Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd April 2021

Friday, 23rd April 2021

Scottish League Two

Queen's Park 0-1 Stranraer

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time since Saturday, 14 November

Saturday, 24th April 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark's start was his 200th Premier League appearance

Sheffield United 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

David McGoldrick scored his first goal in eight weeks
Enda Stevens was booked for the fifth time this season
Aaron Connolly's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 27th February

Championship

Barnsley 1-0 Rotherham

Chiedozie Ogbene started a game for the first time since Saturday, 26th September

Coventry 0-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire started a game for the first time in six weeks
Alan Browne's goal (his first since Saturday, 26th December) was his 30th goal in the Championship

Derby County 1-2 Birmingham City

Eiran Cashin was named among Derby's substitutes for the first time
Along with Festy Ebosele and Louie Watson, it was the first time an English club named three Irish teenagers in a matchday squad for a league game since Watford in 2012

This was the first time that three Irish teenagers were named in the same @SkyBetChamp squad since Watford started @tommiehoban05(18), and named Sean Murray(19) and Jack Bonham(19) among their substitutes, against Barnsley on Saturday, 1st December 2012#COYBIG

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 25, 2021

League 1

Portsmouth 1-0 Bristol Rovers

Marcus Harness' start was his 50th appearance of the season

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell's booking(his first in two months) was his tenth yellow card of the season
Conor Shaughnessy assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 11 February 2020

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Harrogate Town

Joshua Kayode's goal (his first in eight weeks) was his tenth goal for Carlisle United

Cheltenham 1-0 Colchester

Sean Long was booked for the first time in two months

Exeter 0-0 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond made his 200th appearance for Newport Co.

Salford City 2-0 Mansfield Town

Richie Towell was sent off for the second time for Salford City, 15 months after his previous red card, in January 2020

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-1 Alloa

Sean McGinty was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 20th February

Sunday, 25th April 2021

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea introduction was his 50th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Championship

Reading 2-2 Swansea

Conor Hourihane's start was his 150th appearance in the Championship

Bristol City 2-3 Luton

James Collins assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21 November

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 0-3 Dundee Utd

Tommie Hoban's start was his 50th appearance for Aberdeen

Bulgarian Championship

Levski Sofia 0-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey was booked for the first time since Sunday, 4 October 2020

MLS

Atlanta United 3-1 Chicago Fire

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time in the MLS 2021 season

Colorado Rapids 1-3 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher made his first assist for new club Austin FC

Monday, 26th April 2021

Scottish FA Cup

Kilmarnock 3-3 St Mirren

Gary Dicker was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 13th October
Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal in three months
Jamie McGrath's penalty was his 15th goal of the season

Australian A-League

Western United 2-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan was booked for the fifth time this season

Round up for week of Tuesday, 20th April 2021

Tuesday, 20th April 2021

Championship

Preston North End 3-0 Derby County

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo completed an assist for the first time since Tuesday, 9th March

Northampton 3-0 Ipswich

Mark McGuinness started his 20th game for Ipswich

League 2

Bolton 1-0 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode was named in the starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Bradford City 0-1 Tranmere

Paudie O'Connor scored an own goal for the first time in almost exactly three years - his previous OG was on Saturday, 21st April 2018

3️⃣ Anthony, @Paudie97 & Lee O'Connor started in @officialbantams v @TranmereRovers, the first time three @FAIreland players with the same surname started a game in English football since Brian, Daryl & Joe Murphy started for Ipswich & Scunthorpe in March 2010#COYBIG #BCAFC #TRFC pic.twitter.com/Rhz1ikj6tv

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 21, 2021

Mansfield Town 3-0 Scunthorpe

Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Dundee

Jonathan Afolabi was named in the Dundee starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 28th November

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-0 Falkirk

Conor Sammon was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12th December

Wednesday, 21st April 2021

Championship

Millwall 1-4 Bournemouth

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in a month

Rotherham 1-2 Middlesbrough

Kieran Sadlier started a game for Rotherham for the first time since Saturday, 7th November

Luton 0-0 Reading

James Collins was booked for the first time in three months

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 3-0 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly's start was his first appearance in two months

Ross County 1-3 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy made his 40th start for St Mirren

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 6-0 Montana

Graham Carey's goal (his first since Thursday, 17th September) was his fifth goal in the Bulgarian Championship

Polish Ekstraklasa

Cracovia Kraków 1-0 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was named in the Wisla starting XI for the first time since Monday, 14th December

Thursday, 22th April 2021

Premier League

Leicester City 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea's start was his 25th Premier League appearance

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 16th April 2021

Friday, 16th April 2021

League 1

Peterborough 3-1 Northampton

Jack Taylor completed his first assist since Saturday, 17 October

Scottish FA Cup

St Mirren 2-1 Inverness CT

Jamie McGrath assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 7th October

Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht 2-6 Den Bosch

Liam Bossin's start was his first appearance in five weeks; the goalkeeper was also booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-2 Brisbane Roar

In his first start in seven weeks, Simon Cox assisted a goal for the first time since Friday, 8th January

Saturday, 17th April 2021

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 29 December

Championship

Stoke City 0-0 Preston North End

Alan Browne was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month
Greg Cunningham's start was his first appearance in six weeks

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully marked his 50th appearance for Lincoln City with his 15th goal of the season

Charlton 0-0 Ipswich

Mark McGuinness's start was his first appearance in two months

Hull City 2-1 Fleetwood

In his first start in eight weeks, Dan Crowley made his first assist of the season

Rochdale 3-1 Accrington Stanley

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal of his career

AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Swindon Town

Shane McLoughlin was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 2nd March

League 2

Forest Green 3-2 Scunthorpe

Dominic Bernard was named in the Forest Green starting XI for the 50th time

Leyton Orient 2-0 Barrow

Conor Wilkinson assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st November

Newport Co. 0-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time in eleven weeks

Stevenage 0-1 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal since Wednesday, 13th January

Colchester 2-1 Walsall

Liam Kinsella made his 150th career start - all of which have been for Walsall

Swiss Challenge League

Grasshopper 1-0 Wil

Connor Ronan made his 25th appearance in the competition

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 2-2 Livingston

Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time since Sunday, 10th January

Sunday, 18th April 2021

MLS

Los Angeles FC 2-0 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher made his first appearance for Austin FC

Australian A-League

Macarthur 2-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan scored his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th April 2021

Tuesday, 13th April 2021

League 1

Wigan 2-1 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady made his 15th assist of the season - this was also his 25th assist for Sunderland

AFC Wimbledon 3-0 Ipswich

Shane McLoughlin assisted a goal for the first time in two months in what was his 75th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Alan Judge was booked for the first time in two months

Rochdale 2-1 Swindon Town

Eoghan O'Connell made his 75th appearance for Rochdale
Conor Grant scored his first goal of his career, in his tenth start for Rochdale

Lincoln City 4-0 MK Dons

Anthony Scully started his 30th game for Lincoln City

League 2

Morecambe 4-1 Scunthorpe

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time in two months, then assisted another goal twelve minutes later!
Mason O'Malley's start was his 25th appearance for Scunthorpe

Barrow 2-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal since Saturday, 6th February

Newport Co. 0-0 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode's introduction was his first appearance Saturday, 6th March

Walsall 1-0 Tranmere

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his tenth goal of his career

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh made his fifth assist of the season, a month after his last assist

Wednesday, 14th April 2021

Bulgarian Cup

Ludogorets 1-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's introduction was his 25th appearance of the season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 9th April 2021

Friday, 9th April 2021

Scottish Championship

Hearts 6-0 Alloa

Aaron McEneff scored his first goal for Hearts

McEneff's first goal in maroon. And what a goal it was 🔥 pic.twitter.com/orW1jY7jF9

— Heart of Midlothian FC (@JamTarts) April 10, 2021

Swiss Challenge League

FC Schaffhausen 0-2 Grasshopper

Connor Ronan's start was his 25th appearance for Grasshopper

Australian A-League

Macarthur 1-2 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea completed an assist for the first time since Monday, 10th August 2020

Saturday, 10th April 2021

Premier League

Crystal Palace 1-4 Chelsea

James McCarthy's second half introduction was his first appearance since Wednesday, 3rd March

Championship

Millwall 0-3 Swansea

Conor Hourihane completed an assist for the first time since Wednesday, 24 February

Derby County 0-1 Norwich

Festy Ebosele came off the bench for his league debut

3️⃣ Three Irish teenagers on the pitch at the same time during Derby County - Norwich City yesterday - @AndrewOmobamid1(18), Festy Ebosele(18) & Louie Watson(19) - the first time that happened since we started tracking appearance data for Ireland players!https://t.co/d11Rm6QXPc

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 11, 2021

Wycombe Wanderers 1-3 Luton

James Collins started a game for Luton for the first time in five weeks

League 1

Crewe Alexandra 0-6 Oxford United

Mark Sykes assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 2nd February

Doncaster Rovers 1-4 Wigan

Corey Whelan's late introduction was his first appearance in a month

Fleetwood 1-0 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell scored his first own goal since February 2020

Ipswich 0-0 MK Dons

Aaron Drinan was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 23 January

Lincoln City 2-2 Blackpool

Anthony Scully scored his 15th goal for Lincoln City

Northampton 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Michael Harriman started a game for the first time in a month

Swindon Town 0-3 Peterborough

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Bradford City 1-0 Grimsby

Billy Clarke's started his first game in a month
Anthony O'Connor's first goal in two months was his fifth goal in League Two

Salford City 2-1 Stevenage

Richie Towell assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 12 September

Walsall 2-1 Forest Green

Emmanuel Osadebe completed an assits for the first time in 15 months, and then assisted another goal 59 minutes later!

