Blyth Spartans prepared appropriately for what proved an epic battle with Birmingham

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Leicester’s Chris Wood was denied by Jak Alnwick here but the Foxes still managed to get the better of Newcastle

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The rules and regulations were worth it for Rochdale as they got the better of Nottingham Forest

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Gateshead crashed to a 7-0 defeat to West Brom but their fans brought plenty of passion and bare-chests with them

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Bolton scraped past Wigan and had goalkeeper Adam Bogdan to thank after he pulled off this terrific point-blank stop

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Spartans’ fans earned their stripes after nearly pushing their side to a remarkable win over Brum

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Peter Vincenti’s penalty won it for Rochdale against Nottingham Forest.

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Alan Pardew may be gone but Newcastle fans are still complaining

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Agony and ecstasy – Rotherham’s Adam Collin despairs as Bournemouth score their fourth in what was a 5-1 win

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The only light on what proved a dark day for Barnsley – they were beaten 2-0 by Middlesbrough

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Spartan collapse: Birmingham score three goals in 6 minutes to dump Blyth out

Luis Figo has totally jumped on the Blyth Spartans bandwagon