Irish Abroad: Jay Molumby

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Loans

Tuesday, 5th January

Brighton midfielder Jayson Molumby will spend the rest of the 2020/21 season on loan with Preston North End

Wednesday, 6th January

Mark Travers signed a loan deal with Swindon Town until the end of the season

Thursday, 7th January

Defender Corrie Ndaba signed for Ayr United on loan until the end of the season

Wednesday, 13th January

Aston Villa's U19 midfielder Tyreik Wright joined Walsall on loan until the end of the season

Friday, 15th January

Stephen Quinn will spend the rest of the 2020/21 season on loan at Mansfield Town

Saturday, 16th January

Lincoln winger Zach Elbouzedi signed for Bolton Wanderers for the rest of the season

Tuesday, 19th January

QPR defender Conor Masterson has signed for Swindon Town Football Club on loan for the rest of the 2020/21 season

Wednesday, 20th January

Conor Hourihane signed for Swansea City on loan, and will spend the rest of the season at the Liberty Stadium

Thursday, 28th January

Greg Cunningham returned to Preston North End, signing on loan until the end of the season

Saturday, 30th January

Midfielder Barry Coffey signed for Irish League side Cliftonville until the end of the season

Sunday, 31st January

Ahead of the new League of Ireland season, Aaron Bolger signed on loan for Longford Town

Monday, 1st February

After cutting his loan spell at Millwall short, Troy Parrott signed for Ipswich Town for the rest of the 2020/21 season

Eddie Nolan signed for Motherwell on loan until the end of the season

Shane Long signed for Southampton rivals Bournemouth until the end of the season

Contracts

Wednesday, 13th January

Alan Browne signed a new contract with Preston that will keep him at Deepdale until the summer of 2024

Ciaran Clark signed a new two year contract with Newcastle, keeping him at St James' Park until 2023

Thursday, 20th January

Full back Jake Carroll extended his contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2023

Saturday, 30th January

Kevin Long extended his contact with Burnley, signing a two year extension to his contract with the Clarets

Monday, 1st February

Charles Dunne extended his contract at Motherwell until the end of the season

Tuesday, 24 November 2020

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! 📄

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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

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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

Sunday, 19 July 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 17th July 2020

Friday, 17th July 2020

Championship

Huddersfield 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion lost for the first time in a game where Dara O'Shea scored

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 15th appearance for the Baggies

Saturday, 18th July 2020

Premier League

Norwich 0-2 Burnley

Adam Idah came off the bench for his 15th appearance for Norwich
Kevin Long made his tenth appearance of the season, one short of his total for 2018/19

Championship

Charlton 2-2 Wigan

Aiden McGeady's introduction was his 30th appearance of the season

Stoke City 1-0 Brentford

Nathan Collins' introduction was his 20th appearance for Stoke City
James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Fulham 5-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Harry Arter was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 20th time

Hull City 0-1 Luton

Glen Rea made his 15th appearance of the season

Preston North End 2-0 Birmingham City

Joe Rafferty made his 30th start of the season

QPR 4-3 Millwall

Three Irish players scored in the same game in English football for the first time since Rory Gaffney and Ryan Sweeney scored for Bristol City, and Jack Byrne and Eoin Doyle scored for Oldham, when the two sides faced off in August 2017

Both Conor Masterson and Jay Molumby scored the first goal of their careers
Ryan Manning scored his tenth goal in the Championship in his 80th start for QPR
Olamide Shodipo start, his tenth for QPR, was also his 30th appearance for Rangers

Polish Ekstraklasa

Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time for Wisła Płock, in what his 15th appearance for the Nafciarze

Sunday, 19th July 2020

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-2 Southampton

Shane Long's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Championship

Derby County 1-3 Leeds United

Jason Knight's introduction was his 30th appearance in the Championship

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-1 Adelaide United

On the return of A-League football, Jay O'Shea was named in the starting XI for Brisbane Roar

