Round Up for week of Tuesday, 29th December 2020

Tuesday, 29th December 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Sheffield United

Robbie Brady completed his first assist since 26 October 2019
Enda Stevens started a game in English football for the 300th time

Championship

Birmingham City 0-4 Derby County

Louis Watson's late substitute introduction was his first senior career appearance

Luton 2-1 Bristol City

James Collins was named in the Luton starting XI for the 150th time
Glen Rea scored his second goal of the season, this is the first time the defender scored more than once in a single season since the 2016/17 season when he scored three

Preston North End 2-0 Coventry

Sean Maguire was booked for the first time in two months

Stoke City 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie's start was his 20th appearance for Nottingham Forest

League 1

Burton Albion 3-4 Wigan

John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal for Burton Albion, this was the 70th goal of his career, and his first goal since March 2019

Northampton 3-1 Gillingham

Alan Sheehan scored his first goal for Northampton, this was the 30th goal of his career, and his first goal since August 2019
Thomas O'Connor's start was his 50th senior career appearance

Plymouth 2-3 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo scored his fifth goal for Oxford United
Liam Kelly was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Leyton Orient 2-0 Southend United

Conor Wilkinson's first goal in a month was his tenth of the season, and his fifteenth for Leyton Orient

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Dunfermline

Aaron Doran was named in the Inverness starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Wednesday, 30th December 2020

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 0-2 Rangers

Jake Doyle-Hayes was named in a starting XI for the 50th time in his career

Motherwell 0-2 Kilmarnock

Jake Carroll's introduction was his first appearance of the season

Thursday, 31th December 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's start was his 100th appearance in the A-League

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 26th December 2020

Saturday, 26 December 2020

Premier League

Fulham 0-0 Southampton

Shane Long's first start of the season was his 329th Premier League appearance, overtaking Denis Irwin as the Irish player with the tenth most appearances in the competition

Sheffield United 0-1 Everton

John Egan's start was his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Blackburn 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season

Bristol City 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Callum O'Dowda completed his first assist of the season, this was his first asssit since August 2019

Coventry 0-0 Stoke City

James McClean's start was his 100th appearance for Stoke City

Derby County 0-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's late winner was his first goal in two months

League 1

Lincoln City 5-1 Burton Albion

Zachary Elbouzedi's start was his tenth appearance for Lincoln City
Anthony Scully made his fifth assist for Lincoln City

Oxford United 2-0 AFC Wimbledon

Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance for Oxford United

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Leyton Orient

Wes Hoolahan scored for the first time since Saturday, 19th September
Conor Wilkinson made his 50th appearance for Leyton Orient

Scunthorpe 2-3 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney made his 100th appearance in League Two

Carlisle United 3-3 Bolton

Joshua Kayode made his 25th appearance for Carlisle United

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 1-1 Motherwell

Mark Connolly was named in a Dundee Utd starting XI for the 50th time

Sunday, 27th December 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

On his tenth Premier League appearance, Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in three months

Round up for week of Tuesday, 22nd December 2020

Tuesday, 22nd December 2020

League 2

Grimsby 1-2 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor made his 110th appearance for Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor made his 20th start of the season
Billy Clarke completed his first assist since Tuesday, 3rd November

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-1 Montrose

Sean Dillon's start was his first appearance in ten weeks

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 1-3 Haugesund

Sean McDermott made his 100th appearance for Kristiansund - starting each one

Wednesday, 23rd December 2020

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-0 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly's start was his tenth appearance in the SPL

Motherwell 0-0 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start (the 90th of his career) was his 30th appearance for Aberdeen

Dundee Utd 2-0 Kilmarnock

Alan Power made his 120th start for Kilmarnock

English League Cup

Stoke City 1-3 Tottenham

Andy Lonergan's start was his first appearance for Stoke City

Everton 0-2 Manchester United

Seamus Coleman was named in the Everton starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Episode 24 - 2020, The Year That Forgot Time

When the Euro 2020 Play Offs were postponed, due to the global pandemic, earlier this year, Stephen Kenny was promoted to manager of the Ireland senior men's international side ahead of schedule. I'm joined by Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football, and special guest James Carew of pogmogoal.com to review the new manager's first year in charge, looking at the players, the results, the performances, and what the manager has learned before the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup start in March.

