Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 27th January 2018

Saturday, 27th January 2018

Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Stephen Gleeson made his first start for Ipswich, this was the midfielder's first start since Saturday, 9th December, and he picked up his first yellow card since August
Matt Doherty's winner was the defender's first goal since November

League 1

Blackburn 1-1 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 30th goal for Northampton

Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal since November in his 25th appearance of the season
Rory Gaffney scored his first goal in 90 days, the striker last finding the back of the net in October

Gillingham 2-1 Fleetwood

After signing for Fleetwood Town on loan, Kevin O'Connor made his first appearance for Fleetwood Town
Paddy Madden and Cian Bolger were booked for the fifth and tenth time, respectively, in 2017/18

Southend United 3-2 Scunthorpe

Michael Timlin made his 250th appearance for Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin scored his fifth goal of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-0 Forest Green

Jamie Devitt scored his fifth goal for Carlisle
Jack Bonham was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-1 Kilmarnock

After coming on as a substitute against Rangers midweek, Danny Rogers made his first start for Aberdeen

Hearts 1-1 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was booked for the tenth time this season

St Johnstone 1-3 Partick Thistle

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th appearance in the SPL
David McMillan came off the bench to make his first appearance for St Johnstone, and unfortunately had to be substituted 21 minutes later

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 3-1 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time in his career

English FA Cup

MK Dons 0-1 Coventry

Josh Barrett's first appearance in the FA Cup was also his first start for Coventry, and came 80 days after his last start on Tuesday, 7th November 2017

Millwall 2-2 Rochdale

Shaun Williams made his 25th appearance in the FA Cup
Following his move to Spotland, Ryan Delaney made his first appearance for Rochdale

Newport Co. 1-1 Tottenham

Padraig Amond's opener against Tottenham was his tenth goal for Newport, and his fifth goal in the competition

Sunday, 28th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 1-2 Rangers

Aaron McCarey made his 50th career appearance

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh his first goal since Thursday, 21 December 2017

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

League 2

Newport County 1-1 Morecambe

After joining them on loan, Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-2 Celtic

Conor Sammon's opener was his fifth goal for Partick, the striker has now scored in three consecutive games for the first time since November 2010

Football League Trophy

Lincoln City 4-2 Peterborough

Sean Long made his 25th appearance for Lincoln City

Wednesday, 24th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 Ross County

Carl McHugh made his 50th start for Motherwell

Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney made his 25th appearance of the season
Danny Rogers came off the bench for his first appearance since October

Round Up for weekend of 19th January 2018

Friday, 19th January 2018

League 2

Newport Co. 2-1 Crawley

Padraig Amond's opener was the striker's tenth strike of the season
Mark Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season on his 150th appearance for Crawley

Saturday, 20th January 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 3-1 Barnsley

Glenn Whelan made his 25th appearance for Aston Villa
The first goal of Scott Hogan's brace was his 25th goal in the Championship

Leeds 3-4 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien scored in three successive games for the first time since September 2016

Bolton 1-1 Ipswich

After signing for Ipswich on Friday, Stephen Gleeson came off the bench for his first appearance for the Tractor Boys, this was the midfielder's first appearance since Saturday, 9th December

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Greg Cunningham made his 250th career appearance

Reading 0-1 Brentford

Liam Kelly made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Nottingham Forest

Matt Doherty made his 150th appearance in the competition

League 1

Fleetwood 1-2 Blackburn

Paddy Madden made his first start for Fleetwood

Northampton 2-1 MK Dons

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 15th goal in League One

Scunthorpe 1-3 Gillingham

Following his move to Gillingham on loan, Callum Reilly made his first start for the Gills
Bradley Garmston made his 50th career start

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Grimsby

Sean Murray's equaliser for Colchester was his first goal since October

Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Wycombe Wanderers

Eddie Nolan was booked for the first time since October, this was the defender's fifth yellow card this season

Mansfield Town 3-2 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 25th appearance for Cheltenham

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 4-1 St Mirren

Adam Rooney scored his tenth goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Dundee 2-2 Inverness CT

Darren O'Dea starting his first game since November
Aaron Doran scored his 25th goal of his career

Kilmarnock 1-0 Ross County

Aaron McCarey first appearance in a month was also his first appearance in the Scottish FA Cup

Motherwell 2-0 Hamilton Academical

Carl McHugh made his 50th appearance for Motherwell
Charles Dunne made his first appearance in the competition

Sunday, 21 January 2018

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Tottenham

Congratulations to 17 year old Michael Obafemi on making his first appearance for Southampton's senior side, the first 17 year old Irish player to appear in the Premier League since Aaron Doran in 2009.

2️⃣ Following Michael Obafemi's debut today, 2017/18 is the first @premierleague season with appearances by two @FAIreland players under the age of 19 (Obafemi and Declan Rice) since 2011/12 #COYBIG #beirt

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) January 21, 2018