Reading FC's Andy Yiadom started his first league game under Leam Richardson in the Royals 3-2 win against Luton at the Select Car Leasing, whilst Manchester City loanee Finley Burns made his first appearance for the blue and white's since October.
Finley Burns has so far made 14 appearances for Reading across all competitions having started 12 games in the league.
The 22-year-old defender had not made an appearance for the Royals since Noel Hunt's departure in October. Richardson included him on the bench in Reading's clashes against Blackpool, Peterborough, Bradford - He played four minutes against Luton when he came on as a substitute for Andy Yiadom.
Andy Yiadom has made 12 appearances for Reading this season across all competitions - having only started one game in the league.
When asked if this is a sign that the two players would feature more often for Reading, Richardson said: "I think that's why there's a squad.
"Thankfully I've been involved in a few promotions and I don't think we've ever done it with 11 players. It's all about a squad. It's all about how we work hard.
"As a footballer, I've been there myself where you feel you're so far away from the team, but then all of a sudden you end up in the team and playing 20, 30 games. It's important. That's why we're called professionals.
"The professionalism has to be there. You have to be ready. You have to know your job, the role in the team.
"I've got a big thing within our squad and the way I work where personnel will change, but job spec will be consistent, whether that's through form, suspensions, injuries.
"Ultimately, the team will change naturally anyway, but the job spec will stay the same."
Burns spent his formative years in Southend United's Academy between the ages of nine and 14, before signing into the Manchester City youth setup in 2017 for a fee of £175,000.
He would go on to make his First Team debut at the Etihad Stadium in his side's 6-1 EFL Cup victory against Wycombe Wanderers in September 2021.
His first campaign in men's football came when he joined Stevenage on a season long loan in 2023/24. He made 43 appearances across all competitions for the Boro in a campaign that saw them finish 9th in Sky Bet League One.
Last term he spent the season on loan at Hull City in the Championship, making 11 appearances across all competitions.