West Brom head coach Valerien Ismael admitted it was challenging coping with four delays in their comfortable 3-0 win over Bristol City at The Hawthorns.Jordan Hugill, Kyle Bartley and Karlan Grant punished woeful defending but delays – two for medical emergencies after a fan from each team was carried away in unrelated incidents and two for injuries to players on the pitch – cast a ...Full Story »

West Brom swept aside Bristol City with a comfortable 3-0 victory to return to the Sky Bet Championship automatic promotion places in a much-delayed game at The Hawthorns.Jordan Hugill, Kyle Bartley and Karlan Grant punished woeful defending from Bristol City but four delays – two for medical emergencies after a supporter from each team was carried away in unrelated incidents and two for i...Full Story »

James Rowberry made a successful start as Newport boss with a 3-1 Sky Bet League Two win over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.The visitors took a 27th minute lead when Courtney Baker-Richardson slid in at the far post to finish a low Jake Cain cross.Dominic Telford doubled the advantage in the 31st minute with a shot on the turn from close range after a poor clearance by Rovers goalkeeper...Full Story »

West Brom are without Jake Livermore with the midfielder banned for the visit of Bristol City.He collected a fifth yellow card in Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat at Swansea and will serve a one-match suspension.Alex Mowatt missed the defeat with a foot injury and remains a doubt to face the Robins.Grady Diangana’s hamstring injury should clear up in time for him to be available on Saturday bu...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers have been hit by suspensions for the Sky Bet League Two derby clash against Newport.The Pirates secured a battling 1-1 draw at Colchester on Tuesday, but it came at a cost.Cian Harries was sent off for two yellow cards and Trevor Clarke then saw red for an off-the-ball incident, with both players now sidelined.However, Rovers boss Joey Barton was encouraged by the display against ...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper praised matchwinner Lyle Taylor after the substitute’s two-stoppage time goals secured a 2-1 win and inflicted more Ashton Gate misery on Bristol City.The home side, without a home win since January, had worked tirelessly to protect the 39th-minute lead given them by teenager Alex Scott, who fired home after Brice Samba had saved a Nahki Wells shot.But w...Full Story »

Substitute Lyle Taylor struck twice in stoppage time as Nottingham Forest extended Bristol City’s Ashton Gate misery with a 2-1 Championship win.The hosts took a 39th minute lead when Nahki Wells saw his low shot from just outside the box saved at full stretch by Brice Samba, only for the ball to break for Alex Scott to fire into an unguarded net.City were still ahead on 90 minutes, but Na...Full Story »

Joe Williams and Andy King are doubts for Bristol City’s game with Nottingham Forest.The pair were forced off in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat against Bournemouth and are being assessed.Robbie Cundy and Antoine Semenyo are still battling knee injuries, while Tommy Conway continues to recover following ankle surgery.Boss Nigel Pearson returned to the dugout on Saturday after recovering from c...Full Story »

Bradford boss Derek Adams admitted his side should have had the points sewn up long before Brett Pitman’s last-gasp equaliser for Bristol Rovers.The hosts had to settle for a 2-2 draw when substitute Pitman headed Antony Evans’ cross over goalkeeper Richard O’Donnell.Bradford took the lead in the 43rd minute when keeper James Belshaw saved Yann Songo’o’s close-range...Full Story »

Scott Parker dedicated a dominant 2-0 Bournemouth victory at Bristol City to David Brooks as the player starts his battle with cancer.The Wales and Cherries midfielder was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin lymphoma during the week and was honoured by a minute’s applause from both sets of fans in the seventh minute.City supporters even clapped when Jamal Lowe held up Brooks’ number sev...Full Story »

Substitute Brett Pitman snatched a last-minute equaliser to earn Bristol Rovers a 2-2 draw at Bradford.The game was about to move into added time when Pitman rose to meet Antony Evans’ cross and head the ball over the head of goalkeeper Richard O’Donnell.Until then Bradford had looked set for their second successive home win.They dominated the first half and, after keeper James Belsh...Full Story »

Jordan Zemura’s stunning first-half strike helped Bournemouth secure a convincing 2-0 Sky Bet Championship win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate.Jamal Lowe netted his first goal for the Cherries, connecting with a sweet volley from Jack Stacey’s right wing cross in the 21st minute and Zemura doubled the advantage on the stroke of half-time, making space inside the box to strike a thun...Full Story »

Bradford have Oscar Threlkeld available for Saturday’s League Two home clash with Bristol Rovers.Threlkeld came off at half-time during the 0-0 draw at Newport last weekend following a clash of heads, but Bantams boss Derek Adams has reported the defender is ‘OK’.Finn Cousin-Dawson can come back into the matchday squad after returning from international duty with Northern Irela...Full Story »

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson returns to the touchline for his side’s Championship clash with Bournemouth after recovering from a bout of coronavirus.Pearson is still without knee injury victims Robbie Cundy and Antoine Semenyo, while Tommy Conway continues to recover following ankle surgery.Nathan Baker and Jay Dasilva missed the 3-2 win at Peterborough two weeks ago due to minor injuri...Full Story »

An angry Ian Baraclough was left “annoyed and appalled” by a controversial red card for Jamal Lewis which he felt proved decisive as Switzerland’s 2-0 win in Geneva effectively ended Northern Ireland’s World Cup hopes.Lewis collected a second yellow card in the 37th minute of the match, with referee Slavko Vincic deciding the 17 seconds he took over a throw-in was far too...Full Story »

There was a horrible sense of deja vu for Northern Ireland as a controversial refereeing decision contributed to a pivotal World Cup qualifying defeat by Switzerland.A depleted Northern Ireland stood up to early pressure, but after Jamal Lewis was shown an extremely harsh second yellow card for taking too long over a throw-in, they cracked as goals from Steven Zuber and Christian Fassnacht seale...Full Story »

Callum Robinson ended a week of controversy with a decisive double as the Republic of Ireland won a competitive match for the first time under manager Stephen Kenny in Azerbaijan.Robinson hit the headlines in the run-up to the game after revealing he had chosen not to be vaccinated against Covid-19 despite twice contracting the virus, but provided the perfect response to the criticism he receive...Full Story »

A relieved Joey Barton insists there is plenty of hard work ahead for Bristol Rovers despite powering to a 3-0 win over Carlisle on Saturday.Antony Evans broke the deadlock before half-time with a superb turn and finish, and Sam Nicholson and Harvey Saunders gave the scoreline a handsome look with late goals to seal victory for Rovers and their under-pressure boss.The three points propelled the ...Full Story »

Goals from Antony Evans, Sam Nicholson and Harvey Saunders powered Bristol Rovers to a 3-0 win against Carlisle to ease the pressure on Joey Barton.A sedate opening half-hour drifted by, but the crowd was woken up 10 minutes before half-time when Evans isolated Danny Devine and darted beyond the defender before drilling a strike into the bottom corner.Chances were few and far between for Carlisl...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers will be without defender Alfie Kilgour through suspension for the Sky Bet League Two match against Carlisle.Kilgour was sent off late on in the 3-1 home defeat by Swindon last weekend and now serves a one-match ban.Nick Anderton could be drafted into defence as cover, having been an unused substitute against the Robins.Midfielder Sam Nicholson continues to recover from a shin prob...Full Story »