Monday, 26 March 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd March 2018

Friday, 23rd March 2018
International Match
Turkey 1-0 Republic of Ireland
Starting Players
Colin Doyle made his second appearance for Ireland, ten years and ten months after his first cap
Shane Duffy continued his record of being named in the starting XI in his every international appearance
Declan Rice and Scott Hogan both made their international debuts
Kevin Long made his fifth appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 58th appearance for Ireland
Seamus Coleman made his 44th appearance for Ireland in his first appearance since breaking his leg one year before this game
Jeff Hendrick's 38th appearance for Ireland was also his 30th start for his country
Conor Hourihane made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Both Alan Browne and Sean Maguire started their first international game in their second appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Ciaran Clark made his 31st appearance for Ireland
David Meyler made his 24th appearance for Ireland
Alan Judge made his second appearance for Ireland, almost two years after his last appearance on Friday, 25th March 2016
Matt Doherty came off the bench to make his international debut
Shane Long made his 79th appearance for Ireland

Saturday, 24th March 2018
League 1
Bradford City 1-0 Gillingham
24 hours after playing for his country in Turkey, Colin Doyle lined out for Bradford and kept a clean sheet
Callum Reilly made his 100th career start
Conor Wilkinson started his first game since Saturday, 30th December

Fleetwood 2-0 Northampton
Cian Bolger scored his fifth goal of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Conor O'Malley's returned to the Peterborough starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 25th November

Southend United 2-0 Rotherham
Simon Cox scored his first goal since Tuesday, 26th December in the same game that Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th January

League 2
Carlisle United 1-1 Cambridge United
Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 25th March 2018
MLS
Colorado Rapids 2-2 Sporting Kansas City
Joe Mason scored his first goal for Colorado Rapids in his MLS debut

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 1-0 Melbourne Victory
Andy Keogh's first goal in almost two months was also his 40th goal in the A-League

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th March 2018

Saturday, 17th March 2018
Championship
Barnsley 0-2 Millwall
Shaun Williams made his 300th start in English football

Norwich 3-2 Reading
Liam Kelly scored his fifth goal in the Championship

Sheffield United 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Enda Stevens made his 50th appearance in the competition

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Burton Albion
Matt Doherty made his 200th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

League 1
Blackpool 1-1 Southend United
Michael Timlin and Simon Cox were both booked for the first time since November

MK Dons 2-1 Bury
Stephen Dawson was booked for the fifth time this season

Northampton 0-3 Rotherham
Richie Towell scored his fifth goal of the season

Oldham 0-2 Portsmouth
Eoin Doyle started his first game since December

Plymouth 3-2 Bristol Rovers
Graham Carey scored his first goal in a month, and was booked for the first time since December

League 2
Newport Co. 1-1 Luton
Alan McCormack made his first appearance since Saturday, 16th September

Scottish Premier League
Ross County 2-2 Hamilton Academical
Aaron McCarey made his 50th career start

Sunday, 18th March 2018
English FA Cup
Wigan 0-2 Southampton
Noel Hunt came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Round Up for Tuesday, 13th Match 2018

Tuesday, 13th March 2018
Championship
Aston Villa 1-3 QPR
In his first start since October, Ryan Manning scored his first goal of the season

Brentford 1-3 Cardiff
Alan Judge came off the bench to make his 150th appearance in the Championship

Sheffield United 2-0 Burton Albion
Enda Stevens scored his first goal for Sheffield United in his 200th appearance in English football

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Reading
The first goal of Matt Doherty's brace was his tenth goal in the Championship

League 1
Exeter 0-0 Yeovil
After signing for Yeovil in January, Shaun Donnellan made his debuts for the Glovers

Rochdale 0-0 Southend United
Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time this season

Blackpool 1-0 Charlton
Jimmy Ryan scored his first goal since September in his 200th appearance in League One

League 2
Coventry 2-2 Luton
Michael Doyle made his 200th start for Coventry
Glen Rea made his 100th career start in what was coincidentally his 100th appearance for Luton

Scottish Championship
Dunfermline 1-0 Inverness CT
Zachary Elbouzedi made his first appearance in the competition

Scottish FA Cup
Kilmarnock 1-1 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney was booked for the first time this season in his 150th start for Aberdeen

