Saturday was a landmark day for Adam O’Reilly as the 17-year-old from Mahon in Cork city made his Preston debut in the 1-1 draw against Aston Villa. O’Reilly, a member of the Republic of Ireland U17 squad who reached the European Championship quarter-finals earlier this year, replaced fellow Irish man Graham Burke and later took to social media to express his delight. “Over the moon to make my Preston North End debut tonight, just want to thank everyone who has helped me to get to where I am today and hopefully more to come,” he wrote on his Instagram page. Preston have been blighted by injuries of late, Alan Browne joining an absentee list that includes Ireland team-mates Sean Maguire and Callum Robinson. In League One, Eoin Doyle was among the scorers as Bradford won 4-0 at Rochdale.

Source: Irish Examiner December 31, 2018 05:26 UTC