Poveda KO concern

TONY MOWBRAY admitted concern over Ian Poveda’s first-half injury after seeing his side fight back to earn a point at Ashton Gate.

Poveda was stretchered off with an ankle problem shortly before the break and taken to hospital.

Rovers boss Mowbray said: “Normally we would have taken Ian back with us on the coach but he was in a lot of discomfort and it looks like ligament damage.

“We will need to wait a day or two to assess the damage fully, but it didn’t look good.”

Bristol City dominated the first half and deservedly led on 34 minutes through Callum

O’dowda’s deflected shot after an substitute Nahki Wells’ 84thminute Andreas Weimann pass. header was superbly

But Blackburn improved saved by Thomas Kaminski. and Ben Brereton Diaz Boss Nigel Pearson said: levelled with a thumping “We should have been out finish on 75 minutes for his of sight by the break, but 14th goal of the campaign the performance showed after a mistake where we are as a team. by Tomas Kalas. “Not enough of the

City almost chances we create are won it but being finished.”

BRISTOL CITY: Bentley 6; Vyner 7, Kalas 6, Baker 7; Scott 6 (Wells 82, 7), Williams 7, Bakinson 7, Benarous 7 (Massengo 64, 7), O’dowda 7; Martin 6 (Semenyo 70, 6), Weimann 7. Subs not used: O’leary, Simpson, Atkinson, Pring.

BLACKBURN: Kaminski 8; Nyambe 6 (Clarkson 67, 6), Lenihan 7, Wharton 7, Edun 6; Travis 6, Buckley 6, Davenport 6 (Rothwell 60, 6); Poveda-ocampo 6 (Ayala 44, 6), Brereton 7. Khadra 6. Subs not used: Pears, Johnson, Dolan, Butterworth. MAN OF THE MATCH: Thomas Kaminski: The Blackburn goalkeeper’s brilliant late save from Wells capped an impressive display.

REFEREE: John Busby 8.