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  1. Bristol City boss hails 'emotional' winpublished at 10:30 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Lee Johnson says Bristol City did not know whether to “laugh, cry or cuddle each other” as they beat Manchester United in the Carabao Cup.

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  2. 'Lucky'? Mourinho offers 'congratulations' of a sortpublished at 10:14 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Tom Garry
    BBC Sport at Ashton Gate

    MourinhoImage source, Rex Features

    BBC Sport's Tom Garry at Ashton Gate:

    After the final whistle, Mourinho rushed through the media zones so quickly that he delivered - bizarrely - his media conference when only one member of the written press was in attendance.

    Many colleagues commented that they had never seen a manager leave so quickly after a televised game.

    When he did speak, the Portuguese manager referred to Bristol City as "lucky" numerous times:

    Bristol City were "lucky" to beat Manchester United in the Carabao Cup but the result was a "beautiful day for football", said Jose Mourinho.

    City's Korey Smith scored an extra-time winner and the Championship side shocked the holders with a 2-1 victory.

    The Robins will now face unbeaten Premier League leaders Manchester City in the two-legged semi-finals.

    "A team from the lower division won. A big day for them," United boss Mourinho told Sky Sports.

  3. We 'expected to lose, with everything to gain'published at 10:04 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Bristol City midfielder Korey Smith has become "a legend" overnight.

    After a fantastic goal by Joe Bryan and an equalizer by Man United, Korey was "a bit scared going into extra time because I couldn't run anymore".

    This was moments before he scored 'the goal'.

    He had a chat with BBC Radio Bristol this morning after 'celebrating' by doing the night feeds for his two-week old baby.

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    Listen: Making it count - it was Korey's fifth goal for City.

  4. Brain damaged boy's first Christmas at home after leaving hospitalpublished at 09:39 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

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    Watch: Dylan Woodley with his mum Ally Wheatley

    A six-year-old boy with severe brain damage is looking forward to spending Christmas at home after being discharged from a 20-month hospital stay in July.

    Dylan Woodley, from Wells, has spent the past two Christmases in Bristol Children's Hospital.

    He almost died and suffered massive brain damage after choking on a ham sandwich at the age of three.

  5. Fans get that Christmas feelingpublished at 09:14 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    City fans are waking up with that Christmas feeling today after huge celebrations following Bristol's 2-1 win over Manchester United.

    We're bringing you a gallery of pictures and video across the morning, so you can re-live the experience, or enjoy it from afar.

    More pictures from last night's victory moments: bbc.in/2kQFSRy, external

    Tweet us your messages and experiences of the night: @BBCBristol #BRCvMUN, external

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  6. What happened in Bristol City's game changer - for those who didn't know.published at 08:56 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Korey Smith scores winning goalImage source, Reuters
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    Korey Smith astounds fans with his winning goal.

    Joe Bryan scored the first goal after an hour of play.

    Eight minutes later, United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic came back with a free kick that hit the back of the net.

    As the two teams went into injury time, Korey Smith scored the winning goal that will take the Robins to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup where they'll play Manchester City.

    Lee Johnson swings a ball boy around in celebrationImage source, Reuters
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    Lee Johnson swings a ball boy around in celebration

    It's quite a turn around for a club who were being called to change their head coach, Lee Johnson, after a string of poor performances.

    But with the backing of owner Steve Lansdown, they persevered and have beaten four premier league teams this season.

    The Robins are currently third in the table and have won nine of their last 11 matches.

    Bristol City have only a couple of days to recover before are playing QPR in a Championship fixture on Saturday.

  7. Homes in Wiltshire still without power, but improved supplypublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    The number of homes without power in Wiltshire is now down to 143 after Scottish and Southern Energy have managed to restore electricity.

    The fault was reported at around 0645 and they expect everyone's power to be restored by 1000.

    A spokesperson said: “We would like to apologise to any customers affected and thank them for their patience while our engineers work hard to fix the problem.”

