1 ..... BRISTOL CITY as Town take points

well at Blackburn, was a prematch talking point.

But there was no doubting the quality of the performance of the stand-in skipper, who tackled solidly and got forward with real purpose.

Otherwise, Wagner stuck with the players who started at Blackburn, and was rewarded with another industrious performance.

Maybe Town didn’t produce quite as many fluent phases as the week before, but they had their moments - and both Wells, neatly teed up by Smith, and van La Parra brought saves from Fielding after Kachunga had counted.

At the other end, the home team were decent in defence, and in the main, coped well with the physical threat of a big Bristol City side and Aden Flint in particular.

Danny Ward didn’t have too many saves to make, and could do little about the 33rd-minute leveller, when Town claimed Aaron Wilbraham was offside as he set up Tammy Abraham for a simple finish and his 13th goal of the season.

Lee Johnson’s men have made a habit of fightbacks this season, with a Championship-best 12 points claimed from losing positions.

But there was to be no second equaliser from a side who did the double over Town last season, and Wagner must have been pleased with the way his team closed out a game which featured five minutes of additional time.

It would be nice to see Town win by more than a one-goal margin, and also to keep a clean sheet.

But the main thing was to get a victory, and 10 out of the first 20 matches of the campaign is a pretty good tally.