Irish Abroad: Will Keane

Jake O'Brien's start was his first appearance for Lyon - the first Irish player to appear in Ligue Un since Tony Cascarino in the 1999/2000 season for AS Nancy

Swiss Super League

Luzern 1-4 FC Zurich

Armstrong Oko-Flex scored his first goal in the Swiss Super League

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam

After scoring his second goal in two games, Troy Parrott was booked for the first time this season

MLS

Colorado Rapids 1-0 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher's start was his 100th appearance for Austin FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-2 D.C. United

Derrick Williams made his 25th appearance for D.C. United

Swedish Allsvenskan

Häcken 2-0 AIK

Zachary Elbouzedi's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Monday, 2nd October 2023

Indian Super League

Goa 1-0 Punjab

Carl McHugh was booked on his first appearance for Goa

Tuesday, 17 January 2023

Round Up for Weekend of Saturday, 14th January 2023

Saturday, 14th January 2023

Championship

Luton Town 2-3 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby scored his first goal of the season, his first goal in 11 months, in what was his 125th career appearance

Cardiff 1-1 Wigan

Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal in four months
Will Keane scored his tenth goal of the season, all of which have come in the Championship

Preston North End 0-4 Norwich City

Tom Cannon's start was his first appearance for loan club Preston North End
Troy Parrott's introduction from the bench was his first appearance since Saturday, 8 October
Robbie Brady was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Watford 2-0 Blackpool

Andy Lyons made his first appearance in the Championship

Bristol City 4-2 Birmingham City

Mark Sykes' brace was his first goals for Bristol City, and his first goals in the Championship
Scott Hogan's start was his first appearance in two months
Kevin Long's start was his first appearance for new club Birmingham City, and his first appearance of the season.

Reading 2-2 QPR

The first goal of Jeff Hendrick's brace was his 25th goal in the Championship - this was the midfielder's first goals in three months

League 1

MK Dons 0-0 Lincoln City

After signing for Lincoln City on loan for the rest of the season, Olamide Shodipo made his first appearance for the Imps

Exeter City 1-1 Forest Green Rovers

Pierce Sweeney made his 300th appearance for Exeter City

Immensely proud to have played for this football club 300 times♥️ here’s to plenty more 🍻 @OfficialECFC pic.twitter.com/sx0oJb3pup
— Pierce Sweeney (@piercesweenz) January 15, 2023

Burton Albion 0-4 Shrewsbury Town

Killian Phillips made his first appearance in League One

Ipswich Town 1-1 Plymouth Argyle

Finn Azaz marked his return from injury, his first appearance since Tuesday, 25th October, with his first assist in three months
Tyreik Wright made his first appearance for new club Plymouth Argyle

Cheltenham 2-3 Derby County

Eiran Cashin's start was his 50th appearance for Derby County
Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal for Derby County

League 2

Rochdale 1-2 Colchester United

Fiacre Kelleher made his first appearance for new club Colchester United

Stockport County 2-0 Northampton Town

Neil Byrne made his first appearance for Stockport County

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Bradford City

Dara Costelloe made his first appearance for loan club Bradford City

Swindon Town 5-0 Grimsby Town

Alex Hunt's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Harrogate Town 1-1 Stevenage

Anthony O'Connor made his first appearance for Harrogate Town
Daryl Horgan made his first appearance for Stevenage

Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall

Lee O'Connor made his 100th start in senior football

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 2-2 Dundee United

Jake Doyle-Hayes' introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 17 September
Jamie McGrath's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Scottish Championship

Cove Rangers 2-2 Raith Rovers

Ryan Nolan was booked for the fifth time this season

Ayr 2-2 Arbroath

Sean McGinty scored his first goal since Friday, 5th August

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-0 Queen's Park

Zak Delaney was booked for the first booking since Friday, 28th October

Sunday, 15th January 2023

Scottish League Cup

Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen

Liam Scales' start was his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Monday, 16th January 2023

League 1

Port Vale 0-2 Peterborough

Mipo Odubeko was named in the starting XI for the first time in ten weeks

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 4th November 2022

Friday, 4th November 2022

Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen 4-1 Hibernian

Liam Scales assisted a goal for the first time in three months

FA Cup

Hereford FC 1-3 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 9th August

Saturday, 5th November 2022

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Connor Ronan came off the bench to make his Premier League debut - the 199th Irish player to appear in the competition, this was the midfielder's first appearance since Saturday, 30th April

Everton 0-2 Leicester City

Seamus Coleman was named in the Everton starting XI for the 350th time!

