COVENTRY [A] the verdict ..... decent performance that again reaps no reward
Forever Bristol City PodcastShow Notes
City came away with nothing from the CBS Arena and were left to reflect on a disallowed goal that with VAR probably would have stood, a defensive lapse which cost what proved to be the winning goal and a goalkeeper producing a string of saves to deny the point they deserved,
A tough game home to inform Boro next weekend is the curtain raiser to a sequence of 5 games in 16 days which will define City's season and, in the panel's view, influence transfer window activity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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