Tranmere 1-1 Bristol City

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Bristol City held on for a draw after a thrilling end-to-end contest at Tranmere.

The visitors went ahead after 10 minutes with Micky Bell firing home an angled shot following a pass by Joe Burnell.

A fine save by goalkeeper Steven Phillips denied Iain Hume an equaliser for Tranmere.

But they finally levelled matters just after the hour mark when City gave away possession, and Simon Haworth punished them with a fine shot from the edge of the box.

Tranmere threw everything forward in search of a winner but Phillips made three fine saves from Hume.

The visitors almost grabbed a winner in the closing stages, but the unmarked Scott Murray fired over following a cross from Brian Tinnion.

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Tranmere: Achterberg, Roberts, Sharps, Connelly, Jackson, Mellon, Hume, Hay, Jones, Haworth, Barlow. Subs: Price, Howarth, Hinds, Nicholson, Marvin Robinson.

Bristol City: Phillips, Carey, Bell, Butler, Hill, Coles, Murray, Burnell, Tinnion, Fagan, Peacock. Subs: Stowell, Hulbert, Roberts, Fortune, Rosenior.

Referee: B Curson (Leicestershire).