Monday, 25 March 2019

2019 UEFA Under 19 Championship - Elite Round

With the Ireland U19 team already qualified for this summer's UEFA U19 Championship in Armenia, we've examined the rest of the elite round groups are ahead of the final set of fixtures tomorrow

Group 2
Greece top the group ahead of England, who they beat on Saturday. Any one of the top three (Greece, England, Czech Republic) can qualify. England possibly have the easier fixture against an already eliminated Denmark, while hoping that Greece and the Czechs can cancel each other out.

Group 3
Norway top the group after beating Germany on Saturday. With eliminated Hungary facing Germany, Norway face hosts Croatia on the final day

Group 4
All comes down to the final fixture between the Netherlands (who Ireland beat in the Qualifying round) and Spain. Netherlands have the advantage of being hosts.

Group 5
Hosts France face table toppers Israel to determine who goes through. Israel haven't conceded in the group so far, they conceded in every game in the qualifying stage, and only need a draw to qualify

Group 6
The only group with two teams with two wins. Scotland face hosts Portugal, with Scotland only topping the table on goals scored.

Group 7
The only group where every team can still qualify, although it would be a surprise if either Ukraine or Serbia did qualify. Hosts, and top scorers, Italy face lowest scorers Serbia, while Belgium, who have the best defence, will play Ukraine

Further reading
2019 UEFA Under 19 Championship Qualifying Elite Round
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Tuesday, 19 March 2019

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 16th March 2019

Saturday, 16th March 2019
Championship
Preston North End 1-0 Birmingham City
Callum Robinson came off the bench for his first appearance since November

Stoke City 0-0 Reading
James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Wigan 5-2 Bolton
Darron Gibson's second half introduction - his first appearance in six weeks - was his 200th appearance in English football

League 1
Luton 2-2 Gillingham
Callum Reilly completed his first assist since October

Peterborough 1-2 Coventry
Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time since December

Shrewsbury 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Michael Harriman made his 50th appearance in League One

League 2
Crewe Alexandra 6-1 Crawley
Paul Green scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 24th February 2018

MK Dons 1-1 Stevenage
Michael Timlin was booked for the tenth time this season

Notts County 0-0 Morecambe
Michael Doyle was shown his fifth yellow card of the season

Scottish Premier League
Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock
Alan Power was booked for the first time in a month
Gary Dicker assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st July

Scottish Championship
Falkirk 1-1 Partick Thistle
Sean McGinty started a game for the first time since Saturday, 19th January

Sunday, 17th March 2019
Premier League
Fulham 1-2 Liverpool
Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League
Dundee 0-1 Celtic
John O'Sullivan made his first start for Dundee, this was the winger's first start since December

English FA Cup
Millwall 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Aiden O'Brien marked his 200th appearance for Millwall with his 40th goal for the club, his fifth in the FA Cup
Alex Pearce scored his first goal for the Lions, this was his first goal since April 2018
Shaun Williams assisted a goal for the first time since September

According to FA Cup Factfile on twitter, this was the first time an Irish player scored an FA Cup on St Patrick's Day
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Friday, 15 March 2019

Round up for week of Tuesday, 12th March 2019

Tuesday, 12th March 2019
Championship
Blackburn 3-0 Wigan
Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in three months

Sheffield United 2-0 Brentford
David McGoldrick's goal was his first strike in a month

League 1
Blackpool 1-1 Doncaster Rovers
Kieran Sadlier was named in Doncaster's starting XI for the first time in a month


Coventry 2-1 Fleetwood
David Meyler started a game for Coventry for first time since Saturday, 2nd February

Plymouth 2-1 Shrewsbury
Graham Carey scored his fifth goal of the season

Rochdale 0-0 Oxford United
Jimmy Keohane made his first appearance for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 4-1 Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin made his 150th appearance for Southend United
Simon Cox scored his 15th goal of the season


Walsall 2-3 Portsmouth
Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time since November

Wycombe Wanderers 1-3 Accrington Stanley
Michael Harriman started his first game since New Years Day

League 2
Cambridge United 0-0 Crewe Alexandra
Paul Green was booked for the first time since 26th December


Carlisle United 1-3 Notts County
Jamie Devitt was booked for the fifth time this season

Crawley 0-0 Mansfield Town
Conrad Logan's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 5th January

Scottish FA Cup
Rangers 0-2 Aberdeen
Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance in the Scottish FA Cup


Wednesday, 13th March 2019
Championship
Nottingham Forest 1-3 Aston Villa
Conor Hourihane's first assist in a month was his tenth of the season

