BRISTOL. Bristol City defeated Rotherham United to win 2-1. A goal from A. Weimann was decisive in the 90min. It was Bristol City to strike first with a goal of Tommy Conway at the 15′. Then it was a penalty in the 67′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Andreas Weimann gave the win to Bristol City in the 90′ minute with a goal.
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 Joshua Smith with the support of Jonathan Hunt and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Lee Swabey. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 9 Total 8
- 5 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 97 Attack 107
- 49 Dangerous attack 68
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 7
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Bristol City was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Rotherham United that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rotherham United was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Bristol City managed to find the solution to win this match.
Bristol City shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Rotherham United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Bristol City received 3 yellow cards (Nigel Pearson, A. Scott and Andreas Weimann ). Regarding the opposition, Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards (Cameron Humphreys, Jordan Hugill and Cohen Bramall).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Bristol City will have 56 points like Hull City to hold in the 14th place. On the other side, Rotherham United will stay with 46 points like Cardiff City to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will play away against Queens Park Rangers on the 8th of May with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of Bristol City (7 draws).
Rotherham United will play away agasint Wigan Athletic on the 8th of May with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (3 draws).
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
78'
66'
15'
Bristol City adopted the 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 , Kal Naismith , Cameron Pring , Andy King , Matty James , Harry Cornick , Alex Scott , Sam Bell and Tommy Conway .
The home team had on the bench: Jay Dasilva, Anis Mehmeti, Harvey Wiles-Richards, Joe Williams, Andreas Weimann , Mark Sykes and Nahki Wells.
Substitutions
Bristol City made 4 changes: Harry Cornick for Mark Sykes (73′), A. Scott for Andreas Weimann (73′), Andy King for Joe Williams (78′) and Tommy Conway for Nahki Wells (84′).
Best player: Cameron Pring
The most impressive player for Bristol City was Cameron Pring even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.
Rotherham United – Formation
Rotherham United
Also Rotherham United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Matthew Taylor played with: Viktor Johansson , Lee Peltier , Cameron Humphreys , Tyler Blackett , Cohen Bramall , Jamie Lindsay , Conor Coventry , Chiedozie Ogbene , Domingos Quina , Tariqe Fosu-Henry and Jordan Hugill .
These were the players on the bench: Robbie Hemfrey, Oliver Rathbone , Shane Ferguson , Richard Wood , Wes Harding , Georgie Kelly and Leo Fuhr Hjelde.
Substitutions
Rotherham United made 5 changes: Tyler Blackett for Richard Wood (46′), C. Coventry for Oliver Rathbone (55′), Lee Peltier for Wes Harding (55′), Jordan Hugill for Daniel Kelly (68′) and Domingos Quina for Shane Ferguson (81′).
Best player: Jordan Hugill
The player that probably impressed the most for Rotherham United was Jordan Hugill.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Millwall – 2-1
- Preston North End – Blackburn Rovers – 1-1
- Norwich City – Swansea City – 0-3
- Hull City – Watford – 1-0
- Coventry City – Reading – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Stoke City – 1-1
- Burnley – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Bristol City – Rotherham United – 2-1
- Birmingham City – Blackpool – 0-1
