Bristol City may not feel wholly comfortable taking their lead from Cardiff City, and Callum O’Dowda for that matter, but the Robins’ Severnside rivals may have helped provide a pathway to success against Stoke City this Saturday.
Stoke drew 2-2 with the Bluebirds last weekend, having led 2-1 at half-time, with the visitors' equaliser finished by Callum Robinson having started from outside their own penalty area after a Potters attack broke down. O’Dowda won the ball, advanced his way towards halfway through a weak press, before Mark Harris, Kion Etete and Romaine Sawyers helped the ball on for Robinson to finish.
It was a fine counter-attacking goal, as Stoke looked deeply vulnerable in transition, and the sort of moment that should enthuse Nigel Pearson and his squad given how potent a force the Robins can be in that department.
