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Key point at Charlton
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Bristol City 1 v 1 Charlton Athletic
After a poor first half, which Gary Johnson put down to the players acting like they had been “reading their own publicity”, City went in to the break a goal down having seen Charlton create and waste numerous chances in a opening 45 minutes that were dominated by the [...]
McCombe volley takes City top
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Bristol City 2 v 1 Hull City
Bristol City went top of the Championship after a spectacular Jamie McCombe goal gave the Robins a 2v1 victory.
Adebola opened the scoring on 14 minutes only for a Fontaine own goal to even the scores. Bristol, in truth, were a little fortunate to take all three points; Hull [...]
Bristol City vs Hull City Match Preview
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Saturday 1st March, Ashton Gate, 3pm
Hull City
Position in league: 8th
Last match: West Brom 1 v 2 Hull City
Last five matches: WDDDW
Goal difference in last five matches: +2
Last five away matches: DLWDW
Key man: Frazier Campbell - has scored in Hull’s last three matches
Bristol City
Position in league: 2nd
Last match: Colchester United 1 v 2 Bristol City
Last five [...]
Category: Team NewsKeeping an eye on City’s promotion rivals
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Stoke slipped up away at Preston, losing two-nil. The result leaves Stoke one point above Bristol but having played one game more.
Three valuable points on the road for City
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Bristol City 2 v 1 Colchester United
A nine minute blizzard of goals saw Bristol come from one-nil down to lead two-one away at Colchester. The result sees Bristol climb to second and into the automatic promotion spots after Watford could only draw at home to Preston, and West Brom slipped up; losing two-one at home [...]
8 from 13? It’s certainly possible!
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Gary Johnson reckons City need eight wins from their remaining thirteen games if they are to achieve promotion. So which of the 13 are the best chaces for victory?
Remaining matches:
Colchester (A)
Hull (H)
Charlton (A)
Leicester (A)
Watford (H)
Plymouth (H)
Cardiff (A)
Norwich (H)
Southampton (A)
Wolves (H)
Stoke (A)
Sheffield Utd (A)
Preston (H)
One thing’s for sure - City don’t want to be heading into [...]
Bristol City vs Colchester United Match Preview
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Saturday 23rd February, 15.00, Away at Layer Road
Things you didn’t know about Colchester United
1. No-one cares about them. Last season they achieved their highest ever league placing - 10th in the Championship. However no-one was there to see them do it - they recorded the Championship’s lowest average attendance.
2. Despite having no fans, the club [...]
Skipper returns!
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Louis Carey is fit again and available for the match away at Colchester. The skipper’s been missed while he’s been on the treatment table and is a massive boost for the run-in. Gary Johnson had this to say: “It’s good to have Louis around because we’ve got to go there [to Colchester] and get a [...]
Thoughts on the Palace match
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1. City need to show more confidence at home. We effectively played a 4-5-1 formation which often led to Adebola being left isolated up front. We looked much better after Byfield and Trundle had come on. Our goal difference count is not great and there’s a fair possibility that promotion could be decided on that. [...]
Late McCombe header rescues a point for City
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Sometimes half-time can aid a team, sometimes it can hinder them. As it was, a Bristol team full of verve before the break were transformed into a side lacking effort and quality during much of the second half. The change allowed Palace back into a match in which they had barely threatened, and ultimately led [...]
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