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 19th December 2020

Saturday, 19th December 2020

Premier League

Everton 2-1 Arsenal

Seamus Coleman's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Fulham

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Norwich 2-0 Cardiff

Greg Cunningham started a game for the first time in nine weeks

Birmingham City 1-4 Middlesbrough

Scott Hogan made his 30th appearance for Birmingham City

Stoke City 1-0 Blackburn

Nathan Collins started a game for the 25th time

League 1

Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham

Eoghan O'Connell scored his second goal of the season, the second time the defender scored more than once in a season

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Crewe Alexandra

Callum Reilly started his 50th game for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin made his 50th appearance in League One

Northampton 0-4 Lincoln City

Zachary Elbouzedi made his 20th appearance in British football
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of his career

Plymouth 1-0 MK Dons

Joe Mason's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th October

League 2

Bradford City 1-0 Cambridge United

Billy Clarke's start was his 150th appearance for Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor completed his first assist since January 2019

Colchester 1-2 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan scored his fifth goal for Morecambe

Mansfield Town 1-1 Southend United

Ryan Sweeney was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career
Harry Charsley completed his fifth assist of the season

Walsall 4-3 Port Vale

Liam Kinsella made his 50th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 3-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since October 2019

Scottish Championship

Alloa 2-1 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's introduction was his 300th career appearance

Sunday, 20th December 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Sheffield United

In his 40th Premier League appearance, David McGoldrick was booked for the first time in a year (his last yellow card was on Saturday, 21st December 2019) and completed his first assist since Saturday, 14th December 2019

West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 30th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-2 Aberdeen

Danny Rogers made his 25th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 21 December 2020

Premier League

Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Robbie Brady's start was his 150th appearance in the competition

Robbie Brady's 150th @premierleague appearance tonight. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/MVFqEpa3ay

— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) December 21, 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 15th December 2020

Tuesday, 15th December 2020

Championship

Bournemouth 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan made his 20th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers

Barnsley 2-1 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty made his 50th appearance in the competition
Sean Maguire's first goal since Sunday, 4 October was his 20th goal in the Championship

Bristol City 0-2 Millwall

Callum O'Dowda came off the bench in the second half for his 150th appearance for Bristol City
Shaun Williams was named in the Millwall starting IX for the 250th time

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Accrington Stanley

Jack Bonham made his 60th appearance for Gillingham - starting every time
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 22 September

Sunderland 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Aiden O'Brien's start was first appearance since Tuesday, 10th November
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time since Saturday, 31st October

Wigan 0-5 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan's start was his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Ipswich 2-1 Burton Albion

John-Joe O'Toole's first start in five weeks was his 50th appearance for Burton Albion

MK Dons 1-1 Peterborough

Jack Taylor made his 30th appearance for Peterborough, continuing his record of starting each game

Portsmouth 0-0 Fleetwood

Marcus Harness' 50th start for Portsmouth was also his 60th appearance for Pompey
Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was named in the Mansfield starting XI for the 100th time

Oldham 2-3 Walsall

Liam Kinsella's start was his 150th appearance for Walsall

Cheltenham 0-1 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's start was his 350th appearance in British football
Ryan Delaney's goal was his first in League Two

Indian Super League

Hyderabad 3-2 SC East Bengal

Anthony Pilkington completed his first assist for SC East Bengal, in his fifth appearance for the club.

Wednesday, 16th December 2020

Premier League

Leeds United 5-2 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick scored his second goal of the season in his 300th career start
Ciaran Clark's first goal of the season, his first in 13 months, was his 15th Premier League goal

Championship

Derby County 2-0 Swansea

Jason Knight's start was his 50th Championship appearance

Cardiff 3-2 Birmingham City

Greg Cunningham's late substitute introduction was his first appearance since Sunday, 18th October

Scottish League Cup

St Mirren 3-2 Rangers

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal of the season in his 30th appearance for St Mirren
Jamie McGrath's brace was his fifth goal in four games

Copa del Rey

CD Calaharra 0-1 La Nucia

Kevin Toner's introduction made the defender the first Irish player to appear in the Copa del Rey since Steve Finnan started for Espanyol against Barcelona in January 2009

Thursday, 17th December 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-3 Manchester United

David McGoldrick scored his fifth and sixth goals in the Premier League

Copa del Rey

Anaitasuna 1-2 Getafe

John-Joe Finn was named in the starting XI for the first time in his career

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th December 2020

Saturday, 12th December 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea first start in five weeks was also his 30th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Championship

