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I Promise

Characters: Reader, Dean, Sam, John, Azazel, Bobby (Mentioned), Callum (OMC Mentioned), Grace (OFC Mentioned)

Warnings: Weechesters, John’s an ass, Fluff, Angst, Character Death

A/N: Sam is about 3-4 years old and Dean around 7-8 years old in this. This is the longest fic I’ve ever written with 2,454 words. 

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      No one raised your blood pressure like John Winchester. He was always such an arrogant prick when he dropped his boys off at your house. You kept Dean and Sam as a favor to Bobby, so he could keep John from doing something stupid and because you loved them. They needed some normalcy and love in their chaotic lives.

You had been mentally preparing yourself to deal with him after Bobby had called to tell you the boys were coming your way and just be ready because John was already in a mood. “A mood,” You snorted. “When isn’t he in a mood?” You made one last pass through the house, double-checking you had removed anything the boys could get in. You’d have to go to the store for food, but you didn’t mind taking them with you. They were good kids. 

John’s Impala rumbled down your street, making you groan. Here we go. You give him a moment to park before you open the door in and lean on the frame. “Hi, boys!” You smile and wave at Sam and Dean, climbing out of the car. Sam grins, and all but tackles your legs. “Hi, Ms. Y/N.” Dean smiles as he walks up with his bag over his shoulder. He grabs Sam’s hand and goes inside. You watch them race up the stairs to your bedroom. Probably to jump on your bed. You think to yourself. The trunk of the impala slams, startling you. 

“Princess.” John nods at you, a smirk on his lips. 

“Winchester.” 

“What? I don’t get a smile and peppy hello like my boys do?” He tosses Sam’s bag at you, chuckling as you almost miss it. 

“I like your children, you not so much,” you quip, pulling the strap over your shoulder. 

“I’m hurt, princess,” he says, placing his hand over his heart. “And here I thought you loved me. You’re always so warm and friendly.” You roll your eyes and flip him off. 

“Not your princess, Winchester.” 

“You sure do act like one.” John crosses his arms and leans against the impala, a smug look on his face.

“Excuse me?! What is that supposed to mean?” 

“It means you sit here in your cushy little house, living off your dead husband’s money and letting Bobby do all the dirty work in finding who killed him and your kid.” You push off the doorframe and stomp down the porch stairs to be face to face with the man. Without thinking, you slap him as hard as you can, the sound echoing. 

“First off, get your fucking facts straight! I never asked Bobby to do that. Second, I work my ass off to pay for my shit. I don’t need to forge credit cards or have aliases. Third, don’t you ever mention Callum and Grace. Ever. At least I learned to cope and live a normal life instead of dragging two young boys into the hunting business on a revenge mission. Get the hell off my property.” You don’t look at him as you turn and walk back into your house. Closing the door, you sink to the floor.

      “Having fun?” You grin as Sam and Dean freeze, pillows poised to hit each other. 

“We’re playing pirates,” Dean tells you, climbing down from your bed. “These are our swords!” His eyes are bright as he explains their game. The boys giggle when you tell them you’ll be the beautiful princess they’re fighting over. 

“You need a cwown, Pwincess Y/N,” Sam tells you. 

“You’re absolutely right, Captain Smelly Feet, and I think I have just the thing!” You walk over to your dresser, opening the locked jewelry box on top and revealing a sparkling tiara. You place it on your head and turn towards the boys. “What do you think?” Dean’s mouth drops open in shock. 

“Where did you get that?” 

“I got to be a princess for a day a long time ago, and they let me keep my crown.” 

“Cool!” Dean jumps back up on the bed. “The princess is mine, Smelly Feet! You can’t have her!” Sam screwed his face up into something that was probably supposed to be mean and scary but just looked adorable to you.

“Noooo! I’ll save you from Captain Gween Toes, Pwincess!” Sam wails Dean with a pillow. Dean pretends to fall on the mattress, holding his side.

“You’ve won this time, Smelly Feet. Remember me, Princess. Bleh.” You giggle at his fake death sound and turn to the 4-year-old standing proudly above his brother.

“You did it, Captain Smelly Feet. You defeated Green Toes and saved me. However, will I repay you?” Sam grins as you pick him up and swing him around. “Oh, I know! How about a kiss?” He squeals when you blow a raspberry against his cheek.

“‘Top! ‘Top!” Sam pushes your face away from his, giggling. 

“Well, I hate to stop all the fun, but we have to go to the store or we’re gonna starve to death.” You gently put Sam down and fall to the floor with your hand on your forehead. “So hungry, not gonna make it.” Dean laughs at your dramatics and whispers something to Sam. Sam nods with a mischievous grin on his face. 

“I’ll save you!” Sam yells, before jumping on top of you. 

      Sam tugs at your sleeve from the seat in the shopping cart, pulling you down to his level. “Bean likes bacon and eggs and waffles for bweakfast, but Dad never makes them for us. He just buys ceweal because it doesn’t have to be cooked.” You fight the urge to roll your eyes and say something nasty about their father. 

“You know what? I think eggs, bacon, and waffles are great for breakfast.” You right yourself and smile at the small boy. “What do we want for dinner? Dean, what’s something you want?” Dean looks a little startled at your question. Of course, John never asks what the boys want. It’s always a matter of convenience. 

“Can we do burgers?” His eyes light up when you nod your head, and he hugs your waist. “You’re the best.” 

       Sam sits on the counter, watching you teach Dean how to make burgers. “The first rule of cooking, wash your hands. Did you wash your hands?” 

“Yep, smell.” Dean smiles and holds his hands up to you. You lean in and sniff, the smell of Irish Spring prevalent on his hands. 

“Good job. Sammy, what about you?” Sam smiles and nods his head.

“I helped him,” Dean says proudly. 

