Round Up for Saturday, 11th November 2017

Saturday, 11 November 2017

League 1

Gillingham 1-1 Bury

Mark Byrne made his 50th appearance for Gillingham
Eoghan O'Connell made his 25th appearance in League One

Oxford United 1-2 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Accrington Stanley

Jake Carroll made his 100th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 2-2 Luton

Alan Sheehan was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Exeter 2-0 Grimsby

Liam McAlinden's return to the Exeter starting XI for the first time in a month was also the striker's 25th start for Exeter

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Inverness CT 1-0 Falkirk

Aaron Doran returned from injury for Inverness Caledonian Thistle to make his first appearance since February

Australian A-League

Adelaide United 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan made his 50th appearance in the A-League

FIFA World Cup 2018 European Play Off First Leg

Denmark 0-0 Republic of Ireland

Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 27th appearance for Ireland
Cyrus Christie made his 16th appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy made his 16th appearance for Ireland
Ciaran Clark made his 29th appearance for Ireland
Stephen Ward made his 48th appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 56th appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick made his 36th appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his eighth appearance for Ireland
Harry Arter made his tenth appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady made his 38th appearance for Ireland
Daryl Murphy made his 31st appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Glenn Whelan made his 84th appearance for Ireland
Conor Hourihane made his fourth appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 77th appearance for Ireland

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Football League Trophy

Oldham 4-1 Newcastle United U21

Courtney Duffus made his first appearance since Saturday, 12th August
Jack Byrne hadn't scored in a month before tonight and ended his mini-drought with his fourth and fifth goals of the season, unfortunately he also picked up his fifth booking of 2017/18 and is suspended for the next game

Bradford City 0-3 Rotherham

Richie Towell scored his first goal in almost two months, and was also booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 1-2 Cheltenham

Joe Quigley started his first game since August, in what his first appearance since Saturday, 30th September

Rochdale 1-1 Blackburn

Niall Canavan's first appearance since Saturday, 2nd September was his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Southend United 2-0 Colchester

Simon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Gillingham 7-5 Reading U21

Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Gillingham

Northampton 3-3 Southampton U21

Sam Foley scored his first goal for Northampton

Wednesday, 8th November 2017

Football League Trophy

Carlisle United 1-2 Fleetwood

After returning from injury, John O'Sullivan made his first appearance of the season
Jamie Devitt was shown his first yellow card in exactly three months, his last booking was on Tuesday, 8 August

Bury 3-1 Stoke City U21

Callum Reilly scored his first goal for Bury, almost 15 months after his last goal in August 2016

Grimsby 1-1 Sunderland U21

Sam Kelly's appearance in Grimsby's starting XI was his first start in a month

Bristol Rovers 2-4 Swindon Town

Ryan Sweeney's third goal of the season was his first goal in the Football League Trophy
Donal McDermott was booked for the first time this season

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English FA Cup

Port Vale 2-0 Oxford United

Gavin Gunning marked his first appearance in the FA Cup with his first goal since March 2014

Saturday, 4th November 2017

Premier League

The nine Irish players to appear in the Premier League games today equals the season high for players in one day

Huddersfield 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean was booked for the first time in a month

Newcastle Utd 0-1 Bournemouth

Ciaran Clark's introduction from the bench was his first appearance since Sunday, 1st October

Championship

Bristol City 2-1 Cardiff

After scoring his first goal for Bristol City recently, Callum O'Dowda's opener against Cardiff was his first goal in the Championship

Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Scott Hogan returned to the Aston Villa starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 19th September

Derby County 2-4 Reading

Alex Pearce's introduction from the bench (his first appearance since Tuesday, 12th September) was his 50th appearance for Derby County

Ipswich 3-0 Preston North End

After coming off the bench in Derby's previous game, Kevin O'Connor started first game since Tuesday, 8th August
David McGoldrick scored his first goal since Tuesday, 26th September

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-1 Dundee

Anthony Stokes was booked for the first time since August

English FA Cup

Bradford City 2-0 Chesterfield

Connor Dimaio's first start in two months was also his 50th career appearance

Peterborough 1-1 Tranmere

Conor O'Malley made his first start for Peterborough in a month

Shrewsbury 5-0 Aldershot

After extending his loan deal at Aldershot by another month, Ipswich Town's Adam McDonnell made his first appearance in the FA Cup

Hereford 1-0 AFC Telford

Dara O'Shea made his first appearance in the FA Cup while on loan at Hereford from West Brom

Gravesend 2-6 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor was shown his first yellow card of 2017/18

Carlisle United 3-2 Oldham

Paul Green started his first game in almost three months, his last start came on  Wednesday, 9th August 2017

Cheltenham 2-4 Maidstone United

Kevin Dawson scored his fifth goal of the season, also his first goal in the FA Cup, then was sent off for the third time in his career. The midfielder's last red card came almost exactly a year ago on Saturday, 5th November 2016

Newport Co. 2-1 Walsall

Liam Kinsella made his 25th start for Walsall

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 3-0 Wellington Phoenix

The first goal of Roy O'Donovan's brace was his 25th goal in the A-League

Perth Glory 1-0 Adelaide United

Andy Keogh was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 5 November 2017

Championship

Middlesbrough 1-0 Sunderland

The six Irish players to start this game was a season high for the Championship
Cyrus Christie was booked for the fifth time this season and will be suspended for Middlesbrough's next game

English FA Cup

Coventry 2-0 Maidenhead

Michael Doyle made his 50th appearance in the FA Cup

Solihull Moors 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers

After signing a short term deal with Solihull Moors, Sean St Ledger made his first appearance in more than two years

Exeter 3-1 Heybridge Swifts

Liam McAlinden scored his first goal in the FA Cup was also his tenth goal for Exeter