Blackburn 1-2 Norwich

Darragh Lenihan made his 200th career appearance

Derby County 0-0 Stoke City

Jason Knight was booked for the first time in six weeks

Luton Town 3-0 Preston

James Collins scored his second hat trick of the season

League 1

Blackpool 0-0 Oxford United

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 27th October

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Northampton

Cian Bolger was booked for the fifth time this season

Ipswich 0-2 Portsmouth

Alan Judge's start was his 70th appearance for Ipswich
Mark McGuinness was booked for the first time this season
Ronan Curtis was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Lincoln City 0-4 Sunderland

Anthony Scully made his 25th appearance for Lincoln City
Aiden McGeady completed his first assist of the season, this was his first assist since August 2019

MK Dons 1-1 Burton Albion

Kieran O'Hara started his 100th career game

Swindon Town 0-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden scored his 50th goal for Fleetwood

Wigan 4-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 4-0 Stevenage

Joshua Kayode scored his third goal of the season, in his 20th start for Carlisle United

Exeter 5-0 Tranmere

Lee O'Connor's start was his 25th career appearance

Forest Green 2-0 Cambridge United

Dominic Bernard's first start in eight weeks was his 30th appearance in League Two

Leyton Orient 2-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond completed his first assist since Saturday, 19th October 2019

Morecambe 1-0 Harrogate Town

John O'Sullivan's start was his 60th appearance for Morecambe

Oldham 3-1 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Bradford City

Walsall 2-1 Bolton

Ryan Delaney was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Ross County

Tommie Hoban's start was his 20th appearance in the SPL

Motherwell 0-1 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath scored his third goal in three games in his 30th appearance for St Mirren

Sunday, 13th December 2020

Premier League

Southampton 3-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' start was his first appearance in five weeks

Arsenal 0-1 Burnley

Robbie Brady was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock

Shane Duffy's goal was the 20th goal of his career

Monday, 14th December 2020

Polish Ekstraklasa

Lechia Gdańsk 0-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan's first start Friday, 23 October was his 20th start for Wisła Płock

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 8th December 2020

Tuesday, 8th December 2020

Championship

Coventry 0-0 Luton

James Collins made his 60th Championship appearance

Stoke City 1-2 Cardiff

James McClean was named in the Stoke City starting XI for the 80th time

League 2

Grimsby 0-2 Newport County

Padraig Amond scored his 90th goal in League Two

Football League Trophy

Hull City 0-0 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card October 2019

Accrington Stanley 3-2 Manchester United U21

Ryan Cassidy started his first game in a month

Port Vale 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Conor Carty started a game in senior football for the first time

Salford City 3-3 Leicester City U21

Shane Flynn scored the first senior goal of his career

Shrewsbury 1-4 Lincoln City

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal for Lincoln in his first start for three months
Anthony Scully scored for the first time in a month

Oxford United 1-1 Forest Green

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal since Tuesday, 3 November in his first appearance in the League Trophy

Wednesday, 9th December 2020

Championship

Bristol City 1-0 Blackburn

Derrick Williams start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 3td November

Norwich 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie made his first assist in a five weeks

Reading 1-2 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time this season, this was his first yellow card since April 2017

Champions League

Midtjylland 1-1 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 10th December 2020

Europa League

Celtic 3-2 Lille

Shane Duffy started a game for the first time in five weeks

Episode 23 - We Didn't Get Wales!

The draw for the UEFA qualification groups for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has taken place, and Stephen Kenny now knows his Republic of Ireland side will face Portugal, Serbia, Luxembourg, and Azerbaijan as they bid to qualify for the biggest football tournament in the world for the first time since 2002. I'm joined again by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss the group, Caoimhin Kelleher's Liverpool debut, and John Joe Patrick Finn, a 17 year old who made his first appearance for Getafe at the weekend, who qualifies to play for the Boys In Green.

