13-01-2015, 22:49
(This post was last modified: 13-01-2015, 23:49 by Lord Snooty.)
Ht 1-0 to Bristol City
FT Bristol City 2-0 Doncaster Rovers
BBC Report: Jay Emmanuel-Thomas struck twice to secure League One promotion chasers Bristol City an FA Cup fourth-round home tie against West Ham or Everton.
The forward nodded in the first-half opener from close range after keeper Marko Marosi denied Aden Flint.
James Coppinger's shot was cleared off the line for Doncaster, who pushed hard after the interval.
But Emmanuel-Thomas ran half the length of the pitch to score a second on the break with a cool finish.
Bristol City, knocked off the top of League One by Swindon's victory at Coventry on Monday, deserved their victory despite Doncaster's second-half efforts.
On-loan Fulham forward Matt Smith - who went into the game on a run of nine goals in five matches - nodded an early chance wide before Flint headed over when unmarked from Marlon Pack's corner.
Flint made amends by playing a part as Steve Cotterill's side took the lead, though, with a header that Marosi pushed out before Emmanuel-Thomas scrambled in the loose ball.
Slovakia Under-21 international Marosi - making his first senior start after Manchester United recalled Sam Johnstone to send him out on loan to Preston - then had a lucky escape when his clearance hit Smith's back, but the ball drifted wide.
Doncaster, mid-table in League One, threw on strikers Nathan Tyson and Theo Robinson in a bid to save the game, but Emmanuel-Thomas snuffed out any hopes of a comeback.
FT Bristol City 2-0 Doncaster Rovers
BBC Report: Jay Emmanuel-Thomas struck twice to secure League One promotion chasers Bristol City an FA Cup fourth-round home tie against West Ham or Everton.
The forward nodded in the first-half opener from close range after keeper Marko Marosi denied Aden Flint.
James Coppinger's shot was cleared off the line for Doncaster, who pushed hard after the interval.
But Emmanuel-Thomas ran half the length of the pitch to score a second on the break with a cool finish.
Bristol City, knocked off the top of League One by Swindon's victory at Coventry on Monday, deserved their victory despite Doncaster's second-half efforts.
On-loan Fulham forward Matt Smith - who went into the game on a run of nine goals in five matches - nodded an early chance wide before Flint headed over when unmarked from Marlon Pack's corner.
Flint made amends by playing a part as Steve Cotterill's side took the lead, though, with a header that Marosi pushed out before Emmanuel-Thomas scrambled in the loose ball.
Slovakia Under-21 international Marosi - making his first senior start after Manchester United recalled Sam Johnstone to send him out on loan to Preston - then had a lucky escape when his clearance hit Smith's back, but the ball drifted wide.
Doncaster, mid-table in League One, threw on strikers Nathan Tyson and Theo Robinson in a bid to save the game, but Emmanuel-Thomas snuffed out any hopes of a comeback.