Bristol City overcomes Rotherham United 2-1 with T. Conway scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTHERHAM. Bristol City defeated Rotherham United to win 2-1. T. Conway was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals.

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David Brown
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Bristol City overcomes Rotherham United 2-1 with T. Conway scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTHERHAM. Bristol City defeated Rotherham United to win 2-1. T. Conway was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Bristol City to strike first with a goal of Tommy Conway at the 81′. Then it was a goal in the 86′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Tommy Conway gave the win to Bristol City in the 90′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Bristol City took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the help of Daniel Leach and Alex James. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Rotherham United

1 - 2

Team 1

Bristol City

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 8 Total 9
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 134 Attack 97
  • 50 Dangerous attack 40
  • 76 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 4 Total 4
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bristol City was in firm control of the ball 58% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rotherham United had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Bristol City found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Rotherham United shot 8 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Bristol City shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Rotherham United received 1 yellow card (Oliver Rathbone). Regarding the opposition, Bristol City received 1 yellow card (Haydon Roberts).

Match Timeline

Oliver Rathbone- Yellow
43'
Sam Clucas- sub ->Cafú
62'
Grant Hall- sub ->Lee Peltier
62'
66'
66'
Nahki Wells- sub ->Harry Cornick
Sam Nombe- sub ->Jordan Hugill
74'
79'
T. Conway- sub ->Jason Knight
79'
Andy King- sub ->Joe Williams
Arvin Appiah- sub ->Andre Green
80'
81'
T. Conway(goal)Kal Naismith
Sebastian Revan- sub ->Cohen Bramall
80'
90'
Haydon Roberts- Yellow
85'
Haydon Roberts- sub ->Sam Bell
Tyler Blackett(goal)Arvin Appiah
86'
90'
T. Conway(goal)Andy King

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After playing this match, Rotherham United will stay with 5 points to remain in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, Bristol City will have 15 points like Birmingham City to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Rotherham United will play away against West Bromwich Albion on the 10th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).

Bristol City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 10th of April with a 6-6 head to head record.

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United
G
Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden
7.3
D
Dexter Lembikisa 2.Jamaica
6.7
D
Cohen Bramall 3.England
7.3
80'
D
Tyler Blackett 6.England
7.7
Goals86'
D
Lee Peltier 21.England
7.0
62'
M
Oliver Rathbone 18.England
7.3
43'
M
C. Tiéhi 27.Ivory Coast
7.0
M
Cafú 7.Portugal
6.6
62'
F
Jordan Hugill 10.England
6.7
74'
F
Andre Green 11.England
6.3
80'
F
Fred Onyedinma 14.Nigeria
7.3
Substitutes
G
Dillon Phillips 26.England
D
Grant Hall 20.England
6.3
62'
D
Sebastian Revan 28.England
6.4
80'
M
Sam Clucas 8.England
6.6
62'
F
Sam Nombe 29.England
6.6
74'
F
Tom Eaves 9.England
F
Georgie Kelly 12.Northern Ireland
F
Arvin Appiah 30.England
7.1
80'
F
Ciaran McGuckin 35.Northern Ireland

Rotherham United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Viktor Johansson (7.3), Dexter Lembikisa (6.7), Lee Peltier (7.0), Tyler Blackett (7.7), Cohen Bramall (7.3), Christ Tiehi (7.0), Cafú (6.6), Oliver Rathbone (7.3), Andre Green (6.3), Jordan Hugill (6.7) and Fred Onyedinma (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Clucas (6.6), Sam Nombe (6.6), Tom Eaves, Georgie Kelly, Grant Hall (6.3), Dillon Phillips, Sebastian Revan (6.4), Arvin Appiah (7.1), Ciaran McGuckin and Grant Hall.

Rotherham United could not rely on the presence of Grant Hall (injured) and Sebastian Revan (injured).

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: Lee Peltier for Grant Hall (62′), Cafú for Sam Clucas (62′), Andre Green for Arvin Appiah (80′), Cohen Bramall for Sebastian Revan (80′) and Jordan Hugill for Sam Nombe (74′).

Best player: Tyler Blackett​

The most impressive player for Rotherham United was Tyler Blackett.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 39 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City
G
Max O'Leary 1.England
6.4
D
Cameron Pring 3.England
6.7
D
Kal Naismith 4.Scotland
7.5
D
Rob Dickie 16.England
7.3
D
George Tanner  19.England
D
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 22.England
7.0
M
Matty James 6.England
6.8
M
Joe Williams 8.England
7.3
79'
M
Jason Knight 12.Republic of Ireland
6.6
79'
F
Mark Sykes 17.Northern Ireland
6.7
66'
F
Sam Bell 20.England
6.8
85'
F
Harry Cornick 9.England
6.7
66'
Substitutes
G
S. Bajić 23.France
D
Haydon Roberts 24.England
6.3
85' 90'
M
Andy King 10.Wales
6.7
79'
M
Anis Mehmeti 11.Albania
F
Nahki Wells 21.Bermuda
6.4
66'
F
Andreas Weimann 14.Austria
7.0
66'
F
T. Conway 15.Scotland
8.7
79' Goals81', 90'
F
Ephrahim Yeboah 29.Italy
F
R. Nelson 30.England

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

Nigel Pearson played with: George Tanner, Max O’Leary (6.4), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (7.0), Robert Dickie (7.3), Kal Naismith (7.5), Cameron Pring (6.7), Jason Knight (6.6), Matty James (6.8), Joe Williams (7.3), Mark Sykes (6.7) and Harry Cornick (6.7), Sam Bell (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Nahki Wells (6.4), Andy King (6.7), Anis Mehmeti, Andreas Weimann (7.0), Tommy Conway (8.7), Stefan Bajić, Haydon Roberts (6.3), Ephrahim Yeboah and Raekwan Nelson.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 5 changes: Mark Sykes for Andreas Weimann (66′), Harry Cornick for Nahki Wells (66′), Joe Williams for Andy King (79′), Jason Knight for Tommy Conway (79′) and Sam Bell for Haydon Roberts (85′).

Best player: Tommy Conway​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Tommy Conway.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 3 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 79′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​