Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd May 2019

Friday, 3rd May 2019

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Burnley

Robbie Brady started a game for the first time in three months, six weeks after his last appearance for Burnley
Seamus Coleman scored his 20th goal in the Premier League, taking him ahead of Stephen Ireland in the all time list of Irish goalscorers in the competition

Saturday, 4th May 2019

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham

Mark Travers' start was his first appearance for Bournemouth
This, combined with Michael Obafemi's appearances this season for Southampton, means 2018/19 is the first season since 2015/16 where two, or more, Irish players under the age of 20 appeared in the Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Fulham

Cyrus Christie started a game for the first time in a month

League 1

Blackpool 0-3 Gillingham

Jimmy Ryan made his first appearance of the season as a second half substitute, one day short of a full year since his last appearance on Saturday, 5th May 2018 Bradley Garmston's first start in three months was his 100th appearance for Gillingham, and he made his first assist since November
Mark Byrne made his fifth assist of the season

Bradford City 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

Eoin Doyle made his 100th appearance in League One

Charlton 4-0 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney's start was first appearance in two months
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time this season

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Coventry

Kieran Sadlier's strike was his first goal in five weeks

Plymouth 3-2 Scunthorpe

Graham Carey's scored his first goal since Tuesday, 12th March

Southend United 2-1 Sunderland

Robert Kiernan was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Bury 1-1 Port Vale

Jay O'Shea made his 50th appearance of the season

MK Dons 1-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney made his 100th career appearance

Oldham 2-5 Northampton

Sam Foley made his fifth assist of the season

Romanian Liga I

Dunărea Călăraşi 1-0 Dinamo Bucharest

Conor Henderson started a game for the first time since Friday, 8th March

Sunday, 5th May 2019

Championship

Aston Villa 1-2 Norwich

Glenn Whelan made his 25th start of the season

Blackburn 2-2 Swansea

Darragh Lenihan scored his fifth goal of his career in his 100th appearance in the Championship

Brentford 3-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire made his 50th appearance in the Championship
Callum Robinson made his 25th start of the season

Reading 0-0 Birmingham City

Josh Barrett's started a game for the first time since Saturday, 10th November
John O'Shea's late second half introduction for the final appearance of his career was his first appearance since Saturday, 23rd February

Rotherham 1-2 Middlesbrough

Darren Potter made his first appearance of the season, 17 months after his last appearance in December 2017

Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 QPR

Olamide Shodipo made his first start of the season
Ryan Manning's start was the 50th of his career

Stoke City 2-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens scored his fifth goal for Sheffield United

Wigan 1-0 Millwall

Anthony Pilkington was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 23rd February

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 1-0 Tromsø

Sean McDermott made his 25th start of the season

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 27th April 2019

Saturday, 27th April 2019

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 300th appearance in English football

Fulham 1-0 Cardiff

Cyrus Christie's assist on Fulham's winner was his first of the season

Southampton 3-3 Bournemouth

Shane Long scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season, equaling his combined total for the last two seasons

Watford 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty made his 250th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship

Millwall 0-0 Stoke City

Shaun Williams' start was his first appearance since St Patrick's Day

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Josh Barrett's second half introduction was his first appearance since November

Preston North End 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Alan Browne's goal was his first strike since Saturday, 9th February

QPR 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Ryan Manning's start was his 50th appearance for QPR
Nathan Carlyle was named in a matchday squad for the first time

Sheffield United 2-0 Ipswich

Alan Judge was booked for the first time since October

Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 2nd February

League 1

Burton Albion 2-1 Luton

James Collins scored his 25th goal of the season

Fleetwood 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Paddy Madden's was booked for the first time in two months
Jack Bonham was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 0-2 Charlton

Josh Cullen scored his first goal of the season, two and a half years after his last goal in August 2016

Scunthorpe 2-3 Bradford City

Billy Clarke scored his first goal of the season, 19 months after his last goal in September 2017

League 2

Cheltenham 3-2 Swindon Town

Kevin Dawson scored his fifth goal of the season

Crewe Alexandra 4-3 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning assisted a goal for the first time since October 2018

Mansfield Town 1-2 Stevenage

Ryan Sweeney made his 50th appearance in League Two
Conrad Logan made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 4-3 Dundee

Carl McHugh was booked for the tenth time this season

Scottish Championship

Alloa 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran made his 50th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-0 Sydney

Roy O'Donovan made his 250th appearance since leaving Cork City

MLS

Atlanta United 1-0 Colorado Rapids

MLS 2018 SuperDraft pick Jon Gallagher made his first appearance in Atlanta's matchday squad

Sunday, 28th April 2019

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 5-0 Wellington Phoenix

Cillian Sheridan started a game for the first time in three months
The second goal of Andy Keogh's brace was his fifteenth goal of the season, before this the striker hadn't scored since Friday, 15th March

Round up for week of Monday, 22nd April 2019

Monday, 22nd April 2019

Premier League

Chelsea 2-2 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick's third Premier League goal of the seasons is a career high for the midfielder

Championship

Aston Villa 1-0 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season - this was the striker's first yellow card since September 2017

Wigan 2-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire's start was his 50th appearance for Preston North End

League 1

Southend United 3-2 Burton Albion

Simon Cox was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Bradford City 1-1 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston's introduction was his first appearance in three months
Billy Clarke was booked for the first time since December, and completed his first assist of the season
Eoin Doyle was booked for the fifth time this season

Bristol Rovers 0-1 Rochdale

Jack Bonham made his 100th career start

Shrewsbury 2-3 Oxford United

Samir Carruthers's start was his first appearance in two months

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Walsall

Michael Harriman made his 150th start for Wycombe Wanderers

League 2

Bury 3-1 Northampton

Joe Murphy made his 50th appearance of the season
Eoghan O'Connell made his 50th appearance for Bury

Forest Green 2-1 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan made his 250th career start
Gavin Gunning scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal in March 2018

Tuesday, 23rd April 2019

Premier League

Watford 1-1 Southampton

Shane Long's record breaking goal, the fastest goal in the Premier League, was the 21st goal scored by an Irish player in the competition this season - more than in either of the last two seasons (11 and 20, respectively)

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Accrington Stanley

Kieran Sadlier was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 24th April 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Arsenal

Matt Doherty was booked for the fifth time this season