“Okay, we’re going to make the sauce before we cook the burgers. I laid everything out for you while you washed your hands. The little cup is mayo and the measuring spoons have sriracha, honey, lemon juice, and garlic in them. Dump all that in and stir it up.” Stepping back, you watch as Dean dumps everything into the glass bowl you had set out before handing Sam the spoon to stir it up. 

“All done!” Sam shouts, tipping the bowl forward for you to inspect their work.

“That’s perfect! You can set that to the side until we finish the rest of it.” You bend down and pull a cast-iron skillet out of the cold oven. “This is your new best friend for cooking, boys. A cast-iron skillet. They’re heavy, and you have to take good care of them, but they will last a long time and give your food good flavor.” 

“And you can hit monsters with it and hurt them!” Dean pipes up, a proud smile on his face. 

“That’s right,” you return his smile, but the fact that he has to know that breaks your heart. Dean hops up onto the counter on your right, and Sam scoots closer on your left to watch. You turn the stove eye on medium-low heat and pour a small amount of oil into the pan. “We have to let the pan and oil heat up before we can start cooking.”  

      Dean’s eyes are huge as he watches you plate burgers. “They’re beautiful,” he mumbles. 

The boys hop off the counter and help you carry the plates to the table. Sam takes small, careful steps, his little tongue poking out as he concentrates. 

“As much as you love food, Dean, you should be a chef when you grow up.” Dean looks up at you curiously, like the thought had never crossed his mind. It probably hadn’t, all the kid knew was hunting. Damn John. 

“Do you really think I could be a chef?” 

“Of course, I do! You can be anything you want. You’re a smart little boy.” Dean blushes and takes a bite of his burger.

“This is so good! You were right; the fried egg and bacon make it even better than regular burgers!” 

“After we eat, do you guys wanna watch a movie? I have Scooby-Doo.” 

“YES!” The boys both yell excitement, making you laugh.

      You walk through the house, checking that everything is turned off and locked up. Sam had fallen asleep during their movie, and Dean hadn’t been far behind. You hadn’t wanted to disturb them when they looked so peaceful, so you let them stay in your bed for the night. 

As you make your way back upstairs, you hear glass shattering. “Shit,” you whisper, hurrying to the boys. They’re both still sound asleep. You shake Dean awake and pick Sam up from the bed. “Dean, listen to me, baby. You gotta come with me and be quiet, okay?” He nods, still rubbing at his eyes and trying to wake up. You can hear loud voices and footsteps coming from downstairs. You have to hurry. 

Leading Dean into the spare bedroom you pull a panel away from the wall of the closet. “Dean, go in there.” He follows your orders and you lay Sam down next to him, stroking his hair before you lean over and kiss Dean on the forehead. “You’ll be safe, I promise.”

“Don’t go, Y/N. Hide with us.” Dean’s eyes shine, his little voice trembling. It breaks your heart. 

“Baby, I can’t, that space is too small. Everything’s going to be okay. I love you, Dean and I love Sammy, too. I’m not going to let anything happen to you.”

Dean watches as you close the panel, leaving him and Sam in darkness. He can hear the voices coming from downstairs and each banging footstep sends a shiver through him. “Please be safe. Please be safe.” He whispers to himself over and over, a silent prayer for you. You hadn’t told him to watch out for Sammy, hadn’t ordered him to be brave. You told him how much you loved him and that everything would be okay. A tear slips down Dean’s cheek as he lays down next to Sam and closes his eyes tightly. 

      “Wanna tell me why you’re in my house?” You swing your arm around the first man you see, holding a knife to his throat. He freezes, calculating his next move. 

He slams all of his weight backward into a wall, knocking the breath out of you but you hang onto the knife. “Stupid bitch,” he spits at you and reaches up to wipe at a trickle of blood on his face. You must have cut him when you hit the wall. You take advantage of him being distracted and launch yourself into him. He stumbles back and falls on his ass, his head bouncing off the floor. You move past him only to be met with a gun to your face. 

“I don’t think so,” a familiar voice says, coming from around the corner. Your stomach drops when yellow eyes meet yours.

“Azazel.” 

“The one and only. It’s been a while, Y/N.” His smile is arrogant, taunting. “Look, I’m sorry about your old man and kid. More so about the kid. I needed her.” You ball your fists at your side, anger rippling through you. “I’m here because a little demon told me you had the Winchester brats.” 

“You’re too late actually. I put them on a bus to Sioux Falls a few hours ago.” You willed yourself to stay calm, to look him in the eyes, and give no indication of a lie. He growls and wraps his hand around your throat. 

“What a pity.” You scream as pain erupts through your body. Blood trickles down the side of your mouth. You defiantly spit in Azazel’s face. 

“Fuck you.”

       Dean hears your scream and slams his hands against his ears. “No, please no.” Sam rouses and mumbles your name. Dean pulls him into his lap. “Shh, we have to be quiet. Okay, Sammy? It’s going to be okay.” Sam whimpers but nods his head. 

They stay that way for a while, waiting for you to come back for them. Dean silently rocks Sam in his lap, occasionally humming a song to him in the dark crawl space. “You stay here. I’m going to look around.”

“No, Bean, don’t go!” Sam grabs onto Dean’s sleeve. 

“Sammy, stay here. I’ll be back. I swear.” Dean moves the heavy panel and crawls out, the light coming from the window making him squint. He listens at the top of the steps for the voice and footsteps from earlier, but all he hears is silence. The silence scares him more. 

He tiptoes down the stairs, peeking around the corner into the kitchen. You’re there on the floor, not moving. “Y/N?!” Dean shouts and races to you. His hands hover over you, unsure of what to do. “Y/N, please. You promised,” he chokes on the last word, a sob bubbling up. 

