Chris Iwelumo’s spectacular volley secured Bristol City all three points against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. This was a crucial victory for City, and an important recovery from their humiliating home defeat at the hands of Doncaster Rovers on Saturday.
A shoddy defensive display condemned Bristol City to a humiliating home defeat at the hands of Doncaster Rovers. The defeat and the manner of it, prompted Gary Johnson to confirm he is scouring the loan market.
Rovers boss Paul Trollope said he was just thankful that his team managed to come away with three points after a scrappy 1-0 home win against bottom-of-the-league Stockport on Tuesday night.
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A succession of stunning saves from Dean Gerken gave Bristol City a point against Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday. City’s keeper was hailed a ‘hero’ by manager Gary Johnson after the game, as City clung on in an exciting goalless draw. Even Ipswich boss Roy Keane would concede after the game that Gerken had been “brilliant”.
As Rovers proved against high-flying Charlton, fortune favours the brave, and despite a late fight-back from Colchester on Saturday, they hung on to send the Pirates fans home happy with a 3-2 win.
Two second-half goals in four minutes gave Bristol City a magical, if surprising, 2-1 victory against West Brom at Ashton Gate on Sunday. Chris Iwelumo, with his first goal for Bristol City, and Lee Johnson, with his first of the season, gave City three much-needed points to take them away from the relegation zone and into the top half of the table.
Bristol Rovers boss Paul Trollope bemoaned poor defending in the last minute which led to his side’s downfall at struggling Gillingham on Saturday.
It could have gone horribly wrong for the Robins, but their commitment under pressure was immense. Buoyed by a noisy Ashton Gate, City will be pleased with their point, even though they will be devastated by the last-gasp equaliser.
Bristol Rovers manager Paul Trollope hopes his side’s victory over high-flying Charlton last night will be the springboard for a successful end to the season.
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