Championship

TON-UP PEARSON HAS SPOT OF JOY

by
The LeaguePaper Team
19 February 2023

By James Pieters

SUNDERL AND 1
Clarke 59

BRIS TOL CITY 1
Wells 90+3 (pen)

STAR MAN
JACK CLARKE Sunderland

NIGEL Pearson marked his 100th game in charge of Bristol City by seeing them awarded a rare penalty at Sunderland.
The Robins boss has often vented his frustration at the fact that his side have not had a spot-kick from officials since November 2021.
And in the 68th game since they had a spot-kick, City made the most of the one referee Gavin Ward handed them for Trai Hume’s foul on Jay Dasilva in the third minute of injury-time.
Striker Nahki Wells composed himself a...

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