Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson said a deserved Severnside derby win over Cardiff was the perfect 59th birthday present. Tommy Conway’s 41st-minute glancing header from a Nahki Wells cross broke the deadlock in an entertaining clash.
And centre-back Rob Atkinson sealed a deserved win by stooping to head home Joe Williams’ 64th-minute free-kick from the left.
A delighted Pearson said: “It was a good way to spend my birthday, a really hard-fought game. “I’m pleased with a really good performance and a positive day for us. “I don’t think we are a side that can sit back and absorb.
We are much better when we press. “It was a very honest performance. The team is developing an identity we can be proud of. “In all the games we’ve played so far there have been some positive things. “I’m very happy with how we played.