“Dean?” You rasp out his name and reach a weak hand up to his face. “It’s okay, baby.” 

“It’s not okay!” He shouts. You guide his head down to lay on your stomach and run your fingers through his hair. 

“You’re gonna grow up and do amazing things, Dean. You are so smart and so good. I love you so much.”  You wince as you try to breathe. Dean can hear how faint your pulse is becoming, how shallow your breaths are. 

“Please, don’t leave me, Y/N. Please,” Dean cries.

“Shh, baby, listen to me. Go in the library, the number for your dad’s motel is there. Call him and then take Sammy to my room and watch Scooby-Doo until he comes. I love you both, Dean so very much. Now go.” He crawls up and kisses your cheek. 

“We love you, too.” He does as he’s told, trying his best to get himself together. 

He dials the number you had written down in a notebook on your desk.

“Hello?”

“Dad? Something’s happened.”

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Hamilton 0-1 Ross County: Billy Mckay secures second straight win for County

Billy Mckay netted his 81st Scottish high-flight aim

Billy Mckay’s first aim of the season made it two Premiership wins out of two for Ross County as Hamilton Academical sustained a 2nd straight loss.

Mckay scored on the 2nd strive after he and Michael Gardyne had been foiled within the wake of an error by goalkeeper Ryan Fulton.

Ross Stewart had earlier fired towards a submit as Hamilton struggled to possess their web teach visitors.

Callum Smith had Accies’ easiest efforts before going off at half-time.

Response & as it took place

How did the gamers price?

The huge man twice examined keeper Ross Laidlaw and Hamilton lacked Smith’s power within the 2nd half.

Lee Erwin would possibly per chance perhaps well quiet possess place County in entrance early on when learned by Mckay, the forward denied by Fulton at conclude differ.

Stuart Kettlewell’s aspect, who opened with victory towards Motherwell, grew to change into the screw within the 2nd half and Stewart rattled the aim frame on the end of a breakaway led by Mckay.

Fulton had a caring 2nd almost straight away after as he skipped over Josh Mullin’s tainted nonetheless neither Gardyne nor Mckay would possibly per chance perhaps well capitalise before Shaun Desire intervened.

However the keeper became once now no longer so lucky when one more offer became once floated into his put and Gardyne then Mckay tried to power the ball home before the County number nine lashed into the obtain.

Laidlaw held a David Moyo header within the closing stages to be sure of the aspects.

What did we learn?

Hamilton lacked a spark and getting David Templeton exclusively fit again, on the side of bedding in contemporary signing Justin Johnson, will give opponents one thing diverse to imagine.

Accies moreover skipped over Marios Ogkmpoe’s presence in assault with County’s defence largely untroubled for long periods.

County, on the synthetic hand, plug from strength to strength and the 2nd-half introductions of Gardyne and Mullin gave the Staggies current attacking impetus appropriate after they wished it.

Man of the match – Billy Mckay

Mckay (some distance appropriate) became once on the coronary heart of County’s easiest moves and took his aim with traditional aplomb

What did they are saying?

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Hamilton Accies ‘wish to learn fleet’ – Brian Rice

Hamilton head coach Brian Rice: “We lost a uncomfortable aim. It became once a scrappy aim for us to lose. I always opinion that the well-known aim would possibly per chance perhaps well be very, crucial and so it proved to be.

“You possess obtained to learn, that you simply can possess obtained to learn by your errors. The young lads wish to learn fleet. We defended our box better on the present time nonetheless quiet loads and loads to learn.”

Ross County supervisor Stuart Kettlewell: “We had stages where we caught fireplace. Billy Mckay will get the kind of aim that he tends to web over a season.

“I’m ecstatic with the squad. It became once a appropriate community performance. Taking a opinion at a young abet four, or a brand contemporary abet four, it’s great to take into tale one more easy sheet.”

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Kettlewell urges no let up from County

What’s next?

On Wednesday, Hamilton are scheduled to hunt recommendation from Aberdeen, who had their weekend match at St Johnstone postponed after two Dons gamers returned definite Covid-19 checks, with eight gamers in total quarantining.

Accies head coach Brian Rice steered BBC Scotland before the game with County the resort Hamilton were going to make use of for a pre-match meal in Aberdeen possess cancelled that association.

County will watch to preserve their 100% file at home to Kilmarnock, moreover on Wednesday.

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The Historic Sports Car Club will organise one of the UK’s most prominent historic racing festivals of the season at this weekend’s Oulton Park Gold Cup (29-31 August).

From a very full 21-race weekend, stand-outs will include two races for Formula Junior to mark 60 years of the category at Oulton Park. To celebrate this landmark, the famous Gold Cup trophy will be presented to the aggregate winner of the Formula Junior races.

The man to beat in the double-header for the FJHRA/HSCC Silverline Historic Formula Junior Championship is undoubtedly Cam Jackson in his superb Brabham BT2 after a double win at Brands Hatch. In fact, prolific winner Jackson will be bidding for a clean sweep of six wins in three cars this weekend. His chief rival, as at Brands, will be former Formula 3000 racer Mark Shaw in his Brabham BT6.

From the capacity grid, a strong front-engined field will deliver a race within a race and leading contenders will include Justin Fleming and Iain Rowley in Lola Mk2s and Mallory Park winner Jonathon Hughes (Terrier Mk4).

In the HSCC Historic Formula Ford Championship Jackson will continue his bid to win a third straight title in three different cars: this year is the unfashionable March 709. At Brands, Linton Stutley took the fight to Jackson in his Royale RP3 and two more mighty contests are likely. Joining the fray is rapid youngster Horatio Fitz-Simon who joins fellow front-runner Pierre Livingstone in the Speedsport squad, while Matt Wrigley, Rob Wainwright and Danny Stanzl all have podium ambitions.

