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A 'minor miracle', a Sunderland conspiracy and a bottle of cognac: Those who've survived the agony of a final-day relegation battle reveal how to pull off a Great Escape

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When Elmer Bernstein wrote the score to The Great Escape for the 1963 war movie of the same name, the American composer could hardly have envisaged its role in the Premier League's relegation fight.

These days Bernstein's tune is a staple earworm for any team escaping the drop into the EFL.

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