Round Up for Weekend of Friday, 1st October 2021

Friday, 1st October 2021

Eerste Divisie

AZ II 2-1 Dordrecht

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 2nd October 2021

Premier League

Burnley 0-0 Norwich

Nathan Collins' start was his first appearance in the Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Newcastle United

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season
Jeff Hendrick scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since Wednesday, 16 December 2020 - and joined some exalted company in Newcastle history

3 - Jeff Hendrick is only the third Newcastle player to score in the first-half of a Premier League match as substitute, after Gary Speed vs Coventry City in September 1998 and Nolberto Solano vs Wimbledon in November 1998. Haste. pic.twitter.com/hBOBEsw7nB

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 2, 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Reading

Mark McGuinness was booked for the first time this season

Derby County 0-0 Swansea

Festy Ebosele's second half introduction was his first appearance in seven weeks

Hull City 2-0 Middlesbrough

Sean McLoughlin came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Luton 0-0 Huddersfield

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in six weeks

Peterborough 2-3 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the starting XI for the first time in two months
Sammie Szmodics' brace was his first goals of the season

QPR 3-2 Preston North End

Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season, and his first strike for QPR, more than a year after his last goal, scored in September 2020

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Ipswich

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 0-2 Wigan

Will Keane scored his fifth goal of the season
James McClean made his first assist of the season - his first assist since Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Lincoln City 2-2 Plymouth Argyle

Anthony Scully scored his 30th goal for Lincoln, in only his 73rd appearance for the Imps!

Portsmouth 4-0 Sunderland

Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Both Gavin Bazunu and Shaun Williams were named in the Portsmouth starting XI for the tenth time
Marcus Harness marked his 100th appearance for Portsmouth with his third goal of the season

💯 Blues appearances for @MarcusHarness#Pompey pic.twitter.com/qcbV30VKMJ

— Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) October 2, 2021

Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Oxford United

Anthony Forde was named in the Oxford starting XI for the 50th time

Wycombe Wanderers 4-3 Morecambe

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season - 13 months after his last goal, on Sunday, 6 September 2020

League 2

Colchester 0-2 Salford City

Corrie Ndaba made his 25th career start

Exeter 2-2 Walsall

Pierce Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time this season
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Barrow

Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season in his first start in a month

Northampton 0-2 Sutton United

Michael Harriman's first appearance since Tuesday, 31 August 2021(33 days)

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 3-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal of the season, his first goal for Dundee

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 2-2 Arbroath

Oisin McEntee was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 3rd October 2021

Scottish League One

Queen's Park 1-1 Montrose

Luca Connell was named in the starting XI for the first time in eight weeks

MLS

Montreal Impact 2-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal in almost a year, his last goal came on Thursday, 15th October 2020

Rouund Up for weekend of Friday, 10th September 2021

Friday, 10th September 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 2-0 Derby County

Jason Knight's introduction was his first appearance of the season - this was his 75th appearance in the Championship

League 2

Barrow 2-3 Colchester

Alan Judge scored his first goal for Colchester - the 60th goal of his career

Bulgarian Parva Liga

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 2-1 Pirin Blagoevgrad

Conor Henderson was named in the Blagoevgrad starting XI for the first time this season

Saturday, 11th September 2021

Premier League

Arsenal 1-0 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele made his first appearance in the Premier League, the 36th Irish teenage player to start at least one game in the PL

Premier league Debut ✅ pic.twitter.com/ydo8PTGwFb

— Andrew Omobamidele (@AndrewOmobamid1) September 12, 2021

Brentford 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's start was his 100th appearance in the Premier League

1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ @shaneduffy's start for Brighton against Brentford at the weekend was his 100th appearance in the @premierleague #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/7BLYxY7UWU

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) September 14, 2021

Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle United

Jeff Hendrick's introduction was his 25th appearance for Newcastle United

Championship

Sheffield United 6-2 Peterborough

Conor Hourihane came off the bench for his first appearance for Sheffield United
Conor Coventry made his first appearance for Peterborough - this was his first appearance in senior football in almost a year

