"We’ve gone a long time without a defeat and a bit like our penalties, two on the trot, it’s frustrating for us,” was the assessment from Nigel Pearson after Saturday’s Severnside derby defeat to Cardiff City.
There is a slight feeling of deflation around the Robins. To end the first week of March with two defeats, albeit one at the hands of arguably the best team in the country, creates an air of concern that had disappeared throughout the fine start to 2023.
City fell victim to second-half goals from Sory Kaba and Jaden Philogene to taste defeat at the Cardiff City Stadium for the first time since February 2018 much to the dismay of the more than 3,200 strong travelling contingent.
