Cousins was called for a technical foul in the second quarter for slamming his hand on the scorer's table after officials whistled teammate Jason Thompson for a foul.

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The previously ineffectual McLean raced onto a Steven Thompson header and calmly slotted the ball past goalkeeper Jason Brown for his third goal of the season.

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Thompson received a second opinion from specialist Ricky Nelson, who successfully helped England props Jason Leonard and Phil Vickery with neck and back problems, but the original prognosis was confirmed.

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