Episode 22 - Unwanted Records

I'm joined again by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit Of Football to review the three games played by the Republic of Ireland senior men's team in November, the U21's final two qualifiers for the 2021 UEFA U21 Championship and preview the senior Women's qualifier against Germany in December.

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th November 2020

Tuesday, 24th November 2020

Championship

Luton 1-1 Birmingham City

James Collins made his 150th appearance for Luton
Glen Rea's assist was the first time he'd created a goal since October 2018

QPR 3-2 Rotherham

Trevor Clarke started his first game since December 2019

Stoke City 2-3 Norwich

Nathan Collins scored the first league goal of his career

Preston North End 0-3 Blackburn

Joe Rafferty was sent off for the second time for Preston North End, and the fifth time in his career

Bournemouth 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Harry Arter started a game for Forest for the first time in a month

League 1

Gillingham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Callum Reilly completed his first assist of the season in his 50th appearance for AFC Wimbledon

Burton Albion 4-2 Charlton

Kieran O'Hara made his 40th appearance in League One

MK Dons 2-2 Shrewsbury

Richard Keogh started his tenth game for MK Dons

Peterborough 1-0 Plymouth

Jack Taylor's start was his 25th appearance for Peterborough

Portsmouth 1-1 Oxford United

In his 90th appearance in League One, Ronan Curtis completed his first assist in two months

Swindon Town 0-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully made his 20th appearance for Lincoln City

Wigan 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Josh Barrett's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Leyton Orient 1-0 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the 100th time, and was booked for the first time since December 2019

Scunthorpe 0-1 Bolton

Eoin Doyle made his 100th appearance in League Two

Southend United 0-1 Forest Green

Alan McCormack was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 25th November 2020

Championship

Middlesbrough 3-0 Derby County

Jason Knight's start was his 50th appearance for Derby County

Millwall 1-1 Reading

Troy Parrott's was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time in two months

Bristol City 0-0 Watford

Callum O'Dowda's start was the midfielder's 250th career appearance

Swansea 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Ryan Manning's second half introduced was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start was his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Thursday, 26th November 2020

Europa League

CSKA Sofia 0-1 Young Boys

Graham Carey started his 30th game for CSKA Sofia

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 20th November 2020

Friday, 20th November 2020

Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters 0-1 ATK Mohun Bagan

On the first day of the new Indian Super League, Carl McHugh made his first start for newly formed club ATK Mohun Bagan

Team News! 📄

Here’s our Starting XI for our first @IndSuperLeague match! 🤩#ATKMohunBagan #Mariners #JoyMohunBagan #KBFCATKMB #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/Withp1AeZ3

— ATK Mohun Bagan FC (@atkmohunbaganfc) November 20, 2020

Saturday, 21st November 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 0-2 Chelsea

Ciaran Clark's start was his first appearance in two months, and his first Premier League appearance of the season

Aston Villa 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Conor Hourihane came off the bench for his 30th appearance in the Premier League
Jayson Molumby's late introduction was his first appearance in the Premier League - the 19th Irish player to appear in the league this season, and the 189th Irish player overall to appear in the league

Championship

Luton 1-1 Blackburn

James Collins completed his first assist of the season

Millwall 1-1 Cardiff

Troy Parrott came off the bench for his first appearance in the Championship, this was his first appearance in two months
Shaun Williams made his first assist of the season, almost exactly a year since his last assist on Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Preston North End 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood's made his first appearance of the season, two days short of a year since his last appearance on Saturday, 23 November 2019

Stoke City 4-3 Huddersfield

Nathan Collins' substitute was his 30th appearance in senior football

Swansea 1-0 Rotherham

Trevor Clarke's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season, ten months after his last appearance in January 2020

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Brentford

Daryl Horgan was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Burton Albion 1-3 Northampton

Stephen Quinn was booked for the fifth time this season
Michael Harriman's second half introduction was his 70th appearance in League One

Fleetwood 5-1 Plymouth

Glenn Whelan made his 30th appearance for Fleetwood
Niall Canavan's first red card since November 2016 was the third time in his career he was sent off

Portsmouth 4-1 Crewe Alexandra

Ronan Curtis marked his 110th appearance for Portsmouth with his second brace of the season

Rochdale 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin made his 50th appearance for AFC Wimbledon

League 2

Crawley 0-3 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode scored his fifth goal for Carlisle United

Cheltenham 3-0 Walsall

Liam Kinsella was booked for the fifth time this season

Exeter 1-2 Oldham

Ian Lawlor's performance in his 40th appearance in League Two earned him a place in the League Two Team of the Weekend

