WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion was after all too strong for Bristol City with the goal of J. Hugill (8′), J. Hugill (42′) and K. Grant (52′).
The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith with the assistance of Jonathan Hunt and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 24 Total 8
- 10 On Target 3
- 14 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 116 Attack 76
- 51 Dangerous attack 22
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion was in firm control of the ball 55% while Bristol City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.
West Bromwich Albion shot 24 times, 10 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bristol City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (). On the other side, Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (J. Dasilva and D. Simpson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, West Bromwich Albion will have 28 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Bristol City will stay with 16 points like Birmingham City to stay in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will play away against Fulham on the 30th of October with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Fulham (8 draws).
Bristol City will host Barnsley on the 30th of October with a 11-5 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (8 draws).
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
42'
82'
West Bromwich Albion started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Sam Johnstone , Semi Ajayi , Kyle Bartley , Matthew Clarke , Darnell Furlong , Robert Snodgrass , Jayson Molumby , Conor Townsend , Matt Phillips , Jordan Hugill and Karlan Grant .
The home team had on the bench: David Button, Callum Robinson , Kean Bryan , Cédric Kipré, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Grady Diangana and Adam Reach .
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 4 changes: M. Phillips for C. Robinson (61′), K. Grant for G. Diangana (64′), M. Clarke for K. Bryan (82′) and C. Townsend for A. Reach (85′).
Best player: Darnell Furlong
The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was Darnell Furlong even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
45'
Bristol City started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
On the opposite side, Nigel Pearson played with: Daniel Bentley , Tomáš Kalas , Robert Atkinson , Nathan Baker , Matty James , George Tanner , Andreas Weimann , Han-Noah Massengo , Jay Dasilva , Chris Martin and Nahki Wells .
They had on the bench: Callum O’Dowda , Tyreeq Bakinson , Danny Simpson , Max O’Leary, Alex Scott, Sam Bell and Cameron Pring .
Bristol City could not rely on the presence of C. Pring (injured).
Substitutions
Bristol City made 4 changes: N. Baker for C. Pring (23′), G. Tanner for D. Simpson (33′), J. Dasilva for C. O’Dowda (64′) and H. Massengo for T. Bakinson (87′).
Best player: Cameron Pring
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Cameron Pring.
His rating is with 33 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 23′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Huddersfield Town – 3-0
- Birmingham City – Swansea City – 2-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Reading – 2-0
- Blackpool – Preston North End – 2-0
- Cardiff City – Middlesbrough – 0-2
- Coventry City – Derby County – 1-1
- Luton Town – Hull City – 1-0
- Millwall – Stoke City – 2-1
- Peterborough United – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
- West Bromwich Albion – Bristol City – 3-0
