Round Up for weekend of Friday, 24th July 2020

Friday, 24th July 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 0-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's start was his 20th appearance of the season

Sunday, 26th July 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly scored his first goal since Saturday, 5th October

Chelsea 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's start was his 300th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

300 appearances for Wolves today.

Huge congratulations, @mattdoherty20!

🐺👏 pic.twitter.com/eyutLLjtg5

— Wolves (@Wolves) July 26, 2020

Crystal Palace 1-1 Tottenham

James McCarthy's start was the 350th time the midfielder was named in a starting XI

Everton 1-3 Bournemouth

Seamus Coleman's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Southampton 3-1 Sheffield United

Will Smallbone's introduction was his tenth appearance for Southampton
Michael Obafemi made his 25th appearance of the season
Enda Stevens' start was his 40th appearance of the season

Monday, 27th July 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

In the Wanderers' first game since the return of the A-League, Simon Cox came off the bench to score a late equaliser

Round Up for week of Monday, 20th July 2020

Monday, 20th July 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Newcastle Utd

Shane Duffy came off the bench for his 130th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

Sheffield United 0-1 Everton

David McGoldrick's 30th appearance of the season was also the 60th time the striker was named in the Sheffield United starting XI
Enda Stevens made his 130th start for Sheffield United

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Crystal Palace

Matt Doherty completed an assist for the first time in a month

Tuesday, 21st July 2020

Australian A-League

Sydney 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan was named in the starting XI for Newcastle Jets' first game since the return of the A-League

Wednesday, 22nd July 2020

Championship

Birmingham City 1-3 Derby County

Dan Crowley's start was his 40th appearance for Birmingham City

Bristol City 1-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire scored his fifth goal of the season, seven months after his last goal in December

Cardiff 3-0 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin came off the bench for his first appearance since the Championship restarted

Leeds United 4-0 Charlton

Aiden McGeady's start was his tenth appearance for Charlton

Luton 3-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was named in the Blackburn starting XI for the 150th time

1⃣5⃣0⃣ #Rovers starts for @darragh_lenihan. 👏#LTNvROV 🔵⚪️ https://t.co/kMtPaLIjWI pic.twitter.com/W43SwuI6v2

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) July 22, 2020

Millwall 4-1 Huddersfield

Jay Molumby made his 40th appearance for Millwall

Nottingham Forest 1-4 Stoke City

James McClean's strike, his first since February, was his tenth goal for Stoke City

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 QPR

Dara O'Shea was named in the West Bromwich Albion starting XI for the 20th time
Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season in his first start in a month
Ryan Manning scored his fifth goal of the season

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 Columbus Crew

Jon Gallagher came off the bench for his first appearance for Atlanta United

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 17th July 2020

Friday, 17th July 2020

Championship

Huddersfield 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion lost for the first time in a game where Dara O'Shea scored

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 15th appearance for the Baggies

Saturday, 18th July 2020

Premier League

Norwich 0-2 Burnley

Adam Idah came off the bench for his 15th appearance for Norwich
Kevin Long made his tenth appearance of the season, one short of his total for 2018/19

Championship

Charlton 2-2 Wigan

Aiden McGeady's introduction was his 30th appearance of the season

Stoke City 1-0 Brentford

Nathan Collins' introduction was his 20th appearance for Stoke City
James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Fulham 5-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Harry Arter was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 20th time

Hull City 0-1 Luton

Glen Rea made his 15th appearance of the season

Preston North End 2-0 Birmingham City

Joe Rafferty made his 30th start of the season

QPR 4-3 Millwall

Three Irish players scored in the same game in English football for the first time since Rory Gaffney and Ryan Sweeney scored for Bristol City, and Jack Byrne and Eoin Doyle scored for Oldham, when the two sides faced off in August 2017

Both Conor Masterson and Jay Molumby scored the first goal of their careers
Ryan Manning scored his tenth goal in the Championship in his 80th start for QPR
Olamide Shodipo start, his tenth for QPR, was also his 30th appearance for Rangers

Polish Ekstraklasa

Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time for Wisła Płock, in what his 15th appearance for the Nafciarze

