Tuesday, 6 October 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 2nd October 2020

Friday, 2nd October 2020
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 2-1 St Mirren
Tommie Hoban started his fifteenth game for Aberdeen

Dundee Utd 1-2 Livingston
Mark Connolly was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 29 August

Polish Ekstraklasa
Raków Częstochowa 3-0 Wisła Płock
Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 3rd October 2020
Premier League
Everton 4-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Aaron Connolly's start was his 40th career appearance

Championship
Norwich 0-1 Derby County
Adam Idah came off the bench for his 20th appearance for Norwich
Jason Knight was booked for the first time this season

Blackburn 0-0 Cardiff
Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time since Saturday, 21 September 2019

Luton 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers
James Collins' start was his 50th appearance in the Championship
Daryl Horgan's start was his tenth appearance of the season

Rotherham 1-1 Huddersfield
Kieran Sadlier completed his first assist of the season

Swansea 2-1 Millwall
Alex Pearce made his 50th appearance for Millwall

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Accrington Stanley
Ryan Cassidy was booked for the first time this season

Blackpool 2-3 Lincoln City
Sean Roughan's start was his fifth career appearance

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Northampton
Cian Bolger was booked for the first time this season

Burton Albion 2-4 Portsmouth
John-Joe O'Toole made his 40th appearance for Burton Albion
Ronan Curtis made his 100th appearance for Portsmouth

MK Dons 1-1 Ipswich
Richard Keogh was named in the MK Dons starting XI for the first time, this was the defneder's first start since Saturday, 21 September 2019

Peterborough 3-1 Swindon Town
Jack Taylor's start was his 15th appearance in League One

Rochdale 2-1 Fleetwood
Paul McShane's start was his 20th appearance in League One
Paddy Madden started his 90th game for Fleetwood

Shrewsbury 1-1 Gillingham
Jack Bonham's start was his 150th career appearance
Thomas O'Connor's first start of the season was his 40th career appearance

League 2
Harrogate Town 1-2 Bolton
Ryan Delaney made his first appearance in League Two
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal for Bolton, this was also his 40th goal in League Two

Newport Co. 2-1 Mansfield Town
Stephen McLaughlin marked his first start for Mansfield Town with his first goal for the Stags

Swiss Challenge League
Grasshopper 3-0 Wil
Connor Ronan was booked in his first appearance for Grasshopper, as a second half substitute

Bulgarian Second League
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 3-1 Pirin Blagoevgrad
Conor Henderson scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 4 October 2020
Premier League
Southampton 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
Dara O'Shea started his 25th game for West Bromwich Albion, this was also his 60th career start

Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield United
David McGoldrick scored his 22nd goal for Sheffield United in his 80th appearance for the Blades

Championship
Brentford 2-4 Preston North End
Sean Maguire scored his 20th goal for Preston North End

Stoke City 1-1 Birmingham City
Scott Hogan came off the bench for his 20th appearance for Birmingham City

Scottish Premier League
St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic
Dan McNamara's start was his tenth appearance for St Johnstone
Shane Duffy made his first assist for Celtic, this was the defender's first assist since Saturday, 5 January 2019

Bulgarian Championship
ETAR 2-2 CSKA Sofia
Graham Carey made his tenth appearance of the season

MLS
D.C. United 0-4 Atlanta United
Jon Gallagher scored a brace for the first time in his career

Norwegian Eliteserien
Aalesund 1-2 Kristiansund
Sean McDermott made his 90th appearance for Kristiansund - remarkably starting each one

Saturday, 3 October 2020

Stephen Kenny's Second Squad

Stephen Kenny has named his second squad. The Republic of Ireland manager has called up 25 players to face Slovakia in a Euro 2020 play off, followed by two Nations League games against Wales and Finland. I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit Of Football to discuss the players, the omissions, and what we can expect from the Slovakian players in Bratislava

Thursday, 1 October 2020

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for September 2020

Transfers
Wednesday, 2nd September
Daryl Horgan returned to the Championship, and signed a two year contract with newly promoted Wycombe Wanderers

Sean Scannell joined Grimsby Town, signing a two year deal with the Mariners

Thursday, 3rd September
Following his departure from Macclesfield Town, defender Emmanuel Osadebe signed for Walsall

Wednesday, 9th September
Callum Robinson returned to West Bromwich Albion, where he spent the 2019/20 season on loan, signing a five year contract with the Baggies

Thursday, 10th September
Tyrone Duffus reunited with former boss Peter Beadle at non-league side Barnet

Friday, 11th September
Stephen McLaughlin joined former manager Graham Coughlan at Mansfield Town, signing a short term deal with the Stags

Following his season long loan at Burton Albion last season, goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara signed a two year contract with the Brewers

Saturday, 12th September
Defender Fiacre Kelleher signed a one year contract with Welsh side Wrexham

Wednesday, 16th September
Following his successful loan at St Andrews during the 2019/20 season, Scott Hogan signed a four year contract with Birmingham City

Thursday, 17th September
Alan McCormack returned to Southend United, where he left in 2010 after more than 150 games, signing a contract until January 2021

Friday 18th September
Defender Kevin Toner signed for Spanish fourth division side Club de Futbol la Nucia

Monday, 21st September
Shamrock Rovers' Ireland underage international Edwin Agbaje signed for Ipswich Town

Roland Idowu left Southampton to sign his first professional contract with Cardiff City

Tuesday, 22nd September
After making more than 250 appearances for Bournemouth, Harry Arter has signed for fellow Championship side Nottingham Forest

Sunday, 27th September
U21 striker Michael O'Connor left Waterford to sign for Scottish Premiership side Ross County

Wednesday, 30th September
Deji Sotona has signed for Ligue Un side OGC Nice, and will go straight into their first team squad

Loans
Wednesday, 2nd September
Shane Duffy completed a season long loan to Celtic during the international break

Thursday, 10th September
Denise O'Sullivan signed a loan deal with Brighton and Hove Albion, and will play for the Women's Super League side until the end of 2020

Friday, 18th September
Fulham defender Cyrus Christie signed a season long loan deal with Nottingham Forest

Tuesday, 22nd September
Birmingham City defender Ryan Burke signed for Yeovil Town on loan until January 2021

Ireland U19 and Arsenal defender Mark McGuinnes signed a season long loan deal with Ipswich

Tuesday, 29th September
Celtic striker Jonathan Afolabi signed a season long loan deal with Dundee

Tom O'Connor returned to Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020/21 season

Contracts
Tuesday, 8th September
Conor Masterson extended his contract with QPR until the summer of 2023

Wednesday, 16th September
Connor Ronan signed a four year extension to his contract with Wolves

Friday, 18th September
Bradford defender Reece Staunton signed a new four year contract at Valley Parade

Tuesday, 22nd September
After signing a one year scholar contract in July, Calum Kavanagh signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough

Tuesday, 29th September
Goalkeeper Max O'Leary signed a three year extension to his contract with Bristol City

Before completing his loan move to Dundee, Jonathan Afolabi signed an extension to his contract with Celtic until the end of the 2022/23 season