The HSCC’s Dunlop Saloon Car Cup builds on the former Super Touring Trophy to broaden the range of eligible cars. New on the grid will be experienced historic touring car racer Simon Garrad in his newly-prepared Nissan Skyline R32. After selling his Super Touring Renault Laguna to Germany, Garrad commissioned local engineering ace Ric Wood to build him a Skyline for use in the DSCC and this will be the car’s first race weekend.

Mark Wright is an established front-runner in his Ford Sierra RS500, BMW M3s are entered for Mark Smith and Nicholas Bartlett, while former BTCC racer Jason Hughes will be a pacesetter in his Super Touring Vauxhall Vectra.

Some of the most spectacular single-seaters of a generation will deliver the glory in two races for the HSCC’s Aurora Series, with a good contingent of Formula 2 cars. Matt Wrigley will be the benchmark in his March 782 and up against him will be another March 782 in the hands of F2 newcomer Brian Morris. This is the ex-Ghinzani car coming back to racing after a long lay-off.

Running within the Formula Atlantic class will be Bolton’s Callum Grant on his debut race weekend with his March 79B and his pace should be good despite the power disadvantage to the 2-litre F2 cars.

The Historic Road Sports Championship is typified by sporting competition from large and varied grids. Setting the recent pace has been current champion Kevin Kivlochan in his stunning AC Cobra. Kivlochan hoped to carry on where he left off at Brands last month but knew that the return to the grid of the Lotus Elan of John Davison was going to present a real challenge. Sure enough, Davison won narrowly at Brands and now that battle will be rejoined at Oulton Park.

No less than six Morgan Plus 8s will be aiming to get into the action and it is Richard Plant who could head this squadron of Malvern’s finest. From the smaller-engined cars, look out for the Ginetta of Mark Godfrey and the Elan of Jonathan Rose, while Nigel Griffiths brings another AC Cobra to the mix.

The HSCC 70s Road Sports Championship is one of the club’s core championships and has been delivering great value racing for competitors for more than 25 years. The man they have to beat is double champion Jeremy Clark who made his intentions of completing a hat-trick clear by winning the belated season-opener at Brands Hatch in mid-July.

Heading the challengers to Clark is Kevin Kivlochan, who switches to his Morgan Plus 8 for the 70s race, and he will be tough to contain at Oulton Park. Meanwhile, Dave Karaskas, another driver with wide-ranging experience, was a major threat to Clark at Brands Hatch in his TVR 3000M.

The HSCC Guards Trophy is one of the weekend’s longer racer with a 40-munute enduro featuring mandatory pit-stops and optional driver changes. At least seven cars from the Chevron B6 and B8 range are due on the grid and several of them are potential race winners.

Last time out, a mid-race safety car set up a storming finish as father and son Westie and Sam Mitchell scored a memorable debut win in their B8. Elder son Ben is due to share with dad at Oulton but they have plenty of rivals including two of the cars that were hunting them down in the closing stages at Brands Hatch.

The hard-charging Andy Newall now has the B6 that scored many wins over three decades with Michael Schryver, while single-seater and GT ace Michael Lyons again teams up with former BTCC star Anthony Reid in a rare Lenham. John Spiers (TVR Griffiths) and John Davison (Lotus Elan 26R) head the GT pack, while the field is graced by a rare outing for the stunning Lotus 47 of James Claridge.

More single-seaters from the 1970s and early 1980s will contest two races for the HSCC Classic Formula 3 Championship and URS Classic Formula Ford 2000 Series.

Topping the F3 entry will be Brands winners Andrew Smith (March 783) and young Benn Tilley (March 743). Each took a win at Brands Hatch and Smith had the edge on pace in Kent. Ranged against the Marches will be a gaggle of Ralts, notably the RT3 of former champion Gaius Ghinn and the RT1 of Keith White.

Topping the URS FF2000 pack is another young ace, Ben Stiles in his Van Diemen RF82. Leading the chase of Stiles will be Benn Simms, Anthony Hancock and Andrew Smith, not to be confused with the other Andrew Smith on the grid!

Monday is a busy day for contenders in the HSCC Historic Touring Car Championship with a qualifying session and two races. Peter Hallford flies the stars and stripes in his Mustang but will face a ferocious challenge from a gaggle of potent Lotus Cortinas. Notably, local ace and leading modern GT racer Jon Minshaw joins the fray in a Lotus Cortina and will surely be a major contender.

Joining Minshaw in the Cortina pack are Mike Gardiner, Richard Belcher and Roger Stanford and this quartet of cars is sure to give the rumbling Mustang a hard time. Mixing it with the Cortinas should be reigning champion Bob Bullen in one of five Ford Anglias in the field. From the ranks of the smaller-engined cars will come Mini racers Roger Godfrey and Barry Sime, while heading the Imp pack will be the Singer Chamois of Steve Platts.

For sheer spectacle in historic racing, the HSCC Thundersports series takes some beating and the weekend will deliver a wonderfully varied field of sports-racing and GT cars for a pair of races.

Two cars stand out at the head of the entry and both are sensational crowd pleasers from the days of the mighty Can-Am sports-racing cars. Winner of the first race at Brands Hatch was the awesome McLaren M8F of Dean Forward and the 850bhp monster will be tough to beat at Oulton Park. Meanwhile, the driver of Richard Dodkins’ equally huge March 717 is yet to be finally confirmed but a year ago Calum Lockie made it fly.

From the ranks of the 2-litre cars come a gaggle of rapid contenders, topped by the racing return of the famous Chevron B26 ‘chocolate drop’ now in the hands of John Emberson. The B23 of James Claridge and the Osella PA3 of John Spiers are other podium contenders while Mike Fry (Lola T86/90) tops the Sports 2000 division.