Sunday, 19th July 2020

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-2 Southampton

Shane Long's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Championship

Derby County 1-3 Leeds United

Jason Knight's introduction was his 30th appearance in the Championship

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-1 Adelaide United

On the return of A-League football, Jay O'Shea was named in the starting XI for Brisbane Roar

Round up for week of Tuesday, 14th July 2020

Tuesday, 14th July 2020

Premier League

Chelsea 1-0 Norwich

Adam Idah came off the bench for his tenth appearance in the Premier League

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Fulham

Dara O'Shea's start was his 15th appearance in the competition
Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his 25th appearance of the season

Luton 1-1 QPR

James Collins was named in the Luton starting XI for the 130th time
Conor Masterson's early introduction was his tenth Championship appearance
Olamide Shodipo's late introduction was his 25th appearance in the Championship

Millwall 1-0 Blackburn

Alex Pearce's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Wednesday, 15th July 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Robbie Brady came off the bench for his first appearance since football restarted in England

Championship

Brentford 1-0 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time since November

Bristol City 1-1 Stoke City

James McClean's start was his 80th appearance for Stoke City

Birmingham City 1-1 Charlton

Aiden McGeady's start was his 90th appearance in the Championship

Thursday, 16th July 2020

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane marked his 25th appearance in the Premier League with his fifth assist of the season

Southampton 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Will Smallbone's fifth start for Southampton was also  tenth appearance of the season

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 Cincinnati

Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time for Atlanta United, on his fifth start for the club, seven months after his red card in December while still with Hearts

Thanks, Jack

We're delighted to welcome Ireland and Brighton striker Rianna Jarrett to the show to discuss her career, and the rising role of minorities in sport in Ireland. Does Sheffield United's success in the Premier League give any clues as to how the new Ireland manager will use their Irish players? Will the Irish players on the fringes of the Southampton squad have a part to play in the manager's future plans? A year ago, Jason Knight hadn't made his professional debut - 12 months on he could be their player of the season. Finally, on the occasion of his passing, we remember Jack Charlton's time in charge of the Irish national side, and what it meant to each of us.

Introducing The Magic Number

On Monday night, Southampton named Shane Long, Michael Obafemi, Will Smallbone, and Will Ferry as substitutes against Manchester United, for the third successive game. All but Ferry were introduced in the second half, with Obafemi going on to score a late equaliser in the game. This was the first time since August 2014 that a manager had brought on three Irish players, and Southampton are only the fourth of the 49 clubs in Premier League history to have done so, following Sunderland, Stoke, and Hull.

Sunderland have actually introduced three Irish players on seven occasions - against Arsenal in March 2002, against Manchester United, Reading, Middlesbrough, and Blackburn all in August 2007, Fulham in October 2007, and finally against Aston Villa in September 2008. Both Daryl Murphy and Anthony Stokes were among the trios in five of these games, while Liam Miller was introduced in three of these games.

No player has appeared in an intrudoced trio for more than one team, but Shane Long was also introduced from the bench for Reading in the game against Sunderland in September 2007 that saw the Black Cats bring on Anthony Stokes, Daryl Murphy, and Liam Miller.

Season	Date	Home	Score	Away	Home Introduced Subs	Away Introduced Subs
2001-02	Saturday, 30th March 2002	Arsenal	3-0	Sunderland		Thomas Butler(45) Kevin Kilbane(76) Niall Quinn(21)
2007-08	Saturday, 1st September 2007	Manchester United	1-0	Sunderland	John O'Shea(84)	Liam Miller(82) Daryl Murphy(69) Anthony Stokes(82)
2007-08	Saturday, 15th September 2007	Sunderland	2-1	Reading	Anthony Stokes(64) Daryl Murphy(83) Liam Miller(81)	Shane Long(67)
2007-08	Saturday, 22nd September 2007	Middlesbrough	2-2	Sunderland		Liam Miller(53) Anthony Stokes(67) Roy O'Donovan(76)
2007-08	Saturday, 29th September 2007	Sunderland	1-2	Blackburn	David Connolly(65) Daryl Murphy(66) Roy O'Donovan(66)
2007-08	Saturday, 27th October 2007	Sunderland	1-1	Fulham	Ian Harte(71) Daryl Murphy(61) Anthony Stokes(61)
2008-09	Sunday, 25th September 2008	Aston Villa	2-1	Sunderland		Andy Reid(59) Daryl Murphy(59) Anthony Stokes(79)
2010-11	Tuesday, 9th November 2010	Stoke City	3-2	Birmingham City	Glenn Whelan(73) Jonathan Walters(89) Marc Wilson(89)	Keith Fahey(61)
2014-15	Saturday, 16th August 2014	QPR	0-1	Hull City		Paul McShane(46) Stephen Quinn(40) David Meyler(82)
2019-20	Monday, 13th July 2020	Manchester United	2-2	Southampton		Shane Long(64) Will Smallbone(69) Michael Obafemi(87)

