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  1. Burton must respond to 'gift-wrapped' loss - Bowyer

    Dan Wheeler
    BBC Sport

    Gary Bowyer stands on the touchline shouting instructions at his players during a match. He is wearing a dark Burton Albion coat.Shutterstock

    Gary Bowyer is in his second full season in charge of Burton Albion

    Frustrated Burton boss Gary Bowyer said he had to "make sure it wasn't Christmas Day" during Saturday's League One defeat by Huddersfield with the way his side "gifted" goals away - and said this week will help him see "what they're made of".

    The Brewers have made a solid start to the season and were unbeaten at home before their 3-1 loss to the Terriers in which all the visitors' goals came from defensive errors.

    "I just had to go and check my calendar because we were very, very generous in what we gave Huddersfield," Bowyer told BBC Radio Derby.

    "We can't change in terms of the personnel and the way we're going to have to play, but you can't make those mistakes - just fundamental basics of looking after the football."

    Bowyer said the fact he had to call on teenagers Sulyman Krubally and Zac Scutt, the latter making his debut, as part of his efforts to change things from the bench highlighted why errors cost Burton so dear.

    "I think you saw the difference in the vision of the two clubs - they're gunning for automatic promotion and they've got the squad," said Bowyer.

    "I'm bringing on Sully, who's 18, and Scutty, who's 18 - so that's the gulf.

    "But it doesn't stop you winning your duels. It doesn't stop you running hard and I felt they ran harder than we did.

    "They're the best team in the league but we gifted them the goals. I thought the presents we gave them reminded me of Harrods - when you get the lovely gift wrap and the box has got the glitter in the wrap."

    The Brewers will now hope to regroup with Tuesday's trip to Grimsby in the Jersey Mike's Trophy before next Saturday's League One game at Doncaster Rovers.

    "I'm looking forward now because we see what they're made of," Bowyer said.

    "We've lost a couple of games but it's the manner [of Huddersfield] that sits differently to the others. So I'm really looking forward to see how they respond."

  2. A yellow and blue police forensics van is parked in an almost empty car park beside a grassy field. The van is positioned across a marked parking bay, with open green space, trees and a cloudy sky in the background. A building is visible on the left side of the image and several lamp posts stand around the car park.

  3. The FA Cup trophy with two red sponsors' ribbons on the handles in front of a grass pitch

  4. The Staffordshire Police crest mounted on a light beige exterior wall. The badge features a silver eight-pointed star, a circular blue and green centre bearing a white Staffordshire knot, the words "Staffordshire Police", and a red-and-silver crown at the top.

  5. Duchess China pottery building with sign above a door

  6. Micky Moore in a navy coat, light blue shirt and blue and yellow tie.

  7. A man with a bald head and wearing sunglasses, with one arm tattooed, is raising his arms up in the air. He is wearing a hydration vest and blue top. Behind him there are crowds and banners.

  8. A large brown and black block-shaped building with a bright yellow fence at the front

  9. A group of people in shorts and tshirts running along a paved street with one dressed as a giant squirrel

  10. A view of Hanley city centre showing the paved walkway between shops, with people walking along it

  11. A group of women stand in front of a pottery factory.

  12. Large orange pumpkins growing in a vegetable patch on a bright sunny day.

  13. A man with a black beret, sunglasses and a black tshirt with medals standing in front of rows of motorbikes with a large stone memorial behind him

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  15. Tamworth sign Stoke defender Agina

    Sydney Agina in a red and white striped Stoke City shirtGetty Images

    Sydney Agina has made five first-team appearances for Stoke City

    Tamworth have signed Stoke City defender Sydney Agina on loan.

    The 19-year-old full-back joins Potters team-mate Gabriel Kelly at the National League club.

    Agina, who made his senior international debut for Kenya against Lesotho in June, spent the first month of this season on loan at Tamworth's league rivals Forest Green Rovers.

    He has made five Championship appearances for Stoke and could make his debut for the Lambs in Saturday's game at Hartlepool (15:00 BST).

  16. A man is stood on the left with grey hair, glasses and a grey polo t-shirt. He has his hands behind his back. There is a sign in the background saying 'Welcome to Prescription Care Services'. The man on the right is wearing a black turban, a black polo t-shirt and is holding a leaflet.

  17. The new headstone of Serjeant Frederick Albert Harrison in a cemetery in northern France. In front of it are poppy wreaths.

  18. A man with greying beard and shaved head smiles in a back garden with fencing visible behind him. He is wearing a black and orange t-shirt with a tiger stripe pattern.

  19. The inside of a busy bus with passengers filling the seats and stood in the aisle.

  20. Three images. On the left Matt Hudson-Smith is pictured wearing red robes and a mayoral chain around his neck. In the middle Katie Frimston is holding a red carpet access pass. She has long blonde hair and is holding the lead of a doberman dog. In the third image Nev Trotter can be seen swimming in the Channel, he has a white swimming hat on and is eating from a blue plastic container.

  21. A white, run-down looking building with visible singes on it and smoke coming from it. Firefighters are stood outside, with a ladder and a fire engine and police vehicles.

  22. Three letters made of flowers spell the word 'JAY' and they are on a stand at the side of a hearse window with a wooden coffin behind them.

  23. A generic blurred image of a classroom with chairs and tables and a blackboard in the background. There are no people in the image.

  24. A stock image of a distressed woman in a hospital setting