as seen on au.fourfourtwo.comUKROOS WRAP: Socceroo Richard Garcia made his first English Premier League appearance in five months after a serious knee injury as Hull City drew 0-0 with Portsmouth.
The 28-year-old Australian had injured his knee in pre-season training for the Tigers and had been absent all season until Saturday when he was named on the bench.
And Garcia made an appearance as a 74th minute substitute, although he didn't receive the greatest reception from the KC Stadium faithful, who were disappointed by Hull boss Phil Brown's decision to remove Irishman Stephen Hunt.
The Aussie worked hard during his quarter of an hour on the pitch but ultimately neither side could make the breakthrough in a clash between two clubs destined for a relegation battle.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, Brett Emerton put in a full shift for Blackburn as they were thumped 5-0 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Emerton battled hard for Rovers but didn't have much to work with against a dominant Chelsea side. Vince Grella remains out for Blackburn.
In the Championship, Rhys Williams and Brad Jones both played full games for Middlesbrough as they conceded late to draw 2-2 at Preston North End.
Boro led at the break, before Preston equalised after Jones had made a good save to deny Jon Parkin only for Paul Parry to score from the follow-up.
The visitors went ahead again through Adam Johnson, before Williams almost sealed the win when he smashed a cracking shot into the post late on.
Middlesbrough would rue that miss when Preston launched a long hopeful free-kick into the box in stoppage-time with Billy Jones converting past Jones from six yards.
Elsewhere in the second tier, Shane Lowry played a full game for Plymouth Argyle as they drew with winless Ipswich Town 1-1 at Home Park.
Nick Carle was worryingly left out the Crystal Palace squad altogether as they drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park.
Carle had given away a penalty midweek against Leicester and that incident angered Eagles boss Neil Warnock who said after that match, "Nick Carle, whatever he has thought about I wouldn't have a clue, but it was a really poor penalty to give away at that stage."
In League One, Socceroo Patrick Kisnorbo scored but Leeds United's unbeaten start to the season came to a grinding halt at Millwall, losing 2-1.
Neil Harris had put Millwall ahead early before Kisnorbo crunched home from Robert Snodgrass' corner on 12 minutes. But Gary Alexander grabbed the winner for Millwall.
The Australian central defender played a full game for the Whites, while fellow Aussie Neil Kilkenny was an 89th minute substitute.
Kisnorbo, who had missed Leeds' last fixture due to a virus, was earlier this week named in the British FourFourTwo's League One Team of the Season so far.
Elsewhere, Gareth Edds struck the crossbar early on as Tranmere Rovers slipped to a 1-0 loss at Hartlepool. Edds played the full 90 minutes for Rovers.
In League Two, Shane Cansdell-Sherriff continues to lead the line in Shrewsbury's defence as they defeated Aldershot 3-1 to consolidate seventh spot in the table.
Elsewhere, Scott Guyett's Bournemouth defeated Grimsby 3-1 to move three points clear at the top of the table, although the Aussie is currently out injured with a knee problem.
Finally in the early rounds of the FA Cup, James Meredith's York City defeated Bedworth United 2-0, while Kyle Nix's Mansfield Town got past Altrincham 3-0.
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And Garcia made an appearance as a 74th minute substitute, although he didn't receive the greatest reception from the KC Stadium faithful, who were disappointed by Hull boss Phil Brown's decision to remove Irishman Stephen Hunt.
The Aussie worked hard during his quarter of an hour on the pitch but ultimately neither side could make the breakthrough in a clash between two clubs destined for a relegation battle.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, Brett Emerton put in a full shift for Blackburn as they were thumped 5-0 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Emerton battled hard for Rovers but didn't have much to work with against a dominant Chelsea side. Vince Grella remains out for Blackburn.
In the Championship, Rhys Williams and Brad Jones both played full games for Middlesbrough as they conceded late to draw 2-2 at Preston North End.
Boro led at the break, before Preston equalised after Jones had made a good save to deny Jon Parkin only for Paul Parry to score from the follow-up.
The visitors went ahead again through Adam Johnson, before Williams almost sealed the win when he smashed a cracking shot into the post late on.
Middlesbrough would rue that miss when Preston launched a long hopeful free-kick into the box in stoppage-time with Billy Jones converting past Jones from six yards.
Elsewhere in the second tier, Shane Lowry played a full game for Plymouth Argyle as they drew with winless Ipswich Town 1-1 at Home Park.
Nick Carle was worryingly left out the Crystal Palace squad altogether as they drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park.
Carle had given away a penalty midweek against Leicester and that incident angered Eagles boss Neil Warnock who said after that match, "Nick Carle, whatever he has thought about I wouldn't have a clue, but it was a really poor penalty to give away at that stage."
In League One, Socceroo Patrick Kisnorbo scored but Leeds United's unbeaten start to the season came to a grinding halt at Millwall, losing 2-1.
Neil Harris had put Millwall ahead early before Kisnorbo crunched home from Robert Snodgrass' corner on 12 minutes. But Gary Alexander grabbed the winner for Millwall.
The Australian central defender played a full game for the Whites, while fellow Aussie Neil Kilkenny was an 89th minute substitute.
Kisnorbo, who had missed Leeds' last fixture due to a virus, was earlier this week named in the British FourFourTwo's League One Team of the Season so far.
Elsewhere, Gareth Edds struck the crossbar early on as Tranmere Rovers slipped to a 1-0 loss at Hartlepool. Edds played the full 90 minutes for Rovers.
In League Two, Shane Cansdell-Sherriff continues to lead the line in Shrewsbury's defence as they defeated Aldershot 3-1 to consolidate seventh spot in the table.
Elsewhere, Scott Guyett's Bournemouth defeated Grimsby 3-1 to move three points clear at the top of the table, although the Aussie is currently out injured with a knee problem.
Finally in the early rounds of the FA Cup, James Meredith's York City defeated Bedworth United 2-0, while Kyle Nix's Mansfield Town got past Altrincham 3-0.
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