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 10th July 2020

Friday, 10th July 2020

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Cardiff

Harry Arter made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Cyrus Christie was booked for the fifth time this season in his 15th start of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Zagłębie Lubin 0-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was named in the Wisla starting XI for the 15th time this season

Saturday, 11th July 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's start was his 70th appearance for Burnley

Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea

Enda Stevens' start was his 130th appearance for Sheffield United
David McGoldrick's brace made him the thirteenth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season - the most in a single season since 2011/12, when nineteen players score in the competition

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-5 Manchester City

Aaron Connolly started his 15th game for Brighton and Hove Albion

Championship

Derby County 1-3 Brentford

Jason Knight scored his fifth goal of his career - all of which have come this season for Derby - and was booked for the fifth time this season

Middlesbrough 1-3 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's introduction was his 120th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Joe Rafferty's start was his 30th appearance of the season

QPR 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Conor Masterson made his tenth start for QPR
Ryan Manning's start was his 110th career appearance
Olamide Shodipo was named in the starting XI for the first time this season, this was the winger's 40th career appearance

Sunday, 12th July 2020

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace

Conor Hourihane was named in the Aston Villa starting XI for the 20th time this season

Championship

Stoke City 2-0 Birmingham City

James McClean made his fifth assist of the season
Scott Hogan's 15th appearance for Birmingham City was also his 30th appearance of the season
Congratulations to Ryan Burke on his senior debut - which he marked with a booking!

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 New York Red Bulls

On the return of MLS action, Jake Mulraney came off the bench for his fifth appearance for Atlanta United

Monday, 13th July 2020

Premier League

Manchester United 2-2 Southampton

By bringing Shane Long, Michael Obafemi, and Will Smallbone off the bench, Southampton are the first team to introduce three Irish substitutes in the same game since Hull in August 2014

Michael Obafemi scored his fifth goal for Southampton in his 30th appearance for the Saints

League 1

Oxford United 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Anthony Forde's introduction was his 30th appearance for Oxford United, while Liam Kelly's introduction was his fifth appearance for the Us

Round Up for the week of Tuesday, 7th July 2020

Tuesday, 7th July 2020

Championship

Brentford 2-1 Charlton

Josh Cullen made his 30th appearance of the season - and was named in the starting XI in each appearance

Luton 1-1 Barnsley

James Collins started his 40th game of the season

Wednesday, 8th July 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

John Egan marked his 80th appearance for Sheffield United, and remarkably his 80th start for the Blades, by scoring his second goal in consecutive games for the first time since August 2017

West Ham United 0-1 Burnley

Kevin Long made his fifth start of the season, and started back to back games for Burnley for the first time since December 2018 - this was also Long's 30th appearance in the Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 Liverpool

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance of the season

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Derby County

Dara O'Shea scored the second goal of his career

Wigan 1-0 QPR

Ryan Manning 40th appearance of the season was also his 90th career start

Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Preston North End

Sean Maguire's start was his 40th appearance of the season, and his 90th appearance in the Championship

Thursday, 9th July 2020

Premier League

Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester United

Conor Hourihane's appearance of the bench was his 30th appearance of the season

Championship

Leeds United 5-0 Stoke City

Nathan Collins' start was his 20th career appearance, and his tenth start for the Potters
James McClean made his 30th start of the season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd July 2020

