However, with the points heading south, Rooney pounced on a mistake by Falkirk keeper Scott Flinders to equalise.

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Goalkeeper Scott Flinders touched Akins' shot onto the post before the striker missed an excellent chance to give Accies the lead.

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The other players leaving Selhurst Park are Scott Flinders, Carl Fletcher, Ryan Carolan, James Dayton, Jamie Smith and David Wilkinson.

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Scott returned to the UK on Sunday with fellow survivor Patrick Flinders, 16, from Jersey.

BBC: Scott Bennell-Smith

Andrew Ruck, 27, from Brighton, 17-year-old Patrick Flinders, from Jersey, and 16-year-old Scott Bennell-Smith, from St Mellion in Cornwall, were also injured in the attack.

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