Monday, 22 June 2020

Round Up for the weekend of Saturday, 20th June 2020

Saturday, 20th June 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Arsenal

Aaron Connolly's second half introduction was his 30th career appearance

West Ham United 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's start was his 40th appearance of the season

Championship

Millwall 2-3 Derby County

Jay Molumby's start was his 40th career appearance, and his 30th appearance in the Championship

Blackburn 3-1 Bristol City

Darragh Lenihan's start was his 130th appearance in the Championship

Coincidentally, Callum O'Dowda was named in a starting XI for the 130th time in his career

Huddersfield 0-2 Wigan

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal since November, in his 25th appearance for Wigan

Hull City 0-1 Charlton

Aiden McGeady's start was his 25th appearance of the season

Luton 1-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne start was his 40th appearance of the season

QPR 0-1 Barnsley

Olamide Shodipo's second half introduction was his 20th appearance in the Championship

Reading 1-1 Stoke City

Nathan Collins made his tenth career start

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan's start was his tenth appearance for Birmingham City

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 3-3 Levski Sofia

Graham Carey scored his first goal since Saturday, 7th March

Sunday, 21st June 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 3-0 Sheffield United

Both John Egan and Enda Stevens made their 30th start of the season
John Egan was sent off for the first time since Saturday, 13th April 2019

After Seamus Coleman's sending off in October against Burnley, Egan's red card was the second time an Irish player has been sent off in the Premier League this season, meaning 2019/20 is the fourth season in a row to have two Irish players sent off

Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea

Conor Hourihane's start was his 20th appearance in the Premier League

Monday, 9 March 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th Match 2020

Friday, 6th March 2020

Championship

Nottingham Forest 0-3 Millwall

Jay Molumby completed his first assist of the season

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal in the A-League - this was his first goal since August
Simon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season

Saturday, 7th March 2020

Premier League

Southampton 0-1 Newcastle Utd

Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his 30th career appearance

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI for the first time in a month
Harry Arter was booked for the fifth time this season

Preston North End 1-3 QPR

Ryan Manning's goal, his first since October, was his tenth in English football

Wigan 0-0 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Bolton

Ryan Delaney was named in the Bolton starting XI for the first time - this was his first start since New Year's Day

Lincoln City 3-2 Burton Albion

Alan Sheehan's start was his first appearance for new club Lincoln City
Anthony Scully assisted a goal for the first time this season
John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the tenth time this season

Peterborough 2-0 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis' start was his 90th appearance for Portsmouth

Rochdale 3-1 Rotherham

Jimmy Keohane started a game for the first time in a month

League 2

Carlisle United 0-3 Colchester

Joshua Kayode came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Northampton 1-2 Mansfield Town

Alan McCormack was booked for the first time since Thursday, 26th December

Salford City 2-0 Bradford City

Darron Gibson assisted two goals, his first assists for Salford
Jamie Devitt's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 28 January

Swindon Town 0-2 Forest Green

Kevin Dawson was booked for the first time this season - more than a year after his last yellow card on Saturday, 2nd March 2019

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 1-1 Queen of the South

In his tenth career appearance, Jonathan Afolabi scored his second goal in three games

Greenock Morton 1-1 Arbroath

Sean McGinty scored his first goal for Greenock Morton, this was his first goal of the season, and his first goal since February 2018

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 2-0 Beroe Stara Zagora

In his first start since Saturday, 14th December Graham Carey score for the first time since the same game. Carey actually scored twice, his first brace since March 2018

Polish Ekstraklasa

Arka Gdynia 1-2 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan assisted a goal for Wisła Płock for the first time since his return to Poland

Saturday, 1 February 2020

Round Up for Tuesday, 28th January 2020

Tuesday, 28th January 2020

Championship

Blackburn 2-1 QPR

Conor Masterson made his fifth appearance for QPR

Cardiff 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea made his fifth appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Leeds United 3-2 Millwall

