Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson was left bemoaning his side's defensive 'frailty' after Sunderland's 3-2 win at Ashton Gate. The Black Cats earned their first victory since returning to the Championship in a see-saw game which saw debutant Ellis Simms give the visitors an early lead, only for City to level through Andreas Weimann.
Chris Martin then put City ahead just after half-time, with Simms equalising almost immediately, and then Ross Stewart scoring the winner with a little under 20 minutes remaining. Sunderland boss Alex Neil felt his side deserved their win, and while Pearson praised Simms and Stewart as 'lively', he pointed the finger at his defenders who have now conceded five goals in their opening two games - both of which have ended in defeat.
"We're two games in and we've conceded five goals," said Pearson. "I can argue last week [when City lost 2-1 at Hull] that we were unlucky but I can't argue that this week.
