West Brom 2-0 Bristol City: Johnston double seals crucial win

Mikey Johnston’s first-half brace was enough to seal a 2-0 home victory for West Brom over Bristol City.

After a rather drab opening half an hour, the game sprung into life as Johnston headed home from a Tom Fellows cross down the right.

He then doubled his and West Brom’s advantage nine minutes later with a sumptuous right-footed curling shot past a helpless Max O’Leary.

The Republic of Ireland international missed two good chances to complete a hat-trick after the break, while Josh Maja also went close to adding further gloss to the scoreline in a dominant Baggies win.

Carlos Corberan’s side moved up to seventh in the Championship, level on points with sixth-placed Middlesbrough, while Bristol City – without a win in four matches – are in 12th, seven points from the play-off positions.

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Data Debrief: Baggies’ scoring run continues

Fellows has performed impressively for West Brom this season and grabbed another assist, bringing his tally up to eight for the season – no player in the Championship has more.

Meanwhile, Johnston could not have found his goalscoring touch at a better time. He had not scored since April for the Baggies, but netted two in nine minutes to secure the win on Sunday.

West Brom have recovered from a slump in form to win two of their last three matches, while their five-match scoring run (eight goals) in the league is their joint-longest throughout the season so far.