Some of our biggest names are having a season to forget. 

Jackson Irvine was made club captain but Hull have been breached and the Tigers are sinking, winless in 10 games in the Championship. 

And Aaron Mooy and Mat Ryan are back fighting for survival again at Brighton after another loss over the weekend. The teams hot on their tail - Watford and Bournemouth - are buoyed by wins over EPL giants Liverpool and Chelsea respectively. 

An away trip to Wolves awaits before battles against Leicester, Arsenal and Manchester United spell a month of March that may be more tears than triumph. 

Finally, while Mat Leckie has sent out a "come and get me" call to end his misery at Hertha Berlin, where the second manager has been sacked this season and could also face the drop unless the interim coach can turn things around.

UK 

In the English Premier League Aaron Mooy and Mat Ryan played 90 minutes as Brighton were dealt a massive blow in the fight against relegation. 

A 1-0 loss at home to Crystal Palace means Brighton are potentially one bad result away from entering the relegation zone. 

In Scotland, Hearts fans finally had something to cheer as Oliver Bozanic netted a winner in a 1-0 victory over Rangers, knocking the 'Gers out of the Scottish Cup

Tom Rogic played 25 minutes off the bench as Celtic scraped past St. Johnstone 1-0. Martin Boyle was subbed off late for Hibernian as they smashed Inverness 5-2. 

In the English Championship, Hull City's horror end to the season is continuing as Jackson Irvine and Callum Elder played a full game in a 1-0 loss to second last placed Barnsley. Elder had a torrid time in a 4-0 loss to Leeds while newly-appointed skipper Irvine, to Aussie fans concern, was left on the bench. 

Massimo Luongo continues to be sidelined for Sheffield Wednesday. They scored a 1-0 win over Charlton in midweek before losing 3-1 to Derby County. 

Kenny Dougall was unused in both Barnsley's 1-0 win over Hull and 2-0 loss to Reading while Brad Smith also sat on the bench for Cardiff City's loss to Nottingham Forest and draw against Brentford. 

In League One Harry Souttar continued his form with 90 minutes in Fleetwood Town's 1-1 draw with Sunderland, despite conceding late on. 

It was a good week for Portsmouth's Ryan Williams who scored in a 3-0 win over Rochdale and also played 77 minutes in a 3-1 win over MK Dons. 

Ryan Edwards started and played 79 minutes for Burton Albion as they recorded a 1-1 draw against Peterborough. Mark Milligan played a full match as Southend United lost 2-1 at home to Oxford United. 

In League Two, Cameron Burgess was a stoppage time sub for Salford as they secured a 2-0 win away to Macclesfield Town. 

Gethin Jones played 90 minutes while Jack Iredale was unused as Carlisle United beat Cambridge 2-1. 

In the English youth leagues Alexander Robertson opened the scoring for Manchester City U18 as they beat Blackburn U18 2-1. Zak Gilsenan started and played 72 minutes for the opposition. 

Tyrese Francois made his return from injury playing 90 minutes in Fulham U23's 4-1 win over Plymouth Argyle in the Premier League Cup. 

EUROPE 

In the UEFA Europa League James Holland had a man of the match performance for LASK Linz as they knocked out AZ Alkmaar beating them 2-0 at home. He will now face Manchester United in the round of 16. 

Tom Rogic made a rare start as he played 90 minutes for Celtic who were knocked out of the competition by Copenhagen. Aziz Behich was absent but his Basaksehir turned around an almost impossible deficit to go through 5-4 on aggregate against Sporting after extra time. 

In Germany Mathew Leckie was an unused sub as Hertha Berlin bounced back with a 3-3 draw away to Fortuna Dusseldorf. 

Brandon Borrello was once again an unused sub for Freiburg in a 1-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund. 

Christian Theoharous was a substitute and scored a consolation for Borussia Mönchengladbach II as they lost 3-1 to SC Verl. Jacob Italiano was absent. Noah Botic was a substitute for Hoffenheim U19 as they lost to SC Freiburg U19. 

In Israel Nikita Rukavytsya added another goal to his tally to make it 18 for the season, while Trent Sainsbury played a full match alongside him as Maccabi Haifa beat Hapoel Beer Sheva 4-0. 

In Austria James Holland got an assist as LASK Linz smashed Hartberg 5-1 while James Jeggo played 90 minutes against his old club Sturm Graz with Austria Wien drawing 1-1. 

In Serbia Milos Degenek played a full match as Red Star drew 0-0 at home to Partizan. 

In Denmark Mustafa Amini was brought off the bench as his contract talks roll on for another week. Alex Gersbach and Zach Duncan were both absent as AGF drew 0-0 with Hobro. 

In the Netherlands Ajdin Hrustic played 90 minutes for FC Groningen as they lost 3-1 away to Willem II who had Dylan Ryan on the bench. 

In Croatia Fran Karacic played a full game for NK Lokomotiv Zagreb as they beat Inter Zapresic 2-0 away from home. Anthony Kalik was unused for HNK Gorica as they beat Istra 1961 3-0. 

In Portugal Anthony Carter scored in Academico Viseu's 3-1 away loss to Farense.

In Bulgaria Tomi Juric played 30 minutes off the bench for CSKA Sofia as they lost 2-1 to Tsarsko Selo. 

In Italy Cristian Volpato got an assist as AS Roma U17 beat Cosenza 5-2. 

ASIA AND AFRICA 

In Saudi Arabia Brad Jones played 90 minutes for Al Nassr as they drew 2-2 Al Ahli. Craig Goodwin played a full match as Al Wehda lost 3-2 to Al Fateh, slipping down to fourth place. 

In India Erik Paartalu played a full game as Bengalurru FC were shocked by Maldivian side Maziya to steal their spot in the AFC Cup, losing on penalties after two legs. 

He made up for it over the weekend playing 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over ATK where David Williams also featured. 

The Indonesian Super League kicked off over the weekend with Aryn Williams playing 90 minutes for Persebaya FC as they drew 1-1 with Persik. 

In Qatar Shane Lowry was taken off after the first half as Al Ahli lost 1-0 to Al Rayyan. Isaias Sanchez played 90 minutes as Al Wakrah lost 2-1 to Umm Salal. 

In South Africa Kearyn Baccus played 90 minutes as Kaizer Chiefs beat Orlando Pirates 1-0. 

The Japanese and Korean Leagues have been postponed indefinitely due to growing numbers of cases of Covid-19.