English League Championship

Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Bristol City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Blackburn Rovers
    • 38': Oladapo Afolayan

    About

    Bristol City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 9': Gibson Yah (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 10': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by George Tanner.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Sam Greenwood with a cross.
    • 14': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
    • 16': Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 16': Jed Wallace (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Twine following a set piece situation.
    • 19': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
    • 20': Offside, Bristol City. Gibson Yah is caught offside.
    • 21': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryoya Morishita is caught offside.
    • 22': Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).
    • 22': Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Greenwood.
    • 23': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
    • 24': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
    • 25': Attempt saved. George Tanner (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
    • 25': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Greenwood with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan is caught offside.
    • 32': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Rob Atkinson.
    • 34': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lisav Eissat.
    • 35': Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 37': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jason Knight.
    • 38': Goal! Bristol City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sean McLoughlin.
    • 43': Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 45': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
    • 45': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bristol City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Sam Greenwood.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
    • 46': Gibson Yah (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 47': Attempt saved. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 51': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 53': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Lisav Eissat.
    • 54': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
    • 56': Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
    • 56': Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
    • 57': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sean McLoughlin is caught offside.
    • 59': Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 59': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji replaces Todd Cantwell.
    • 62': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo replaces Ryoya Morishita.
    • 63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Cameron Pring (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 63': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa with a cross.
    • 64': Offside, Bristol City. Jed Wallace is caught offside.
    • 66': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
    • 67': Substitution, Bristol City. Brian De Keersmaecker replaces Jason Knight.
    • 67': Substitution, Bristol City. Tomi Horvat replaces Scott Twine.
    • 68': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).
    • 71': Attempt missed. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier.
    • 73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andri Gudjohnsen replaces Kristi Montgomery.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
    • 75': Offside, Bristol City. Jed Wallace is caught offside.
    • 75': Substitution, Bristol City. Rio Cardines replaces George Tanner.
    • 75': Substitution, Bristol City. Elijah Adebayo replaces Jed Wallace.
    • 76': Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Gibson Yah (Bristol City).
    • 82': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Gibson Yah (Bristol City).
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier with a cross.
    • 87': Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Gibson Yah (Bristol City).
    • 89': Attempt saved. Tomi Horvat (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Lisav Eissat.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tomi Horvat with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bristol City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Bristol City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 10
    7 Saves 0
    44.3 Possession 55.7
    3 SHOTS 20
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    268 Accurate Passes 336
    349 Passes 428
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 11
    12 Crosses 30
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    67 Long Balls 65
    23 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 8
    13 Effective Tackles 11
    19 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 8
    40 Effective Clearances 15
    40 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ashton Gate
    Location: Bristol, England
    Attendance: 18,712

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Swansea City 10 +9 23
    2 Middlesbrough 10 +6 21
    3 West Ham United 10 +17 19
    4 Birmingham City 10 +6 17
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BRC Bristol City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Tickle (GK)
    5 Robert Atkinson
    2 Lisav Eissat
    3 Cameron Pring
    19 George Tanner
    20 Sam Greenwood
    27 Gibson Yah
    12 Jason Knight
    23 Dominic Ballard
    10 Scott Twine
    17 Jed Wallace
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Brian De Keersmaecker, Rio Cardines, Adam Randell, Tomi Horvat, Elijah Adebayo, Yu Hirakawa, Bradley Collins, Luke McNally, Sam Bell.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    22 Balazs Toth (GK)
    17 Hayden Carter
    15 Sean McLoughlin
    6 Tom Atcheson
    31 Kristi Montgomery
    8 Sam Morsy
    3 Harry Pickering
    2 Ryan Alebiousu
    10 Todd Cantwell
    21 Oladapo Afolayan
    25 Ryoya Morishita
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Aynsley Pears, Jayden Fevrier, Mathias Jørgensen, Augustus Kargbo, Moussa Baradji, Andri Gudjohnsen, Gady Beyuku, Jake Garrett, Dion De Neve.

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