Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th August 2024

Saturday, 17th August 2024

Premier League

Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool

Sammie Szmodics, Marcus Harness, and Jack Taylor made their first appearance in the Premier League, the first time three Irish players made their debuts in the top flight in the same game since Kevin Foley, Andy Keogh, and Stephen Ward made their first PL appearance in August 2009, for Wolves against West Ham

Arsenal 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's start was his 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Portsmouth 0-0 Luton Town

Chiedozie Ogbene's start was his 200th appearance in English football

Bristol City 4-3 Millwall

Sinclair Armstrong scored his first goal for Bristol City

Burnley 5-0 Cardiff

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 50th appearance for Cardiff

Sheffield United 2-2 QPR

Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season

Watford 3-0 Stoke City

Andrew Moran made his first appearance for loan club Stoke City

League 1

Lincoln City 1-2 Barnsley

Paudie O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 28th October 2023

League 2

Accrington Stanley 3-3 Harrogate Town

Seamus Conneely made his 350th appearance for Accrington Stanley

Bradford City 0-0 Salford City

Neil Byrne was booked for the first time since Friday, 22 December 2023

Port Vale 0-0 Tranmere Rovers

Ronan Curtis' start was the 200th time the forward was named in a starting XI in English football

Sunday, 18th August 2024

League 2

Notts County 2-2 Fleetwood Town

Mipo Odubeko was booked on his first appearance for Fleetwood Town

Scottish League Cup

Motherwell 1-0 Kilmarnock

Kieran O'Hara made his first start of the season - this was the goalkeeper's first start since Wednesday, 15th May 2024

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Championship

Birmingham City 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea made his 100th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-2 Central Coast Mariners

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal since Friday, 6th January

Saturday, 11th February 2023

Championship

Bristol City 1-0 Norwich City

Mark Sykes scored his fifth goal for Bristol City
Andrew Omobamidele was booked for the fifth time this season

Burnley 3-0 Preston North End

Michael Obafemi made his first appearance for Burnley, three months after his last appearance on Saturday, 12 November

Cardiff 1-3 Middlesbrough

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the first time in two months
Darragh Lenihan's booking, his first in two months, was the defender's fifth yellow card of the season

QPR 1-2 Millwall

Sinclair Armstrong started a game for the first time since Saturday, 22 October

Wigan 1-0 Huddersfield Town

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

League 1

Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Portsmouth

Finn Azaz scored his first goal since Saturday, 22 October

Burton Albion 1-0 Exeter City

Chris McCann was named in the Burton Albion starting XI for the first time
Conor Shaughnessy came off the bench for his first appearance in six months

Cheltenham 0-0 Accrington Stanley

Aidan Keena made his first start for Cheltenham

Wycombe Wanderers 3-2 Derby County

James Collins scored his tenth goal of the season

Shrewsbury Town 3-2 Port Vale

Killian Phillips scored his first goal in English football

Peterborough 0-5 Bolton Wanderers

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 22 November

League 2

Swindon Town 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

James Brown was shown his first yellow card in seven weeks

Stevenage 2-3 Bradford City

Ciaran Kelly made his first appearance for Bradford City

Grimsby Town 0-1 Colchester United

Kieran O'Hara was booked for the first time since Saturday, 24th September
Fiacre Kelleher assisted a goal for Colchester United for the first time

Barrow 0-1 Newport County

Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season

Walsall 1-1 Leyton Orient

Oisin McEntee came off the bench for his first appearance in five weeks)

Scottish FA Cup

Raith Rovers 3-1 Motherwell

Dan Casey's start was his first appearance for Motherwell

Sunday, 12th February 2023

Belgian Challenger Pro League

Beerschot 0-1 RWD Molenbeek

Jake O'Brien was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Monday, 13 February 2023

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 400th appearance for Everton

4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Each one of Seamus Coleman's four hundred appearances for @Everton!#COYBIG #EFC pic.twitter.com/w6pNK6qUyc

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 14, 2023

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Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Premier League

Crystal Palace 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nathan Collins returned from suspension for his first appearance in a month

Championship

Huddersfield Town 0-1 Preston North End

Greg Cunningham scored his first goal of the season, this was the defender's first goal since February 2021!

Stoke City 0-1 Rotherham

Georgie Kelly was named in the Rotherham starting XI for the first time in two months

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Bristol City

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in two months

Football League Trophy

Harrogate Town 2-1 Morecambe

Shane McLoughlin's start was his first appearance in a month

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Tranmere Rovers

Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Leeds United U21

Cian Coleman's introduction was his first appearance in senior football

Port Vale 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Jimmy Storer's start for Wolves' U21 side was his first appearance in senior football

Stockport County 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Aiden O'Brien was named in the Shrewsbury starting XI for the first time this season

Rochdale 2-2 Salford City

Liam Kelly marked his 50th appearance for Rochdale with his second goal in two games

Lincoln City 2-0 Newcastle United U21

Daniel Mandroiu scored his first goal for Lincoln City

Derby County 1-3 Manchester City U21

David McGoldrick scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th August

Walsall 0-2 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora assisted a goal for the first time since December 2020

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Peterborough

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his previous goal, on Saturday, 2nd October 2021

Forest Green Rovers 4-1 Exeter City

Dominic Bernard was named in the Forest Green Rovers starting XI for the 100th time
Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal for Forest Green Rovers

Leyton Orient 2-3 Chelsea U21

Shadrach Ogie's start was his 50th appearance for Leyton Orient

Cambridge United 1-0 Ipswich Town

Edwin Agbaje's start was his debut in football

Northampton Town 1-3 Arsenal U21

Jack Henry-Francis was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 19th October 2022

Championship

Birmingham City 1-1 Burnley

Scott Hogan scored his 30th goal for Birmingham City

QPR 3-0 Cardiff

Sinclair Armstrong was named in the QPR starting XI for the first time

Coppa Italia

Udinese 2-3 Monza

Festy Ebosele started a game for Udinese for the first time

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Championship

Huddersfield 0-1 Burnley

Both Josh Cullen and Dara Costelloe made their debuts for Burnley

Saturday, 30th July 2022

Championship

Blackburn 1-0 QPR

Sinclair Armstrong's second half introduction was his first appearance for QPR

Cardiff 1-0 Norwich City

Andrew Omobamidele's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 5th December 2021

Millwall 2-0 Stoke City

On his first appearance for loan club Stoke City, Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time November 2021

Wigan 0-0 Preston North End

Robbie Brady's first appearance for Preston North End was his 200th career start

📋 TEAM NEWS: This is how we line up for our opening game of the 2022/23 season! 💪

Three full debuts for North End this afternoon as Freddie Woodman, Robbie Brady and Troy Parrott all start for the first time in competitive action! 💛#pnefc #YELLOWS pic.twitter.com/w98ey4AnWk

— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) July 30, 2022

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Charlton

Eoghan O'Connell's first appearance for Charlton was his 200th start in British football

Derby County 1-0 Oxford United

Conor Hourihane's first goal for Derby County was his 25th goal in League One

Port Vale 2-1 Fleetwood

Promise Omochere marked his first appearance for Fleetwood with an assist

League 2

Stockport County 2-3 Barrow

Paddy Madden scored and assisted a goal in the same game for the first time since Wednesday, 17th November 2021

Monday, 1st August 2022

Championship

Watford 1-0 Sheffield United

Ciaran Clark's start was his appearance since Saturday, 22nd January, and was booked for the first time since Sunday, 17th October 2021