Bristol City secured a dominant 5-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers in a Championship match, further increasing Rovers' relegation concerns. Tommy Conway scored a brace, while Anis Mehmeti and Nahki Wells also found the net for City.
Tommy Conway doubled Bristol City 's lead against Blackburn from the penalty spot eight minutes after putting them 1-0 up
City took a two-goal lead into half-time thanks to a double by Tommy Conway, who scored his 10th and 11th goals of the campaign.Substitute Anis Mehmeti grabbed Bristol City's third in the 73rd minute to end any hope of a Rovers' revival. Blackburn's best chance of the night fell in the 72nd minute when Championship top scorer Sammie Szmodics rounded two City defenders, only to drag his shot wide.
"The way we want to play, we want to be on the front foot and capitalize on errors and tonight we were able to do it."A couple of the lads were looking round at me and I was saying jokingly 'why has the gaffer taken me off?' but at the end of the day the team comes first.
Bristol City Blackburn Rovers Championship Football Victory Relegation Tommy Conway Anis Mehmeti Nahki Wells
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