The situation remains grim, though, for Wrexham, as second-to-last Mansfield began the day five points above the north Wales club.

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The win lifted Telford to within five points of the Blue Square North play-off places.

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The win takes Derbyshire to the top of the North group with five points, one ahead of Yorkshire, third-placed Lancashire and fourth-placed Durham.

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Panama (five points) took the lead i n the CONCACAF group (for teams from North and Central America and the Caribbean), beating Honduras 2-0.

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This first Premier League win in five games for the north London club narrows the gap between them and fourth-placed Manchester City to three points and improved their chances of a second successive campaign in Europe's premier club competition.

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