Monday’s action includes four Formula Ford races and two of them are for the Classic Formula 1600 Championship. The shortened season kicked off at the Brands Hatch last month and now an excellent grid will gather for rounds three and four at Oulton Park.

Just as he did in Formula Junior, Cam Jackson started his season with a perfect double in his Van Diemen RF80 and he heads to Oulton Park in pursuit of a total of six wins in three different cars.

Out to stop the Jackson steamroller is Formula Ford veteran Rick Morris (Royale RP29), along with rising stars Jordan Harrison (Royale RP21), Samuel Harrison (Royale RP29) and Henry Chart (Van Diemen RF81). Meanwhile, pacesetter Mike Gardiner (Crossle 32F) should be a major threat to Jackson.

The Dunlop Historic Trophy for Pre ’66 Jaguars will be a special one-hour race during the Gold Cup weekend, with mandatory pit stops and the option of two drivers.

Inevitably, the faster E-types will set the overall pace at the head of the field and an intriguing contest is in prospect as Jon Minshaw and his son Jack race against each other. They have previously shared E-types in longer racer and Jack has shown tremendous form given his modest experience. Now he will go head-to-head with dad (in two of dad’s cars) as the third generation of racing Minshaw starts to make its mark.

Other leading E-types include those of John Spiers, Martin Melling and Jason (brother of Jon) Minshaw, Jamie Boot and Jonathan Hughes. Away from the E-type ranks, Richard and Tom Butterfield and Glenn Pearson/Peter Dorlin will battle in Mk1 Saloons and Rick Willmott represents the XK

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Bristol City 1-1 Aston Villa: Steve Bruce's side fight back to earn point

Aston Villa fought back to earn a point at Bristol City but Steve Bruce’s side have now won only one of their past eight Championship games.

Villa boss Bruce came under fire from a section of home supporters following a home defeat by Sheffield Wednesday in their previous outing, and further shouts calling for his dismissal could be heard in the closing seconds at Ashton Gate.

Josh Brownhill’s low 25-yard shot wrong-footed Villa goalkeeper Orjan Nyland to put Bristol City in front, but Villa drew level just before the interval.

Conor Hourihane’s set-piece was powerfully headed home by Iceland midfielder Birkir Bjarnason as Villa kept up their record of scoring in every league match so far this season.

Villa’s ex-Bristol City striker Tammy Abraham almost scored at the wrong end late on, inadvertently heading towards his own goal and then watching the ball cleared off his own line.

Relive Friday’s Championship action[1]

Report: Leaders Leeds held by Sheffield Wednesday [2]

After a disjointed first half, Villa were far better after the interval and looked most likely to find a winning goal.

Midfielder John McGinn, who scored an incredible long-range volley in the loss to the Owls six days previously, went closest but Niki Maenpaa kept out his shot from 20 yards.

The draw ensured City avoided a third consecutive league loss and leaves them one point outside the play-off places.

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Match Stats[4]

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Line-ups

Bristol City

33Mäenpää

32HuntBooked at 46mins

4Webster

6Baker

17Kelly

11O'DowdaSubstituted forPatersonat 68'minutes

8Brownhill

21Pack

19EliassonSubstituted forWatkinsat 87'minutes

10TaylorBooked at 57minsSubstituted forDiedhiouat 68'minutes

14Weimann

Substitutes

3Dasilva

9Diedhiou

12Walsh

13Hegeler

15Watkins

20Paterson

24O'Leary

Aston Villa

1Nyland

4Tuanzebe

5Chester

15Jedinak

21HuttonBooked at 62mins

7McGinn

20Bjarnason

10Grealish

14Hourihane

26KodjiaBooked at 26minsSubstituted forBolasieat 75'minutes

18AbrahamSubstituted forAdomahat 90+1'minutes

Substitutes

6Whelan

11Bolasie

16Bree

22El Ghazi

23Campos Moreira

27El Mohamady

37Adomah

Referee:

Tim Robinson

Attendance:

24,224

Match Stats

Home TeamBristol CityAway TeamAston Villa

Possession

Home45%

Away55%

Shots

Home7

Away12

Shots on Target

Home3

Away5

Corners

Home3

Away8

Fouls

Home15

Away18

Live Text

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Match ends, Bristol City 1, Aston Villa 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Bristol City 1, Aston Villa 1.

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Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+5'

Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).

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John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Josh Brownhill (Bristol City).

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt blocked. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa).

Posted at 90'+2'

Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+1'

Substitution, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah replaces Tammy Abraham.

Posted at 89'

Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.

Posted at 88'

Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City).

Substitution

Posted at 87'

Substitution, Bristol City. Marley Watkins replaces Niclas Eliasson.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa).

Posted at 87'

Adam Webster (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 86'

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Niki Mäenpää.

Posted at 86'

Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.

Posted at 85'

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Adam Webster.

Posted at 84'

Offside, Bristol City. Niclas Eliasson tries a through ball, but Andreas Weimann is caught offside.

Posted at 83'

Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Yannick Bolasie.

Posted at 80'

Attempt missed. Adam Webster (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 80'

Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.

Posted at 79'

Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa).

Posted at 79'

Lloyd Kelly (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 79'

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Hunt.

Posted at 78'

Offside, Bristol City. Josh Brownhill tries a through ball, but Famara Diedhiou is caught offside.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).

Posted at 77'

Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Aston Villa. Yannick Bolasie replaces Jonathan Kodjia.

Posted at 74'

Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Tuanzebe.

Posted at 73'

Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).

Posted at 73'

Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 73'

Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 73'

Foul by Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City).

Substitution

Posted at 68'

Substitution, Bristol City. Famara Diedhiou replaces Matty Taylor.

Substitution

Posted at 68'

Substitution, Bristol City. Jamie Paterson replaces Callum O’Dowda.