Jay Molumby made his 25th appearance for Millwall

Luton 3-2 Derby County

James Collins completed his first assist in a month
Jason Knight made his 20th appearance for Derby County

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Burton Albion

In his first start for Burton Albion, Conor Shaughnessy completed his first assist for the Brewers
John-Joe O'Toole made his 30th appearance for Burton Albion
Stephen Quinn was booked for the tenth time this season

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor made his fifth appearance for Peterborough

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Southend United

Kieran Sadlier scored his tenth and eleventh goals of the season

Fleetwood 0-0 Coventry

Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time in six weeks
Jordan Shipley made his 30th start of the season

Lincoln City 0-2 Portsmouth

Conor Coventry made his fifth appearance of the season
Ronan Curtis scored his 25th goal for Portsmouth in his 80th appearance for Pompey

MK Dons 2-1 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell made his first assist of the season - more than a year after his last assist on Saturday, 12 January 2019(384 days)

Rotherham 1-0 Ipswich

Alan Judge made his 20th start of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Blackpool

Connor Ronan made his first appearance for new loan club Blackpool

League 2

Bradford City 1-1 Cheltenham

Jamie Devitt was sent off for the first time this season in his first start since September
Paudie O'Connor made his 50th appearance in English football
Jake Doyle-Hayes started a game for Cheltenham for the first time in a month

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Leyton Orient

Paul Green made his 30th appearance of the season

Forest Green 1-4 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode scored his first goal for Carlisle in his first start for the Cumbrians

Grimsby 3-1 Stevenage

Billy Clarke was booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 1-0 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher made his 80th appearance for Macclesfield

Northampton 3-0 Scunthorpe

Ian Lawlor made his first appearance for loan club Scunthorpe

Plymouth 2-2 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox made his 60th appearance for Crawley

Scottish FA Cup

Hibernian 4-2 Dundee Utd

Daryl Horgan made his 30th appearance of the season

Monday, 27 January 2020

Round up for weekend of Friday, 24th January 2020

Friday, 24th January 2020

FA Cup

QPR 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Ryan Manning's start made his 80th appearance for QPR
Alex Hunt came off the bench for his first appearance August

Saturday, 25th January 2020

Championship

Stoke City 2-0 Swansea

In his 70th appearance for Stoke City, James McClean scored his fifth goal of the season, a month after his last strike

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was named in the Fleetwood starting XI for the 80th time
At the other other end of the scale, Glenn Whelan made his first appearance for the Fisherman after completing his move on Friday

Burton Albion 1-1 Accrington Stanley

John-Joe O'Toole was shown his first yellow card in three months

Ipswich 1-0 Lincoln City

Conor Coventry came off the bench for his tenth career appearance

Rochdale 2-2 Gillingham

Eoghan O'Connell's start was the 100th time in the defender's career that he was named in a starting XI

League 2

Crawley 3-2 Grimsby

Reece Grego Cox came off the bench at half time for his first appearance in six weeks

Macclesfield 2-1 Forest Green

Fiacre Kelleher's start was his 70th appearance in League Two
Corey O'Keeffe was sent off for the first time in his career
After completing his loan move to Forest Green on Friday, Conrad Logan made his first appearance for the Green

Mansfield Town 3-0 Bradford City

Harry Charsley was named in Mansfield Town's starting XI for the first time
Anthony O'Connor made his 80th appearance for Bradford City
Eoin Doyle made his 50th start for Bradford City
Jamie Devitt came off the bench for his first appearance since Tuesday, 3 September

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 2-1 Partick Thistle

Lee O'Connor made his first appearance for loan club Partick Thistle

FA Cup

Burnley 1-2 Norwich

Kevin Long was booked for the first time in more than a year in what was his 60th start for Burnley