Stoke City 2-1 Huddersfield

Mipo Odubeko made his first appearance for loan club Huddersfield

Swansea 0-0 Hull City

Michael Obafemi made his first appearance for new club Swansea as a second half substitute

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Millwall

Callum Robinson's second half introduction was his 50th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

League 1

Cambridge United 1-5 Lincoln City

Conor Masterson made his 25th career start
The first goal of Anthony Scully's brace was the 30th goal of his career, and he claimed a hat trick of assists

Charlton 1-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 2-5 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's penalty was his 50th goal in League One

MK Dons 1-0 Portsmouth

Both Troy Parrott and Shaun Williams were booked for the first time this season - Williams for the first time since December 2020

Morecambe 3-4 AFC Wimbledon

Ryan Delaney was named in the starting XI for the first time in five weeks
Shane McLoughlin scored his first goal for Morecambe, almost a year since his previous goal on Saturday, 19 September 2020

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Olamide Shodipo's introduction was his first appearance in seven weeks

Rotherham 2-4 Fleetwood

Kieran Sadlier scored his 15th goal in League 1

Sunderland 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Aiden McGeady completed his first assist of the season

League 2

Crawley Town 2-1 Carlisle United

Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

Hartlepool 1-0 Bristol Rovers

Glenn Whelan made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers

Leyton Orient 4-0 Oldham

Jamie Bowden was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 1-0 Tranmere

Conor Grant made his 25th appearance for Rochdale

Salford City 1-0 Bradford City

Tyreik Wright's start was his 25th career appearance
Paudie O'Connor was booked for the first time this season in what was his 100th career start

Swindon Town 1-2 Port Vale

Alex Gilbert was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-0 Livingston

Ryan Sweeney started a game for the first time in a month

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee Utd

Connor Ronan made his first appearance for St Mirren
Mark Connolly's introduction was his first appearance of the season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 3-1 Dunfermline

Daire O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time this season

Inverness CT 3-1 Partick Thistle

Aaron Doran's goal, his first in two months, was the 50th goal of his career

Raith 0-1 Queen of the South

Ethon Varian was booked for the first time this season

MLS

Atlanta United 3-0 Orlando City

Jake Mulraney's start was his first appearance in seven weeks

Colorado Rapids 1-1 LA Galaxy

Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in two months

Sunday, 12th September 2021

Norwegian Eliteserien

Strømsgodset 1-2 Kristiansund

Sean McDermott's start was his 150th appearance in the top division in Norway

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th May 2021

Saturday, 15th May 2021

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 4-0 Aberdeen

In his final appearance for Aberdeen, Tommie Hoban was named in the Don's starting XI for the 50th time

St Johnstone 0-0 Livingston

Jaze Kabia was named in the Livingston starting XI for the first time

Belgian Super League

Anderlecht 1-2 Genk

Josh Cullen's start was his 25th appearance in the Belgian league
 

Sunday, 16th May 2021

Premier League

Crystal Palace 3-2 Aston Villa

James McCarthy was named in the Crystal Palace starting XI for the 50th time

Everton 0-1 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 300th career appearance

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 0-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Motherwell 1-2 Ross County

Sam Foley scored his first goal for Motherwell - this was his first goal since February 2020

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee Utd

Dylan Connolly was named in the St Mirren starting XI for the first time in a month

MLS

Atlanta United 1-0 Montreal Impact

Jake Mulraney's came off the bench to assist a goal for the first time since September 2020

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 5-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh marked his 35th birthday with four goals in one game, his first goals since February 2020, making the only the second Perth Glory player to score four goals in one A-League game

Monday, 17th May 2021

Championship

Barnsley 0-1 Swansea

Conor Hourihane started a game for Swansea for the twentieth 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

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

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th October 2020

Tuesday, 13th October 2020

League 2

Walsall 2-1 Leyton Orient

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time in a month

Scottish League Cup

Inverness CT 0-0 Cowdenbeath

Daniel Devine made his first appearance of the season
Cian Kavanagh was booked for the first time this season