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes's first goal since Saturday, 5 December was his 40th goal in the SPL

Motherwell 1-0 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath made his 50th appearance for St Mirren
Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time in five weeks

Australian A-League

Adelaide United 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox scored his fifth goal for Western Sydney Wanderers, two months after his previous goal

Polish Ekstraklasa

Pogoń Szczecin 2-0 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan came off the bench for his first first appearance in six weeks

Sunday, 11th April 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 0-3 Arsenal

John Egan started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Belgian Super League

Anderlecht 2-1 FC Bruges

Josh Cullen assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 27th June 2020

Monday, 12th April 2021

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Southampton

In his first start in ten weeks, Callum Robinson scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season - this was his first time scoring in consecutive games since February 2020. Along with with David McGoldrick's six goals, it means that 2020/21 is the first season since 2018/19 (when Shane Long and Shane Duffy both scored five goals) where two Irish player scored five, or more, goals

Round up for weekend of Friday, 2nd April 2021

Friday, 2nd April 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time since October

Derby County 2-0 Luton

Jason Knight's start was his 75th appearance for Derby County

Preston North End 1-1 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele was named in the Norwich City starting XI for the first time

QPR 3-0 Coventry

Jordan Shipley's start was his first appearance in five weeks

Birmingham City 1-0 Swansea

Scott Hogan's goal was his first strike in seven weeks

League 1

Fleetwood 0-1 Peterborough

Jack Taylor's start was his first appearance in five weeks

Ipswich 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Stephen Ward's was named in a starting XI in English football for the 400th time
Alan Judge's goal (his first in five weeks) was his 30th goal in League One

Northampton 1-0 Shrewsbury

Alan Sheehan's second half introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Portsmouth 2-1 Rochdale

Ronan Curtis' goal (his first in two months) was his 30th goal in League One
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since December 2019

Sunderland 3-1 Oxford United

Aiden McGeady scored his fifth goal of the season
Mark Sykes was sent off for the first time for Oxford United

League 2

Barrow 2-1 Newport Co.

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Barrow

Bradford City 4-1 Forest Green

Niall Canavan was booked for the fifth time this season
Billy Clarke completed his fifth assist of the season

Cheltenham 4-0 Tranmere

Joe Murphy was named in the Tranmere starting XI for the first time in two months
Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Walsall 0-0 Harrogate Town

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 3rd April 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 2-5 West Bromwich Albion

In his first appearance for West Brom's senior team in two months, Callum Robinson's scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season - also his fourth and fifth Premier League goals, all of which have come against Chelsea

5️⃣ @CallumRobinson7's five goals against Chelsea joins Robbie Keane(Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, and Newcastle), Roy Keane(Leeds United), Niall Quinn(Newcastle), and @JonWalters19(QPR) for five Premier League goals by an @FAIreland player against a single club#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/5nMz5Slnyf

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 4, 2021

Leeds United 2-1 Sheffield United

John Egan returned from injury for his first appearance in seven weeks as a second half substitute

Scottish FA Cup

East Fife 1-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty scored his first goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Formartine United 0-5 Motherwell

Sam Foley's introduction was his first appearance Wednesday, 3rd February 2021(60 days)

Hamilton Academical 0-3 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath's brace was his first two goals in the Scottish FA Cup

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Monday, 5th April 2021

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Seamus Coleman assisted a goal for the first time since September

Championship

Luton 1-2 Barnsley

James Collins' first goal in two months was his 70th goal for Luton

Stoke City 1-2 Millwall

James McClean's  introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 20th February

League 1

Peterborough 1-1 Sunderland

Jack Taylor started a game for Peterborough for the first time since Saturday, 27 February

League 2

Exeter 0-0 Mansfield Town

Pierce Sweeney's start (his first in a month) was his 200th start for Exeter

Newport Co. 1-0 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's start was the 300th time the striker started a game in Engilsh football

Stevenage 1-1 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season

Episode 27 - Not As Bad As Cyprus

Eleven games into Stephen Kenny's reign as Ireland manager and not only are still waiting the first win, 98th ranked Luxembourg have become the lowest ranked side to defeat the Boys in Green at home, in either a competitive or friendly international. I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan to discuss the second worst loss in Irish football in our lifetimes, the loss in Belgrade, the draw with Qatar and where we can go from here