Introducing your #SkyBetLeagueTwo Team of the Week, powered by @WhoScored ratings!#EFL | #TOTW pic.twitter.com/b6dnH1pcLu

— Sky Bet League Two (@SkyBetLeagueTwo) November 22, 2020

Leyton Orient 3-0 Harrogate Town

Conor Wilkinson completed his first assist of the season - his first assist since February 2020

Tranmere 5-0 Grimsby

Lee O'Connor started the 20th game of his career

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 0-1 St Mirren

Jake Doyle-Hayes scored his first goal for St Mirren, this was his first goal since  September 2019
Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time this season

St Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in three months

Sunday, 22th November 2020

La Liga

Eibar 0-0 Getafe

Ryan Nolan was the first Irish player to be named in a La Liga matchday squad since Steve Finnan was an unused substitute for Espanyol against Recreativo Huelva in February 2009

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 10th November 2020

Tuesday, 10th November 2020

Scottish League Cup

East Fife 2-3 Hearts

Aidan White started a game for the first time in a month

Raith 3-3 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card of the season in his first start of the season

Elgin City 1-4 Ross County

Michael O'Connor came off the bench for his first appearance for Ross County

Queen's Park 1-3 Queen of the South

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra 3-4 Shrewsbury

Eddie Nolan's start (his first appearance in eleven months) was his 110th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Scunthorpe 1-2 Mansfield Town

Mason O'Malley was booked for the first time this season
James Clarke's start was his first appearance of the season
Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal of the season - his first goal in a year

Barrow 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Cassidy's first start in a month was his tenth appearance for Accrington Stanley

Harrogate Town 0-2 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Walsall 0-1 Oxford United

Callum Cockerill-Mollett was booked for the first time in two months

Plymouth 3-1 Newport County

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Charlton 3-1 Leyton Orient

Dylan Gavin's introduction was his career debut

Wednesday, 11th November 2020

Scottish League Cup

St Mirren 1-1 Greenock Morton

Dylan Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Airdrie Utd 0-1 Edinburgh City

Eoghan Stokes started a game for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

MK Dons 1-2 Southampton U21

Seamus Keogh came off the bench for his first career appearance

Episode 21 - Do We Really Need To Play England Now?

In October, Stephen Kenny became the first Republic of Ireland manager to finish four consecutive competitive internationals without scoring. The team desperately need a goal to ease the already mounting pressure on the new manager. With that in mind, do we really need to face England, the fourth ranked team in the world, right now?

I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss this week's friendly, the upcoming Nations League fixtures against Wales and Bulgaria, and the U21s final two qualifiers against Iceland and Luxembourg as they bid to become the first Irish U21 side to qualify for the U21 Championships next summer.

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th November 2020

Friday, 6th November 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Burnley

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 30th appearance in the Premier League
Robbie Brady started a game for the first time in seven weeks

Southampton 2-0 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick's start was his 130th appearance in the Premier League

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-0 Kilmarnock

Dan McNamara scored his first goal for St Johnstone
Alan Power's start was his 120th appearance for Kilmarnock

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee Utd

Following his signing during the week, Jake Doyle-Hayes made his first appearance for St Mirren

Scottish Championship

Alloa 3-3 Dundee

Jonathan Afolabi's start was his tenth appearance in the Scottish Championship

Saturday, 7th November 2020

Premier League

Crystal Palace 4-1 Leeds United

James McCarthy's appearance off the bench - his first appearance in a month - was his 40th appearance for Crystal Palace

Chelsea 4-1 Sheffield United

David McGoldrick scored his second Premier League goal of the season - equaling his total from 2019/20
John Egan was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Championship

Reading 0-3 Stoke City

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season

Birmingham City 1-3 Bournemouth

Scott Hogan scored his first goal of the season in his 25th appearance for Birmingham City

Blackburn 3-1 QPR

Darragh Lenihan completed his first assist of the season

Huddersfield 1-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12th September

Nottingham Forest 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Ahead of his call up to the national side, Cyrus Christie completed his first assist for Nottingham Forest

Rotherham 2-1 Preston North End

Kieran Sadlier started a game for the first time in five weeks
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Hearts 2-1 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran scored his first goal of the season

FA Cup

Tonbridge 0-7 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal of the season in his 100th appearance for Bradford City. This was his first goal since February 2019

Leyton Orient 1-2 Newport County

Jamie Devitt was named in the Newport County starting XI for the first time

Sunderland 0-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley's 30th career start was also his first appearance in the FA Cup

Oxford United 1-2 Peterborough

Olamide Shodipo was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since September 2016
Jack Taylor scored his third goal in three games

