Daniel Wales and Charles Hague-Jones discuss Bristol City’s win over West Brom.
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00:00Daniel looking at Bristol City
00:03a massive win in the push for promotion
00:07and the playoff race as well
00:09they move up to fifth in the championship table now
00:12with a last gasp winner against West Bromwich Albion at home
00:15obviously fellow contenders as well for those playoff places
00:20what do you sort of take from the game
00:22from Bristol City's recent form
00:23you know we mentioned consistency had been a concern
00:26throughout the season
00:27but it seems like they've turned a corner with that
00:29and you know when it's mattering most
00:31they are getting wins over the line now
00:33they certainly are yes
00:35and I mean let's be honest
00:36it was a very last gasp win against West Bromwich Albion
00:38in this fixture
00:39Hayden Roberts scoring with pretty much the last kick of the game
00:4296 minutes on the clock I think it was
00:45but to be honest I think Bristol City deserved the win
00:47they had gone ahead in the second half
00:48Naki Wells getting on the score sheet
00:50and even though Alex Moe had equalised for West Brom
00:53towards the end
00:54Bristol City always looked like a side who had the belief
00:57they could still go on and win it
00:58and I mean yes
00:59it didn't look like it for a large part
01:01at a time because it was getting on
01:03but they still had that belief
01:04and I think that's sort of encapsulated
01:06their recent form of late
01:07in terms of
01:08they've gone into games sort of believing
01:11and have had this confidence
01:13that they didn't I think have earlier in the season
01:15and that led to a lot of goals conceded
01:18later on as opposed to scoring them later on
01:20so certainly they have turned a corner
01:22obviously will come on to West Brom soon enough
01:24but they're now not doing so well under Tony Moe
01:27where they're slipping down away from the playoffs
01:28it's getting difficult for them to get back into it
01:30but for Bristol City
01:31they're just absolutely flying
01:32into fifth now
01:34not obviously guaranteed a playoff spot yet
01:36all the teams above them
01:39are at least guaranteed a playoff spot
01:40if you look at Sunderland
01:41upwards they're now all guaranteed to be in the playoffs
01:44Bristol City certainly have done their chances
01:47absolutely no harm with that win
01:49and obviously in getting that win
01:51they've also damaged a fellow playoff hopeful as well
01:54so if you look at the table too
01:56they're now on to 63 points
01:58they're three ahead of Middlesbrough
02:00and they're also four ahead of Coventry City
02:02but Coventry City also have a game in hand
02:04so they could certainly come back into the picture
02:06a little bit too
02:07but West Brom now sat on 57 points
02:09I know you'll come on to that Charles
02:10but it's going to be tricky for them
02:12but Bristol City though
02:13the only thing is they do have some tricky fixtures remaining
02:16and gain some sides above them in the table
02:19but with that confidence
02:20and a win like that
02:21you can't sort of begrudge them
02:22thinking going into these games
02:24yeah we can still get anything from them
02:26and still be in amongst it
02:28and I think that was a crucial game as well
02:30just because it was against someone a bit below them
02:32and obviously they've got harder games to come as well
02:34and the fact that they didn't draw that game
02:37they didn't lose that game
02:38they won it
02:39they got the three points
02:40and they've just given themselves the confidence
02:42but a great performance
02:43and Liam Manning certainly got this team playing well
02:45and they're getting goals from different players
02:47across the park as well
02:48they're all starting to have really good seasons
02:49towards the end of it
02:50but as you say there
02:51for West Brom
02:52it's becoming increasingly tricky
02:54under Tony Moeber isn't it
02:55they're starting to slip away a little bit
02:57after what had been a promising
02:58well most of the season
03:00had been quite promising to be honest
03:01yeah I mean they're the team
03:04that's been in the playoff race
03:05you know maybe not obviously
03:06the top of the table
03:08the top echelons
03:09but they've been in their position
03:10five, six
03:11for pretty much 90% of this campaign
03:15obviously they have the managerial change
03:16Tony Moeber comes in
03:18and you think yes
03:19his experience will
03:20hopefully get them over the line
03:22in some games
03:22make them tougher to beat
03:24you know you look at the likes of the
03:25the draw away at Leeds United
03:27away at Burnley
03:28these are great points
03:30in the race for playoffs
03:31but then you have to start beating
03:33teams like Hull City at home
03:35and they fail to do so
03:36drawing 1-1
03:37you know Millwall away
03:39these games you have to go to
03:41and get points
03:41you know Plymouth away
03:42and they go and lose these ones
03:44and then
03:45you know the recent form suggested all
03:47I mean Norwich
03:48Sunderland
03:49Bristol City
03:50you know teams up
03:51in and around
03:52the playoff race
03:53the ones that you really need to win
03:55and as you say Bristol City
03:57have made those in rows
03:58they have
03:59took three points
04:00when they needed to
04:01against those
04:01surrounding sides
04:03West Brom haven't
04:04that's the difference
04:05that's the key areas right now
04:07you know
04:07three losses on the bounce
04:09you know not a win since
04:10you know a month
04:11since their win
04:12over QPR
04:13which was their last
04:14in the championship
04:14I mean
04:15slowly they're finding
04:17some struggles
04:18with Tony Moeber
04:19I know fans are getting
04:20a bit frustrated
04:20it's all become a bit flat
04:22it's all become a bit
04:23of a tougher watch
04:24for Albion fans
04:25three losses on the bounce
04:27I mean
04:27they are slipping out
04:29of the playoff places
04:30and you know
04:31we said how tight
04:32the race was before
04:33West Brom need to make sure
04:34they pick up
04:35really really fast
04:37in their next game
04:37against Watford
04:39but yeah
04:39for now
04:40the sight is not
04:42a pretty one
04:43for West Bromwich Albion