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Weekend Roundup: Maguire returns, Hendrick hits milestone

Joe McCarthy

This article was originally published on Irish Abroad, who you can follow on Twitter here.
Saturday, 5th January 2019
League 1
Rochdale 0-4 Burton Albion

Ryan Delaney made his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 2-1 Coventry

Michael Doyle started a game for the first time in more than a month

League 2
Carlisle United 3-2 Mansfield Town

Jamie Devitt marked his 250th appearance in League Two with his fifth assist of the season

Macclesfield 1-2 Swindon Town

Having signing for Swindon on loan, Canice Carroll made his debut for the Robins – and was booked for the first time this season
Fiacre Kelleher was booked for the first time since October

Yeovil 0-1 Bury

Shaun Donnellan’s first appearance since Saturday, 10th November was his 25th appearance for Yeovil
Joe Murphy was booked for the first time since September

Scottish Championship
Dunfermline 2-2 Alloa

Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal of the season
Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in two months

English FA Cup
Manchester United 2-0 Reading

Liam Kelly’s start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th November

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Wigan

Wes Hoolahan was named in the West Brom starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 25th September

Bournemouth 1-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy’s completed his first assist since Saturday, 22nd September

Burnley 1-0 Barnsley

Stephen Ward returned from injury for his first appearance since Tuesday, 25 September
Jeff Hendrick’s start was his 250th career start
Kevin Long was booked for the first time since September

Fleetwood 2-3 AFC Wimbledon

Paddy Madden scored his 20th goal for Fleetwood

Aston Villa 0-3 Swansea

Scott Hogan was named an Aston Villa starting XI for the first time this season

Gillingham 1-0 Cardiff

Mark Byrne made his 100th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston was booked for the fifth time this season

Derby County 2-2 Southampton

Shane Long started his first game since November

Sunday, 6th January 2019
English FA Cup
Millwall 2-1 Hull City

Having signed for Millwall, Alex Pearce made his first appearance for the Lions. This was his first start of the season
Shaun Williams came off the bench for first appearance in a month

Preston North End 1-3 Doncaster Rovers

Sean Maguire’s introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months
Kieran Sadlier came off the bench for his first appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Newport Co. 2-1 Leicester City

Padraig Amond’s penalty that knocked Leicester out of the cup was the striker’s 30th goal for Newport

 

Joe McCarthy

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