Round Up for Weekend of Saturday, 28th October 2017

Saturday, 28 October 2017

Premier League

Today's seven fixtures set a new high for a single day's fixtures without a starting Irish player. The previous high was five games on 6th November 2016

Championship

Preston North End 2-3 Brentford

Sean Maguire marked his 40th start in English football with his fourth goal of the season and his first booking of 2017/18

Sunderland 1-2 Bristol City

Darron Gibson first start in a month was also his 25th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Northampton 1-0 Blackpool

John-Joe O'Toole made his 350th career appearance

Bristol Rovers 2-0 MK Dons

Rory Gaffney scored his 25th goal in English football

Bury 0-1 Doncaster Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell was sent off for the second time in his career, the defender was last shown a red card on 22nd April

Oldham 2-3 Scunthorpe

Jack Byrne made his 50th career appearance

Walsall 0-1 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his 20th goal for Southend

League 2

Chesterfield 2-2 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt made his 200th appearance in League Two

Grimsby 0-0 Cambridge United

James Berrett was booked for the first time in a month in his landmark 350th career appearance

Luton 0-3 Coventry

Glen Rea was sent off for the second time for Luton, the defender's last red card came in January of this year

Port Vale 0-3 Swindon Town

Donal McDermott made his 25th appearance inLeague 2
Gavin Gunning was booked for the first time in almost three months

Yeovil 3-0 Stevenage

Kevin Toner was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 Ross County

Aaron McCarey stated his first game since Saturday, 16th September

Partick Thistle 1-0 St Johnstone

Daniel Devine made his 50th start for Partick Thistle
Niall Keown made his 25th appearance in the Scottish Premier League

Monday, 30th October 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Newcastle Utd

This game had the most Irish players starting a Monday night fixture since 6th May 2013
Stephen Ward made his 150th Premier League appearance
Jeff Hendrick scored his 30th goal of his career

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th October 2017

Tuesday, 24th October 2017

League 1

Oldham 2-1 Bury

Paul Green's introduction from the bench was his 50th appearance for Oldham
Jay O'Shea started his first game since Saturday, 5th August
Eoin Doyle's strike was his tenth goal of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 0-0 Partick Thistle

Adam Barton made his 50th start for Partick Thistle

St Johnstone 0-0 Ross County

Aaron McCarey was booked for the first time this season, before this the goalkeeper hadn't been shown a yellow card November 2012!

English League Cup

Bournemouth 3-1 Middlesbrough

After his first appearance for Bournemouth in a month at the weekend as a substitute, Harry Arter started his first game for the Cherries since Friday, 15th September

Bristol City 4-1 Crystal Palace

Callum O'Dowda's goal was his first time finding the back of the net for Bristol, this was also the 15th goal of the midfielder's career and his first goal since May 2016

Football League Trophy

Bradford City 2-1 Manchester City U21

Ireland U19 defender Tyreke Wilson made his first appearance at senior level

Wigan 4-1 Middlesbrough U21

Noel Hunt scored his first goal for Wigan in made his first start for the club.  Before this, he hadn't scored since November 2016

Wednesday, 25 October 2017

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time this seasonas a substitute

English League Cup

Chelsea 2-1 Everton

James McCarthy was booked on his first appearance of the season. Before this game, the midfielder hadn't appeared for his club since March, and hadn't started a game since February

Tottenham 2-3 West Ham United

Declan Rice returned to the West Ham starting XI for his first appearance for the Hammers in a month

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 21st October 2017

Saturday, 21st October 2017

This is the first time since April 2008 where more than 75 Irish players started, but less than five goals were scored.

Premier League

Manchester City 3-0 Burnley

Robbie Brady made his 25th appearance for Burnley

Stoke City 1-2 Bournemouth

Harry Arter made his first appearance for Bournemouth since Friday, 15 September

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Fulham

Conor Hourihane made his 25th start for Aston Villa

Sheffield United 2-1 Reading

Enda Stevens made his 25th appearance in the Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Preston North End

Alan Browne was sent off for the first time in almost exactly a year, the midfielder was last sent off on 25th October 2016

League 1

Blackburn 3-0 Portsmouth

Derrick Williams made his 100th appearance in League One

Blackpool 1-3 Wigan

Noel Hunt was booked for the first time this season in his 25th League One appearance

Gillingham 1-2 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole started a game for the first time in 2017/18

Oxford United 3-3 Rotherham

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time this season in his first start since Saturday, 9th September

League 2

Exeter 0-1 Port Vale

Pierce Sweeney made his 50th career start

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-0 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy made his 100th start for St Johnstone

Partick Thistle 2-1 Dundee

Conor Sammon started a game for the first time in a month
Both Adam Barton and Daniel Devine made their 50th appearance for Partick Thistle, Devine's appearance was also his his 150th career appearance

Scottish League Cup

Hibernian 2-4 Celtic

Anthony Stokes' first goal in a month was his 15th goal in the competition

Sunday, 22 October 2017

Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Norwich

Wes Hoolahan made his 200th appearance in the Championship

MLS

Atlanta United 2-2 FC Toronto

Chris McCann made his 25th appearance for Atlanta United

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's goal today (his fifth of the season) meant he scored in his third consecutive appearance for the first time since October 2014

Perth Glory 2-1 Central Coast Mariners

Andy Keogh's goal today, his first of the season, was his 40th goal for Perth Glory