English League Championship

Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Bristol City
  • 38': Josh Brownhill
  • 55': Marley Watkins
  • 73': Famara Diédhiou
  • 82': Marlon Pack
FT
4 - 1
Blackburn Rovers
  • 13': Charlie Mulgrew

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': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Corry Evans.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Hunt.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Jack Hunt (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
  • 9': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Charlie Mulgrew.
  • 10': Offside, Bristol City. Marlon Pack tries a through ball, but Matty Taylor is caught offside.
  • 10': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. David Raya Martin tries a through ball, but Danny Graham is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Matty Taylor.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Graham.
  • 13': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
  • 13': Goal! Bristol City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 16': Foul by Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Jack Hunt (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Bristol City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 16': Offside, Bristol City. Marlon Pack tries a through ball, but Matty Taylor is caught offside.
  • 21': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Adam Webster.
  • 23': Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Matty Taylor (Bristol City).
  • 24': Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Bristol City).
  • 26': Kasey Palmer (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a headed pass.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 28': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Armstrong following a fast break.
  • 33': Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Graham.
  • 37': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 37': Matty Taylor (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Goal! Bristol City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Graham.
  • 41': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Matty Taylor (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lloyd Kelly with a headed pass.
  • 45': Foul by Marley Watkins (Bristol City).
  • 45': Kasey Palmer (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Richard Smallwood (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+1': Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bristol City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 46': Foul by Marley Watkins (Bristol City).
  • 46': Kasey Palmer (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Bristol City).
  • 51': Attempt saved. Matty Taylor (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
  • 53': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
  • 54': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
  • 55': Goal! Bristol City 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Marley Watkins (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matty Taylor.
  • 56': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Danny Graham.
  • 57': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 57': Jack Hunt (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 59': Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Marley Watkins (Bristol City).
  • 60': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 60': Lloyd Kelly (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 65': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Elliott Bennett tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rothwell replaces Ryan Nyambe.
  • 66': Substitution, Bristol City. Callum O'Dowda replaces Marley Watkins.
  • 67': Substitution, Bristol City. Famara Diedhiou replaces Matty Taylor.
  • 71': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 71': Niclas Eliasson (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Nuttall replaces Kasey Palmer.
  • 73': Goal! Bristol City 3, Blackburn Rovers 1. Famara Diedhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreas Weimann following a fast break.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Famara Diedhiou.
  • 75': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Adam Webster (Bristol City).
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amari'i Bell.
  • 79': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 79': Niclas Eliasson (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
  • 81': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Charlie Mulgrew.
  • 82': Goal! Bristol City 4, Blackburn Rovers 1. Marlon Pack (Bristol City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 83': Foul by Joe Nuttall (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 83': Jack Hunt (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Bristol City. Jamie Paterson replaces Andreas Weimann.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Niclas Eliasson (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Niclas Eliasson (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
  • 87': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by David Raya Martin.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Adam Webster (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
  • 90': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bristol City 4, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Bristol City 4, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 8
7 Saves 1
51.9 Possession 48.1
13 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 11
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
254 Accurate Passes 232
385 Passes 348
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 5
17 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.2
80 Long Balls 70
21 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 6
21 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 11
28 Effective Clearances 21
28 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ashton Gate
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 19,769

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Charlton Athletic 3 +3 9
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 +5 7
3 Swansea City 3 +4 7
4 Queens Park Rangers 3 +3 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRC Bristol City (4-4-2)

No. Name
33 Niki Mäenpää (GK)
4 Adam Webster
22 Tomás Kalas
17 Lloyd Kelly
32 Jack Hunt
8 Josh Brownhill
21 Marlon Pack
19 Niclas Eliasson
15 Marley Watkins
14 Andreas Weimann
10 Matt Taylor
Bristol City Substitutes:
Famara Diédhiou, Liam Walsh, Max O'Leary, Callum O'Dowda, Jay Da Silva, Jamie Paterson, Eros Pisano.

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

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
14 Charlie Mulgrew
26 Darragh Lenihan
17 Amari'i Bell
2 Ryan Nyambe
7 Adam Armstrong
29 Corry Evans
6 Richard Smallwood
10 Danny Graham
45 Kasey Palmer
31 Elliott Bennett
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Joe Nuttall, Harrison Reed, Jayson Leutwiler, Derrick Williams, Craig Conway, Joe Rothwell, Ben Brereton Díaz.

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