Norwich City loanee Jordan Hugill scored on his Cardiff City debut just hours after the move was confirmed on Sunday.
He netted six minutes into the Bluebirds’ 2-1 win at home to Nottingham Forest and won the man of the match award. Cardiff are now 20th in the Sky Bet Championship.
The dream start for @JordanHugill and @CardiffCityFC!#EFL | #SkyBetChampionship pic.twitter.com/uEpycDi6L4
— Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) January 30, 2022
It was an eventful week for Birmingham City. They drew 2-2 at home to Peterborough United on Tuesday, coming from 2-0 down with five minutes remaining.
However, against Derby County on Sunday, Birmingham were 2-0 up with three minutes remaining, and ended up drawing 2-2 again.
Onel Hernandez played all of both matches and registered an assist for the opening goal on the weekend. Birmingham are 17th in the Championship.
That finish, those celebrations. 👌
— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 30, 2022
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Bali Mumba was part of the Peterborough side that Hernandez came up against on Tuesday, as he played 90 minutes of that game and 90 minutes of Saturday’s 2-0 loss at home to Sheffield United.
The Posh are now 22nd in the division.
Huddersfield Town are seventh, level on points with Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion, following Friday’s 1-1 draw at home to Stoke City, which Danel Sinani played 80 minutes in.
For Charlton Athletic, their Papa John’s Trophy journey came to an end at Hartlepool on Tuesday. Akin Famewo played 90 minutes as the Addicks drew 2-2 before losing 5-4 on penalties.
Two City loanees were involved in League One’s relegation battle last week. Tom Dickson-Peters came on in the 58th minute of Gillingham’s 0-0 draw at home to Shrewsbury Town on Tuesday.
They’re now 23rd, one place above Doncaster Rovers, who lost 3-1 at home to Plymouth Argyle on Saturday, Josh Martin playing 74 minutes of that game.
In League Two, Tyrese Omotoye played an hour of Carlisle United’s 2-0 loss at home to Sutton United on Saturday. Carlisle are now 20th in the division.
Over in Scotland, Rocky Bushiri played 90 minutes of Hibernian’s 0-0 draw at Motherwell on Wednesday to keep a clean sheet, and came on in the 22nd minute of Saturday’s 3-2 loss at home to Livingston.
Hibs are now fifth in the Scottish Premiership.
In the second tier, Inverness Caledonian Thistle are third in the Scottish Championship, two points behind Kilmarnock and three shy of Arbroath after Saturday’s 1-0 loss away to the former.
Reece McAlear played 90 minutes of that game for ICT.
In the Vanarama National League, Matthew Dennis played 82 minutes as Southend United beat Dover Athletic 1-0 away from home to go 16th after a run of six league games unbeaten.
Below them are Barnet, who lost 5-0 at home to league leaders Stockport County on Saturday, Aston Oxborough playing 90 minutes of that match.
Bury Town beat Dereham Town 3-2 at home on Saturday to go twelfth in the Isthmian League North Division, Sam Blair playing 90 minutes.
Josip Drmic scored a hat-trick in HNK Rijeka’s 3-0 friendly win at home to Triglav Kranj on Wednesday, before featuring in Sunday’s 2-0 league loss away to Dinamo Zagreb.
Rijeka are now third in the 1. HNL, three points behind Zagreb.
Players who weren’t included in matchday squads: Sam McCallum (Queens Park Rangers), Sebastian Soto (Livingston), Daniel Adshead (Gillingham)