Norwich City loanee Reece McAlear scored his first senior goal with a stunning strike for Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Saturday.
They beat Greenock Morton 6-1 away from homing, McAlear thumping the ball in off the crossbar from distance in the 51st minute.
The win put ICT top of the Scottish Championship and one point above Raith Rovers. Greenock Morton are bottom, but did beat ICT on penalties in the third round replay of the Scottish Cup on Tuesday, McAlear scoring in the shootout after coming on in the 61st minute of that game. **Josip Drmic** was also on the scoresheet, pulling one back for HNK Rijeka in their 2-1 loss at home to HNK Gorica on Saturday. He also played 67 minutes of Wednesday’s 0-0 draw at home to NK Osijek, who are now two points ahead of second-placed Rijeka in the 1. HNL. In the Sky Bet Championship, West Bromwich Albion continued to close the gap on second and first. They beat Reading 1-0 at home on Saturday, **Jordan Hugill** playing 90 minutes with the Baggies going three points behind AFC Bournemouth and five shy of Fulham following back-to-back wins. Middlesbrough are five points off the play-offs following Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Stoke City, **Onel Hernandez** coming on in the 74th minute of that game. It was a good week for **Akin Famewo**, who kept two clean sheets in a row with 2-0 wins at home to Ipswich Town and Cambridge United. The six points saw Charlton Athletic go 11th in League One. Milton Keynes Dons are two places higher and two points off the play-offs, despite Saturday’s 2-1 loss at home to Oxford United. **Josh Martin** came on in the 81st minute of that game. Leyton Orient are also two points behind the play-off places in League Two following their 4-1 win at home to Swindon Town on Tuesday. **Tyrese Omotoye** came on in the 92nd minute for the Robins. **Aston Oxborough** played 90 minutes of Barnet’s 1-0 loss at Yeovil Town to go 13th in the Vanarama National League on Saturday. Fellow goalkeeper **Sam Blair** was also in action, featuring in both of Bury Town’s 2-2 draws against Great Wakering Rovers on Tuesday and Hullbridge Sports on Saturday. Bury are now tenth in the Isthmian League North Division. **Players who were unused substitutes:** Gassan Ahadme (Portsmouth) **Players who weren’t involved in matchday squads:** Sebastian Soto (FC Porto B), Danel Sinani (Huddersfield Town), Matthew Dennis (Southend United), Daniel Adshead (Gillingham), Archie Mair (Lincoln City) **Players whose teams didn’t play last week:** Sam McCallum (Queens Park Rangers), Isak Thorvaldsson (IA Akranes) **Image credit:** Foto HNK Rijeka1st senior goal and class team performance 🤪 pic.twitter.com/N7XrxsGKof
— Reece McAlear (@Mcalear42) December 11, 2021