Friday, 3rd July 2020

League 1

Fleetwood 1-4 Wycombe Wanderers

Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since moving to England

Saturday, 4th July 2020

Premier League

Norwich 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy made his 20th appearance of the season

Leicester City 3-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy came off the bench for his 30th appearance for Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Arsenal

Matt Doherty's 40th start of the season was also his 70th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Jason Knight's start was his 30th appearance for Derby County

Fulham 1-0 Birmingham City

Harry Arter made his 25th appearance for Fulham
Cyrus Christie made his 60th appearance for Fulham

Huddersfield 0-0 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 30th time

Sunday, 5th July 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Sheffield United

This was the eighth game this season to feature four, or more, starting Irish players - more than the last three seasons combined(2016-17 - 4, 2017-18 - 3, 2018-19 - 0).

Enda Stevens' start was his 40th appearance in the competition
John Egan scored his first goal of the season, almost two years after his last goal in August 2018. Egan's goal is the 23rd Premier League goal scored by an Irish player in the 2019/20 season, equaling the total from 2018/19. Egan is the twelfth Irish player to score in the 2019/20 season, the most to score in a single season since 2012/13

Southampton 1-0 Manchester City

Southampton are the first team to name four Irish players on the bench since Stoke City in October 2015

Will Smallbone came off the bench for his tenth career appearance

Championship

Swansea 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Alex Hunt made his fifth appearance of the season

Middlesbrough 0-1 QPR

Ryan Manning's start was his 90th appearance for QPR, and his 100th appearance in the Championship

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Hull City

Dara O'Shea was named in a starting XI for the 50th time in his career

Monday, 6th July 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 1-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman made his 25th appearance of the season

League 1

Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Fleetwood

Glenn Whelan's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-0 Górnik Zabrze

Cillian Sheridan made his tenth start for Wisła Płock

Episode 13 - Is Ireland facing a goalkeeping crisis?

Is the Republic of Ireland national side facing a goalkeeping crisis? I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick to discuss the lack of gametime for Ireland's netminders. Also, we (sort of) predict John Egan's goal against Burnley, discuss Danny Rose's move to German, Jeff Hendrick possibly joining AC Milan, Denise O'Sullivan and the North Carolina Courage in the NWSL Challenge Cup, the Irish players at Atlanta United in the MLS is Back tournament, and the 2020-21 Nations League fixture dates.

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 30th June 2020

Tuesday, 30th June 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-3 Manchester United

Aaron Connolly and Shane Duffy were both named in the same starting XI for the first time since December

Aaron Connolly made his 25th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion, and his 20th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Millwall 1-1 Swansea

Shaun Williams made his 30th appearance of the season

Cardiff 0-0 Charlton

Josh Cullen made his 60th appearance for Charlton - and continued his remarkable record of starting each one of these

QPR 1-2 Fulham

Cyrus Christie scored his first goal of the season, this was also the fifth goal of his career and his first goal since September 2018

Leeds United 1-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time since December in his 40th appearance of the season

Wigan 3-0 Stoke City

This was the first time Stephen Ward, Nathan Collins, and James McClean were named in the same starting XI

Ward was booked for the first time since December, while Collins was booked for the first time since August

Wednesday, 1st July 2020

Premier League

Arsenal 4-0 Norwich

Adam Idah came off the bench for his tenth appearance for Norwich

Everton 2-1 Leicester City

Seamus Coleman was named in the Everton starting XI for the 20th time this season

Championship

Preston North End 0-1 Derby County

Joe Rafferty returned to the starting XI for Preston - his 25th start of the season
Sean Maguire's introduction was his 90th appearance for Preston North End
Jason Knight's start was his 25th appearance in the Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 West Bromwich Albion

Alex Hunt came off the bench for his fifth appearance for Sheffield Wednesday
Dara O'Shea's start, his first appearance since the restart, was his 15th appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Callum Robinson made his 30th appearance of the season

Thursday, 2nd July 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 3-1 Tottenham

David McGoldrick was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 20th time this season
John Egan's start was his 30th appearance in the Premier League