Jackson a thriller
Rodriguez double gives Baggies lift
JAY RODRIGUEZ brought Bristol City’s unbeaten run to a juddering halt.
KAYDEN JACKSON netted his first league goal to earn bottom side Ipswich a point.
The £1.6million striker from Accrington may also have saved manager Paul Hurst’s job. Hurst, who only left Shrewsbury in the summer, admitted this week he feared the sack at Town.
And his prospects dimmed when the Championship’s top scorer, Neal Maupay (above), headed the Bees in front.
But Jackson’s reply has earned Hurst a stay of execution, although he still awaits his first win with the Tractor Boys.
Jackson might even have earned an unlikely victory when he burst through in stoppage time, but his fierce shot flew high and wide. Leeds Brentford West Brom Middlesbro Bristol City Aston Villa Wigan Derby Sheff Utd Swansea Sheff Wed Bolton Blackburn Stoke Rotherham N Forest Norwich Hull QPR Millwall Birmingham Reading Preston NE Ipswich P 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 W 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 D 3 3 2 2 2 4 1 1 0 3 2 2 5 3 0 5 2 1 1 3 5 2 2 4 L F A 0 18 5 1 15 7 2 20 12 1 9 3 2 14 10 1 14 12 3 13 11 3 10 9 3 12 9 2 7 6 2 11 11 2 9 10 1 8 9 3 10 13 5 6 13 1 8 8 3 10 12 5 9 13 4 5 14 3 7 9 2 5 7 4 8 11 5 7 15 4 6 12 Pts 18 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 STEVE BRUCE’S two latest signings bagged home debut goals to keep the boss’s critics off his back. Loanees Tammy Abraham and Yannick Bolasie struck either side of half-time to hand Villa victory. Goals from the Chelsea striker (above) and Everton winger were a boost for Bruce, who has come under pressure from fans. Villa broke the deadlock on 28 minutes as Jack Grealish fed Jonathan Kodjia, whose flick released Abraham for a cool finish. And with eight minutes left, sub Bolasie headed home.