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Kevin Long was booked for the first time since September
James McClean’s 25th appearance of the season was also the winger’s 150th appearance in the Premier League
After siging for Fulham on transfer deadline day, Cyrus Christie made his first appearance in a match day squad for the Cottagers as an unused substitute
Anthony Pilkington’s yellow card was his first booking since December 2016
Greg Cunningham’s opener for Preston was the defender’s first goal since April 2016, while Alan Browne’s penalty was his fifth Championship goal
Ryan Manning came off the bench only to be shown the first red card of his career five minutes later
Kevin O’Connor was booked for the first time this season
Ryan Delaney made his first appearance in League One
Colin Doyle’s start for Bradford (his first appearance since November) was also his 100th appearance in League One
Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the fifth time this season in what was his 100th appearance for Southend United
Stephen Henderson started his first game on loan at Portsmouth, this was the goalkeeper’s first start since September, while fellow loanee Andy Boyle made his first start for Doncaster Rovers – his first start since November
Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time this season, almost a year after his last booking on Saturday, 18th February 2017
After two appearances off the bench. Jimmy Dunne was named in the starting XI for the first time for Accrington Stanley
Mark Connolly made his 200th career appearance
Mark O’Brien was booked for the fifth time this season
James Collins made his 300th career start
Jake Carroll made his 150th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland
Andy Keogh scored his fifth goal of the season