Posted at 66'

Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Birkir Bjarnason.

Posted at 65'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Posted at 64'

Delay in match Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) because of an injury.

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References

^ Relive Friday’s Championship action (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Report: Leaders Leeds held by Sheffield Wednesday (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Line-ups (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Match Stats (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Live Text (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Match Preview - Bristol C vs N Forest

http://www.internetunleashed.co.uk/?p=29813 Match Preview - Bristol C vs N Forest - http://www.internetunleashed.co.uk/?p=29813 Last Updated: 03/08/18 11:14am Famara Diedhiou will miss the start of the season Striker Famara Diedhiou is banned for six games following a spitting incident against Birmingham at the end of last season. The Robins failed in an appeal against the suspension and he will not be available until September. Goalkeeper Niki Maenpaa could make his debut against Nottingham Forest after signing from Brighton but Bailey Wright (quad) and Callum O’Dowda are doubts.Marley Watkins, Andreas Weimann, Mo Eisa, Adam Webster, Jack Hunt and Hakeeb Adelakun are available for their Robins bows. Latest Sky Bet odds Check out all the latest Sky Bet odds ahead of the new EFL season here... Forest’s record £13.2million signing Joao Carvalho is expected to make his debut at Ashton Gate. Defender Michael Dawson is ready after returning to his boyhood club from Hull this summer.Luke Steele – who was released by Bristol City at the end of last season – joined Forest this week and is available. Jamie Ward, Michael Mancienne, Stephen Henderson, Zach Clough and Apostolos Vellios can all leave Forest and may not feature. 4:49 Sky Bet Championship predictions Sky Bet Championship predictions Opta statsSince a run of 14 consecutive matches in all competitions without a home win against Nottingham Forest between 1976 and 2011, Bristol City have won each of their last four, scoring exactly twice in each win.Nottingham Forest have lost five of their last seven Championship encounters with Bristol City (W1 D1).Championship matches at Ashton Gate saw 69 goals scored in 2017-18 - only Hull's KC Stadium saw more (73) - with 15 goals scored in the final two matches there, a 5-5 draw with Hull and a 3-2 defeat to Sheffield United.Current Nottingham Forrest manager Aitor Karanka has managed three Championship matches against Bristol City previously (D1 L2), winning none and failing to see his sides score in those games (Middlesbrough twice in 2015-16, Nottingham Forest in April 2018).In each of the last two seasons, the team facing Bristol City on the opening day of the season has gone on to be relegated from the Championship - Wigan Athletic in 2016-17 and Barnsley in 2017-18.Karanka will be the seventh different manager to take charge of Nottingham Forest in their last seven league trips to Ashton Gate since 2010-11 after Billy Davies, Steve Cotterill, Rob Kelly, Dougie Freedman, Philippe Montanier and Mark Warburton. 4:55 Sky Bet Championship: Five things to know Sky Bet Championship: Five things to know Prutton's predictionBoth of these sides have had a very busy summer! Bristol City fell just short last season and have lost Bobby Reid and Aden Flint, but have also recruited very well and seem to be on a bit of an upward trajectory.Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, have made some very promising signings and excitement is brewing at the City Ground. This should be a good game. Score draw.David Prutton predicts: 2-2 (12/1 with Sky Bet) Fantasy Football is back! Fantasy just got real. 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Five things to like about week one of the JLT pre-season series

Travis Cloke gives Bulldogs a kick along

He’s back. Yes, it’s early days but Cloke, after a bruising 2016 when he played a career low number of matches (13) at Collingwood, showed he be a force at his new club. Cloke appears to have shed a few kilograms and was happy to hunt up the field for the football against Melbourne at Whitten Oval, finishing with a goal and a long-range super goal. He was initially seen as cover for injuries but there is no reason to think the 29-year-old cannot command a regular spot in a team which struggled for marking options inside 50 last season.That the Dogs like to move the ball quickly should help the one-on-one specialist. Coach Luke Beveridge was also happy that Cloke “kicked the ball well”, considering goal conversion has been a major issue. “He’s trained hard and we’re hoping we find the best qualities in his performances this year and there were some really good signs,” Beveridge said. Stewart Crameri, returning from his anti-doping ban, had 16 touches up forward and will also add firepower. While we are at the Whitten Oval, the double-header with the AFLW match up second worked well, with strong crowds for both matches. Tick.

He’s back: everyone was happy to see Jarryd Roughead back on the park Photo: AFL Media

The Bulldogs get around Travis Cloke Photo: Getty Images

Cats ready to cover for retired greats

While Geelong’s short-sleeved guernsey baffled some supporters, there was much to like on the field in a four-point loss to Hawthorn in Launceston on Friday night. Three new faces were particularly impressive, with former Kangaroo Aaron Black (four goals) combining well alongside Tom Hawkins, Zach Tuohy enjoying 33 touches across half-back and filling the role held for so long by the retired Corey Enright, while draftee Brandan Parfitt had 11 disposals through the midfield wearing Jimmy Bartel’s former No.3 guernsey. That the Cats will also have Harry Taylor up forward as a tall marking option means the reliance on Hawkins – the major issue last season – won’t be as great.

Zach Tuohy gets a handball away Photo: Getty Images

 Hawks pack more punch up forward

Jarryd Roughead’s return from his battle with cancer warmed the hearts of the football world – and there was more for joy for the Hawks with what appears to be a forward line deep in talent and diversity. With Jack Gunston and Luke Breust rested, the Hawks booted 11 first-half goals, and 15 for the match. Cyril Rioli was at his bubbly best with three goals, young midfielder Kade Stewart added two (including the match-winner on the siren) and Ryan Schoenmakers, after a rugged 2016 when he managed only six senior games because of poor form and a groin injury, took four marks and booted two goals. Former Tiger Ty Vickery was goalless but competed well and had 10 disposals, earning praise from coach Alastair Clarkson. New skipper Roughead hade 14 touches and a goal, and will almost be a like a star recruit this season – something Jaeger O’Meara showed he was ready to handle while restricted to playing half of the match.

