Mark Sykes and Nahki Wells were on target as Bristol City beat Norwich City 2-1 to boost their promotion hopes in the Championship.

Bristol City climbed into the Championship play-off places after beating Norwich City 2-1 at Ashton Gate on Friday.

Mark Sykes opened the scoring for the Robins only six minutes in before Nahki Wells doubled their advantage with a low finish 17 minutes later.

Borja Sainz, who struck the woodwork for the visitors in the first half, gave Johannes Hoff Thorup's side a lifeline with eight minutes left to play, but Bristol City held on for the victory.

The Robins, with 57 points, rose to fifth place after overtaking Coventry City and West Brom, who have the chance to move back up if they win on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the defeat is a blow for Norwich's promotion hopes as they sit 12th with 49 points.

Data Debrief: Robins do the double over Canaries

With the win, Bristol City completed a league double over Norwich City for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign.

Norwich were unbeaten in their last three away league games (W1 D2) heading into this contest but are now without a win in three matches.

The Robins, meanwhile, have now won eight of their last 11 home league matches (D2 L1) and haven’t conceded more than once in any of those 11 games.