Bath have games in hand on every team above them in the table bar third-placed Gloucester and the run of defeats was against the top three in the league.

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The defeat means the Canaries slip below Nottingham Forest into third in the table and brings an end to their eight-game unbeaten run in the Championship.

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Some argue that even if the Broncos run the table they should not be in the BCS Championship game over 1-loss SEC, Big 12, or Big 10 teams who face more difficult schedules.

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However, Spurs arguably have the tougher run-in with three of their six remaining league games coming against the top three in the table.

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Victory lifts Palace to within a point of Watford in the Coca-Cola Championship table and stretches the club's unbeaten run to six games.

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But a torrid run, including a 4-1 defeat by local rivals Norwich City, resulted in Ipswich sliding down the table.

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And since the start of September, Barnet have put together an unbeaten seven-match run in League Two, including four successive wins, to move up to sixth place in the table.

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