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  HORNETS BOSS ACCEPTS PENALTY RULING

  CALM: Pezzolano WATFORD’S new head coach Paulo Pezzolano refused to criticise the officials after his side were refused a late penalty. The Uruguayan – talking through an interpreter – said: “The game is already gone, but I think the referee did not see it and so didn’t consider it a...

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  SWANS SUFFER SET-PIECE WOE

  MIDDLESBROUGH 1 Fry SWANSEA CITY 0 STAR MAN DAEL FRY Middlesbrough FRY-UP: Boro’s Dael Fry celebrates scoring the only goal of the game PICTURE: Alamy ALAN Sheehan felt that a goalless draw would have been a fair result to a tight game. The Swansea boss, whose club have attracted investment...

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  BLUES HIT BY ‘HARSH’ REF CALL AT THE DEATH

  By Sunny Badwal BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 Stansfield 55 IPSWICH TOWN 1 Hirst 90+5 (pen) CHRIS Davies thought his Birmingham side were the better team and was proud of the way they fought against one of the favourites for promotion, despite being on the wrong end of some “harsh” calls. The...

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  Rob aims to boost threat of Boro

  By Tony Flint ROB EDWARDS wants Middlesbrough to provide more of an attacking threat this season, despite satisfaction that his Riverside reign began with a winning feeling. The new Boro boss went on a lap of honour with his players after the final whistle to celebrate with the supporters following...