attention will be on Partey, whose performances during pre season suggested that he could earn a starting spot for Diego Simeone's side this season.

Partey will however compete with the likes Saul, Tiago and Koke as Simeone looks set to unleash his new-look attack on La Liga at the weekend.

GERMANY

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Augsburg [Daniel Opare]

Ghana deender Daniel Opare wil likely miss Agusburg's away game against Frankfurt on Saturday due to injury.

The former Real Madrid youngster, who joined the German Bundesliga club last Thursday from FC Porto, picked up a muscle injury during training but the medical team is still assessing the extent of the injury.