Bristol City 2-1 Rotherham: Andreas Weimann scores stoppage-time winner

Tommy Conway opened the scoring for Bristol City early on

Rotherham remain in danger of relegation from the Championship after a stoppage-time defeat at Bristol City.

Substitute Andi Weimann stole the points in the 91st minute with his 50th goal for the club to leave the Millers three points clear of the drop-zone with three games remaining.

Jordan Hugill's second-half penalty had cancelled out an early header from the recalled Tommy Conway.

But Weimann popped up to slot home the winner for City, who are now nine unbeaten at Ashton Gate in 2023.

Millers goalkeeper Viktor Johansson was declared fit after injury and the Swede was called into action inside 10 seconds to parry Sam Bell's shot after Kal Naismith's immediate long ball forward.

Bell lashed over following a corner on 12 minutes but the deadlock was broken soon after when Conway rose between two defenders to meet a fine cross whipped in from the left by Cameron Pring with a superb header past Johansson.

Harry Cornick somehow turned over from close range and Naismith sent a 20-yard free-kick over the top, while Conway saw appeals for a penalty waved away after a clumsy intervention from Cameron Humphreys in the area.

At half-time 37-year-old Richard Wood was introduced by the Millers and it was his header from a Lee Peltier cross which provided the first real action for City keeper Max O'Leary.

At the other end Johansson denied Conway a second on the hour with a smart save from his angled shot after a swift break from Bell and an exchange of passes between Conway and Cornick.

It was 1-1 just five minutes later, however as Zak Vyner was adjudged to have fouled Hugill in the area. Robins boss Nigel Pearson went into the book for his protests but Hugill coolly sent O'Leary the wrong way from the spot.

Georgie Kelly headed a Chiedozie Ogbene cross tamely wide, Wood glanced off target from a long-throw from Wes Harding and Shane Ferguson thudded the upright from distance in the closing stages as the Millers sought a winner which would have all-but secured their survival

However Weimann popped up to win it in stoppage time when he stabbed home the loose ball after Naismith's far-post centre was parried by Johansson.

It was City's first double over the Millers since 1996 and took them within six points of the top half, while the Millers drop to 19th, still three points ahead of Reading, who have two games left.

Andi Weimann told BBC Radio Bristol:

"I was really happy. I knew I was on 49 goals for the club and I was desperate to get the 50th before the end of the season. It was a last-minute winner so it makes it even more special.

"I think it was deserved. They are obviously fighting for their lives, trying to stay in this division. We knew it was going to be a fight. We went 1-0 up and had a couple of chances to make it two or three but at 1-0 they are always in the game.

"We thought it wasn't a penalty but when it was 1-1 we didn't give up, we kept going and in the end we deserved to win, I think.

"Today means we got more points than we did last year, we have two more games to see how many more we can get."

Rotherham manager Matt Taylor told BBC Radio Sheffield:

"It was a cruel blow at the end, especially on the back of that second-half performance. I didn't like us first half, I thought we were off the pace in too many areas. The only positive was that it was only 1-0 despite our performance.

"It gave us the opportunity to change it in the second half and we certainly did that, we were much brighter and were generally the better team in that second half.

"Sometimes goals go against you - it just hurts more when it's so late. We worked so hard to get back level, we had a couple of opportunities to possibly get ourselves ahead but then the little bit of luck was against us at the end.

"It was a game of two halves from ourselves, we can't afford to start like we did. It hurts right now because we've taken nothing from the game and the pressure will continue to build towards whatever is next."