Lewin Nyatanga is hoping Bristol City can enjoy an upturn in fortunes after admitting the team felt under increasing pressure during their recent poor run. Gary Johnson's side went seven games without a win before their unexpected 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Pressure was mounting on Johnson, whose side had won just twice in 19 games. But success against a team known as the best footballing outfit in the Championship has allowed everyone at Ashton Gate some breathing space. City now travel to Ipswich Town today looking for a third away win of the campaign. Wales central defender Nyatanga said: "It was a great game to win and hopefully we can take that into Saturday's game. We want to look at one game at a time and not get ahead of ourselves - Ipswich is the next game so all our focus is going into that."
Bristol Evening Post
Revitalised after their win over West Brom on Sunday, Bristol City come to Portman Road today (kick-off 3pm) expecting life to be tough. Assistant manager Keith Millen is aware that several members of the current City squad were involved in a 6-0 defeat on Suffolk soil two seasons ago. "We know it is going to be a tough game," said the former defender. They are a hard team to beat - they have had a lot of draws this year but have lost just two games at home. We know what they are about. They are two banks of four and hard to get through."
Suffolk Green Un
Roy Keane has called on the Ipswich Town home faithful to show patience with his players as the Blues bid to move further away from the bottom of the Championship. Having achieved a decent haul of seven points from four consecutive away matches, only a win will do against Bristol City when football returns to Portman Road. City have only won one game in seven although that was an excellent 2-1 victory against promotion-chasing West Brom last weekend. While most Town supporters were satisfied with the points return on the road, they know their fate could rest on home form. Mindful that fans might get restless against the Robins, Keane said: "It seems to be part of football nowadays that if a home team is not 1-0 up in the first 20 minutes or at least dominating, fans seem to get edgy. We should not automatically think because we are at home we are going to win the game. We have had some of our best performances at home but our record has still not been great."
Ipswich Town Football Writer
Former Cheltenham Town midfielder Scott Brown is on a mission to resurrect his career. The ex-Everton trainee suffered a badly broken leg after a freak collision with team-mate Damian Spencer while in action for the Robins against former club Bristol City in January 2007. He made his comeback a year later but was not able to run pain-free. Brown was released by Cheltenham last season after one Johnstone's Paint Trophy appearance under Martin Allen and he went on to make 19 starts for Port Vale, but he feared for his career as the discomfort continued and he started this season without a club. An operation to remove a metal rod from his leg last December was a success and Brown is now training with Cheltenham in a bid to regain fitness and find himself a route back into the professional game.
Cheltenham Echo
