The first quarter-final in the 2018 EA Sports Cup took place in the Brandywell on Monday evening with Premier Division Derry City crushing First Division Shelbourne by seven goals to three.
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Premier League action on Sunday afternoon…06/05/2018
The results of Saturday afternoon ensured that Burnley would finish seventh in the Premier League and participate in next season’s UEFA Europa League. Their visit to the Emirates Stadium for the home swansong of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on Sunday afternoon provided a rude awakening as they were thrashed five goals to nil by their hosts. The Irish trio of Kevin Long, Stephen Ward and Jeff Hendrick all completed ninety forgetable minutes for the ‘Clarets’.
Championship Finale on Sunday afternoon…06/05/2018
The final series of league fixtures in the 2018 Championship regular season took place early on Sunday afternoon with Cardiff City (Anthony Pilkington) securing second place and promotion in a scoreless draw with visitors Reading (Liam Kelly, Paul McShane).
The play-offs for the third promotion place will be contested by third place Fulham (Cyrus Christie) who went down to a three one defeat at Birmingham City, fourth place Aston Villa (Conor Hourihane, Scott Hogan, Glenn Whelan), who lost to the only goal, a Shaun Williams penalty, at Millwall (Aiden O’Brien, Shaun Williams), fifth place Middlesbrough (Darren Randolph) who drew two all at Ipswich Town and sixth place Derby County (Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce), four one victors over Barnsley who have been relegated alongside Burton Albion who went down to a two one defeat at Preston North End (Greg Cunningham, Alan Browne, Sean Maguire, Callum Robinson) with new Ireland declaree Robinson scoring the opening goal.
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Saturday action in the Airtricity Premier Division
Cork City returned to the summit of the Airtricity League Premier Division with a two one victory over Limerick in Turner’s Cross on Saturday afternoon while Sligo Rovers went down to a two nil defeat by visitors Bohemian in the Showgrounds later that evening.
Women’s FA Cup Final on Saturday afternoon
The 2018 Women’s FA Cup Final took place on Saturday afternoon in Wembley Stadium and resulted in disappointment for Irish internationals Louise Quinn and Katie McCabe as their Arsenal Women went down to a three one defeat by Chelsea Ladies.
Premier League Saturday afternoon…05/05/2018
The pressure of possible relegation from the Premier League was in evidence on Saturday afternoon when West Ham United (Declan Rice, Josh Cullen) eased their concerns with a two nil victory at Leicester City and Southampton (Shane Long) kept up ,their survival battle with a one all draw at Everton (Seamus Coleman). West Bromwich Albion (James McClean) maintained their recent surge in form with a one nil defeat of visitors Tottenham Hotspur to keep alive their still slim hopes of survival.