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 4th December 2020

Friday, 4th December 2020

Championship

Barnsley 0-4 Bournemouth

Gavin Kilkenny came off the bench late in this game to make his league debut, this was his first appearance in ten weeks

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 0-3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Daniel Devine's start was the defender's 90th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Saturday, 5th December 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Everton

In his 40th start for Burnley, Robbie Brady scored his first goal of the season, this was his tenth goal in the Premier League, and his first goal in a year

Championship

Brentford 2-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was sent off for the second time in his career, almost four years to the day since his first red card on Monday, 26th December 2016

Millwall 0-1 Derby County

Jason Knight scored for the first time in three months in what was the midfielder's 40th career start

Preston North End 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan completed his first assist for Wycombe Wanderers

Swansea 2-0 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-1 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora completed his first assist of the season

Burton Albion 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

Kieran O'Hara's start was his 100th career appearance

Fleetwood 0-1 Blackpool

Paddy Madden made his 130th appearance for Fleetwood

Northampton 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

Michael Harriman made his 50th appearance for Northampton

Oxford United 1-1 Hull City

Liam Kelly made his 120th career appearance

Rochdale 0-2 Lincoln City

Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 0-1 Wigan

Aiden McGeady's start was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Scunthorpe 2-0 Leyton Orient

Mason O'Malley completed his first assist in six weeks
Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 27th October

Barrow 0-1 Salford City

Richie Towell's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Bolton 3-6 Port Vale

Ryan Delaney made his 20th appearance for Bolton

Bradford City 0-1 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode made his 25th career appearance

Mansfield Town 3-3 Crawley

Ryan Sweeney made his 100th appearance for Mansfield Town

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Aberdeen

Jamie McGrath scored his for SPL goal in his 20th appearance in the competition
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal since Thursday, 27 August

La Liga

Levante 3-0 Getafe

John-Joe Finn's introduction was his career debut - Finn is the first Irish player to appear in La Liga since Steve Finnan in December 2008 for Espanyol

Sunday, 6th December 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Caoimhin Kelleher made his first appearance in the Premier League, the third Irish goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet on his Premier League debut

Monday, 7th December 2020

Swiss Challenge League

Grasshopper 3-0 Neuchâtel Xamax

Connor Ronan scored his first goal for Grasshopper, this was the fifth goal of his career

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 1st December 2020

Tuesday, 1st December 2020

Championship

Bournemouth 2-3 Preston North End

Sean Maguire completed his first assist since October 2019 in his 110th appearance for Preston North End

League 1

Blackpool 1-0 Portsmouth

Both Marcus Harness and Ronan Curtis made their 20th appearance of the season

Lincoln City 2-1 Wigan

Anthony Scully completed his first assist since September

Oxford United 0-0 Ipswich

Aaron Drinan's started his first game since Sunday, 13th September 2020
Mark McGuinness' start was his tenth career appearance

Sunderland 1-1 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn was named in the Burton Albion for the 100th time

Northampton 1-0 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger scored his first goal for Northampton, this was his first goal since March 2019
Paddy Madden made his 100th start for Fleetwood

Plymouth 0-4 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal in eight weeks

League 2

Oldham 0-1 Tranmere

Ian Lawlor's start was his 130th career appearance

Champions League

Liverpool 1-0 Ajax

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was the first appearance by an Irish player in the Champions League since Eoghan O'Connell played for Celtic against Barcelona in September 2016, and is the first Irish goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in the competition

Wednesday, 2nd December 2020

Championship

Middlesbrough 2-1 Swansea

Ryan Manning made his first assist of the season in his first start in five weeks

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Stoke City

James McClean's first assist since Saturday, 24 October was his 15th assist for Stoke

League 1

Shrewsbury 2-2 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Cassidy scored his first goal in since Saturday, 26 September

League 2

Cambridge United 0-1 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time in three months
Harry Charsley assisted his fifth goal for Mansfield Town

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 0-0 Pogoń Szczecin

Cillian Sheridan's first appearance in seven weeks was his 25th appearance for Wisła Płock

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th November 2020

Friday, 27th November 2020

League 1

Fleetwood 1-1 Sunderland

Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 15th September

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 0-2 ATK Mohun Bagan

Anthony Pilkington made his first appearance for SC East Bengal
With Carl McHugh name in the starting XI, this was the first time two Irish players faced off in the Indian Super League

Saturday, 28th November 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Liverpool

Aaron Connolly's first start in eight weeks was his 20th start for Brighton and Hove Albion

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Sheffield United

Callum Robinson's start was made his 30th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Reading 3-1 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's start was his 130th appearance in the Championship

