LONDON, CMC – Bermudian striker Nahki Wells notched his one centesimal profession Championship purpose when he got here off the bench to bag a second-half double as Bristol Metropolis ran riot at Ashton Gate with a 5-0 thrashing of Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old scored a 78th-minute penalty after which added his second deep in stoppage to achieve triple figures within the second tier of English soccer in his third season within the southwest.
With the double, Wells additionally moved his tally for the season to seven objectives, having now scored three in his final three video games.
“I’m delighted for Nahki, to be honest,” stated Metropolis supervisor Liam Manning.
“It’s a unbelievable achievement to get his one centesimal Championship purpose tonight. It’s an especially proud second for him and his household, and I congratulate him. Hopefully, there are various extra to come back.”
Tommy Conway added a first-half brace, laying the inspiration for Metropolis’s third successive house win, which prolonged their unbeaten run to 5 video games. One other substitute, Anis Mehmeti, additionally obtained on the scoresheet within the second half.
Metropolis is twelfth with 54 factors, whereas Blackburn is 18th with 46 factors, and worryingly, solely three factors above the drop zone.
Conway put Metropolis forward within the twenty fourth minute when he pressured center-back Dominic Hyam and dispossessed him earlier than beating goalkeeper Aynsley Pears one-on-one.
Eight minutes later, Conway doubled the hosts’ lead from the spot, changing after Hyam chopped down Mark Sykes within the field.
Mehmeti, a part of a triple substitution within the 71st minute which included Wells, netted the third after simply two minutes on the sector, and Wells added a fourth from the spot following Kyle McFadzean’s handball.
With time ticking away on the finish, Wells put an exclamation level on his efficiency by tucking house substitute Harry Cornick’s cross on the again submit.
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