Championship

Sheffield United 5-2 Burnley

Enda Stevens assisted a goal for the first time since December 2021 in his first start in three months

QPR 0-1 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby's start was his 50th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Rotherham 1-2 Norwich City

Chiedozie Ogbene was booked for the first time this season

Swansea City 2-2 Wigan

Michael Obafemi's start was his 50th appearance for Swansea City
Armstrong Oko-Flex was named in the Swansea starting XI for the first time, this was his first start since Tuesday, 26 October 2021
Ryan Manning scored his fifth goal for Swansea City
Will Keane scored his 60th goal of his career, this was also his 15th goal in the Championship

Scottish Championship

Ayr 1-1 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty's start was his 50th appearance for Ayr

Partick Thistle 2-3 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney scored his fifth goal for Dundee

FA Cup

Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Barnsley

Kieran Sadlier started a game for the first time in seven weeks
William Hondermarck's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 20 September

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Rochdale

Glenn Whelan's introduciton was his first appearance in a month

Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Walsall

Oisin McEntee made his first appearance for Walsall

Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Leyton Orient

Shadrach Ogie was booked for the first time this season

Barrow 0-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen McLaughlin was named in the Mansfield Town starting XI for the 100th time

Chippenham Town 1-0 Lincoln City

Paudie O'Connor was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 13th September

Newport County 2-0 Colchester United

Alan Judge's start was his 50th appearance for Colchester United

MK Dons 6-0 Taunton Town

Dawson Devoy scored his first goal for MK Dons

Sunday, 6th November 2022

FA Cup

Torquay United 2-2 Derby County

Eiran Cashin was sent off for the first time in his career

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 3-1 Sydney

Jay O'Shea assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 31st August

Swedish Allsvenskan

AIK 0-1 Elfsborg

Zachary Elbouzedi was booked for the first time in four months

Indian Super League

Mumbai City 2-2 ATK Mohun Bagan

Carl McHugh scored his first goal of the season

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Round Up for the weekend of Satuday, 8th October 2022

Saturday, 8th October 2022

Premier League

Chelsea 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Congratulations to Joe Hodge on making his senior debut for Wolves - the 198th Irish player to appear in the Premier League!

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Matt Doherty's start, his first of the season, was also the defender's 400th career appearance!

Championship

Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Rotherham

Sammie Szmodics scored his first goal in two months

Coventry 0-1 Burnley

Josh Cullen assisted a goal for the first time April 2021

Millwall 2-0 Middlesbrough

Darragh Lenihan was named in the Middlesbrough starting XI for the first in six weeks

Norwich City 2-3 Preston North End

Troy Parrott's introduction was the striker's 100th career appearance, and also scored his first goal in two months

Wigan 1-3 Cardiff

Will Keane made his 100th appearance for Wigan

League 1

Derby County 1-2 Port Vale

James Collins was sent off for the first time for Derby County - this was the striker's first red card since April 2019

Lincoln City 0-0 Charlton

Daniel Mandroiu was named in the Lincoln City starting XI for the first time

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was sent off for the third time for Accrington Stanley, this was his first red card since March 2021

Shrewsbury Town 2-1 MK Dons

Dawson Devoy was sent off for the first time for MK Dons

League 2

Barrow 0-1 Mansfield Town

John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Colchester United 2-1 Harrogate Town

Danny Grant assisted a goal for the first time this season

Grimsby Town 3-0 Crawley Town

Gavan Holohan scored his first goal for Grimsby Town

Newport County 0-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premiership

Dundee United 4-0 Aberdeen

Jamie McGrath scored his first goal for Dundee United - this was his first goal since November 2021

