Luke McNally’s first-half strike proved enough for Bristol City to maintain their recent impressive home form with a 1-0 Sky Bet Championship victory over Derby at Ashton Gate. The winner came in the 19th minute when Nahki Wells was fouled 30 yards from goal and Scott Twine’s chipped free-kick into the penalty area was volleyed home from close range by centre-back McNally.

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Derby County fell to a 1-0 defeat against Bristol City at Ashton Gate in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday afternoon. Luke McNally headed Bristol into the lead in the 20th minute, against the run of play, following a period of dominance from the Rams.

Follow live coverage as Bristol City face Derby County in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Liam Manning has confirmed that Cam Pring suffered a hamstring injury during Bristol City's draw with Plymouth Argyle ahead of the Robins' clash with Derby County this weekend.

Bristol City have won five of their past seven league meetings with Derby County (L2), though did lose the reverse fixture 3-0 back in August. After that 3-0 win at Pride Park, Derby County will be aiming to record a league double over Bristol City for the first time since 2015-16.

Luke McNally's first-half strike proved enough for Bristol City to maintain their recent impressive home form with a 1-0 Championship victory over Derby at Ashton Gate.