Not that the Socceroo midfielder is prone to let distractions put him off his game.

The Huddersfield Town star is famed as a quiet and intensely-focussed individual, and he'll need all his powers of concentration to keep driving Town's midfield this season if the Premier League's surprise packages are to maintain their place in the top division.

He again played 90 minutes for the Yorkshire side in their 1-1 draw with former Premiership champions Leicester City, a result that takes Town comfortably into the top half of the table after five matches.

Their only defeat has come in the loss to West Ham last Monday, the game in which the Hammers fans used the same taunt towards Mooy that supporters have for the combustible shaven-headed Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey - "He's coming for you, Harry Potter, he's coming for you".

While Town have made a better than expected start to their first ever season in the Premiership, Mooy's Socceroo team-mate Mat Ryan is finding out how tough life can be amongst the strugglers.

The Australian shot-stopper's Brighton side were the first in action in the latest round of fixtures, going down 2-1 to south coast rivals Bournemouth, another of the league's strugglers.

Brighton, who are also in their first season in the Premiership, are just outside the relegation zone with four points from their five games.

Socceroo midfielder Massimo Luongo received plenty of praise midweek after scoring against Millwall in the Championship for the London club, but his Queens Park Rangers side is struggling to put a run of good results together.

The Londoners twice led former Premier League team Middlesbrough only to lose 3-2 away from home, Luongo playing the full game but picking up a yellow card.

Rangers have 11 points from their eight games, leaving them 11th in the 24 team division, six points off pacesetters Leeds, Wolves and Cardiff.

Socceroo midfielder Jackson Irvine was an unused substitute for his new club, Hull City, as the Tigers salvaged a point at home against Sunderland with a late goal, both clubs having been relegated from the Premiership last season.

His national team partner Bailey Wright, however, fared much better. The Bristol City centre back's team came from a goal behind at home to Derby County to run out 4-1 winners, a result that sees them move to eighth on the ladder.