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ROBINS WOE AS ROB HAS TO MISS RUN-IN

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The LeaguePaper Team
26 February 2023

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Chris Dunlavy

NIGEL Pearson says losing key centre-back Rob Atkinson to a season-ending knee injury is a major blow for in-form Bristol City.
Atkinson, 24, ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament chasing a loose ball during last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Sunderland.
Pearson feared the worst and scans have now confirmed that Atkinson faces a minimum of nine months on the sidelines.
Signed from Oxford in 2021, the centre-back had featured in all but one of the Robins’ 32 Championship games this term ahead of the weekend.
His partnership with Zak Vyner at...

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