Falkirk 2-1 Clyde

Aidan Keena scored his first goal for Falkirk

Kilmarnock 0-3 Dunfermline

Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Kilmarnock

Greenock Morton 1-0 Queen's Park

Sean McGinty made his first appearance of the season

Football League Trophy

Crawley 1-2 Arsenal U21

Jordan McEneff's goal was his first in senior competition

Thursday, 15 October 2020

MLS

Inter Miami 1-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal for Atlanta United - his first goal since November 2019

Round up for week of Tuesday, 14th July 2020

Tuesday, 14th July 2020

Premier League

Chelsea 1-0 Norwich

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

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Fulham

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

Luton 1-1 QPR

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

Millwall 1-0 Blackburn

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

Wednesday, 15th July 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Championship

Brentford 1-0 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time since November

Bristol City 1-1 Stoke City

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

Birmingham City 1-1 Charlton

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

Thursday, 16th July 2020

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Aston Villa

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

Southampton 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

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

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 Cincinnati

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

Episode 13 - Is Ireland facing a goalkeeping crisis?

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

Round up for week of Tuesday, 10th March 2020

Tuesday, 10th March 2020

League 1

Burton Albion 2-2 Bolton

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for Bolton - this was his first goal since Saturday, 12th October

Portsmouth 2-2 Fleetwood

Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season

Blackpool 1-2 Tranmere

Connor Ronan's start was his 90th career appearance

League 2

Carlisle United 2-0 Newport Co.

In his first start since Saturday, 1st February, Joshua Kayode scored his first goal since the same game

Thursday, 12th March 2020

UEFA Cup

Olympiakos 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time since Saturday, 21st December

CONCACAF Champions League

América 3-0 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney was shown his first yellow card since Thursday, 26th December

Round Up for the weekend of Friday, 28th February 2020

Friday, 28th February 2020

League 1

Portsmouth 3-0 Rochdale

Ronan Curtis was named in the Portsmouth starting XI for the 80th time

Australian A-League

Sydney 0-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox was booked for the first time in four months

Saturday, 29th February 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy's start was his 25th appearance for Crystal Palace

West Ham United 3-1 Southampton

Michael Obafemi scored the fifth goal of his career, in his first start in a month
Southampton started three Irish players (Obafemi, Shane Long, and Will Smallbone) for the first time in the Saints' history

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Preston North End

Both Harry Arter and Cyrus Christie made their 20th appearance of the season in this game

Luton 1-1 Stoke City

Nathan Collins' introduction was his 15th appearance for Stoke City

QPR 2-2 Birmingham City

Dan Crowley start his first game for Birmingham in six weeks
Scott Hogan scored his fifth and sixth goals for Birmingham City in only his seventh appearance.

Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Derby County

Jason Knight scored his first goal since Saturday, 11th January

League 1

Blackpool 2-1 Ipswich

Connor Ronan made his 60th career start

Bolton 0-0 Accrington Stanley

Daryl Murphy's start was his 25th appearance for Bolton

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Kieran Sadlier scored his 15th goal for Doncaster Rovers - this was his first strike in a month

Gillingham 1-2 AFC Wimbledon

Callum Reilly's first goal in a month - his fifth goal of the season

Rotherham 1-1 MK Dons

Joe Mason's late introduction from the bench was the striker's first appearance in six weeks

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Plymouth

Dylan Connolly scored his first goal for Bradford City

Cambridge United 1-2 Carlisle United

Samir Carruthers started a game for the first time in ten weeks

Grimsby 0-3 Northampton

Alan McCormack started a game for Northampton for the first time in two month

Macclesfield 0-2 Salford City

Richie Towell scored his fifth goal of the season, two months after his last strike on St Stephen's Day

Oldham 5-0 Newport Co.

Chris McCann made his first assist of the season

Scottish Championship

Alloa 0-2 Ayr

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal in the Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-0 Dundee Utd

Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal of his career

Sunday, 1st March 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Troy Parrott's late appearance off the bench was his first minutes of game time since Saturday, 7th December
Matt Doherty scored in consecutive games for the second time this season

MLS

Nashville MLS 1-2 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney made his MLS debut

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 25th February 2020

Tuesday, 25th February 2020

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Preston North End

Callum Robinson completed his first assist in three months

League 1

Sunderland 1-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden assisted a goal for the first time in two months in what was his 40th appearance of the season

Blackpool 2-1 Bolton

Connor Ronan scored his first goal for Blackpool - this was his first goal since July

League 2

Grimsby 4-2 Newport Co.