Millwall 0-2 Sheffield United

Jay Molumby's start was his 30th career appearance

Sunday, 26th January 2020

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 2-1 Rangers

Aidan White's start was his first appearance in a month

Monday, 23 December 2019

Round Up for the weekend of Friday, 20th December 2019

Friday, 20th December 2019

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 0-3 Rangers

In his 25th appearance of the season, Daryl Horgan was booked for the first time since September

Saturday, 21st December 2019

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the fifth time this season

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' start was his 25th appearance in the Premier League
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time in two months

Newcastle Utd 1-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy completed 90 minutes in a league game for the first time in three years

Norwich 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season in what was his 250th start for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship

Millwall 1-2 Barnsley

Aiden O'Brien scored his tenth Championship goal
Jay Molumby's first booking since Saturday, 9 November was his fifth yellow card of the season

QPR 2-2 Charlton

Ryan Manning was booked for the fifth time this season

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Brentford

Dara O'Shea came off the bench for his Championship debut - this was his first appearance since August

League 1

Gillingham 3-1 MK Dons

Jack Bonham made his 25th appearance for Gillingham - all of which have been starts
Thomas O'Connor's start was his 25th appearance in senior football

Bolton 3-2 Southend United

Daryl Murphy's completed his first assist since New Year's Day

Burton Albion 3-1 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell made his 50th appearance in League One

Rotherham 2-2 Fleetwood

Trevor Clarke was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Bradford City 1-1 Salford City

Adam Rooney scored for the first time in a month
Dylan Connolly assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 12th October

Forest Green 2-2 Swindon Town

Eoin Doyle scored for the 10th game in succession, the first goal of his brace was his 20th goal for the club

Port Vale 1-1 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes made his fifth assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen

Jon Gallagher made his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Hamilton Academical 2-1 Hearts

Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 2-0 Dunfermline

Aaron Doran completed his tenth assist for the club

Friday, 4 October 2019

Round up for week of Tuesday, 1st October 2019

Tuesday, 1st October 2019

Championship

Blackburn 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Coincidentally, both Greg Cunningham and Derrick Williams made their 250th career start in this game

Wigan 1-0 Birmingham City

In his first appearance in two months, Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal of the season. This was also his first goal for Wigan, and his first goal since April 2018

Reading 1-4 Fulham

Harry Arter was named in Fulham's starting XI for the first time in a month

Football League Trophy

Walsall 1-0 Southampton U21

Kameron Ledwidge's start was his first appearance in senior football

Crawley 1-2 Norwich U21

Andrew Omobamidele was named in a starting XI in a senior game for the first time

Rochdale 1-1 Bolton

Jimmy Ryan's start was his 450th career appearance

Southend United 0-2 Brighton U21

Warren O'Hora scored his first goal in senior football

Wednesday, 2nd October 2019

Championship

Luton 1-1 Millwall

Jay Molumby was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 3 October 2019

UEFA Cup

Celtic 2-0 Cluj

Jonathan Hayes came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Celtic

Istanbul Basaksehir 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach

U19 training camp callup Conor Noss was named in the Monchengladbach matchday squad for the first time

Thursday, 22 August 2019

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 20th August 2019

Tuesday, 20th August 2019

Championship

Hull City 0-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams scored his first goal in almost exactly two years, his last goal came on Saturday, 26th August 2017

League 1

Oxford United 2-4 Burton Albion

Anthony Forde scored his first goal for Oxford, this was also his tenth goal in League One

Portsmouth 3-3 Coventry

Ronan Curtis scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since March

League 2

Macclesfield 0-1 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-3 Leyton Orient

U19 defender James Clarke came on as a late substitute to make his senior debut
Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Leyton Orient

Wednesday, 21st August 2019

Championship

Fulham 4-0 Millwall

Jay Molumby came off the bench for his league debut

Preston North End 3-1 Stoke City

James McClean scored his 30th goal in English football

Australian FFA Cup

Edgeworth Eagles 1-5 Newcastle Jets

Wes Hoolahan marked his first appearance for Newcastle Jets with a goal (his first since April 2018) and and an assist

