2019 UEFA Under 19 Championship - Elite Round

With the Ireland U19 team already qualified for this summer's UEFA U19 Championship in Armenia, we've examined the rest of the elite round groups are ahead of the final set of fixtures tomorrow

Group 2
Greece top the group ahead of England, who they beat on Saturday. Any one of the top three (Greece, England, Czech Republic) can qualify. England possibly have the easier fixture against an already eliminated Denmark, while hoping that Greece and the Czechs can cancel each other out.

Group 3
Norway top the group after beating Germany on Saturday. With eliminated Hungary facing Germany, Norway face hosts Croatia on the final day

Group 4
All comes down to the final fixture between the Netherlands (who Ireland beat in the Qualifying round) and Spain. Netherlands have the advantage of being hosts.

Group 5
Hosts France face table toppers Israel to determine who goes through. Israel haven't conceded in the group so far, they conceded in every game in the qualifying stage, and only need a draw to qualify

Group 6
The only group with two teams with two wins. Scotland face hosts Portugal, with Scotland only topping the table on goals scored.

Group 7
The only group where every team can still qualify, although it would be a surprise if either Ukraine or Serbia did qualify. Hosts, and top scorers, Italy face lowest scorers Serbia, while Belgium, who have the best defence, will play Ukraine

Further reading
2019 UEFA Under 19 Championship Qualifying Elite Round

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 16th March 2019

Saturday, 16th March 2019

Championship

Preston North End 1-0 Birmingham City

Callum Robinson came off the bench for his first appearance since November

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Wigan 5-2 Bolton

Darron Gibson's second half introduction - his first appearance in six weeks - was his 200th appearance in English football

League 1

Luton 2-2 Gillingham

Callum Reilly completed his first assist since October

Peterborough 1-2 Coventry

Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time since December

Shrewsbury 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman made his 50th appearance in League One

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 6-1 Crawley

Paul Green scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 24th February 2018

MK Dons 1-1 Stevenage

Michael Timlin was booked for the tenth time this season

Notts County 0-0 Morecambe

Michael Doyle was shown his fifth yellow card of the season

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time in a month
Gary Dicker assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st July

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 1-1 Partick Thistle

Sean McGinty started a game for the first time since Saturday, 19th January

Sunday, 17th March 2019

Premier League

Fulham 1-2 Liverpool

Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-1 Celtic

John O'Sullivan made his first start for Dundee, this was the winger's first start since December

English FA Cup

Millwall 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aiden O'Brien marked his 200th appearance for Millwall with his 40th goal for the club, his fifth in the FA Cup
Alex Pearce scored his first goal for the Lions, this was his first goal since April 2018
Shaun Williams assisted a goal for the first time since September

According to FA Cup Factfile on twitter, this was the first time an Irish player scored an FA Cup on St Patrick's Day

I've been doing a bit of digging and Alex Pearce and Aiden O'Brien of @MillwallFC may very well be the first Irish players to score #FACup goals on #StPatricksDay

If you know any different, do let me know#MILBHA #Millwall #Lions

— FA Cup Factfile (@FACupFactfile) March 17, 2019

Round up for week of Tuesday, 12th March 2019

Tuesday, 12th March 2019

Championship

Blackburn 3-0 Wigan

Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in three months

Sheffield United 2-0 Brentford

David McGoldrick's goal was his first strike in a month

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Doncaster Rovers

Kieran Sadlier was named in Doncaster's starting XI for the first time in a month

Coventry 2-1 Fleetwood

David Meyler started a game for Coventry for first time since Saturday, 2nd February

Plymouth 2-1 Shrewsbury

Graham Carey scored his fifth goal of the season

Rochdale 0-0 Oxford United

Jimmy Keohane made his first appearance for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 4-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin made his 150th appearance for Southend United
Simon Cox scored his 15th goal of the season

Walsall 2-3 Portsmouth

Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time since November

Wycombe Wanderers 1-3 Accrington Stanley

Michael Harriman started his first game since New Years Day

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green was booked for the first time since 26th December

Carlisle United 1-3 Notts County

Jamie Devitt was booked for the fifth time this season

Crawley 0-0 Mansfield Town

Conrad Logan's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 5th January

Scottish FA Cup

Rangers 0-2 Aberdeen

Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance in the Scottish FA Cup

Wednesday, 13th March 2019

Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-3 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's first assist in a month was his tenth of the season

QPR 1-2 Rotherham

Anthony Forde completed an assist for the first time since August

Thursday, 14th March 2019

Persian Gulf Pro League

Tractor Sazi 1-0 Padideh Khorasan

Anthony Stokes scored his tenth goal of the season