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Weekend Roundup: Whelan’s 500th appearance, Horgan assists on league debut

Joe McCarthy

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Saturday, 14 January 2017

Premier League
Hull City 3-1 Bournemouth
Harry Arter made his 200th start for Bournemouth

Sunderland 1-3 Stoke City
Glenn Whelan reached the landmark of 500 career appearances

Championship
Birmingham City 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Stephen Gleeson made his 100th start for Birmingham

Fulham 2-0 Barnsley
Aidan White was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 3-2 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan made his 25th appearance of the season

Preston North End 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Daryl Horgan marked his first start for Preston with an assist on the Lilywhites’ second goal against Brighton

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
Joe Mason scored his fourth goal of the season, having not scored before this since scoring three goals in his first five games of the season

League 1
Chesterfield 1-0 Coventry
Kevin Foley made his first start for Coventry since signing for the club on January 6th

Fleetwood 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Cian Bolger set a personal best by scoring his third goal of the season, beating his previous record of two goals in 2011-12

Oldham 1-0 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in two months

Southend United 2-1 Rochdale
Joe Rafferty made his 150th start for the club
Simon Cox scored his ninth goal of the season (his fifth goal in his last five games), reaching the milestone of 100 career goals
Conrad Logan was booked for the first time this season, this was the goalkeeper’s first booking since September 2014
Keith Keane was sent off for the first time since November 2008

Walsall 4-1 Sheffield United
After signing for Walsall on loan, Eoghan O’Connell made his first start for the club. This was the defender’s first appearance since September 13th

League 2
Barnet 1-3 Doncaster Rovers
After signing for Doncaster Rovers during the week, Ian Lawlor made his first start for the club. This was the goalkeeper’s first appearance since last March

Cambridge United 0-0 Blackpool
Jake Carroll made his first appearance for Cambridge United

Crawley 1-0 Hartlepool
Conor Henderson came off the bench to make his first appearance since December 7th

Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Luton
Alan Sheehan was sent off for the first time since September 2014

Grimsby 0-3 Exeter
After signing for Grimsby earlier in the January transfer window, Gavin Gunning made his first appearance for the club

Sunday, 15 January 2017

Australian A-League
Newcastle Jets 2-2 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh ‘s first goal since December 2nd was the striker’s 30th goal in the A-League.

 

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