Birmingham City 0-0 Millwall

Alex Pearce's first appearance in a month was his 50th start for Millwall
Troy Parrott's start was made his tenth appearance in senior football

Blackburn 2-1 Barnsley

Darragh Lenihan's start was his 150th Championship appearance

Cardiff 4-0 Luton

Glen Rea was named in the Luton starting XI for the 150th time

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Stoke City

Nathan Collins was booked for the first time this season, in his first start in a month - this was also his 30th appearance for Stoke City

Watford 4-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire was named in the starting XI for the first time in six weeks

League 1

Ipswich 0-2 Charlton

Aaron Drinan's introduction was his first appearance since Sunday, 13th September
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season

Oxford United 1-2 Swindon Town

Liam Kelly completed his first assist of the season in his 20th appearance for Oxford United
Mark Sykes was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Bolton 3-0 Southend United

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth and sixth goals for Bolton
Alan McCormack started a agame for the first time since Saturday, 19 September

FA Cup

Morecambe 4-2 Solihull Moors

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal of the season

Plymouth 2-0 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully's start was his 25th career appearance

Portsmouth 6-1 King's Lynn Town

Ronan Curtis started his 100th game for Portsmouth
Marcus Harness scored his first goal in a month
Both Curtis and Harness completed their fifth assist of the season

Bradford City 1-2 Oldham

Anthony O'Connor made his 350th career appearance
Ian Lawlor made his 20th appearance for Oldham

Peterborough 1-2 Chorley

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season. and scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish League Cup

Alloa 1-0 Hearts

Aidan White made his 25th appearance for Hearts

St Mirren 2-1 Aberdeen

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time this season, in his 50th career appearance
Jamie McGrath scored his first goal in seven weeks
Jonathan Hayes' start was his first appearance in a month
Tommie Hoban's made his first appearance in the competition was his 100th career appearance

Sunday, 29th November 2020

Championship

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Swansea

Harry Arter made his 110th appearance in the Championship

FA Cup

Mansfield Town 2-1 Dagenham and Redbridge

Harry Charsley's equaliser was the fifth goal of his career

Carlisle United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers

Joshua Kayode was booked for the first time this season

Barnet 0-1 MK Dons

Richard Keogh's start was his 30th appearance in the FA Cup

Scottish League Cup

Celtic 0-2 Ross County

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in six weeks in his first appearance in the Scottish League Cup

Monday, 30th November 2020

Premier League

West Ham United 2-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's start was his 150th appearance for Aston Villa

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

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 27th October 2020

Tuesday, 27th October 2020

Championship

Barnsley 3-0 QPR

Conor Masterson came off the bench for his first appearance in eight weeks

Swansea 2-0 Stoke City

Ryan Manning made his first appearance for new club Swansea, this was his first appearance in eight weeks

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Blackpool

Callum Reilly's goal was the 15th strike of his career, and his tenth in League One

Charlton 2-0 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo made his first start for loan club Oxford United

Ipswich 1-0 Gillingham

Mark McGuinness' start was his league debut, and his first appearance for loan club Ipswich
Stephen Ward assisted a goal for the first time since October 2017

Portsmouth 4-0 Northampton

Ronan Curtis scored his 30th goal for Portsmouth
After signing an appearance based contract with Northampton, Alan Sheehan made his debut for the Cobblers

Rochdale 2-2 Sunderland

Eoghan O'Connell's start was his 70th appearance in League One

League 2

Bolton 1-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor started a game for the 50th time in his career, and was also his 60th career appearance

Mansfield Town 2-4 Barrow

Aaron O'Driscoll was sent off for the first time in his career

Wednesday, 28th October 2020

Championship

Preston North End 0-2 Millwall

Alan Browne's start was his 200th appearance in the Championship

Bournemouth 1-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the starting XI for the first time this season

Luton 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Glen Rea scored his first goal since October 2018

Thursday, 29 October 2020

MLS

Orlando City 4-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney came off the bench for his 150th career appearance

Landmark Goals

Recently, Diego Jota scored the 10,000th goal in Liverpool's history. John Aldridge tweeted the list of players who have scored landmark goals for the club, which included the former Ireland striker - who scored the Reds' 7,000th goal in a victory against Spurs.

