- Marlon Pack - 37'
- Famara Diédhiou - 40', 53'
- Bobby De Cordova-Reid - 64'
- Joe Bryan - 90'+4'
- Harry Wilson - 16', 72'
- Frank Fielding - 56' OG
- Abel Hernández - 80'
- Fraizer Campbell - 87'
Joe Bryan earns Bristol City a point in Ashton Gate thriller
Hull twice fought back from two goals down to inflict a potentially fatal blow on Bristol City's Championship play-off hopes in an amazing 5-5 draw at Ashton Gate.Fraizer Campbell slid home an 87th-minute goal from a cross by substitute Kamil Grosicki to put the visitors ahead 5-4 after they had trailed 3-1 and 4-2.But during six minutes of stoppage time, Joe Bryan cut in from the left to equalise with a low drive from just outside the box. There was still time for Robins goalkeeper Frank Fielding to save from Abel Hernandez as a crazy game reached a costly conclusion for the hosts.Harry Wilson fired Hull into a 16th-minute lead, accepting a return pass from Jackson Irvine and hammering a left-footed shot past Fielding into the top corner.But the hosts were level on 37 minutes when, after a period of pressure, the ball broke to Marlon Pack in a central area 30 yards out and he moved forward to strike a low right-footed drive past Allan McGregor.Three minutes later the home side went ahead through club record-signing Famara Diedhiou, who held off a challenge from Michael Dawson when the ball dropped to him in the box and took his time before hammering home a left-footed shot.Diedhiou notched his second eight minutes after the break, producing a perfectly placed header from Bobby Reid's left-wing chip and directing the ball inside the far post from 10 yards to make it 3-1.But Hull were back in it almost immediately as substitute Fikayo Tomori headed a diagonal ball from Angus McDonald against a post and the ball went in off Fielding for an own goal.On 64 minutes, Reid ran onto a through ball and got between Angus McDonald and the advancing McGregor to slot his 21st goal of the season.Still Hull refused to buckle and the impressive Wilson made it 4-3 with a 30-yard free-kick from the right that beat Fielding at his near post.Ten minutes from time it was 4-4 as Hernandez fired home a low cross from fellow substitute Grosicki. The game finished like a basketball match with both sides looking set to score from every attack.The first half saw the Robins create the better chances. Callum O'Dowda had a close-range volley saved by McGregor in the opening minutes after Jamie Paterson's chip had created the opening.McGregor made a brilliant save from his own defender Stephen Kingsley, who inadvertently nodded on a Reid header.The Robins were unlucky on 33 minutes when Paterson turned neatly just outside the box and saw his deflected shot come back off a post.But on a day they needed a win to keep play-off hopes flickering, Lee Johnson's men were found badly wanting defensively.
Game Information
English League Championship Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunderland | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +14 | 31 |
Sheffield United | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 31 |
Leeds United | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +15 | 29 |
Burnley | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | +12 | 27 |
West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | +7 | 25 |
Watford | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | +1 | 25 |
Middlesbrough | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 24 |
Millwall | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +5 | 23 |
Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | +1 | 22 |
Swansea City | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 19 |
Derby County | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
Stoke City | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
Norwich City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 18 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
Oxford United | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
Coventry City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 16 |
Hull City | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 15 |
Preston North End | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -8 | 15 |
Luton Town | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 15 |
Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 15 |
Portsmouth | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -12 | 12 |
Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -13 | 10 |