May 15th Belgian Pro League Josh Cullen started as Anderlecht lost 2-1 to Genk on Saturday. May 16th English Premier League James McCarthy returned to the Crystal Palace starting eleven in their 3-2 victory over Aston Villa. Sheffield United provided the upset of the weekend, beating Everton by one goal to nil. Again Irish trio…
May 8th English Premier League Michael Obafemi made his long-awaited return from injury and enjoyed a lively cameo from the bench, coming close to scoring but was denied by an Alisson tackle, in Southampton’s defeat to Liverpool on Saturday. Irish trio John Egan, Enda Stevens and David McGoldrick all featured in Sheffield United’s 2-0 defeat…
April 30th English League Two Cambridge United’s wait for promotion to League One rolls on as their fight back against Harrogate Town proved in vain. Wes Hoolahan scored the U’s first and set up their third goal in a 5-4 defeat on Friday night. Norwich City loanee William Hondermarck started in midfield for Harrogate. May…
April 23rd English Premier League Everton kept their top four hopes alive with a win over Arsenal on Friday night. Seamus Coleman captained the side in a 1-0 victory which leaves the Toffees in eight place, six points off Chelsea in fourth with a game in hand. April 24th English Premier League David McGoldrick netted…
April 16th English Premier League Everton and Spurs were the only teams to take to the pitch in the Premier League on Friday evening. The game was all square in the 61st minute when Seamus Coleman was introduced from the bench. One minute later, the Toffees were ahead after Gylfi Sigurdsson scored his second. Coleman…
April 2nd English Championship It was undoubtedly a good Friday for Birmingham City’s Scott Hogan. The striker netted the winner from the penalty spot in stoppage time against an out-of-form Swansea City side with Conor Hourihane and Ryan Manning both on the pitch. Chris Hughton’s Nottingham Forest picked up their first win in six after…
March 20th English Premier League Newcastle United’s baron spell continued on Saturday with a 3-0 defeat to Brighton. They have now failed to win in their last six matches. Ciaran Clark played the full ninety minutes while Jeff Hendrick was introduced from the bench at half-time. English FA Cup Ireland U-21 international Gavin Kilkenny featured…
February 26th English Championship The points were shared between Derby County and Nottingham Forest in the East Midlands Derby after a late equalizer from Colin Kazim-Richards. Jason Knight and Cyrus Christie both played the full ninety minutes. The latter has been in good form in recent weeks for Forest, highlighted by his inclusion in the…
The Republic of Ireland return to action next month, kick-starting their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with an away trip to Serbia on March 24th. It will be over four months since Ireland’s last competitive fixture which means manager Stephen Kenny will have had plenty of time to consider his options for his upcoming squad…
Trendsetter. A word that Jamie McGrath jokingly used to describe himself as he sat down to chat with Irish Football Fan TV. But in a way, he’s not wrong. A year on from McGrath’s switch to Scotland and two more League of Ireland graduates, in Jaze Kabia and Aaron McEneff, have followed suit. The League…