Bradley Garmston scored his first goal for Grimsby, this was the defender's first goal since January 2018
Padraig Amond scored his 50th goal for Newport Co.

Cheltenham 2-1 Northampton

Jake Doyle-Hayes assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-2 St Mirren

Sam Foley was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 1-2 Greenock Morton

Aaron Drinan completed his first assist for Ayr

Dunfermline 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran scored his 15th goal in the Scottish Championship

Wednesday, 26th February 2020

Championship

Blackburn 0-0 Stoke City

Nathan Collins was named in the Stoke starting XI for the first time in two months

Millwall 0-0 Birmingham City

Alex Pearce's start was his 40th appearance for Millwall

CONCACAF Champions League

Atlanta United 3-0 Unknown Club

Having signed for Atlanta United in January, Jake Mulraney made his debut for the Five Stripes

Thursday, 27th February 2020

Europa League

Espanyol 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's strike was the first goal scored by an Irish player in the knock out stages of the Europa League since Seamus Coleman scored against BSC Young Boys in February 2015

Round Up for St Stephen's Day 2019 fixtures

Thursday, 26th December 2019

Premier League

Tottenham 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was named in the Brighton starting XI for the first time in a month

Chelsea 0-2 Southampton

Michael Obafemi is the tenth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season, the first time there has been ten, or more, Irish goalscorers since the 2916/17 season

Everton 1-0 Burnley

Kevin Long came off the bench for his first appearance in the 2019/20 Premier League season - his first appearance for Burnley in four months - making him the seventeenth Irish player to appear in this season's competition, two more than in 2018/19 and equaling the total from 2017/18

Sheffield United 1-1 Watford

David McGoldrick was named in Sheffield United's starting XI for the 50th time

Championship

Luton 3-3 Fulham

James Collins' assist was his first since October

Leeds United 1-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's goal was his 30th strike for Preston

A fabulous flowing team move from Preston is finished off by Browne after the team won the ball back deep in their own half - a perfectly-executed counter attack 👌

📺 Watch Leeds Utd v Preston live on Sky Sports Football now or follow here: https://t.co/eBRPLJ6a4B pic.twitter.com/LZuz8bJX6n

— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) December 26, 2019

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-2 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 0-3 Doncaster Rovers

The first goal of Kieran Sadlier's brace was his tenth goal in League One

Portsmouth 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Ronan Curtis' tenth goal of the season was also his 20th in League Oene

Rochdale 2-3 Fleetwood

In his 25th appearance for Rochdale, Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since August

Southend United 2-2 MK Dons

Robert Kiernan scored his first goal of the season was also the fifth goal of his career
Joe Mason fourth goal of the season was also his tenth goal in League One, and the 60th goal of his career

League 2

Carlisle United 0-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Bradford City

Cheltenham 0-1 Plymouth

Billy Clarke started a game for Plymouth for the first time in a month

Exeter 1-0 Newport Co.

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Salford City 3-1 Crewe Alexandra

Adam Rooney returned to the Salford starting XI for the first time in a month

Swindon Town 4-0 Cambridge United

Eoin Doyle marked his 250th start in British football by becoming only the second player to score in eleven consecutive league games this decade

⚽️ @Official_STFC's Eoin Doyle is only the 2nd player this century, after Jamie Vardy, to score in 11 successive league appearances in England's top 4 divisions pic.twitter.com/TI1C8Xcchb

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) December 26, 2019

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-2 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan started for Hibs for the first time since Saturday, 2nd November
Jake Mulraney was shown his first yellow card since August

Ross County 1-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Friday, 27th December 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Manchester City

Matt Doherty marked his 25th appearance of the season with his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th December 2019

Friday, 6th December 2019

Championship

Millwall 2-2 Nottingham Forest

Shaun Williams marked his 250th appearance for Millwall with his second goal in two games - his first time scoring in consecutive games since August 2016
Aiden O'Brien's late equaliser was his first goal since Tuesday, 13 August

