They say the top teams, the ones that ultimately win silverware and promotions, always find a way.
That’s what Norwich City did here, taking a potentially crucial point from a match in which they’d been thoroughly second-best for the most part.
This result was testament to the strength in depth Daniel Farke has in a young, vibrant and talented squad ferociously chasing a Premier League return after three years away.
MATCH FACTS
Bristol City (4-1-4-1): Maenpaa; Pisano, Kalas, Baker, Kelly; Pack (c); Weimann (Watkins 82), Brownhill, Paterson, O’Dowda; Diedhiou
Substitutes not used: O’Leary (GK); Wright, Eliasson, Morrell, Hunt, Eisa
Manager: Lee Johnson
Scorers: Diedhiou 45; O’Dowda 53
Booked: Watkins
Norwich City (4-2-3-1): Krul; Aarons, Zimmermann (Hanley 60), Godfrey, Lewis; Tettey (c) (Rhodes 77), Vrancic; Buendia, Stiepermann, Cantwell (Hernandez 76); Pukki
Substitutes not used: McGovern (GK); Marshall, Leitner, Srbeny
Manager: Daniel Farke
Scorers: Stiepermann 39; Aarons 78
Booked: Tettey, Buendia, Godfrey
Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)
Attendance: 19,851 (1,395 away)
Farke admitted afterwards he had a ‘coach’s feeling’ that Onel Hernandez would deliver the goods for him and so it proved.