How big a result is that with other results going your way in the Championship?

Every result is big at this stage of the season . We want to be successful this season and we've got to put ourselves in a position to do that. By getting these 1-0 wins, particularly away from home, it puts you in good stead to do that because the confidence builds and the momentum builds and obviously the belief - not just with the supporters but internally within the players too.

For that last half hour whilst you were under the cosh, there must have been a lot of faith and team spirit there...

You can see that in the performance, can't you? As a coach, there's times where I'm thinking "look, come on boys, we need to make something happen here, we need to settle on the ball." But when you've come out winning the game, you've got to applaud and commend their attitude to defending. It's something that we do work a lot on and it's something that the group really buy into. That shows because we've had four clean sheets on the spin and that is very, very difficult to do, not only against Reading and QPR but in the Championship.

Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson arrives
Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson arrives

Diedhiou scored a brilliant goal; bringing in someone like Nahki Wells, does that put pressure on him or does it pressure on them all to do well?

You want the competition, competition's healthy. I never promise any player that they're going to play every minute of every game but the truth is that they've got to perform and hold the shirt. It's a heavy shirt. But it's not about that; we've got 18 or 19 players now who've got to live like brothers for the last spell of the season. Only by doing that and actually being very chuffed for your mate to be the hero on that given day will we be in the right mental state to go on the run that we've gone on already.

After the first 20 minutes, you sat back a bit. Was there not the temptation to keep going at them because you had certainly rattled them?

I think when you press as hard and as fast as we do, it's natural that you're going to sap the energy so you've got to pick and choose your times in the game. QPR worked us out a little bit in that sense, as we had worked them out going into the game. I just think they're a good side and a good side with good players can wriggle out of trouble and then you've got to make sure that you recover quickly. What we did do well was in the first half, every time QPR looked like they had an opportunity to break the line, there was a midfielder coming blindside and putting pressure on them.

Nahki Wells applauds the away support at QPR

What did you make of Nahki Wells today?

I thought he was good. He came on and had that little header [chance] where he probably thought he was offside, which was a good chance, opportunity on the counter attack to provide the assist but didn’t quite get the final ball. But on the move, he nicked the ball off their midfield two or three times and showed his experience and intelligence to not be selfish and make it all about him but to come on and run around for the team and not think about being the one to goal hang and just stick it in.

Did he push your strikers a little bit - Fam was pretty outstanding today?

Yeah, and we have to. Nakhi coming in isn't offensive to any of our players because all of our players can play with him and the counter-balance between them is good. You can have the energy of Andi and Nakhi upfront or you can have the big man, small man that can get the bits or you can have Andi running and bring Nakhi off the bench for the last half hour like we did today. 

What was the last day of the transfer window like for you? The two signings were made in London on Friday weren't they?

It was carnage. It was a typical deadline day. We probably knew in advance of it all and Mark had done a good job with all the recruitment staff to get the various options and get us ready, and by the way, the secretary and his assistant have done a great job but until that’s signed, you’re never quite sure on a crazy day like deadline day. I’m pleased with the way we’ve come out of the window.

Of course, losing Josh Brownhill, for me, particularly, I feel like I’ve almost sold my son - but at the same time, we’ve made three very good additions and I think we've come out of the window stronger than when we went into it.

Did Nahhi give any insight into QPR yesterday as he knows them pretty well?

Yeah, of course he does. I wouldn't put him in that position anyway; we do our research and know the way we play and we know the way they play. I wouldn't put him in that position, given the fact that he'd just left.