Demons rise to new depths

The Demons appear ready to become legitimate top-eight contenders this season, and that’s because of greater depth in the midfield and more options up forward. Christian Salem, having battled injury and illness over the past two years, had 19 touches against the Bulldogs and looks ready to become a consistent outside onballer. Angus Brayshaw, after a season affected by concussion, found plenty of the ball, while former Hawk Jordan Lewis enjoyed a game-high 28 disposals, including 19 handballs, through the midfield and across half-back. They join the likes of Nathan Jones, Jack Viney and Clayton Oliver in an imposing midfield. Coach Simon Goodwin was pleased with Lewis’ output. “By his own admission he probably struggled to settle into the game early. But once he did, I thought his direction, particularly down at half-back, was very good,” he said. A streamlined Jesse Hogan booted four goals and has found support from second-year tall Sam Weideman, who booted two goals and will also assist Jack Watts inside attacking 50.

Kangaroos still have some bounce

Many have tipped the Roos to slip from the top eight after culling more than 1700 games of experience but their performance against a sub-strength Sydney at Coffs Harbour on Sunday showed they are likely to remain a finals contender in what shapes as another log jam in the middle rungs of the ladder. There is enough emerging talent – Ed Vickers-Willis, Mitch Hibberd and Declan Mountford to name three – who should help to keep the Roos more than competitive although it’s clear club leaders such as new skipper Jack Ziebell, Shaun Higgins and Ben Cunnington will need to have strong campaigns. Former Bulldog Nathan Hrovat will add run and goalkicking power through the midfield and up forward. For the Swans, young stars Callum Mills (29 disposals, eight marks) and Isaac Heeney (23 disposals, nine tackles) look set to cover for ball magnet Tom Mitchell, now at Hawthorn, through the midfield.

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Wigan Athletic 1-0 Bristol City: Nick Powell gives Latics victory

Nick Powell’s second-half header gave Wigan Athletic victory over Bristol City in the Championship.

The former Manchester United midfielder guided Josh Windass’ superb ball in back across goal and into the corner past Niki Maenpaa.

After a low-quality first half during which both teams cancelled each other out, it was always likely that one goal would prove decisive and Powell’s opener gave the Latics something to hold onto.

Famara Diedhiou had City’s best chance of grabbing an equaliser, but his stoppage-time header from close range went straight into the arms of goalkeeper Christian Walton.

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Until that point Lee Johnson’s side had never seriously threatened and it had been the Latics who came closest to scoring again, but Sam Morsy and Callum Connolly both fired wide.

It was both sides’ third game in six days and, for much of the match, it showed through a lack of tempo and intensity.

Wigan, promoted from League One last season, are now two points off leaders Leeds, while City drop down to sixth.

Line-ups[2]

Match Stats[3]

Live Text[4]

Line-ups

Wigan

1Walton

12James

22Dunkley

21Kipre

3Robinson

5Morsy

36Evans

10Windass

25PowellSubstituted forGibsonat 71'minutes

17JacobsSubstituted forNaismithat 90+2'minutes

41GarnerBooked at 45minsSubstituted forConnollyat 73'minutesBooked at 90mins

Substitutes

2Byrne

4Gibson

18Roberts

19Da Silva Lopes

20Naismith

26Connolly

40Evans

Bristol City

33Mäenpää

32Hunt

22KalasSubstituted forBakerat 76'minutes

4Webster

17Kelly

19EliassonSubstituted forO'Dowdaat 61'minutes

21PackBooked at 85mins

8Brownhill

20PatersonSubstituted forWatkinsat 61'minutes

9Diedhiou

14Weimann

Substitutes

3Dasilva

6Baker

10Taylor

11O'Dowda

12Walsh

15Watkins

24O'Leary

Referee:

Oliver Langford

Attendance:

10,192

Match Stats

Home TeamWiganAway TeamBristol City

Possession

Home42%

Away58%

Shots

Home9

Away9

Shots on Target

Home1

Away3

Corners

Home2

Away4

Fouls

Home12

Away13

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Match ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Bristol City 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+8'

Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 1, Bristol City 0.

Posted at 90'+7'

Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).

Posted at 90'+7'

Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+5'

Attempt saved. Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Baker with a headed pass.

Posted at 90'+4'

Adam Webster (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'+4'

Foul by Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic).

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Bristol City).

Posted at 90'+3'

Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+3'

Marley Watkins (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).

Substitution

Posted at 90'+2'

Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Kal Naismith replaces Michael Jacobs.

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt missed. Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Callum O’Dowda.

Booking

Posted at 90'+1'

Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 90'

Nathan Baker (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic).

Posted at 88'

Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lloyd Kelly with a cross.

Posted at 87'

Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Windass.

Posted at 87'

Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Windass.

Booking

Posted at 85'

Marlon Pack (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 84'

Offside, Wigan Athletic. Michael Jacobs tries a through ball, but Josh Windass is caught offside.

Posted at 83'

Adam Webster (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic).

Posted at 82'

Offside, Bristol City. Adam Webster tries a through ball, but Marley Watkins is caught offside.

Posted at 80'

Foul by Callum O’Dowda (Bristol City).

Posted at 80'

Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Bristol City. Nathan Baker replaces Tomas Kalas because of an injury.

Posted at 76'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Posted at 73'

Delay in match Tomas Kalas (Bristol City) because of an injury.

Substitution

Posted at 73'

Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Callum Connolly replaces Joe Garner.

