IRELAND HOPEFUL Sammie Szmodics scored his seventh goal in five games as Blackburn lost 3-1 to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.
The Irish attacking midfielder equalised for Rovers in the 65th minute when he met James Hill’s cross with a far-post header to score his 14th goal of the season. The 28-year-old has now scored in five consecutive games.
Szmodics is eligible for Hungary and England as well as Ireland, but has opted for Ireland.
A superb header from Sammie Szmodics to equalise for Blackburn !🇮🇪
— Rep of Ireland Player Tracker (@reptracker) December 2, 2023
That’s 14 for the season for Sammie, top class 🪄 pic.twitter.com/dff4nSBDEc
Jake O’Brien, meanwhile, scored twice for Lyon in his side’s 3-2 defeat to Lens.
The 22-year-old put his side ahead on 15 minutes and drew them level after 72 minutes in an ultimately disappointing day for the side who sit bottom of Ligue 1 with just seven points from 13 games.
Gavin Bazunu, the Ireland goalkeeper, kept his second consecutive clean sheet, as Southampton won 2-0 at home against Cardiff City.
