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Have any father-son combos scored against other father-son combos?

Ian Wright in action against Peter Schmeichel during the 1993 Charity Shield
Ian Wright in action against Peter Schmeichel during the 1993 Charity Shield. Wright scored a spectacular equaliser for Arsenal; 19 years later his son Bradley Wright-Phillips scored past Kasper Schmeichel. Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images

“In this month’s Old Firm game, Ianis Hagi scored a goal past Kasper Schmeichel,” notes Steve Murray. “I don’t think Gheorghe scored past Peter, but are there any examples of father/son combos that have scored against another father/son combo?”

Let’s start with the Schmeichels, who have had their nets busted, or at least tickled, by at least two father-son combinations. Dan Almond is first with some Scandinavian action. Alf Inge Haaland scored past Peter Schmeichel for Nottingham Forest in a 4-1 defeat at Old Trafford in September 1996; Erling beat Kasper during Norway’s 3-1 defeat to Denmark last June.

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