BRISTOL. Luton Town was able to clinch a draw against Bristol City with a late goal from D. Hylton.
The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson who was helped by Graham Kane and Daniel Leach. The 4th official was Brett Huxtable. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.4 degrees Celsius or 79.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Bristol City started with a conservative line-up. On the other side, Luton Town adopted a 3-4-1-2 formation.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
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Nigel Pearson decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bentley , Zak Vyner , Tomáš Kalas , Robert Atkinson , Nathan Baker , Alex Scott , Matty James , Han-Noah Massengo , Cameron Pring , Chris Martin and Andreas Weimann .
The home team had on the bench: Antoine Semenyo, Max O’Leary, Jay Dasilva , Andy King , Kasey Palmer, Nahki Wells and Tyreeq Bakinson.
Best player: Nathan Baker
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was Nathan Baker.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (34% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 19.
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
On the opposite side, Nathan Pearson played with: Simon Sluga , Tom Lockyer , Reece Burke , Sonny Bradley, Kal Naismith , James Bree , Luke Berry , Henri Lansbury , Amari Bell , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu and Harry Cornick , Cameron Jerome .
They had on the bench: Danny Hylton , James Shea, Gabriel Osho, Elijah Adebayo , Carlos Mendes Gomes , Glen Rea and Dion Pereira.
Best player: Henri Lansbury
The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was Henri Lansbury.
His rating is with 41 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 11 crosses.
Match report
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 14 Total 20
- 2 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 16
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 101 Attack 98
- 47 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Bristol City was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Luton Town that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Bristol City was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Bristol City to win the match.
Bristol City shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Luton Town shot 20 times, 4 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Bristol City received 1 yellow card (C. Pring). On the other side, Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (H. Lansbury and J. Bree).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bristol City will have 9 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Luton Town will have 9 points to stay in the 12th place.
In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will play away with Queens Park Rangers on the 18th of September with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (6 draws). Luton Town will host against Swansea City on the 18th of September with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Swansea City (0 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Birmingham City – Fulham – 1-4
- Bristol City – Luton Town – 1-1
- Coventry City – Cardiff City – 1-0
- Nottingham Forest – Middlesbrough – 0-2
- Swansea City – Millwall – 0-0
- Stoke City – Barnsley – 1-1
