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  CELESTINI UPBEAT BUT NO BIRTHDAY TREAT

  By Michael Plant FABIO Celestini focused on the positives after being held to a goalless draw by Portsmouth in his first game in charge of Burnley. The Swiss manager replaced Nicky Hayen this week following the Clarets’ woeful start to the season, with the club sitting in the relegation zone....

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  STENDEL HAILS BATTLING TYKES

  By Alan Arnold BARNSLEY head coach Daniel Stendel said he was “proud” of the fight his players showed to come away with a point after playing with ten men for 80 minutes against Oxford. Vimal Yoganathan gave Barnsley an unlikely lead in the first half after Jack Shepherd was BARNSLEY...

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  RAMSEY’S SO CHUFFED WITH HIS ‘SUPERB’ U’S

  LEAGUE ONE MIDWEEK ROUNDUP By John Lyons PUMPED: Leicester’s Emil Riis celebrates in their 3-0 victory against Wigan DELIGHTED boss Aaron Ramsey hailed his players after Oxford leapt to third with a 1-0 victory over Stockport. The visitors would have gone top with a win, but Mark Harris’ 35th-minute strike...

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  MOUSINHO BAFFLED BY DISALLOWED PACK ‘GOAL’

  AS FOR Portsmouth, head coach John Mousinho admitted his side weren’t at their best, but was pleased to extend the team’s unbeaten run given the circumstances of the game. “We’ve come to Turf Moor and the context of the week, Burnley not having won here for over a year, a...