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Match report: Bristol City 0-2 Blackburn Rovers

By James Crawley  Saturday Dec 14, 2019

Bristol City were unable to deliver some pre-Christmas cheer at Ashton Gate as Blackburn Rovers struck twice to seal a 2-0 win in the Sky Bet Championship encounter.

Blackburn were quick to open the scores, Bradley Johnson blasting the visitors into the lead after only two minutes.

City had a handful of half chances, notably Ashley Williams and Niclas Eliasson saw goal-bound efforts deflected wide, before Adam Armstrong pounced to double Rovers’ advantage late in the second half.

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Famara Diédhiou went closest to halving the deficit but he was unable to reach a Jack Hunt cross, before the full-time whistle sounded in BS3.

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Read more: Match report: Bristol City 5-2 Huddersfield Town

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