Posted at 72'

Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Darron Gibson replaces Nick Powell.

Posted at 68'

Foul by Marley Watkins (Bristol City).

Posted at 68'

Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Josh Brownhill (Bristol City).

Posted at 67'

Lee Evans (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 67'

Callum O’Dowda (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).

Posted at 65'

Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Jack Hunt.

Substitution

Posted at 61'

Substitution, Bristol City. Marley Watkins replaces Jamie Paterson.

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References

^ Relive Wigan’s win over Bristol City (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Line-ups (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Match Stats (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Live Text (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Wigan Athletic 1-0 Bristol City: Nick Powell gives Latics victory was originally published on 365 Football

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Four straight defeats - Robins pile pressure on McClaren at QPR

Bristol City registered their first Championship win of the season to consign struggling QPR to a fourth straight league defeat.

After Robins keeper Niki Maenpaa had denied Conor Washington the opening goal from close range, Matty Taylor cut in from the right to send a low shot into the bottom corner from a narrow angle four minutes before half-time.

Andreas Weimann was left unmarked at the back post to head in Niclas Eliasson’s left-wing cross five minutes after the break, and Josh Brownhill cut the ball back for Austria forward Weimann to tap in a third in the 90th minute.

Rangers, who lost 7-1 at West Brom[1] on Saturday, have made their worst-ever start to a league season and sit bottom of the table, still waiting to pick up their first league point under new boss Steve McClaren.

Relive Tuesday’s EFL action as it happened[2]

The former England boss made four changes to the side which lost at The Hawthorns, and the hosts started brightly as Ebere Eze and Josh Scowen tested Maenpaa.

But Lee Johnson’s City were largely untroubled after taking the lead and, after taking one point from their first three games of the campaign, ended a run of seven Championship matches without a win stretching back to April.

Rangers striker Matt Smith sent a header over the bar after Eze had spurned a glorious chance to pull a goal back with 25 minutes left, seeing his effort blocked on the line by Adam Webster after Washington had rounded Maenpaa and cut the ball back.

Victory at Loftus Road gave the Robins their first win in 16 attempts away from home in all competitions – with their previous success on the road coming at Sheffield United on 8 December last year.

Rangers have now conceded 13 times in the Championship this season, scoring just twice, and were booed off by home fans.

Line-ups[3]

Match Stats[4]

Live Text[5]

Line-ups

QPR

1Ingram

22RangelSubstituted forSyllaat 76'minutes

37Leistner

15Baptiste

3Bidwell

21LuongoSubstituted forCousinsat 60'minutes

11ScowenBooked at 56mins

7Freeman

23WszolekSubstituted forSmithat 60'minutes

9Washington

10Eze

Substitutes

8Cousins

13Lumley

17Smith

19Chair

24Kakay

38Smyth

40Sylla

Bristol City

33Mäenpää

32Hunt

2PisanoBooked at 38mins

4Webster

17Kelly

15WatkinsSubstituted forO'Dowdaat 76'minutes

8BrownhillBooked at 48mins

21PackBooked at 70mins

19Eliasson

10TaylorSubstituted forEisaat 90+1'minutes

14Weimann

Substitutes

3Dasilva

11O'Dowda

12Walsh

20Paterson

23Moore

24O'Leary

40Eisa

Referee:

Peter Bankes

Attendance:

11,739

Match Stats

Home TeamQPRAway TeamBristol City

Possession

Home53%

Away47%

Shots

Home14

Away11

Shots on Target

Home4

Away5

Corners

Home2

Away3

Fouls

Home16

Away10

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 0, Bristol City 3.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 0, Bristol City 3.

Posted at 90'+3'

Attempt missed. Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a headed pass.

Posted at 90'+2'

Mohamed Eisa (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Jake Bidwell (Queens Park Rangers).

Substitution

Posted at 90'+1'

Substitution, Bristol City. Mohamed Eisa replaces Matty Taylor.

Goal!

Posted at 90'

Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, Bristol City 3. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.

Posted at 90'

Attempt saved. Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 85'

Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Toni Leistner tries a through ball, but Matt Smith is caught offside.

Posted at 84'

Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Toni Leistner tries a through ball, but Matt Smith is caught offside.

Posted at 82'

Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Luke Freeman.

Posted at 82'

Attempt blocked. Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O’Dowda.

Posted at 81'

Callum O’Dowda (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers).

Posted at 79'

Foul by Andreas Weimann (Bristol City).

Posted at 79'

Jake Bidwell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 77'

Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Scowen with a cross.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Idrissa Sylla replaces Angel Rangel.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Bristol City. Callum O’Dowda replaces Marley Watkins.

Posted at 74'

Lloyd Kelly (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers).

Posted at 73'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Posted at 73'

Delay in match Marley Watkins (Bristol City) because of an injury.

Posted at 71'

Attempt blocked. Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Booking

Posted at 70'

Marlon Pack (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).

Posted at 70'

Eberechi Eze (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 68'

Foul by Matty Taylor (Bristol City).

Posted at 68'

Toni Leistner (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Bristol City).

Posted at 67'

Eberechi Eze (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 65'

Jack Hunt (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 65'

Foul by Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers).

Posted at 65'

Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Washington.

Posted at 63'

Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Weimann.

Substitution

Posted at 60'

Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jordan Cousins replaces Massimo Luongo.

Substitution

Posted at 60'

Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Matt Smith replaces Pawel Wszolek.

Posted at 60'

Jack Hunt (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 60'

Foul by Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers).

Posted at 58'

Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).

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References

^ lost 7-1 at West Brom (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Relive Tuesday’s EFL action as it happened (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Line-ups (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Match Stats (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Live Text (www.bbc.co.uk)

BBC Sport – Football

Four straight defeats – Robins pile pressure on McClaren at QPR was originally published on 365 Football