Six-pointer

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  1. 1
    A match between two teams on a similar number of points (in a league using the three-points-for-a-win system); so called because the difference between a side winning and losing the match is a six-point swing relative to their opponents.

    "Sammy Lee has gone from Bolton and Fulham's Lawrie Sanchez is talking about six-pointers."

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"Sammy Lee has gone from Bolton and Fulham's Lawrie Sanchez is talking about six-pointers."

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