Scorers of milestone #LFC goals:

1 - Jock Smith
1,000 - Bobby Robinson
2,000 - Harry Chambers
3,000 - Jack Balmer
4,000 - Jimmy Melia
5,000 - Ian St John
6,000 - Terry McDermott
7,000 - John Aldridge
8,000 - Michael Owen
9,000 - Sotirios Kyrgiakos
10,000 - Diogo Jota.

— John Aldridge (@Realaldo474) October 28, 2020

This inspired us to look up the landmark goals scored by Ireland players.

The first goal scored by an Irish player was Bob Fullam's consolation strike in a 2-1 loss to Italy in April 1927 - the second international played by the team.

It would take 27 years before the 100th goal was scored by the Republic of Ireland national side, when Reg Ryan scored the third goal in a 4-0 win over Luxembourg in October 1953 from the penalty spot in a qualifier for the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland.

18 years later, in the final group game of the Brazil Independence Cup, held in 1972 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Brazilian Declaration of Independence, Shamrock Rovers' Mick Leech scored the 200th Irish goal in international football - the last goal of a 2-1 loss to Portugal in Ireland's final group game in the tournament. All three goals were scored in quick succession, with Portugal opening the scoring in the 35th minute, before doubling their advantage in the 37th minute, with Leech scoring in the 38th minute.

It would take almost 13 years for the 300th goal to be scored for the Republic in international football, when, on his 45th cap, Frank Stapleton opened the scoring in a 3-0 win against Switzerland in June 1985 in a qualifier for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. This was only the second goal scored by the Republic in the qualifying series, in the team's fifth group game, after being held scoreless since the group opener against the Soviet Union in September 1984.

Eight years later, John Aldridge scored Republic's 400th goal, the opener in a 2-0 win against Latvia in June 1993 in a qualifier for the 1994 World Cup in the United States. This was Aldridge's fourth goal against Latvia in two games against the Balkan state, half the total he would finish on against the Latvians - which is still a record for an Irish player against a single side.

Seven years after Aldridge's strike, Kevin Kilbane scored the 500th international goal for the Boys In Green, when he scored the first of his eight international goals in a 3-0 friendly win against Finland in November 2000.

Another seven years would pass before the 600th goal was scored. Record international goalscorer Robbie Keane scored the first of the Republic's goals in a 4-0 friendly victory against Denmark in August 2007.

Just over six years later, the shortest time between landmark goals, Shane Long scored the national side's 700th international goal, and his tenth international goal, and when he found the back of the net for the final goal in Martin O'Neill's first game in charge - a 3-0 friendly win against Latvia in November 2013.

Since that game, seven years and 68 games ago, 79 goals have been scored - a rate of 1.16 goals per game. If that rate continues, it will take 18 games before the 800th goal will be scored. Given the team plays an average of ten games a year, it could be September of 2022 before that happens, which would be the longest time between landmark goals since the 13 years between the 200th and 300th goals.

But it'll probably be against Latvia in June.

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd October 2020

Friday, 23rd October 2020

Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Derby County

Both Cyrus Christie and Harry Arter were booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-1 Hearts

Aidan White made his 20th appearance for Hearts

Polish Ekstraklasa

Piast Gliwice 2-2 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan assisted a goal for the first time this season

Saturday, 24th October 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Preston North End

Alan Browne's brace was his first goal since Saturday, 22nd February

Millwall 1-1 Barnsley

Shaun Williams' start was his first appearance in a month

Norwich 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Adam Idah was sent off for the first time in his career

Stoke City 3-2 Brentford

James McClean's first goal of the season was his 20th goal in the Championship

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's goal was his 110th goal in League One

Blackpool 1-0 MK Dons

Richard Keogh was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since Friday, 13th September 2019

Northampton 0-2 Charlton

Michael Harriman was booked for the first time this season

Shrewsbury 1-2 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane made his first assist of the season

Sunderland 1-3 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness' goal was his 15th strike for Portsmouth

League 2

Exeter 3-1 Scunthorpe

Mason O'Malley assisted a goal for the first time in Scunthorpe colours

Bradford City 0-3 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal in a month

Cheltenham 0-0 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley's start was his 30th career appearance

Oldham 1-2 Port Vale

Ian Lawlor made his 120th career appearance - starting each one

Stevenage 0-2 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson's fifth goal of the season was also his tenth goal for Leyton Orient

