BRISTOL. Bristol City and Preston North End didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson that was helped by Nigel Lugg and Ian Cooper. The 4th official was Chris Sarginson. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 72.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Bristol City started with a conservative line-up. On the other side, Preston North End adopted for a 3-4-1-2 formation.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
78'
Nigel Pearson decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bentley , Zak Vyner , Tomáš Kalas , Robert Atkinson , Nathan Baker , Han-Noah Massengo , Andy King , Matty James , Cameron Pring , Andreas Weimann and Chris Martin .
The home team had on the bench: Kasey Palmer, Nahki Wells , Alex Scott, Tyreeq Bakinson, Jay Dasilva , Antoine Semenyo and Max O’Leary.
Best player: Robert Atkinson
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was Robert Atkinson.
His rating is with 0 goals, 39 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End
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On the other side, Frankie Pearson played with: Daniel Iversen , Jordan Storey , Patrick Bauer , Andrew Hughes , Sepp van den Berg , Benjamin Whiteman , Ryan Ledson , Joshua Earl , Daniel Johnson , Sean Maguire and Emil Riis .
They had on the bench: Alistair McCann , Liam Lindsay, Declan Rudd, Josh Murphy , Alan Browne , Greg Cunningham and Brad Potts.
Best player: Daniel Iversen
The player that probably impressed the most for Preston North End was the goalkeeper: Daniel Iversen. His rating is 8.01. He performed 0 saves.
Match report
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 11 Total 10
- 3 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 109 Attack 88
- 59 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Bristol City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Preston North End that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Bristol City was extremely more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Bristol City to win the match.
Bristol City shoot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Preston North End shoot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Bristol City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Preston North End received 1 yellow card (B. Whiteman).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, Bristol City will have 8 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Preston North End will have 7 points to stay in the 13th place.
In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will host Luton Town on the 15th of September with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Luton Town (0 draw). Preston North End will play away Sheffield United on the 14th of September with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Sheffield United (5 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Barnsley – 3-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Luton Town – 2-2
- Blackpool – Fulham – 1-0
- Bristol City – Preston North End – 0-0
- Coventry City – Middlesbrough – 2-0
- Reading – Queens Park Rangers – 3-3
- Sheffield United – Peterborough United – 6-2
- Stoke City – Huddersfield Town – 2-1
- Swansea City – Hull City – 0-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Millwall – 1-1
