Round Up for weekend of Friday, 24th February 2023

Friday, 24th February 2023

Eerste Divisie

NAC Breda 3-2 Dordrecht

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty's booking, his first in eight weeks, was the defender's fifth yellow card of the season

Saturday, 25th February 2023

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-4 Manchester City

In this game, Bournemouth became the first club to name two Republic of Ireland goalkeepers as substitutes in a Premier League game

📝 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📝

🔺 One change
🔺 Mepham comes in
🔺 Tavernier ruled out

We're all set for #BOUMCI 👊👊 pic.twitter.com/pjYeT0ygt0

— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) February 25, 2023

Championship

Burnley 4-0 Huddersfield Town

Michael Obafemi scored his fifth goal of the season

Preston North End 2-1 Wigan

Tom Cannon scored his first goal for loan club Preston North End
Robbie Brady was shown his first red card since Wednesday, 2nd January 2019
Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time since Monday, 2nd January

QPR 1-3 Blackburn Rovers

Sammie Szmodics scored his tenth goal in the Championship

Stoke City 0-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in seven weeks

League 1

Barnsley 4-1 Derby County

Eiran Cashin was named in the Derby County starting XI for the 50th time
David McGoldrick scored his 20th goal in League One

Exeter City 2-0 Cambridge United

Pierce Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 9th August

MK Dons 0-1 Ipswich Town

Darragh Burns second half introduction was his first appearance in a month, the midfielder was also booked for the first time this season

Portsmouth 4-0 Cheltenham

In his first start in a month, Ronan Curtis scored his first goal since Tuesday, 1st November
Glen Rea made his first appearance of the season, almost a year since his last appearance on Saturday, 5th March 2022

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal of the season

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Bradford City

In his first start in a month, Dara Costelloe was booked for the first time this season
Emmanuel Osadebe's introduction was his first appearance in seven months

Gillingham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Conor Masterson was booked for the first time this season, eleven months after his last book in March 2022

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock 1-1 Motherwell

Dan Casey was booked for the first time this season

St Johnstone 1-1 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy' made his first assist since Saturday, 1st October

Scottish Championship

Hamilton Academical 1-4 Queen's Park

Daniel O'Reilly's start was his 50th appearance for Hamilton Academical

Sunday, 26 February 2023

MLS

Austin FC 2-3 Unknown Club

On the opening day of the 2023 MLS season, Jon Gallagher scored his fifth goal for Austin FC

That man @JonGallagher96 knows how to get @Q2Stadium rocking! 🎸 pic.twitter.com/UaUWOXLBOL

— Austin FC (@AustinFC) February 26, 2023

Monday, 27 February 2023

Championship

Swansea City 1-1 Rotherham

In his 125th appearance for Rotherham, Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal since Saturday, 10th December

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC 4-0 Colorado Rapids

Connor Ronan made his first appearance for Colorado Rapids

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Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 18th February 2023

Saturday, 18th February 2023

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Leeds United

Seamus Coleman scored his since Saturday, 12 February 2022, coincidentally also against Leeds. This goal, his 22nd in the Premier League, takes him past Stephen Hunt as the tenth highest Republic of Ireland goalscorer in the competition's history

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Championship

Millwall 3-2 Sheffield United

John Egan was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 200th time

Rotherham 0-2 Coventry

Chiedozie Ogbene was booked for the first time since Saturday, 5th November

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Seamus Conneely's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 14th January

Derby County 2-0 Charlton

Eiran Cashin scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since Saturday, 30th April 2022

Lincoln City 0-0 Portsmouth

Daniel Mandroiu was booked for the fifth time this season

Morecambe 0-3 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his fifth goal of the season, 11 weeks after his last goal on Friday, 2nd December

Plymouth Argyle 0-0 Fleetwood Town

Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time this season

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Hartlepool

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 13th September

Leyton Orient 1-0 Crawley Town

Mazeed Ogungbo started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Rochdale 0-2 Gillingham

Aiden O'Brien was named in the Gillingham starting XI for the first time, this was the striker's first start in six weeks

Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Mansfield Town

Joe Murphy's start was his first appearance of the season, his 25th season in football

👏 Here's your Rovers side for this afternoon...

Turnbull, Morris and Hemmings all miss out through injury 🤕

COME ON ROVERS! #TRFC #SWA

— Tranmere Rovers FC (@TranmereRovers) February 18, 2023

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 2-0 Kilmarnock

Aiden McGeady assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Scottish Championship

Montrose 3-3 Edinburgh City

Sean Dillon scored his first goal of the season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-2 Central Coast Mariners

Aaron McEneff's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Indian Super League

ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 Kerala Blasters

Carl McHugh's brace, his first goals in 15 weeks, was the first time the midfielder scored twice in the same game in his career

Sunday, 19th February 2023

Scottish Premiership

Motherwell 2-0 Hearts

James Furlong was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 20th February 2023

Championship

Watford 3-2 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was the first Republic of Ireland player to be introduced and assist two goals in a game in English football since Callum Robinson in January 2022

Both Daire O'Connor(for Ayr United V Elgin) and Robert Mahon(for Dunfermline V Airdrie) assisted two goals as substitutes in Scottish football nine days ago!

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 20, 2023

Episode 53 - Transfers, qualifiers, and the World Cup build up begins

I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to review the notable transfers and loans for Irish players in the January 2023 transfer window, following the group draw, we look ahead to the 2025 UEFA Under 21 Championship qualifying campaign, and after Vera Pauw names her first squad in the World Cup year, we wonder who, of the new call ups, is most likely to make the final squad in July?

(Note this episode was recorded before Deborah Ann De La Harpe was added to the women's squad)