Bristol City player ratings vs Oxford as Reds slip below standard despite special Mehmeti strike

Bristol City player ratings vs Oxford as Reds slip below standard despite special Mehmeti strike

Bristol City suffered their first Championship defeat of the season and Gerhard Struber’s tenure, as they were beaten 3-1 by Oxford United at Ashton Gate on Sunday afternoon.

First-half goals from Nik Prelec, Przemyslaw Placheta, and a late second-half strike from Brian De Keersmaecker were enough to ensure that Anis Mehmeti’s fourth of the season from long range was little more than a consolation for the Robins in front of a sell-out home crowd in BS3.

Prelec handed Gary Rowett’s side the lead when he headed from close range before the lead was doubled by an impressive strike from Placheta on the stroke of half-time. Mehmeti’s rifled effort gave City hope, but De Keersmaecker’s first of t