Saturday, 7th December 2019

Premier League

Tottenham 5-0 Burnley

Troy Parrott came off the bench for his first appearance in the competition - the 16th Irish player to appear in the Premier League this season, one more than appeared in 2018/19.
Parrott is the third Irish teenage player to play in the competition this season, the first time that's happened since 2011/12

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Stoke City

James McClean completed his first assist of the season - his first since January

Luton 2-1 Wigan

James Collins' start was his 450th career appearance
Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-2 AFC Wimbledon

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal for Bolton

Bristol Rovers 4-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin completed his first assist in two months

Coventry 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge made his fifth assist for Ipswich

League 2

Cambridge United 1-0 Plymouth

On his first appearance since Saturday, 14 September, Samir Carruthers was shown his first yellow card since February 2017

Colchester 1-0 Salford City

Richie Towell was booked for the first time since August

Forest Green 0-2 Scunthorpe

Kevin Dawson started his first game for Forest Green in three months
Dominic Bernard was booked for the fifth time this season

Mansfield Town 0-3 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes completed two assist in this game - before this his last assist came in August

Morecambe 1-1 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal in two months

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-0 Hearts

Aidan Keena came off the bench for his first appearance in six weeks
Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time since January 2018

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-1 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers was booked for the first time since March 2016

Inverness CT 2-0 Ayr

Aaron Doran made his first assist of the season

Sunday, 8 December 2019

Premier League

Norwich 1-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal in the Premier League
Stevens is the ninth Irish player to score in the competition this season, the most since 2016/17 when ten players scored
Callum Robinson was booked for the first time in 14 months

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 3rd December 2019

Tuesday, 3rd December 2019

Premier League

Burnley 1-4 Manchester City

Robbie Brady's first goal of the season, his first in more than two years, was also his fifth goal for Burnley.
Brady is the eighth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season, one more than in 2018/19

League 1

Burton Albion 1-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his 25th goal in English football,
John-Joe O'Toole was sent off for the second time this season, the ninth red card of his career

Football League Trophy

Colchester 1-2 Stevenage

Michael Timlin was booked for the first time in a month

Portsmouth 2-1 Northampton

Marcus Harness scored his fifth goal for Portsmouth
Michael Harriman scored his first goal for Northampton, this was his first goal since September 2017

MK Dons 2-0 Coventry

Joe Mason's strike was his first goal in the competition

Wednesday, 4th December 2019

Premier League

Chelsea 2-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's start was his 400th career appearance

Southampton 2-1 Norwich

Shane Long completed his first assist since January in what was his 100th time being named in the Southampton starting XI

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-2 Rangers

Jon Gallagher's goal was the first of his career

Hearts 1-1 Livingston

Jake Mulraney started his first game in six weeks

Kilmarnock 0-0 St Johnstone

Gary Dicker's booking (his first in a month) was his fifth yellow card of the season

Ross County 2-1 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan made his 50th appearance in the SPL

Football League Trophy

Peterborough 1-1 Ipswich

Barry Cotter made his first appearance of the season on his 21st birthday

Doncaster Rovers 0-3 Leicester City U21

Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance in a month
Shane Blaney's start was his first appearance in two months

Tranmere 3-2 Manchester United U21

Ayodeji Sotona came off the bench for his first appearance in senior football, and was sent off for the first time

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Leyton Orient

In his first appearance in a month, Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time in two months

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 9th November 2019

Saturday, 9 November 2019

Premier League

Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy was booked for the first time since August

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Bournemouth

Ciaran Clark scored his tenth goal for the club, the 20th goal of his career, and in two consecutive games for the first time in his career

Southampton 1-2 Everton

Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Tottenham 1-1 Sheffield United

David McGoldrick completed his first assist of the season

Championship

Barnsley 2-4 Stoke City

In new manager Michael O'Neill's first game, James McClean was named in the starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 1st October

Birmingham City 0-1 Fulham

In his first appearance since August, Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time this season

Leeds United 2-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams scored his fifth goal for Blackburn, this was also the tenth goal of his career

