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Nigel Pearson sacked as Bristol City manager after Severnside derby loss

Nigel Pearson
Nigel Pearson has been relieved of his managerial duties by Bristol City. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA

Nigel Pearson has been sacked as manager of Bristol City with the club 15th in the Championship table.

The club’s chairman, Jon Lansdown, said it was a difficult decision but cited the need for change as the reason to relieve Pearson of his duties. The former Leicester and Watford manager had been in charge for two and a half years.

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