    PowerlinesImage source, PA
  8. Radio headlines in the Westpublished at 08:24 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

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    Stories on your local BBC radio

    BBC Radio Bristol: Bristol City beat Manchester United 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.

    BBC Somerset: More than 250 Roman coins and a rare lead coffin have been unearthed in a field near Ilminster.

    BBC Wiltshire: A campaign in Wiltshire warns against the use of bio-ethanol heaters - after a Swindon couple were killed in a fire caused by one last year.

    BBC Gloucestershire: A417 'missing link' delayed again.

  9. Power off in Wiltshirepublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Fifteen hundred homes are without power in parts of West Wiltshire this morning.

    Scottish and Southern Energy say parts of Westbury, Brokerswood, Heywood and Hawkeridge are affected.

    They say they're hoping to get supplies back on by 10 o'clock this morning.

    Power linesImage source, Thinkstock
  10. An unforgettable night at Ashton Gatepublished at 07:46 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Tom Garry
    BBC Sport at Ashton Gate

    The statistical form guide will tell you it was Bristol City's fifth straight win. It is so much more than that.

    For a club who had not even met Manchester United in a cup competition since 1909, it was the sort of victory that very few of City’s living fans will have seen before.

    Joe Bryan's magnificent team goal and Korey Smith’s stoppage-time winner will become iconic moments in the history of the Robins, coming in their highest-profile match since the 2008 Championship play-off final and in front of their largest home crowd attendance for 38 years.

    City fans will talk about Wednesday, 20 December 2017 for generations to come.

    If you were there, you were part of footballing history.

    Fans with Korey Smith, who scored the winning goalImage source, PA
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    Fans with Korey Smith, who scored the winning goal

  11. What a night for Bristol City supporterspublished at 07:29 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Korey Smith delighted City fans with his winning goal in injury time.

    It took Bristol City to their 2-1 win over Manchester United.

    Wearing red at their home pitch, supporters were overjoyed as they left the match.

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    Bristol City supporters post-match celebrations

  12. Weather for the west todaypublished at 07:15 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

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    A foggy start on this Thursday morning.

  13. 'A piece of history' for Bristol Citypublished at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2017

    Bristol City shocked Manchester United by knocking them out of the EFL Cup last night, with a 2-1 win.

    Thousands of delighted fans, at Ashton Gate last evening, saw the winning goal by Korey Smith, scored in time added on.

    Their reward? They will play Manchester City!

    The winning goalImage source, Reuters
  14. That's all folkspublished at 22:35 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2017

    We'll leave you with this screamer:

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    Join us again from 7am for more reaction, plus live news, sport, weather and travel updates for the rest of the West.

  15. Semi-final drawpublished at 22:29 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2017

    • Chelsea v Arsenal
    • Manchester City v Bristol City
  16. Semi-final draw: Manchester City v Bristol Citypublished at 22:28 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2017
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    The Robins will travel to the Etihad Stadium for the first match in the two-leg semi-final in the League Cup.

    Can they upset both sides of Manchester?

  17. In pictures: Scenes after the final whistlepublished at 22:24 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2017

    The Bristol City fans celebrate after the final whistleImage source, Getty Images
    The Bristol City fans celebrate after the final whistleImage source, Reuters
    The Bristol City fans celebrate after the final whistleImage source, Getty Images
    The Bristol City fans celebrate after the final whistleImage source, Reuters
  18. Wife's cancer prompts Klinger hiatuspublished at 22:16 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2017

    Gloucestershire could miss batsman Michael Klinger for the 2018 season, after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.

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  19. In pictures: The winning goalpublished at 22:10 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2017

    Korey Smith of Bristol City scores the winning goalImage source, Getty Images
    Korey Smith of Bristol City scores the winning goalImage source, Reuters
    The goalImage source, Reuters
    Korey Smith of Bristol City scores the winning goalImage source, Reuters
    Lee Johnson celebratesImage source, Reuters
  20. There's one or two people tweeting about that resultpublished at 22:04 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2017

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