Jedinak's Villa grab Championship point at Bristol City

A first-half header from midfielder Birkir Bjarnason earned Mile Jedinak's Aston Villa a share of the points from a 1-1 Championship draw with Bristol City at Ashton Gate.

The hosts took a 16th-minute lead when Andreas Weimann's mazy dribble was halted on the edge of the Villa box and the ball broke to Josh Brownhill, who sent a low right-footed shot into the net from 20 yards, with goalkeeper Orjan Nyland looking at fault.

But Villa - for whom Socceroos veteran Jedinak played a full game - hit back in first-half stoppage-time when Callum O'Dowda was penalised for a needless foul and Conor Hourihane's driven free-kick from the left was nodded powerfully home by Bjarnason from the centre of the box.

A draw was a fair result to a game which saw both teams exert periods of pressure, but home fans appeared happier at the final whistle.

Superb goals from Adam Reach and Mateusz Klich meant Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United shared the spoils at Hillsborough.

The 1-1 result allowed Leeds to edge a point ahead of Middlesbrough at the top of the table while Wednesday remain unbeaten at home in the league this season.

Reach struck spectacularly for the home side with a left-footed long-range strike that went in off the far left post just before half-time.

But visitors Leeds hit back in the 54th minute as Klich curled in an elegant shot from outside the penalty area.