BRISTOL. Bristol City and Reading draw 1-1. T. Conway scored the first goal (45′) for Bristol City. L. João made it even (72′). Bristol City was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Stephen Martin with the support of Craig Taylor and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 18 Total 7
- 8 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 108 Attack 67
- 62 Dangerous attack 27
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Bristol City was in firm control of the ball 67% while Reading was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bristol City was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Bristol City to win the match.
Bristol City shot 18 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Reading shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Bristol City received 3 yellow cards (O. Taylor-Clarke, Matty James and Anis Mehmeti). Regarding the opposition, Reading received 2 yellow cards (T. Holmes and A. Yiadom).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bristol City will have 49 points like Swansea City to remain in the 14th place. On the other side, Reading will have 46 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will play away with Queens Park Rangers on the 6th of May with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (7 draws).
Reading will play away agasint Huddersfield Town on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
88'
71'
45'
Bristol City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nigel Pearson decided to play with the following team: Max O’Leary, George Tanner, Zak Vyner, Cameron Pring, Jay Dasilva, Matty James, Omar Taylor-Clarke, Andreas Weimann, Tommy Conway, Anis Mehmeti and Nahki Wells.
The home team had on the bench: Harry Cornick, C. Wood, Kane Wilson, Harvey Wiles-Richards, H. Leeson, Sam Bell and Andy King.
Substitutions
Bristol City made 3 changes: O. Taylor-Clarke for Andy King (59′), Tommy Conway for Harry Cornick (60′) and Matty James for Samuel Bell (88′).
Reading – Formation
Reading
Reading started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Paul Ince played with: Joe Lumley, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Thomas Holmes, Naby Sarr, Andy Yiadom, Cesare Casadei, Jeff Hendrick, Tyrese Fornah, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Yakou Méïté and Andy Carroll.
These were the players on the bench: Kelvin Ehibhaimha, Femi Azeez, Nelson Abby, Lucas João, Jay Senga, Kelvin Abrefa and Dean Anthony Bouzanis.
Substitutions
Reading made 3 changes: N. Guinness-Walker for Lucas João (61′), Tyrese Fornah for Femi Azeez (62′) and Amadou Salif Mbengue for Kelvin Abretti (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Millwall – 0-0
- Preston North End – Blackpool – 3-1
- Norwich City – Sheffield United – 0-1
- Luton Town – Watford – 2-0
- Hull City – Rotherham United – 0-0
- Huddersfield Town – Middlesbrough – 4-2
- Coventry City – Stoke City – 0-4
- Cardiff City – Swansea City – 2-3
- Bristol City – Reading – 1-1
- Birmingham City – Blackburn Rovers – 1-0
