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Alex Pearce’s first appearance in two months was also his first start since Tuesday, 12th September 2017
John-Joe O’Toole scored his first goal of the season
Charlton 1-0 Oldham
Paul Green started his first game in a month
League 2
Jimmy Dunne came off the bench in the second half to make his debut in league football
Forest Green 1-0 Port Vale
After signing for them on Thursday, Gavin Gunning made his first start for Forest Green Rovers
English FA Cup
Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance for Middlesbrough
Marc Wilson made his 25th appearance in the FA Cup
Coventry 2-1 Stoke City
Stephen Ireland made his return from a broken leg with his first appearance since May 2016, and his first start since the previous January
Ipswich Town 0-1 Sheffield United
After completing his move from Waterford, Aaron Drinan made his first appearance in an Ipswich matchday squad
Yeovil 2-0 Bradford City
After signing for Yeovil on loan from Liverpool for the rest of the season, Corey Whelan came off the bench for his career debut
Brentford 0-1 Notts County
After two appearances in the Brentford matchday squad as an unused substitute, Alan Judge came off the bench for his first appearance since April 2016
Exeter 0-2 West Bromwich Albion
James McClean made his 100th appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Millwall 4-1 Barnsley
Aiden O’Brien scored his first goal since September, and his first brace since October 2015
Wycombe Wanderers 1-5 Preston North End
Alan Browne marked his 100th start for Preston North End with his first goal since September, and his first brace for the club
Conor Shaughnessy scored the first own goal of his career
Shrewsbury 0-0 West Ham United
Two Irish players (Josh Cullen and Declan Rice) started for West Ham for the first time since February 2016. This was Cullen’s first appearance for the Hammers since August 2015
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