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The results of our relegation rivals went in our favour yesterday. Of the bottom 6, City were the only team to win on the weekend. Blackpool, who drew at Millwall, were the only other team to get a point.

Bottom club Chesterfield were beaten 3 - 1 at Bristol Rovers, second bottom Blackpool gained a point in a 1 -  1 draw at Millwall, City third from bottom took all three points from Chesterfield on Friday, Oxford who are currently in the first relegation spot were beaten at home by Notts County. The two teams just above the drop zone, Cambridge and Scunthorpe were beaten by Wrexham and Gillingham respectively.

It now means there are at least 6 teams battling to avoid the drop with a 6 point gap then to the reletive safety of the teams in 18th position and above.

The bottom half of the table is

13 Luton Town            37  46
14 Colchester United     37  44
15 Oldham Athletic       35  43
16 Wrexham               36  43
17 Reading               36  42
18 Bury                  34  41
19 Scunthorpe United     36  35
20 Cambridge United      36  34
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21 Oxford United         37  34
22 Cardiff City          36  33
23 Blackpool             37  33
24 Chesterfield          35  26