Monday, 12 March 2018

Round Up for the weekend of Saturday, 10th Match 2018

Saturday, 10th March 2018
Premier League
Newcastle Utd 3-0 Southampton
Shane Long made his 25th appearance of the season

Championship
Preston North End 1-2 Fulham
Sean Maguire scored his eighth goal for Preston in his first start since November

QPR 1-0 Sunderland
John O'Shea was booked for this first time since November

Reading 2-2 Leeds United
Liam Kelly's 25th start of the season was also his 50th start for Reading
Eunan O'Kane made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Aston Villa 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Conor Hourihane was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 30 December 2017

League 1
Blackburn 3-0 Blackpool
Jimmy Ryan made his 400th career start

Bury 2-2 Oldham
Jay O'Shea scored his first goal since Saturday, 14 October
Jack Byrne was booked for the tenth time this season

Peterborough 4-1 Charlton
Chris Forrester made his 100th appearance in League One

Portsmouth 1-3 Gillingham
Conor Wilkinson's first goal since December

League 2
Grimsby 1-1 Port Vale
James Berrett scored his first goal of the season, 11 months after his last goal in April 2017

Mansfield Town 1-1 Colchester
Olamide Shodipo made his first appearance for Colchester, this was the winger's first appearance since Tuesday, 21st March 2017

Scottish Premier League
Hamilton Academical 2-0 Motherwell
Charles Dunne was booked for the first time since November

Kilmarnock 3-2 Ross County
Aaron McCarey made his first appearance since Sunday, 28 January

Friday, 9 March 2018

Round Up for Tuesday, 6th March 2018

Tuesday, 6th March 2018
Championship
Burton Albion 0-2 Brentford
Damien McCrory first start since September was also the goalkeeper's 200th appearance for Burton Albion

Fulham 3-0 Sheffield United
Enda Stevens was booked for the first time in two months

Norwich 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Wes Hoolahan made his 25th appearance of the season

League 2
Accrington Stanley 1-0 Morecambe
Seamus Conneely made his 25th appearance of the season

Mansfield Town 1-1 Lincoln City
Lee Frecklington was booked for the first time since December

Newport Co. 3-3 Forest Green
Gavin Gunning scored his first goal for Forest Green Rovers since signing for them in January

Football League Trophy
Shrewsbury 1-0 Yeovil
Connor Smith was named in Yeovil's starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 9th January

Monday, 5 March 2018

Round Up for week beginning Tuesday, 27th February 2018

Tuesday, 27th February 2018
Championship
Reading 1-3 Sheffield United
Liam Kelly made his 50th career start

Wednesday, 28th February 2018
Indian Super League
Goa 5-1 Atlético de Kolkata
Robbie Keane's consolation strike was his fifth goal for the club

Saturday, 3rd March 2018
Premier League
Burnley 2-1 Everton
Seamus Coleman's start was his 250th appearance for Everton

Championship
Bolton 1-3 Preston North End
Alan Browne made his 100th appearance in the Championship
On his return from injury, Sean Maguire scored his fifth and sixth goals for Preston

Derby County 1-2 Fulham
Richard Keogh made his 350th appearance in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Birmingham City
Daryl Murphy made his 25th appearance for Nottingham Forest

League 1
Scunthorpe 0-2 Oldham
In his first appearance since Saturday, 16th December, Eoin Doyle scored his first goal the same game

League 2
Cambridge United 1-1 Luton
James Collins was sent off for the second time in his career

MLS
Houston Dynamo 4-0 Atlanta United
On the first day of the new MLS season, Chris McCann made his 25th appearance in the competition

Australian A-League
Newcastle Jets 2-1 Sydney
Roy O'Donovan was sent off for the first time since January 2017

Sunday, 4th March 2018
Scottish FA Cup
Motherwell 2-1 Hearts
Carl McHugh scored his first goal in the competition, this was the defender's first goal of the season

Indian Super League
Atlético de Kolkata 1-0 Northeast United
Robbie Keane scored the winner in his first game as a manager

Monday, 5th March 2018
Polish Ekstraklasa
Jagiellonia Białystok 2-0 Wisła Kraków
Cillian Sheridan made his 25th appearance of the season