Thursday, 29 November 2018

Round up for week of Tuesday, 27th November 2018

Tuesday, 27th November 2018
Championship
Rotherham 2-2 QPR
Richie Towell made his 50th start for Rotherham

League 1
Accrington Stanley 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Michael Harriman was booked for the first time in almost four months

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Gillingham
In his first appearance in a month, Callum Reilly scored his first goal since September, and was sent off for the first time in his career

Luton 4-0 Bradford City
Glen Rea made his 150th career appearance

Portsmouth 2-0 Walsall
Connor Ronan made his 25th appearance in League One
Ronan Curtis scored his first goal in nearly two months

Sunderland 4-2 Barnsley
Aiden McGeady scored his fifth goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Sunderland

League 2
Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Cambridge United
David Forde was booked for the first time this season - this was the goalkeeper's first yellow card in eleven months


Newport Co. 3-1 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole made his 150th start for Northampton

English League Cup
Leicester City 0-0 Southampton
Michael Obafemi made his first start for Southampton's senior side



Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 24th November 2018

Saturday, 24th November 2018
Premier League
Fulham 3-2 Southampton
Michael Obafemi was booked for the first time this season

Championship
Millwall 1-1 Bolton
Marc Wilson was booked for the first time this season

Rotherham 2-2 Sheffield United
John Egan made his 200th career start


Preston North End 4-1 Blackburn
Alan Browne's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal in the Championship

Brentford 1-2 Middlesbrough
Alan Judge scored his 25th Championship goal his first start in almost two months

League 1
Rochdale 1-0 Accrington Stanley
Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time this season

League 2
Cambridge United 2-2 Bury
In his 50th appearance for Bury, Jay O'Shea scored his tenth goal for the club
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 2-0 Hearts
Danny Rogers' start was his first appearance in four months

Sunday, 25th November 2018
Championship
Aston Villa 4-2 Birmingham City
Glenn Whelan started his first game in a month

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 3-2 Central Coast Mariners
Andy Keogh was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 26th November 2018
Premier League
Burnley 1-2 Newcastle Utd
Robbie Brady made his 25th start for Burnley
In his first start in two months, Ciaran Clark scored his second goal of the season, matching his total from 2017/18

Thursday, 22 November 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th November 2018

Saturday, 17th November 2018
League 1
Burton Albion 1-0 Coventry
Stephen Quinn was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Luton 5-1 Plymouth
The first goal of James Collins' hat trick was his 25th goal for Luton

Peterborough 1-1 Bradford City
Anthony O'Connor scored his fifth goal in League One

League 2
Bury 4-0 Stevenage
In his 25th appearance for Bury, Eoghan O'Connell scored his third goal of the season
The first goal of Jay O'Shea's brace was his 20th goal in League Two

Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Tranmere
Eddie Nolan's start for Crewe was his 300th career appearance

Swindon Town 0-4 Carlisle United
Jamie Devitt's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Carlisle

Monday, 19 November 2018
UEFA Nations League
Denmark 0-0 Republic of Ireland
Martin O'Neill is the first Ireland manager to be in charge of four consecutive games where the team failed to score
Ireland complete a calendar year without a competitive win for the first time since 1986
Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 34th appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy made his 25th appearance for Ireland
Richard Keogh made his 21st appearance for Ireland
Kevin Long made his 11th appearance for Ireland
Enda Stevens made his sixth appearance for Irelandand
Cyrus Christie made his 23rd appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick made his 45th appearance for Ireland
Seamus Coleman made his 49th appearance for Irel
Aiden O'Brien made his fourth appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his 15th appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady made his 41st appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Michael Obafemi made his first appearance for Ireland - the Southampton striker is the first player born this century to play senior football for the national side
Ronan Curtis made his second appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his sixth appearance for Ireland

Friday, 16 November 2018

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th November 2018

Tuesday, 13th November 2018
Football League Trophy
Walsall 1-2 Port Vale
Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time this season

Cambridge United 3-1 Colchester
Emmanuel Osadebe scored his first goal for Cambridge

Blackpool 3-2 Accrington Stanley
John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time this season

Charlton 0-1 Swansea City U21
Billy Clarke made his first start of the season, 11 months after his last start in December 2017

MK Dons 2-3 Brighton U21
Warren O'Hora's start was his first appearance in senior football
Aaron Connolly scored his first hat trick in senior football

