Stoke City defeats Bristol City after recovering from a 2-0 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

BRISTOL. Stoke City had a fantastic comeback against Bristol City.

October 1, 2023

BRISTOL. Stoke City had a striking comeback against Bristol City.

The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson who was helped by Matthew Jones and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Stephen Martin. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.11 degrees Celsius or 64.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.

Match Statistics

Bristol City

2 - 3

Stoke City

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

13 Total 6
5 On Target 4
6 Off Target 1
2 Shots blocked 2

118 Attack 101
74 Dangerous attack 30
48 Ball safe 81

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

6 Total 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Bristol City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Stoke City that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bristol City was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Stoke City managed to find the solution to win this match.

Bristol City shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Stoke City shot 6 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Bristol City received 1 yellow card (Andreas Weimann). On the opposite side, Stoke City received 1 yellow card (Junior Tchamadeu).

Match Timeline

Sam Bell(goal)

Nahki Wells(goal)

15'

20'

Mehdi Léris(goal)

46'

J. Tchamadeu- sub ->Lynden Gooch

47'

Sead Haksabanovic(goal)Ki-Jana Hoever

53'

Harry Cornick- sub ->Nahki Wells

54'

Taylor Gardner-Hickman- sub ->George Tanner

54'

75'

Luke McNally- sub ->Michael Rose

76'

Wouter Burger- sub ->Daniel Johnson

83'

Bae Jun-Ho- sub ->Sead Hakšabanović

T. Conway- sub ->Joe Williams

90'

J. Tchamadeu- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Bristol City will stay with 12 points like Birmingham City to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Stoke City will have 10 points like Blackburn Rovers and Huddersfield Town to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 10th of April with a 6-6 head to head statistic.

Stoke City will play away agasint Swansea City on the 10th of April with a 13-7 head to head in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City

Max O'Leary 1.England

6.0

Cameron Pring 3.England

6.6

Kal Naismith 4.Scotland

7.0

Rob Dickie 16.England

6.6

George Tanner 19.England

6.3

54'

Matty James 6.England

6.6

Jason Knight 12.Republic of Ireland

6.8

Joe Williams 8.England

7.0

90'

Sam Bell 20.England

7.5

53'

Nahki Wells 21.Bermuda

7.5

54'

15'

Mark Sykes 17.Northern Ireland

7.0

54'

Substitutes

S. Bajić 23.France

Taylor Gardner-Hickman 22.England

6.7

54'

Haydon Roberts 24.England

Anis Mehmeti 11.Albania

Andy King 10.Wales

Andreas Weimann 14.Austria

6.7

53'

90'

T. Conway 15.Scotland

90'

Harry Cornick 9.England

6.8

54'

Ephrahim Yeboah 29.Italy

6.7

54'

Bristol City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Nigel Pearson decided to play with the following team: Max O’Leary (6.0), George Tanner (6.3), Robert Dickie (6.6), Kal Naismith (7.0), Cameron Pring (6.6), Jason Knight (6.8), Matty James (6.6), Joe Williams (7.0), Mark Sykes (7.0), Nahki Wells (7.5) and Sam Bell (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Andreas Weimann (6.7), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (6.7), Haydon Roberts, Tommy Conway, Stefan Bajić, Andy King, Harry Cornick (6.8), Ephrahim Yeboah (6.7) and Anis Mehmeti.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 4 changes: Joe Williams for Tommy Conway (90′), Nahki Wells for Harry Cornick (54′), Sam Bell for Andreas Weimann (53′) and George Tanner for Taylor Gardner-Hickman (54′).

Best player: Sam Bell

The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was Sam Bell.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 9 passes (56% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City

Mark Travers 1.Republic of Ireland

7.7

Lynden Gooch 2.United States

6.8

46'

Michael Rose 5.Scotland

6.8

75'

B. Wilmot 16.England

6.4

Ki-Jana Hoever 17.Netherlands

6.8

Ben Pearson 4.England

6.6

Daniel Johnson 12.Jamaica

7.0

76'

Josh Laurent 28.England

6.4

Mehdi Léris 27.Algeria

7.3

20'

André Vidigal 7.Portugal

Sead Haksabanovic 20.Montenegro

7.3

83'

47'

Wesley 18.Brazil

7.0

65'

Substitutes

J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland

Luke McNally 23.Republic of Ireland

6.7

75'

J. Tchamadeu 24.Cameroon

6.7

46'

90'

Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland

Wouter Burger 6.Netherlands

6.8

76'

Bae Jun-Ho 22.South Korea

7.3

83'

Dwight Gayle 11.England

Also Stoke City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Alex Neil played with: André Vidigal, Mark Travers (7.7), Ki-Jana Hoever (6.8), Michael Rose (6.8), Ben Wilmot (6.4), Lynden Gooch (6.8), Josh Laurent (6.4), Ben Pearson (6.6), Daniel Johnson (7.0), Mehdi Léris (7.3) and Wesley Moraes (7.0), Sead Hakšabanović (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Thompson, Luke McNally (6.7), Nathan Lowe (7.5), Jack Bonham, Wouter Burger (6.8), Junior Tchamadeu (6.7), Joon-ho Bae (7.3), Sol Sidibe and Dwight Gayle.

Substitutions

Stoke City made 4 changes: Lynden Gooch for Junior Tchamadeu (46′), Michael Rose for Luke McNally (75′), Daniel Johnson for Wouter Burger (76′) and Sead Hakšabanović for Joon-ho Bae (83′).