Sunday, 9th October 2022

Premier League

West Ham United 3-1 Fulham

Shane Duffy came off the bench for his first appearance in seven weeks)

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 Perth Glory

On the opening weekend of the A-League season, Aaron McEneff made his first appearance for new club Perth Glory

Swedish Allsvenskan

AIK 2-0 Helsingborg

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal of the 2022 Allsvenskan season - this was his first goal since scoring in the Svenska Cupen in February

Monday, 10th October 2022

Indian Super League

ATK Mohun Bagan 1-2 Chennaiyin FC

Carl McHugh made an appearance as a second half substitute on the opening weekend of the 2022/23 Indian Super League season

Carl McHugh

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 26th August 2022

Friday, 26th August 2022

Championship

Luton Town 1-1 Sheffield United

John Egan's his first assist of the season was his fifth assist for Sheffield United

Scottish Championship

Ayr 3-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Dundee - eight months after being sent off in December 2021

Eerste Divisie

Roda JC 1-3 NAC Breda

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 27th August 2022

Championship

Hull City 3-2 Coventry

After signing a two year contract with Hull City, Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for the Tigers

Watford 2-3 QPR

Conor Masterson came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Wigan 1-5 Burnley

James McClean was named in the Wigan starting XI for the 100th time
Will Keane scored his 40th goal for Wigan, this was also his tenth goal in the Championship

League 1

Cheltenham 1-2 Oxford United

Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

Derby County 2-1 Peterborough

Jason Knight scored his first goal since Sunday, 21 November 2021
David McGoldrick scored his first goal for Derby County - this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 4th December 2021

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora' start was his 100th appearance in British football

League 2

Stockport County 1-1 Swindon Town

Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since Friday, 3 July 2020

Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen 5-0 Livingston

Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Sunday, 28th August 2022

Scottish Premiership

Hearts 3-2 St Johnstone

Graham Carey scored his first goal in five weeks

Tuesday, 21 December 2021

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 18th December 2021

Saturday, 18th December 2021

Championship

Blackburn 4-0 Birmingham City

Darragh Lenihan assisted a goal for the first time since November 2020

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season, more than a year after his last booking in November 2020

League 1

Oxford United 2-3 Wigan

Anthony Forde made his first assist of the season
James McClean scored his first goal in seven weeks
Will Keane scored his tenth goal of the season

League 2

Rochdale 3-0 Newport County

Liam Kelly scored his first goal in eight weeks

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-1 Hearts

Aaron McEneff made his 25th appearance for Hearts

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 3-0 Ayr

Ruairi Paton assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 6 November

Scottish League One

Montrose 1-1 Queen's Park

Sean Dillon's start was his first appearance since coming off the bench on Saturday, 9 October

Sunday, 19 December 2021

Premier League

Newcastle United 0-4 Manchester City

Jeff Hendrick came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 2 October

Scottish League Cup

Hibernian 1-2 Celtic

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the fifth time this season

Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Round up for weekend of Friday, 26th November 2021

Friday, 26th November 2021

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Jayson Molumby was sent off for the first time in senior football

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Newport County

In his first appearance since Friday, 8 October, Alan Judge made his first assist of the season - this was his first assist in 13 months

Saturday, 27th November 2021

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 29th September

Luton 1-2 Cardiff

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in eight weeks
James Collins was named in the Cardiff starting XI for the first time in five weeks

Peterborough 0-0 Barnsley

Conor Coventry was booked for the first time this season - this was his first booking since January 2020

Swansea 2-3 Reading

Ryan Manning scored his first goal for Swansea - this was his first goal since September 2020

League 1

Bolton 2-2 Cheltenham

Dan Crowley assisted a goal for the first time this season

Burton Albion 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Thomas O'Connor scored his fifth goal of the season

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Wigan

Will Keane scored his 20th goal for Wigan

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 3-0 Motherwell

Ryan Sweeney's first goal since Saturday, 2 October 2021(57 days)

Hearts 2-0 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy was sent off for the fourth time in his career, a year after his last red card in November 2020