Friday, 16 August 2019

Round Up for week of Monday, 12th August 2019

Monday, 12th August 2019

Toto Cup Ligat Al

Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3-1 Hapoel Kfar Saba

Cillian Sheridan scored his second career hat trick, his first since September 2012

Tuesday, 13th August 2019

English League Cup

Wigan 0-1 Stoke City

Nathan Collins scored the first goal of his career in the same game where he became Stoke City's youngest ever captain

Port Vale 1-2 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn's start was his 50th appearance for Burton Albion

Bradford City 0-4 Preston North End

Eoin Doyle played his 300th game in British football

Blackpool 2-2 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher made his 50th start for Macclesfield
Corey O'Keeffe made his first career start at loan club MacclesfieldEmmanuel Osadebe completed his first assist since November 2018

Blackburn 3-2 Oldham

After signing for Blackburn Rovers on loan on transfer deadline day, Greg Cunningham made his first start for them, this was his first appearance since New Year's Day

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 MK Dons

Dylan Connolly was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 9th February 2019

Oxford United 1-0 Peterborough

Anthony Forde made his first start for new club Oxford United

QPR 3-3 Bristol City

Ryan Manning scored his first goal of the season - his first goal in nine months

Gillingham 2-2 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien's start was his 100th appearance for Newport

Coventry 4-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal in the League Cup, also his first goal in eleven months.

Accrington Stanley 1-3 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal of the season

Scunthorpe 0-1 Derby County

Jason Knight made his first career start

Shrewsbury 0-4 Rotherham

Joe Murphy made his first start for Shrewsbury

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Millwall

Dara O'Shea made his first appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Jay Molumby's start was his first appearance since November 2017
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal of the season

Thursday, 15th August 2019

Europa League

Dynamo Tiblisi 1-1 Feyenoord

Liam Kelly came off the bench for his first competitive appearance for Feyenoord - this was his first appearance since February

Thursday, 24 August 2017

Round Up - Week of 22nd August 2017

Tuesday, 22 August 2017

English League Cup

Grimsby 0-1 Derby County

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time since April in the defender's first start of the season
James Berrett was booked for the first time this season

Crystal Palace 2-1 Ipswich

Adam McDonnell made his first start of the season
Congratulations to Shane McLoughlin on his first appearance for Ipswich Town

Accrington Stanley 1-3 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean was booked for the first time this season

Leeds United 5-1 Newport Co.

Congratulations to Eoghan Stokes on his first career appearance
Joe Quigley was booked for the first time this season

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Hull City

Brian Lenihan made his first appearance of the season for Hull

Aston Villa 4-1

Congratulations to Jake Doyle-Hayes on making his senior debut for Aston Villa
Noel Hunt came off the bench to made his first appearance for Wigan

QPR 1-4 Brentford

John Egan's second goal in two games was his first goal in the League Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 Barnet

Richie Towell made his first start of the season, this was the midfielder's first appearance since March
Jay Molumby made his first senior appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion
Congratulations to Aaron Connolly on his career debut

Cardiff 1-2 Burton Albion

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal since January in his 100th appearance for Cardiff
Sean Scannell made his first start for Burton Albion since signing for the Brewers on loan

Fulham 0-1 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney and Ryan Sweeney were both booked for the first time this season, the striker hadn't been booked since March, whereas the defender's last booking was in April

Reading 3-1 Millwall

Stephen Quinn's start against Millwall was the midfielder's first start since September 2016

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

English League Cup

Blackburn 0-2 Burnley

Jonathan Walters made his first start for Burnley, this was the striker's first start since Saturday, 8th April
Kevin Long was booked in his first appearance of the season. Before this, he hadn't been shown a yellow card since January 2016!
Robbie Brady scored his first goal of the season, before this the midfielder hadn't scored since February

Cheltenham 0-2 West Ham United

Declan Rice made his first appearance in the competition