Thursday, 15th November 2018
International Match
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Northern Ireland
Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 33rd appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy made his 24th appearance for Ireland
John Egan made his fourth start for Ireland
Darragh Lenihan's second appearance for Ireland was also his first start
James McClean made his 63rd appearance for Ireland
Glenn Whelan's first appearance since Saturday, 11 November 2017 was his 85th appearance for IrelandJeff Hendrick made his 44th appearance for Ireland

Seamus Coleman made his 48th appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his 14th appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady's first appearance since Tuesday, 14 November 2017 was his 40th appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his fifth appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Ronan Curtis made his first appearance for Ireland
Sean Maguire made his fourth appearance for Ireland
Enda Stevens made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Cyrus Christie made his 22nd appearance for Ireland
Scott Hogan made his third appearance for Ireland
Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time for Ireland in his eighth appearance

Sunday, 11 November 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th November 2018

Saturday, 10th November 2018
Premier League
The eight Irish players that appeared in the Premier League today (four starting players, four introduced substitutes) is a season high for a single day
Cardiff 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Greg Cunningham was booked on his first appearance since Sunday, 30th September

Leicester City 0-0 Burnley
Kevin Long's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 30th September

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Bournemouth
Ciaran Clark came off the bench for first appearance since Saturday, 29th September

Championship
Bristol City 0-1 Preston North End
Callum Robinson marked his 150th appearance for Preston North End with his eighth goal of the season

Derby County 0-3 Aston Villa
Conor Hourihane's goal against Derby was scored his 15th goal for Villa, and also his 20th goal in the Championship

Norwich 4-3 Millwall
Shaun Williams' start was his 350th appearance in English football

Scottish Premier League
St Johnstone 4-0 Hamilton Academical
Sam Kelly's appearance off the bench for Hamilton was his first appearance since Saturday, 29th Septembe

English FA Cup
Luton 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers
James Collins' start was his 400th career appearance

Southend United 1-1 Crawley
Reece Grego Cox cane off the bench for his first appearance since AugustSimon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Carlisle United
Eddie Nolan was named in the Crewe starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 1st September, and was booked for the first time this season
Jamie Devitt's winner was also his first goal in theFA Cup

Sunday, 11th November 2018
Premier League
Liverpool 2-0 Fulham
Cyrus Christie started his first game in a month

Arsenal 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League
Rangers 7-1 Motherwell
Carl McHugh was sent off for the second time this season

English FA Cup
Mansfield Town 1-1 Charlton
Billy Clarke returned from injury as second half substitute, this was the striker's first appearance since December 2017

Alfreton Town 1-4 Fleetwood
The first goal of Paddy Madden's brace was his fifth FA Cup goal

Chorley 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
Ian Lawlor started his first game in a month

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland
Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 5 November 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 3rd November 2018

Saturday, 3rd November 2018
The 13 goals scored today is a season high for the 2018/19 season
Premier League
Cardiff 0-1 Leicester City
Harry Arter was booked for the fifth time this season

Everton 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Seamus Coleman's first goal since Saturday, 21 January 2017 was also his 25th goal for Everton

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Tottenham
Matt Doherty made his 200th start for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship
Reading 3-2 Bristol City
Liam Kelly scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since April

Rotherham 2-1 Swansea
Ryan Manning scored a brace of goals for the first time in his career

League 1
Coventry 1-1 Accrington Stanley
Michael Doyle scored his first goal of the season - this was his tenth goal in League One

Gillingham 3-0 Fleetwood
Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2
Carlisle United 3-2 Newport Co.
On his first start in a month, Jamie Devitt scored twice for the first time in his career

Macclesfield 1-4 Bury
Jay O'Shea's strike was the 60th goal of his career

Northampton 2-0 Crewe Alexandra
John-Joe O'Toole made his 150th appearance in League Two
Eddie Nolan came off the bench for his first appearance since in two months

Scottish Premier League
Celtic 5-0 Hearts
Jake Mulraney was named in the Hearts starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 25 August. This was his first appearance since 22nd September

Hibernian 0-1 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal of the season

Motherwell 1-0 Dundee
Conor Sammon came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Sunday, 4th November 2018
Premier League
Manchester City 6-1 Southampton
Shane Long started a game for Southampton for the first time since Saturday, 22 September
Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his first appearance in the Premier League since January