Tranmere 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Lee O'Connor's first appearance in the FA Cup was his 20th career appearance

Lincoln City 6-2 Forest Green

Anthony Scully scored twice in the same game for the first time since September 2019

Sunday, 8th November 2020

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Tottenham

Dara O'Shea's start was his first appearance in a month
Callum Robinson's start, his first in a month, was his 25th appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Matt Doherty made his first assist of the season

FA Cup

Barnet 1-0 Burton Albion

Kieran O'Hara made his 50th appearance for Burton Albion

Yeading 2-2 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode made his 20th career appearance

Bulgarian Championship

Montana 1-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey started a game for the first time in five weeks

MLS

Columbus Crew 2-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney's start was his 20th appearance for Atlanta United

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 3rd November 2020

Tuesday, 3rd November 2020

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the Bristol City starting XI for the 80th time

Blackburn 0-0 Middlesbrough

Derrick Williams made his 150th appearance for Blackburn

League 1

Shrewsbury 1-1 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn made his 100th appearance for Burton Albion
Kieran O'Hara was booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his fifth goal for Peterborough, his second goal in two games

Lincoln City 1-3 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored his fifth goal of the season, this was his 25th goal in League One

Oxford United 3-1 Rochdale

Anthony Forde made his 40th appearance for Oxford United
Eoghan O'Connell made his 50th appearance for Rochdale
Jimmy Keohane made his 60th appearance for Rochdale

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Doncaster Rovers

Callum Reilly made his 130th appearance in League One

League 2

Morecambe 2-2 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney completed his first assist of the season

Bolton 1-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen McLaughlin made his first assist of the season

Carlisle United 3-2 Newport Co.

Joshua Kayode made his first assist for Carlisle United
Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Newport Co. - this was his first goal since April 2019

Grimsby 1-0 Barrow

James McKeown was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 4th November 2020

Championship

Reading 0-3 Preston North End

Alan Browne was booked for the fifth time this season
Joe Rafferty made his first assist of the season - his first assist since September 2019

Birmingham City 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Rotherham 0-1 Luton

James Collins scored his fifth goal of the season

Thursday, 5 November 2020

Europa League

Rapid Vienna 4-3 Dundalk FC

David McMillan is the first Irish player to score twice in the group stages of the Europa League since Anthony Stokes for Celtic against Rennes in November 2011

Ludogorets 1-3 Tottenham

Matt Doherty's start was his 350th career appearance

Young Boys 3-0 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey made his tenth appearance in the Europa League

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 31st October 2020

Saturday, 31st October 2020

Premier League

Burnley 0-3 Chelsea

Kevin Long's 40th appearance in the Premier League was also the 150th time the defender started a game
Robbie Brady's substitute appearance was his 70th appearance for Burnley

Championship

Bournemouth 1-1 Derby County

Jason Knight start was his 40th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 1-2 Birmingham City

Joe Rafferty came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Preston North End

QPR 3-2 Cardiff

Conor Masterson started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Stoke City 1-0 Rotherham

James McClean scored his second goal of the season in what was his 90th appearance for Stoke City

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully's second half introduction was his 20th career appearance

Fleetwood 2-0 Oxford United

Anthony Forde started his 25th game for Oxford United

Ipswich 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Alan Judge's assist was the tenth time the winger created a goal for Ipswich

MK Dons 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Warren O'Hora's start was his tenth career appearance
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 5-1 Shrewsbury

Jack Taylor scored his first goal since Saturday, 19 September

Rochdale 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell completed his first assist of the season

Wigan 2-3 Northampton

Michael Harriman made his first assist of the season

League 2

Barrow 1-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor made his 40th appearance for Bradford City
Reece Staunton was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12 September

Leyton Orient 4-0 Bolton

Conor Wilkinson scored his tenth goal in League Two in his 40th appearance for Leyton Orient

Mansfield Town 1-1 Walsall

Harry Charsley completed his first assist in five weeks in his 20th appearance for Mansfield Town

Newport Co. 2-1 Harrogate Town

After signing his loan move to Newport two weeks ago, Jamie Devitt made his first appearance for the Exiles as a late second half substitute

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 3-1 Arbroath

Aaron Doran's late introduction was his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 1st November 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Matt Doherty's start was his 80th appearance in the Premier League

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Rangers

Danny Rogers made his 20th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 2nd November 2020

Bulgarian Second League

Pirin Blagoevgrad 0-0 Litex Lovech

Conor Henderson was booked for the first time in two months

Swiss Championship

Grasshopper Zurich 1-1 Thun

Conor Ronan was named in the Grasshopper starting XI for the first time