Millwall 2-1 Charlton

Shaun Williams made his first assist of the season

Preston North End 3-1 Huddersfield

Alan Browne scored his first goal of the season
Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season

QPR 2-2 Middlesbrough

Darren Randolph was booked for the first time since April 2018 in what was his 200th appearance in the Championship

Reading 3-0 Luton

Alan Sheehan's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 24th September

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 5-2 St Mirren

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal of the season

English FA Cup

Sunderland 1-1 Gillingham

Aiden McGeady scored his 70th goal of his career, this was also his fifth goal of the season

Crawley 4-1 Scunthorpe

Reece Grego Cox's brace was his first goals in the FA Cup

Colchester 0-2 Coventry

Jordan Shipley's brace was his first goal since August

Salford City 1-1 Burton Albion

Richie Towell scored for the first time since the end of August

Grimsby 1-1 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien made his 150th career start
Padraig Amond made his 25th appearance in the competition

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Doncaster Rovers

Shane McLoughlin was named in the starting XI for the first time since September

Cheltenham 1-1 Swindon Town

Sean Long made his 25th appearance for Cheltenham

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Crewe Alexandra

Seamus Conneely made his 200th appearance for Accrington Stanley
Paul Green made his first assist of the season

MK Dons 0-1 Port Vale

Joe Mason made his first appearance for MK Dons, this was his first appearance since December 2018

Indian Super League

Atlético de Kolkata 3-1 Jamshedpur

Carl McHugh was booked for the first time this season

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 3-1 Trenčín

Connor Ronan made his 25th start for DAC

Sunday, 10th November 2019

Premier League

Manchester United 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's started his first game for the Seagulls since September

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Aston Villa

Matt Doherty's start was his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd August 2019

Friday, 23rd August 2019

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 250th appearance in the Premier League

Saturday, 24th August 2019

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-2 Southampton

Shane Duffy made his 250th career appearance

Championship

Fulham 1-2 Nottingham Forest

Harry Arter was booked for the first time this season

Middlesbrough 1-1 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season

Stoke City 0-3 Leeds United

James McClean made his 50th appearance for Stoke City

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Lincoln City

Ian Lawlor completed his first assist for Doncaster

Bolton 0-5 Ipswich

Alan Judge's start was his 25th appearance for Ipswich

Coventry 1-0 Gillingham

Mark Byrne was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 0-0 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan was named in a Rochdale starting XI for the first time - this was the midfielder's first start since May 2018 due to a long term injury
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Bradford City 0-1 Forest Green

After returning to former club Bradford on loan, Jamie Devitt made his first appearance of the season for the Bantams
Kevin Dawson completed his first assist of the season

Cheltenham 2-2 Swindon Town

The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his 15th goal in League Two

Leyton Orient 2-3 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox's assist was his first since November 2018

Macclesfield 1-0 Scunthorpe

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 0-0 Stevenage

After coming off the bench for his senior debut during the week, James Clarke made his first start for Mansfield Town

Newport Co. 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Padraig Amond's goal was his 40th goal for Newport

Plymouth 3-0 Walsall

Callum Cockerill-Mollett's start was his first appearance in League Two

Sunday, 25th August 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick came off the bench forhis first appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 3-1 Hearts

Glenn Whelan's start was his first appearance for Hearts
Jake Mulraney's start was his 50th appearance in the SPL

Ligat ha'Al

Bnei Yehuda 2-1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal for his new club

Round up for Saturday, 13th April 2019

Saturday, 13th April 2019

Premier League

Burnley 2-0 Cardiff

In his 25th appearance for Cardiff, Harry Arter was booked for the tenth time this season

Southampton 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shane Long's second goal in two games was also his 30th goal for Southampton. Long is the first Irish player to score in consecutive Premier League games since Long himself in May 2016

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Bristol City

Conor Hourihane scored his 20th goal for Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn

Derrick Williams made his 250th career appearance

Today marks 2⃣5⃣0⃣ career club appearances for @DSWilliams_.

