Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th January 2019

Saturday, 12th January 2019

Premier League

This was the first time since Saturday, 13th February 2016 that three Ireland players scored in the Premier League on the same day. Also, Clark's goal means that this season is the first since 2016/17 where three players have scored three, or more, goals.

West Ham United 1-0 Arsenal

Declan Rice scored his first goal of his career. Before this strike, the last Ireland player to score for West Ham in the Premier League was Joey O'Brien against Fulham in January 2013

Burnley 2-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie's start was his 25th appearance for Fulham

Cardiff 0-0 Huddersfield

Harry Arter was booked for the first time since Saturday, 3rd November

Leicester City 1-2 Southampton

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season

Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark's third goal of the season means 2018/19 is his best goalscoring season since 2016/17 and equals his career high for Premier League goals in a season in 2010/11

Championship

Brentford 3-1 Stoke City

James McClean made his 25th appearance for Stoke City

Bristol City 2-1 Bolton

Callum O'Dowda made his 50th start for Bristol City

Hull City 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood was booked for the first time this season, almost two years after his last yellow card in February 2017

Reading 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Daryl Murphy was shown his first yellow card since August

Sheffield United 1-0 QPR

David McGoldrick's strike was his tenth goal for Sheffield United

Wigan 3-0 Aston Villa

After transferring to Wigan during the week, Anthony Pilkington marked his debut with his first assist since December 2017. This was the midfielder's first appearance of the season, and his first start in almost a year

League 1

Barnsley 3-0 Bradford City

Having signed for Bradford City on loan, Paudie O'Connor made his first start for the Bantams

Burton Albion 2-3 Gillingham

Callum Reilly scored his fifth goal for Gillingham

Fleetwood 2-2 Oxford United

Paddy Madden scored his 15th goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Fleetwood

League 2

Bury 4-3 MK Dons

Jay O'Shea scored his 15th goal for Bury
Eoghan O'Connell completed his first assist of the season, his first since November 2017

Northampton 3-0 Carlisle United

Sam Foley marked his 25th start of the season with his first assist since November

Swindon Town 2-2 Lincoln City

Lee Frecklington was booked for the first time since October

Scottish Championship

Alloa 2-1 Greenock Morton

Ryan Scully was booked for the first time this season in his first start since October

Sunday, 13th January 2019

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Bournemouth

Seamus Coleman was named in an Everton starting XI for the 250th time

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League 1

Rochdale 0-4 Burton Albion

Ryan Delaney made his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 2-1 Coventry

Michael Doyle started a game for the first time in more than a month

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Mansfield Town

Jamie Devitt marked his 250th appearance in League Two with his fifth assist of the season

Macclesfield 1-2 Swindon Town

Having signing for Swindon on loan, Canice Carroll made his debut for the Robins - and was booked for the first time this season
Fiacre Kelleher was booked for the first time since October

Yeovil 0-1 Bury

Shaun Donnellan's first appearance since Saturday, 10th November was his 25th appearance for Yeovil
Joe Murphy was booked for the first time since September

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-2 Alloa

Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal of the season
Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in two months

English FA Cup

Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Walsall

U18 International Luca Connell came off the bench for his senior Bolton debut

Manchester United 2-0 Reading

Liam Kelly's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th November

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Wigan

Wes Hoolahan was named in the West Brom starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 25th September

Bournemouth 1-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's completed his first assist since Saturday, 22nd September

Burnley 1-0 Barnsley

Stephen Ward returned from injury for his first appearance since Tuesday, 25 September
Jeff Hendrick's start was his 250th career start
Kevin Long was booked for the first time since September

Fleetwood 2-3 AFC Wimbledon

Paddy Madden scored his 20th goal for Fleetwood

Aston Villa 0-3 Swansea

Scott Hogan was named an Aston Villa starting XI for the first time this season

Gillingham 1-0 Cardiff

Mark Byrne made his 100th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston was booked for the fifth time this season

Derby County 2-2 Southampton

Shane Long started his first game since November

Sunday, 6th January 2019

English FA Cup

Millwall 2-1 Hull City

Having signed for Millwall, Alex Pearce made his first appearance for the Lions. This was his first start of the season
Shaun Williams came off the bench for first appearance in a month

Preston North End 1-3 Doncaster Rovers

Sean Maguire's introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months
Kieran Sadlier came off the bench for his first appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Newport Co. 2-1 Leicester City

Padraig Amond's penalty that knocked Leicester out of the cup was the striker's 30th goal for Newport

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Championship

Aston Villa 2-2 QPR

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time since August

Blackburn 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Wes Hoolahan came off the bench for his first appearance in three months

Ipswich 2-3 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien made his first assist of the season - almost a year to the date since his last assist on Saturday, 6th January 2018

Nottingham Forest 4-2 Leeds United

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal of the season, three months after his last goal in September

Stoke City 0-2 Bristol City

James McClean's start against Bristol was the 200th time the player was named in a starting XI in English football

League 1

Blackpool 0-1 Sunderland

Paudie O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season

Plymouth 3-0 Oxford United

Graham Carey was booked for the first time since Saturday, 17th November

Portsmouth 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season

Southend United 2-0 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston was named in a Gillingham starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 13th November

Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Coventry

Michael Harriman's start was his frst appearance in five weeks

League 2

Grimsby 0-1 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney's first booking since Saturday, 24 November 2018(38 days)

Bury 3-1 Crewe Alexandra

Jay O'Shea scored his 25th goal in League 2 in his 100th appearance in the competition

Crawley 2-0 Colchester

Mark Connolly was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 20th November

Forest Green 2-1 Northampton

Sam Foley scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 9th December 2017
Gavin Gunning was booked for the fifth time this season

Stevenage 1-0 Newport Co.

Michael Timlin completed his first assist of the season

Swindon Town 0-2 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney made his 100th appearance in League Two

Yeovil 1-4 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson's first goal since September was his tenth goal in League Two

Wednesday, 2nd January 2019

Premier League

Huddersfield 1-2 Burnley

Robbie Brady was sent off for the third time in his career, two years after his last red card on Saturday, 31st December 2016

West Ham United 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's fourth goal of the season (equaling his career high for a season) was the 15th goal of his career
Duffy's goal was the twelfth Premier League goal scored by an Irish player in 2018/19, one more than the total for the 2017/18 season

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-2 Brisbane Roar

Roy O'Donovan scored his 30th goal in the A-League