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.
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”.
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.
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.
Two second-half goals condemned Bristol City to a miserable defeat at the hands of Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday. But for a string of saves by Dean Gerken, City could quite easily have been on the wrong end of a cricket score.
Bristol City manager Gary Johnson took personal responsibility for his side’s 2-0 defeat at Vicarage Road on Tuesday. Watford’s two first-half goals made the game safe, and Johnson was left to rue a baffling team selection which left City over-run in midfield. Speaking to the club’s official website after the game, Johnson said, “I hold my hands up… It didn’t work.”
David Clarkson’s late equaliser gave Bristol City a share of the spoils against a poor Coventry City side at Ashton Gate on Saturday. City might have grabbed all three points, but can only have themselves to blame for not testing Coventry earlier in the game.
Rovers boss Paul Trollope has demanded the ‘real Rovers’ turns up for the trip to Leyton Orient tonight, while City’s Lee Johnson returns from his loan spell at Derby County.
Goalless draws are rarely cause for much celebration. But Bristol City manager Gary Johnson would have been left delighted with his side, who shared the spoils with Middlesbrough to end a week to forget on a bright note.
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