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