There is no denying that throughout this season Bristol City have been defensively poor in the later stages of games.
Conceding stoppage time goals to the likes of Blackpool, Coventry City and Queens Park Rangers, there has been a lapse in concentration in City’s back line in the dying minutes of some games.
Worse was against Nottingham Forest - a game which saw the Robins throw away a goal lead to lose 2-1.
But what if those goals hadn’t gone in, and what if the referee blew the final whistle on the 90th minute?
Worse was against Nottingham Forest - a game which saw the Robins throw away a goal lead to lose 2-1.
5. 20th, Cardiff - 28 points
Actual position: 20th. Actual points: 32. Four points have been gained in three matches thanks to injury times goals, including an equaliser by Mark McGuinness against Birmingham City to make it 2-2 in December.
6. 19th, Hull City - 34 points
Actual position: 19th. Actual points: 32. Tom Huddleston’s Tigers have lost two points from one game after 90min - a 2-2 draw against Bristol City.
7. 18th - Coventry City, 36 points
Actual position: 12th. Actual points: 44. Coventry City have gained eight points through stoppage times goals over five games, including in a 2-1 win against Nottingham Forest in August, when Kyle McFadzean got the winner.
8. 17th - Swansea City, 37 points
Actual position: 16th. Actual points: 38. Swansea City saw the outcome of one game change after 90minutes - the Swans got an injury time equaliser in a 3-3 draw at Luton Town in September
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