QPR 1-2 Rotherham
Anthony Forde completed an assist for the first time since August

Thursday, 14th March 2019
Persian Gulf Pro League
Tractor Sazi 1-0 Padideh Khorasan
Anthony Stokes scored his tenth goal of the season
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Monday, 11 March 2019

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 8th March 2019

Friday, 8th March 2019
League 1
Coventry 1-2 Burton Albion
Stephen Quinn was booked for the first time since December

League 2
Scottish Premier League
Hibernian 1-1 Rangers
Daryl Horgan's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Saturday, 9th March 2019
Premier League
Cardiff 2-0 West Ham United
Harry Arter was booked for the first time in a month

Championship
Blackburn 0-1 Preston North End
After signing for Preston North End in January, Joe Rafferty made his debut for the Lilywhites

Bolton 2-1 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

QPR 0-0 Stoke City
Olamide Shodipo came off the bench for his first appearance of the season, this was his first appearance since April 2018

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Doncaster Rovers
Shane McLoughlin's strike was the first goal of his career

Blackpool 2-2 Southend United
Robert Kiernan marked his first appearance since August 2017 with his first goal since December 2016

Bradford City 3-1 Peterborough
Eoin Doyle scored his tenth goal for Bradford, and completed his first assist since December

Plymouth 0-0 Luton
Graham Carey first booking in almost two months was also his tenth yellow card of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Sunderland
Michael Harriman came off the bench for his first appearance since New Year's Day
Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time since November

Charlton 2-1 Portsmouth
Josh Cullen assisted a goal for the first time since September

League 2
Northampton 2-1 Exeter
Sam Foley was booked for the fifth time this season

Carlisle United 2-1 Swindon Town
Jamie Devitt's assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 19th January

Cheltenham 4-1 Notts County
Kevin Dawson made his first assist of the season

Colchester 3-0 Newport Co.
Mark O'Brien was booked for the fifth time this season. This was the defender's first booking since December

Stevenage 0-1 Bury
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since August

Scottish Premier League
Livingston 3-1 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal in three months

Australian A-League
Central Coast Mariners 2-8 Wellington Phoenix
Cillian Sheridan came off the bench and completed his first assist in two months
Congratulations to on loan midfielder Stephen Mallon on his first career goal
Slovakian Super Liga
Zlaté Moravce 1-2 DAC
Connor Ronan made his first start for DAC, this was the midfielder's first start in three months

Sunday, 10th March 2019
Championship
Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa
Conor Hourihane's start was his 100th appearance for Aston Villa

USL Championship
Memphis 901 0-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Congratulations to Jordan Doherty on his senior professional debut on loan at Tampa Bay Rowdies

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Monday, 4 March 2019

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 1st March 2019

Friday, 1st March 2019
Persian Gulf Pro League
Tractor Sazi 2-0 Sepahan
Anthony Stokes scored his first goal since Saturday, 20th October

Saturday, 2nd March 2019
Championship
Aston Villa 4-0 Derby County
The first goal of Conor Hourihane's brace was his first strike in two months
Glenn Whelan completed his first assist since Saturday, 29th December

Millwall 1-3 Norwich
Shaun Williams scored his 20th goal for the club, his first goal in three months, this was also his tenth goal in the Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Bristol City
Alan Browne made his 150th start for Preston North End
In the same game, Callum O'Dowda made his 100th appearance for Bristol City

Rotherham 3-2 Blackburn
Richie Towell made his 25th appearance of the season

League 1
Fleetwood 1-1 Gillingham
Paddy Madden made his 50th start for Fleetwood

Luton 2-0 Rochdale
James Collins' 20th goal of the season was also his 40th goal for Luton, and coincidentally, his 40th goal in League One

Portsmouth 5-1 Bradford City
Anthony O'Connor completed his first assist since Tuesday, 11th December

League 2
Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th October

Exeter 0-1 Tranmere
Dara O'Shea made his 25th appearance for Exeter

Grimsby 0-2 Cambridge United
Gary Deegan was booked for the first time in two months

Mansfield Town 4-2 Cheltenham
Ryan Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time this season

MK Dons 1-0 Crawley
Reece Grego Cox was named in a starting XI for the first time since New Year's Day

Swindon Town 3-0 Colchester
Canice Carroll scored his first goal for Swindon, this was the defender's first goal since December 2017

Yeovil 3-2 Morecambe
Courtney Duffus completed his first assist of the season

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