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Hibernian

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

St Johnstone 0-0 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly made his 50th appearance for Dundee Utd

Scottish Championship

Dundee 1-0 Greenock Morton

Jonathan Afolabi marked his first appearance for loan club Dundee with a goal
Sean McGinty was booked for the first time this season

Inverness CT 1-1 Ayr

In his first start of the season, Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in 2020/21

MLS

Atlanta United 1-2 D.C. United

Jon Gallagher scored his fifth goal of his career

Sunday, 25th October 2020

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-3 Celtic

Tommie Hoban's start was his 15th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 26th October 2020

Premier League

Burnley 0-1 Tottenham

Kevin Long was unfortunately booked for the first time this season in what was his 80th appearance for Burnley

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 20th October 2020

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Championship

Coventry 1-1 Swansea

Jordan Shipley scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal in the Championship

Millwall 2-0 Luton

Glen Rea made his 20th appearance in the Championship

Norwich 1-0 Birmingham City

Adam Idah made his first assist of the season - also his first assist for Norwich

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Portsmouth

Jack Bonham's start was made his 50th appearance for Gillingham
Thomas O'Connor made his 30th appearance in League One
Marcus Harness completed his first assist of the season

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was named in the starting XI for his 120th appearance for Fleetwood

Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started his 50th game for Ipswich

Hull City 1-0 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin made his 40th appearance in League One

Oxford United 3-2 MK Dons

Olamide Shodipo marked his first appearance for Oxford United with the first goal of his career

Burton Albion 0-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan made his 40th appearance for Rochdale

Northampton 2-1 Swindon Town

Michael Harriman made his 40th appearance for Northampton

League 2

Morecambe 1-1 Mansfield Town

John O'Sullivan made his 50th appearance for Morecambe
Harry Charsley scored his first goal for Mansfield Town - his first goal since November 2016
Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 1-1 Walsall

Billy Clarke scored his 80th goal of his career
Liam Kinsella completed his first assist since Saturday, 10 November 2018

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 4-2 Hamilton Academical

Tommie Hoban scored his fifth goal of his career on his 20th appearance for Aberdeen

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Championship

QPR 0-2 Preston North End

Sean Maguire made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Stoke City 2-2 Barnsley

Nathan Collins made his 25th appearance for Stoke City

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 16th October 2010

Friday, 16th October 2020

Championship

Derby County 0-1 Watford

48 hours after making his international debut, Jason Knight made his 30th start for Derby County

Scottish Championship

Hearts 6-2 Dundee

Jonathan Afolabi made his first appearance for loan club Dundee

Saturday, 17th October 2020

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Birmingham City 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Dan Crowley was named in the Birmingham starting XI for the first time in since Saturday, 5 September

Luton 0-2 Stoke City

Nathan Collins made his first assist for Stoke City

Rotherham 1-2 Norwich

Adam Idah was named in the Norwich starting XI for the first time this season

League 1

MK Dons 2-0 Gillingham

Jack Bonham started a game for the 150th time in his career

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Burton Albion

Kieran O'Hara made his 90th career start
John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the first time this season

Fleetwood 0-0 Lincoln City

Paddy Madden's start was his 400th appearance in English football

Ipswich 2-0 Accrington Stanley

Alan Judge made his 60th appearance for Ipswich

Peterborough 2-0 Oxford United

Jack Taylor made his first assist of the season

Rochdale 0-3 Hull City

Eoghan O'Connell's was his 130th career appearance

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Colchester

Joshua Kayode made his tenth appearance for Carlisle United

Mansfield Town 1-3 Bradford City

Ryan Sweeney's start was his 150th career appearance 
Corey O'Keeffe made his first assist for Mansfield Town - his first since October 2019

Port Vale 1-0 Salford City

Darron Gibson made his tenth appearance for Salford City

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 0-0 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes was booked for the first time this season - more than a year after his last yellow card in September 2019

Sunday, 18th October 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-1 Fulham

John Egan made his 40th appearance in the Premier League
Enda Stevens made his 50th appearance in the competition

Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly completed his first assist of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-0 Śląsk Wrocław

Cillian Sheridan started a game for Wisla for the first time in a month

Monday, 19th October 2020

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Burnley

Callum Robinson came off the bench for his 25th appearance in the competition

MLS

FC Toronto 1-0 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney started his tenth start for Atlanta United