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Saturday, 9th February 2019
Australian A-League
Western Sydney Wanderers 2-0 Central Coast Mariners
Loanee Stephen Mallon made his senior professional debut for Central Coast Mariners as a second half substitute
Premier League
Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 Burnley
Shane Duffy’s fifth Premier League goal of the season made him the first Irish player to reach the total since Shane Long and Jonathan Walters both managed it in the 2015/16 season
Championship
Blackburn 0-1 Bristol City
Derrick Williams was named in the Blackburn starting XI for the first time since December, and was his first appearance for Rovers in a month
Callum O’Dowda’s assist on Bristol’s winner was his first assist in two months
Bolton 1-2 Preston North End
Marc Wilson’s start was his first appearance for Bolton in a month
Rotherham 1-1 Wigan
Both Anthony Forde and Anthony Pilkington were booked for the first time this season
League 1
Charlton 1-1 Southend United
Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season
Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Peterborough
In his first appearance in League One, Kieran Sadlier scored his first goal for Doncaster Rovers
Oxford United 1-1 Sunderland
Aiden McGeady was named in a Sunderland starting XI for the 50th time
Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal for the Black Cats, this was the defender’s first goal since October
Plymouth 1-1 Portsmouth
Graham Carey’s first goal since September was his 20th goal in League One
League 2
Cambridge United 1-0 Port Vale
Having signed for Cambridge on loan during the January transfer window, Jake Doyle-Hayes made his first appearance for Cambridge United as The U’s as a second half substitute
Jake Carroll was shown his first yellow card since November
Carlisle United 1-1 Exeter
Jamie Devitt tenth goal of the season was also his 20th goal for Carlisle
Colchester 3-0 Cheltenham
Kevin Dawson’s first start in a month was also his 100th appearance in League Two
Macclesfield 3-3 Crewe Alexandra
Kieran O’Hara was booked for the first time since October
Morecambe 2-3 Bury
The first goal of Jay O’Shea’s brace was his 30th goal in England’s fourth tier
Newport Co. 1-0 Mansfield Town
Padraig Amond was booked for the first time since October
Ryan Sweeney was booked for the tenth time this season
Scottish FA Cup
Hibernian 3-1 Raith
Daryl Horgan both scored his fifth goal, and completed his fifth assist, for Hibs against Raith
Sunday, 10th February 2019
Scottish FA Cup
Celtic 5-0 St Johnstone
Following his substitute appearance for Celtic midweek, Jonathan Hayes was named in a Celtic starting XI for the first time in two months. It was an eventful game for the winger, he was booked for the first time in more than 17 months and completed his first assist since August
Niall Keown came off the bench for his St Johnston debut
Hearts 4-0 Auchinleck Talbot
Aidan Keena scored his first goal for Hearts
Romanian Liga I
Dunărea Călăraşi 2-1 Concordia Chiajna
Conor Henderson made his first appearance for Dunărea CălăraÅŸi, this was the midfielder’s first appearance in nine months
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