BRISTOL. Burnley topped Bristol City to win 2-1. It was Burnley to strike first with a goal of Benson Manuel Hedilazio at the 33′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jay Rodríguez gave the win to Burnley in the 62′ minute with a goal. Burnley capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).
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 David Webb with the support of James Wilson and Matthew Jones. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 8 Total 14
- 1 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 92 Attack 104
- 49 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Burnley had a strong ball possession 59% while Bristol City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bristol City was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Burnley managed to find the solution to win this match.
Bristol City shot 8 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Burnley shot 14 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Bristol City received 1 yellow card (Andreas Weimann ). On the other side, Burnley didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Bristol City will stay with 56 points to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Burnley will have 98 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will play away with Queens Park Rangers on the 8th of May with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol City (7 draws).
Burnley will host Cardiff City on the 8th of May with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
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88'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: Joe Williams , Nahki Wells , Jay Dasilva, Mark Sykes , Andreas Weimann , Tomáš Kalas and Harvey Wiles-Richards.
Bristol City could not rely on the presence of Joe Williams (injured).
Substitutions
Bristol City made 4 changes: Andy King for Joe Williams (56′), G. Tanner for Andreas Weimann (56′), Harry Cornick for Mark Sykes (56′) and A. Scott for Nahki Wells (70′).
Best player: Andreas Weimann
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Andreas Weimann.
His rating is with 6 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 56′.
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
Also Burnley adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Vincent Kompany played with: Bailey Peacock-Farrell , Connor Roberts , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Ameen Al-Dakhil , Ian Maatsen , Josh Brownhill , Josh Cullen , Manuel Benson , Scott Twine , Vitinho and Lyle Foster .
These were the players on the bench: Charlie Taylor, Jack Cork, Jay Rodriguez , Charlie Casper, Michael Obafemi , Ashley Barnes and Arijanet Murić.
Burnley could not rely on the presence of A. Barnes (injured).
Substitutions
Burnley made 5 changes: Lyle Foster for Jay Rodriguez (41′), Scott Twine for Michael Obafemi (67′), I. Maatsen for Charlie Taylor (82′), Benson Manuel Hedilazio for Jack Cork (82′) and Vitinho for Ashley Barnes (86′).
Best player: Jay Rodriguez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burnley was Jay Rodriguez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 41′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Norwich City – 2-1
- Sunderland – Watford – 2-2
- Stoke City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
- Sheffield United – Preston North End – 4-1
- Reading – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
- Hull City – Swansea City – 1-1
- Coventry City – Birmingham City – 2-0
- Bristol City – Burnley – 1-2
