'The game showed how important Atkinson is'

Bristol City boss Gerhard Struber hopes Rob Atkinson's injury problems are not serious after the defender scored his first goal for the club since 2023 in their 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town.

Atkinson headed home Anis Mehmeti's corner in the first half but had to go off with a quarter of an hour of the game remaining.

"We invest a lot in the last few weeks in set-pieces and we know Rob Atkinson has outstanding aerial power," Struber told BBC Radio Bristol..

"He has something in the ankle, and something in the knee right now but the game showed how important Rob Atkinson is for us, not only to score but how strong he is in defence moments in his personal duels."

Victory could have put the Robins second in the table, but instead they remain in fourth place.

"It is a really good performance from the boys. How we executed the match plans were super disciplined. All the boys worked together, so close," said Struber.

"I cannot remember them having a good chance against us. We must remember this is a team that has a £200million transfer value.

"You could see their quality and how our boys dealt with it was really good."

Bristol City will be at home again on saturday when they face QPR.