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Josh Sargent waited on a phone call that never came, while Viktor Gyokeres was only signed by Arsenal after proving himself abroad Stuart James and Mark Carey34 The proposal, which has support from Championship clubs, would see teams from fifth to eighth play additional one-off preliminary games. Matt Slater234 Staying put has proven fruitful for Sargent, who leads the EFL Championship in goals at the international break Paul Tenorio27 Sargent is the outright top scorer in the Championship this season with five goals, while Wright’s four goals have him tied second. The Athletic UK Staff15 Advertisement Assessing the club fortunes of the USMNT squad, including a tricky weekend for Mauricio Pochettino's most under-scrutiny star Greg O'Keeffe36 The spotlight is on Christian Pulisic more than ever after a summer of takes and scrutiny. One match in, it's so far, so good. Henry Bushnell83 Wilshere is highly-regarded for his role in helping develop talents such as Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri and Max Dowman. James Mc Nicholas36 A quintet of American strikers will ply their trade in England's second tier this season hoping to impress Mauricio Pochettino from afar Greg O'Keeffe49 Our EFL experts make their predictions as English football's second tier kicks off a new campaign this weekend The Athletic UK Staff149 The midfielder talks to George Caulkin about his long Newcastle goodbye and why he would, finally, love to set foot inside the stadium again George Caulkin102