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  PUZZLED ISMAEL LEFT ANNOYED

  VALERIEN ISMAEL couldn’t criticise the effort of his players, but rued the inability to take the chances created, particularly the headers in the second half from Yuki Ohashi and Mathias Jorgensen on the hour as they slipped to a fourth defeat in six to remain in the bottom three. He...

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  MAD MATT FUMES AT BLUES OPENER

  By Alan Frift OXFORD UNITED 0 Peart-Harris 23 (og), Ducksch 66 BIRMINGHAM C 2 MATT Bloomfield was left fuming over Birmingham’s opening goal as he watched his Oxford side suffer their first defeat since he took charge. The Oxford manager bitterly complained that the free-kick that resulted in Blues snatching...

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  TRACTOR BOYS PEN WINS LATE, LATE POINT

  By Simon Marshall IPSWICH TOWN 1 Clarke 90+2 (pen) PRESTON NE 1 Gibson 72 PRESTON North End’s manager Paul Heckingbottom said he was “really pleased” how his team performed against promotion-seeking Ipswich Town and how their “threat grew in the game” following their draw at Portman Road. But Ipswich manager...

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  KIM SEES THE BEAUTY IN AN UGLY DEFENCE

  By Philip Clarke MIDDLESBROUGH 1 Hackney 17 NORWICH CITY 0 STAR MAN HAYDEN HACKNEY Middlesbrough KIM Hellberg hailed Middlesbrough’s defensive work as his side moved level on points with leaders Coventry by playing some “beautiful ugly” football. Boro had won their two previous home matches 4-0, but while they created...