Congrats, Del! 👏🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/kn6NRS2ddE

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) April 13, 2019

Sheffield United 1-1 Millwall

John Egan was sent off for the first time in his career

League 1

Bristol Rovers 3-2 Bradford City

Jack Bonham's start was the goalkeeper's 100th career appearance
Sean Scannell was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 6 October

Charlton 3-1 Luton

Alan Sheehan came off the bench his first appearance in two months, and was booked for the first time since August
Having recovered from a hamstring problem, Aaron Connolly made his debut for loan club Luton as a second half substitute

Oxford United 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 0-3 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's first goal since Saturday, 2nd March

Forest Green 2-0 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher's first yellow card in three months was his fifth booking of the season

Lincoln City 1-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long started a game for the first time since Tuesday, 30th October

Northampton 1-1 Mansfield Town

Sam Foley scored his first goal since Tuesday, 1st January

Scottish FA Cup

Hearts 3-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney made his 25th appearance for Hearts

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 3rd November 2018

Saturday, 3rd November 2018

The 13 goals scored today is a season high for the 2018/19 season

Premier League

Cardiff 0-1 Leicester City

Harry Arter was booked for the fifth time this season

Everton 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Seamus Coleman's first goal since Saturday, 21 January 2017 was also his 25th goal for Everton

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Tottenham

Matt Doherty made his 200th start for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship

Reading 3-2 Bristol City

Liam Kelly scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since April

Rotherham 2-1 Swansea

Ryan Manning scored a brace of goals for the first time in his career

League 1

Coventry 1-1 Accrington Stanley

Michael Doyle scored his first goal of the season - this was his tenth goal in League One

Gillingham 3-0 Fleetwood

Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Newport Co.

On his first start in a month, Jamie Devitt scored twice for the first time in his career

Macclesfield 1-4 Bury

Jay O'Shea's strike was the 60th goal of his career

Northampton 2-0 Crewe Alexandra

John-Joe O'Toole made his 150th appearance in League Two
Eddie Nolan came off the bench for his first appearance since in two months

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 5-0 Hearts

Jake Mulraney was named in the Hearts starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 25 August. This was his first appearance since 22nd September

Hibernian 0-1 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal of the season

Motherwell 1-0 Dundee

Conor Sammon came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Sunday, 4th November 2018

Premier League

Manchester City 6-1 Southampton

Shane Long started a game for Southampton for the first time since Saturday, 22 September
Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his first appearance in the Premier League since January

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 11th August 2018

Saturday, 11th August 2018

Premier League

The five Irish defenders that started today's Premier League fixtures was the most since six defenders started on Saturday, 11th April 2015

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Tottenham

Ciaran Clark's start today was the defender's first appearance since Sunday, 4th February

Fulham 0-2 Crystal Palace

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI was his first start since Wednesday, 21st February

Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Reading

Congratulations to Paul McShane on his 100th appearance for Reading

Our skipper @pmacca15 starts this afternoon, which will be his 100th appearance as a Royal! 💙#FORvREA pic.twitter.com/Ahq8v37l16

— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) August 11, 2018

QPR 1-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United
David McGoldrick scored his first goal for the Blades, this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 18th November 2017

Swansea 1-0 Preston North End

After signing for Preston during the summer transfer window, Graham Burke made his first appearance for the club as a second half substitute

Derby County 1-4 Leeds United

Richard Keogh was booked for the first time since February

League 1

Blackpool 1-2 Portsmouth

Following his debut last week, Ronan Curtis opened his account for Portsmouth with a brace

Plymouth 1-1 Southend United

Graham Carey's start against Southend was his 150th appearance for Plymouth

League 2

Cambridge United 3-2 Notts County

Jake Carroll made his 50th start for Cambridge United

Carlisle United 2-2 Northampton

Jamie Devitt's first goal of the season was his first goal since Saturday, 14th April

Morecambe 0-2 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney scored his tenth goal of his career

Newport Co. 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Padraig Amond's goal was his 15th goal for Newport

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-0 Celtic

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time since January

Motherwell 0-1 Hamilton Academical

Conor Sammon was booked for the first time since Saturday, 30th December 2017

Sunday, 12th August 2018

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-1 Hibernian

After signing for Hibernian midweek, Daryl Horgan made his first appearance for Hibs as a second half substitute

