Fourth-placed Barnsley spurned the opportunity to draw level on points with the Blues following a 3-1 defeat at Exeter City this evening.

Jay Stansfield gave Exeter, who are 11th in the League One table, the lead on 26 but Bobby Thomas levelled 10 minutes later and the scoreline remained 1-1 at the break.

Five minutes after the break, Fulham loanee Stansfield, a player Town eyed in the summer, created the Grecians’ second for Harry Kite and Sam Nombe sealed the win with a penalty a minute from time. On-loan Blues midfielder Rekeem Harper came on as a 78th-minute sub.

The Tykes, who were previously unbeaten in 12 matches, winning 10, remain three points behind Town now having played the same number of matches.

The Blues’ position in the four-way fight for automatic promotion has received a significant boost over the last three days with second-placed Sheffield Wednesday having lost 1-0 at Forest Green Rovers on Sunday.

The Owls, who are now three games without a win having lost two on the bounce after previously going 23 matches unbeaten, are in action again on Wednesday evening when they travel to Cheltenham.

Town, whose game at Barnsley on Saturday was postponed due to international calls, travel to sixth-placed Derby County on Saturday afternoon.

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VanDusen added 10:00 - Mar 29 @earlsgreen. I though that but not according to the commentary? I think the 'amnesty' may be to some extent related to when players get their bookings and how long they stay 'clean' possibly.
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Linkboy13 added 10:28 - Mar 29 Got this gut feeling it might go down to the last game of the season .
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TimmyH added 10:44 - Mar 29 Seems like a few clubs are getting the jitters...hope it's not our turn at Derby who have been on a bad run recently.
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barrystedmunds added 10:44 - Mar 29 A degree of caution is required here I feel! These recent results, including hopefully tonight's match, only really benefit us IF we can take maximum points on Saturday. Given Derbys recent form and ours, I'm confident we can IF we turn up. For reasons no one can explain we haven't played for two weeks, will that be a factor?? We all know what we're like post international breaks! Hopefully, we're set up in the right frame of mind, our wobble is over, and we're gunning for the finish line.

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BobbyBell added 12:02 - Mar 29 barrystedmunds, KM took squad players to Tottenham for a training match which we won 3-2 so we haven't been without any match practice. OK so it wasn't a competitive match but it was against a premier league squad. KM is a very astute manager.
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Bazza8564 added 12:42 - Mar 29 So much going on elsewhere its very easy and tempting to get distracted. The reality is we can only influence our own results and play one match at a time. The reality of others slipping up is that we may soon have control of our own destiny, but we simply have to execute our own games and let fate run its course elsewhere. 100% noise from the 3000+ traveling to Derby Saturday is all we can do, so lets make sure we give the boys every ounce and that our streak continues. Looking forward to being there.....

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dirtydingusmagee added 12:59 - Mar 29 Yes Bazza, every game now must be treated as a must win game ,regardless of any blips in the other teams results, promotion wont be served to us on a plate , .
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IpswichT62OldBoy added 16:40 - Mar 29 We must win all of our remaining games to be sure of automatic. Just play each as it comes, forget what has gone before, win 15 on the spin. That would be an inspiring way to do it.
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bluelad7 added 19:44 - Mar 29 Got to say bontyblue, KMs EADT post ref bravery, deffo deserves separate post.
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