Monday 21 Jul 2025

NIPW | Marshall on target for West Ham in friendly

Striker Callum Marshall came off the bench at the weekend to score in West Ham United’s 3-1 friendly success over Swiss side Grasshopper. 

The highly-rated 20-year-old, who found the net 10 times in 46 games whilst on loan at Huddersfield Town last season, scored a superb individual goal just two minutes into the second half to double the Hammer’s lead.

Also on the scoresheet over the weekend was former Linfield forward Shayne Lavery who hit a consolation for Cambridge United in their 3-1 defeat to Cardiff City while another ex-Blues player, Paul Smyth, was on target in QPR’s 2-1 victory over French outfit Toulouse.  

Sunderland duo Trai Hume and Daniel Ballard both played the first half for the Black Cats who drew 1-1 away to Sevilla and Conor Bradley was in the Liverpool squad that won 5-0 in a ‘behind close doors friendly against Stoke City.  

After spending the season on loan at Leyton Orient last term, Jamie Donley got a taste of first team action with Spurs as a second half substitute in the 2-0 win at Reading. 

Striker Dale Taylor also got a run out for 45 minutes as Nottingham Forest drew a blank in a scoreless draw away to French Ligue 1 side AS Monaco.  

Meanwhile, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, who joined Blackpool on a season long loan from Birmingham City last week, was an unused substitute as the Tangerines recorded a 2-1 success over Championship side West Bromwich Albion.  

In the Scottish League Cup, Aaron Donnelly played his first game of the new campaign as Dundee surprisingly went down 1-0 to League One side Alloa Athletic.  

Defender Noah McDonnell, 17, who recently joined Elgin City on a season long loan deal from Aberdeen made his debut for the League Two outfit after being used as a second half substitute in a 4-1 defeat at home to Kilbride.

Finally, former Cliftonville full-back, Shea Kearney, chalked up an assist after playing the final 32 minutes of Dunfermline Athletic’s emphatic 4-0 victory at Dumbarton.