Shane Long made his 25th appearance of the season
Sean Maguire scored his eighth goal for Preston in his first start since November
John O’Shea was booked for this first time since November
Liam Kelly’s 25th start of the season was also his 50th start for Reading
Eunan O’Kane made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Conor Hourihane was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 30 December 2017
Jimmy Ryan made his 400th career start
Jay O’Shea scored his first goal since Saturday, 14 October
Jack Byrne was booked for the tenth time this season
Chris Forrester made his 100th appearance in League One
Conor Wilkinson’s first goal since December
James Berrett scored his first goal of the season, 11 months after his last goal in April 2017
Olamide Shodipo made his first appearance for Colchester, this was the winger’s first appearance since Tuesday, 21st March 2017
Charles Dunne was booked for the first time since November
Aaron McCarey made his first appearance since Sunday, 28 January