Bolton Wanderers began life without Owen Coyle with stirring victory at home to Bristol City after trailing 2-0 in the early stages.
Steven Davies opened the scoring after three minutes and doubled his tally twenty minutes later from the penalty spot after a foul by Tim Ream.
Chris Eagles produced an instant response for Bolton, netting a powerful free kick to reduce the deficit before half time.
Bolton dominated possession in the second half and were rewarded when Jay Spearing continued a late surge forward and slotted home a pass from Kevin Davies.
The turnaround was completed ten minutes from time when Martin Petrov found space and finished coolly from a tight angle.
