Late winner for Union St Gilloise from former Accrington Stanley defender puts more pressure on Genk head coach
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Ross Sykes, a fan favourite for Union St Gilloise, made his first start since returning from time on the sidelines. Sykes, who joined Union from Accrington Stanley back in 2022 has garnered a reputation as a goal scoring defender. The 27-year-old made it 18 goals for Union with a late winner against Genk at the weekend. Even during his time with Accrington Stanley, Sykes scored 11 goals in 123 games. Yet his late winner for Union this weekend has ramped up the pressure on Genk head coach Jess Thorup.
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Thorup returned to Genk this summer to take over Nicky Hayen, who left to join Burnley. Hayen has since been sacked by Burnley, and Thorup may also find himself at risk of a similar fate. So far, Genk have won four of their 11 games, with three draws and four defeats. They have won two of their last five games, with their last two matches being defeats to KV Mechelen and Union St Gilloise. Both now put pressure on Thorup coming out of the last international break for 2026. They face RAAL La Louviere, who just sacked former Watford manager Ed Still, before a home clash with local rivals Sint Truiden, who themselves have a new head coach in Jonas De Roeck. On the 5th of December Genk face Beerschot in the cup, their only real chance of silverware this season. Beerschot have already knocked Anderlecht out of the cup, and victory over Genk may well see Thorup out of his job.