Football Struber not surprised by Mehmeti’s superb performance

ANIS Mehmeti’s performance in Bristol City’s win over Sheffield Wednesday was “not a surprise” Gerhard Struber said, with the Robins’ boss quick to emphasise the need for game-to-game consistency.

- Dan CARTER

The Robins stretched their unbeaten start to the Championship campaign to five matches with a 3-0 win at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon. First-half strikes from Emil Riis and Mehmeti, after an early Harry Amass own goal, helped City secure a third league win of the season and climb up to third in the table.

Mehmeti played an important role in all three of the goals against the Owls. It was the 24-year-old who picked out Rob Dickie with a smart pass in the lead-up to the opener; he provided the assist for Riis’ third of the season 12 minutes later, before he slotted under Ethan Hovarth in the Wednesday net to wrap up the three points on the half-hour mark.

In truth, the Albanian should have left Hillsborough with more than one goal as he stung both the side-netting and woodwork in the remainder of the contest. Although the winger’s display impressed supporters and his head coach alike, Struber was by no means taken aback.