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - June 2018

Transfers

Thursday, 10th May
Following his release from Oldham, Paul Green signed a one year contract with Crewe Alexandra: 🔗

Monday, 21st May
After two seasons at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, winger Jake Mulraney signed for Scottish Premiership side Hearts: 🔗

Tuesday, 22nd May
Derry City winger Ronan Curtis agreed a deal to join Portsmouth: 🔗

Wednesday, 23rd May
Following three years at Aston Villa, defender James Finnerty signed a two year deal with Rochdale AFC: 🔗

Friday, 25th May
Conor Dimaio left Chesterfield to sign for non-league Stockport County: 🔗

Thursday, 30th May
Noel Hunt returned to his native Waterford to sign for Waterford FC as player, and will also act as assistant to manager Alan Reynolds: 🔗

Tuesday, 5th June
After more than 100 appearances for Peterborough United, Chris Forrester signed a three year contract with Aberdeen: 🔗

Free agent David Meyler signed a two year contract with Reading FC: 🔗

Wednesday, 6th June
Daniel Devine signed a two year contract with Dunfermline Athletic: 🔗

Friday, 8th June
Niall Canavan bounced back after a season disrupted by injury to sign for Plymouth Argyle: 🔗

Cork City announced they had resigned Damien Delaney, who will return to his hometown club when his contract with Crystal Palace expires on July 1st: 🔗

Monday, 11th June
After more than 200 appearances for Southend United, former U21 midfielder Michael Timlin signed with League Two side Stevenage FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 12th June
Winger John O’Sullivan signed a one year contract with Blackpool, with the option of a further 12 months: 🔗

Wednesday, 13th June
Greg Cunningham signed for Cardiff City, bringing the number of Irish full backs in the Premier League to five: 🔗

Following his recent international debut, Graham Burke signed for Preston North End: 🔗

Thursday, 14th June
After two years at Aberdeen, Anthony O’Connor signed a three year contract with Bradford City: 🔗

Monday, 18th June
Winger Willo Flood signed a one year contract with Dunfermline Athletic: 🔗

Defender Sean McGinty joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on a two year deal: 🔗

Tuesday, 19th June
Following the end of his contract with Ipswich, midfielder Stephen Gleeson signed a two year deal with Aberdeen: 🔗

Monday, 25th June
Dessie Hutchinson and Noe Baba returned to Ireland to sign for Hutchinson’s home town club, Waterford FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 26th June
23 year old defender Sean Long left Lincoln to sign a two year contract with Cheltenham Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 27th June
Former Ireland international Alan Maybury joined the backroom staff at former club St. Johnstone as youth coach: 🔗

Friday, 29th June
Shay Given joined Frank Lampard’s coaching team at Derby County as goalkeeping coach: 🔗

Loans

Thursday, 21st June
Samir Carruthers joined former manager Karl Robinson at Oxford United on a season long loan: 🔗

Friday, 29th June
Oxford United defender Fiacre Kelleher signed for Macclesfield Town on a season long loan: 🔗

Contracts

Monday, 14th May
Goalkeeper Danny Rogers signed a two year extension to his contract with Aberdeen: 🔗

Friday, 25th May
U18 defender Jack James signed his first professional contract with Luton Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 30th May
Shamir Fenelon signed a new one year deal with Aldershot Town: 🔗

Thursday, 31st May
Alan Sheehan extended his stay with Luton Town with a new two year contract: 🔗

Tuesday, 5th June
Sean Maguire was rewarded for an outstanding first season at Preston North End with a new three year contract: 🔗

Thursday, 14th June
Republic of Ireland teammates Katie McCabe and Louise Quinn both signed new contracts with Arsenal Women’s FC: 🔗

Monday, 25th June
Gillingham’s 2017/18 Player of the Season Mark Byrne signed a new two year deal with Gillingham, keeping him at Priestfield until 2020: 🔗

Friday, 29th June
Former Limerick FC defender Paudie O’Connor signed a two year deal with Leeds: 🔗

Southampton youth team players Aaron O’Driscoll and Jonathan Afolabi signed two and one year contracts, respectively, with the Saints: 🔗