Scottish FA Cup

Cove Rangers 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton's first goal since Sunday, 5 September 2021(84 days)

Sunday, 28th November 2021

Championship

Sheffield United 2-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's start was his 150th appearance in the Championship

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen

James McCarthy completed 90 minutes for the first time since January 2021
Jonathan Hayes started a game for the first time in a month

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 2-3 Viking

Sean McDermott was booked for the first time this seaso

Friday, 5 November 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 3-0 Bristol City

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season

Millwall 1-0 Reading

Dan McNamara's introduction was his 25th appearance for Millwall

League 1

Fleetwood 2-3 Wigan

James McClean made his 100th appearance for Wigan
Will Keane scored his 20th goal in League Two

Portsmouth 1-1 Cheltenham

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time in seven weeks
Dan Crowley was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Rochdale 0-3 Bolton

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal of the season, eight weeks after his last goal

Northampton 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Andrew Moran made his first start in senior football
Evan Ferguson scored his first senior goal of his career

Salford City 5-3 Leeds United U21

Tyreik Wright was named in the Salford starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 18th September

Wednesday, 3rd November 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 1-2 Preston North End

Mark Travers made his 25th appearance for Bournemouth - starting in each one

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Hull City

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the fifth time in the 2021/22 season

Thursday, 4th November 2021

Europa League

Ferencvaros 2-3 Celtic

James McCarthy came off the bench for his first appearance in five weeks

MLS

Austin FC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City

In his first start in five weeks, Jon Gallagher was shown his first yellow card of the season

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 15th October 2021

Friday, 15th October 2021

League 1

Burton Albion 3-2 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor made his first assist of the season
Thomas O'Connor scored twice in a game for the first time in his career. After only scoring once in senior football before this season, the former Southampton player has scored three in the 2021/22 season

Saturday, 16th October 2021

Premier League

Norwich 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in a month

Championship

Fulham 4-1 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time this season

Bristol City 0-2 Bournemouth

Callum O'Dowda was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career
Gavin Kilkenny's start, his first appearance in eight weeks, was his tenth career start

Middlesbrough 2-0 Peterborough

Sammie Szmodics was booked for the first time since Saturday, 7th August 2021
Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 0-0 Derby County

Alan Browne returned to the Preston starting XI with his first start in nine weeks
Festy Ebosele was named in the Derby starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 14 August

Sheffield United 2-1 Stoke City

David McGoldrick scored his first goal of the season, assisted by Enda Stevens' first assist of the season

League 1

Bolton 0-4 Wigan

Will Keane marked his 50th appearance for Wigan, across two spells with the Latics, with his second goal in two games
James McClean's brace was the first time the winger scored in two months

Cambridge United 2-2 Ipswich

Wes Hoolahan started a game for the first time in a month

Cheltenham 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 100th appearance in League One

Gillingham 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season

Lincoln City 2-1 Charlton

Harry Arter was booked for the first time this season - this was the first time the midfielder was shown a yellow card since Wednesday, 2nd December 2020

Rotherham 4-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his 20th goal in the competition

Shrewsbury 1-0 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora's start was his 50th appearance for MK Dons

League 2

Oldham 3-0 Stevenage

Jamie Bowden was booked for the first time in a month, and assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 10th August

Salford City 2-0 Hartlepool

Gavan Holohan's second half introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Swindon Town 2-2 Rochdale

Liam Kelly scored his first goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-1 Aberdeen

Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-1 Queen of the South

Jonathan Afolabi was named in the Ayr starting XI for the first time

Sunday, 17th October 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-1 West Ham United

Seamus Coleman's start was his first appearance in a month

Championship

Swansea 3-0 Cardiff

Ryan Manning assisted a goal for the first time this season
James Collins' second half introduction was his 100th appearance in the Championship

MLS

Austin FC 0-1 Minessota United

Jon Gallagher came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Austin FC

LA Galaxy 2-1 Portland Timbers

Derrick Williams's start (his first appearance in five weeks) was his 300th appearance in senior football