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Rowett happy to win ugly as Derby end their drought

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GARy ROWETT insisted he couldn’t care less if DERBY’S display in their 1-0 win at

PRESTON upset the purists. Tom Lawrence’s free-kick on 52 minutes ended a run of eight games without a win after Preston’s Alan Browne had missed a first-half penalty. Rowett said: ‘I couldn’t give a monkey’s if it didn’t look attractive. We tried to look attractive (against Sunderland) and ended up losing. ‘Hopefully this will give the players that bit of breathing space to go and play with a bit more confidence.’ Dean Smith hailed BRENTFORD’S 1-0 win at BRISTOL CITY as their best away performanc­e of the season. Substitute Neal Maupay fired an 80th-minute winner to seal a victory that keeps Brentford in the hunt for the play-offs and dents City hopes of going up. Bees boss Smith said: ‘We’ve played really well in some home games, not always getting our reward, but that was the best we have been away.’

NORWICH boss Daniel Farke admitted his side failed to deal with QPR’s long-ball tactics in a 4-1 defeat. Target man Matt Smith scored one goal and laid on two more and Farke moaned: ‘Our whole preparatio­n was nearly all about him.’

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