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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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  Brewster sparks a rout of Robins

  By Richard Latham JOHN Eustace saluted Derby County’s Ram-raid at Ashton Gate as his rampant side boosted their play-off hopes with a five-star showing in the West Country. The visitors were three up by the break, Rhian Brewster volleying them into the lead, before Ben Brereton Diaz added a second...

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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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  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...