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Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time since August
Wes Hoolahan came off the bench for his first appearance in three months
Aiden O’Brien made his first assist of the season – almost a year to the date since his last assist on Saturday, 6th January 2018
Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal of the season, three months after his last goal in September
James McClean’s start against Bristol was the 200th time the player was named in a starting XI in English football
Paudie O’Connor was booked for the fifth time this season
Graham Carey was booked for the first time since Saturday, 17th November
Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season
Bradley Garmston was named in a Gillingham starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 13th November
Michael Harriman’s start was his frst appearance in five weeks
Ryan Sweeney’s first booking since Saturday, 24 November 2018(38 days)
Jay O’Shea scored his 25th goal in League 2 in his 100th appearance in the competition
Mark Connolly was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 20th November
Sam Foley scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 9th December 2017
Gavin Gunning was booked for the fifth time this season
Michael Timlin completed his first assist of the season
Pierce Sweeney made his 100th appearance in League Two
Kevin Dawson’s first goal since September was his tenth goal in League Two
Robbie Brady was sent off for the third time in his career, two years after his last red card on Saturday, 31st December 2016
Shane Duffy’s fourth goal of the season (equaling his career high for a season) was the 15th goal of his career
Duffy’s goal was the twelfth Premier League goal scored by an Irish player in 2018/19, one more than the total for the 2017/18 season
Roy O’Donovan scored his 30th goal in the A-League
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