HERO OF THE DAY
Picture the scene. Augsburg are 2-1 down with seconds left. Up goes the keeper, Marwin Hitz, the ball comes into the box, he leaps and Roy-of-the-Rovers it into the back of the net. The greatest Hitz.
Villains of the day
■ Ashley Barnes can count himself lucky that he didn’t end Nemanja Matic’s season with a tackle that was far too high, far too late and far too unpunished.
■ And Worcester City’s Shabir Khan – setting the internet alight after footage emerged of him carrying out a full body-slam on Stockport County’s Charlie Russell in a feisty Conference North encounter. After a proper old‑fashioned melee, the former Pakistan international was sent off.
Celebration of the day
Having failed a medical at Hull last summer, QPR’s Charlie Austin mocked the doc by hobbling in front of the fans when he scored.
Banner of the day
Crystal Palace fans in the Holmesdale stand dabbled in Premier League politics: sticking it to the man during the Arsenal match. “£5bn in the trough, yet supporters still exploited. Share the wealth, pigs.”
RELIEF OF THE DAY
Joey Barton finally put an end to his run of seven consecutive yellow cards by landing a red for punching Hull’s Tom Huddlestone right where it hurts, with the referee standing two yards away. He tweeted later: “My actions weren’t malicious … but I can appreciate it wasn’t right.”
