BRISTOL. Queens Park Rangers was capable to reverse the score against Bristol City to win 2-1. It was Bristol City to strike first with an early goal of A. Scott at the 3′. Then it was a penalty in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Y. Barbet gave the win to Queens Park Rangers in the 90′ minute.
A. King received a red card (56′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Bristol City lost the match.
The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies with the support of Paul Hodskinson and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 11 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 88
- 41 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Queens Park Rangers had a strong ball possession 55% while Bristol City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bristol City was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Queens Park Rangers found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Bristol City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Queens Park Rangers shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (A. King and A. Weimann). On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers received 3 yellow cards (J. Dunne, L. Dykes and S. Field).
A. King (Bristol City) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (56′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bristol City will stay with 27 points like Swansea City and Birmingham City to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Queens Park Rangers will have 38 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will host Millwall on the 2nd of January with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Millwall (5 draws).
Queens Park Rangers will play away agasint Birmingham City on the 2nd of January with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Queens Park Rangers (4 draws).
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
39'
56'
67'
3'
Bristol City started with a 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 , Tomáš Kalas , Cameron Pring , Andy King , Matty James , Andreas Weimann , Alex Scott , Callum O’Dowda and Antoine Semenyo .
The home team had on the bench: Jay Dasilva, Robert Atkinson , Chris Martin, Daniel Bentley, Han-Noah Massengo, Nahki Wells and Ayman Benarous.
Bristol City could not rely on the presence of R. Atkinson (injured) and N. Wells (injured).
Substitutions
Bristol City made 2 changes: G. Tanner for R. Atkinson (39′) and A. Semenyo for N. Wells (90′).
Best player: Alex Scott
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Alex Scott.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Mark Warburton played with: Seny Dieng , Robert Dickie , Jimmy Dunne , Yoann Barbet , Albert Adomah , Samuel Field , Stefan Johansen , Lee Wallace , Luke Amos , Charlie Austin and Christopher Willock .
They had on the bench: Dominic Ball, Jordan Archer, Lyndon Dykes , Osman Kakay and George Thomas .
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 2 changes: L. Wallace for L. Dykes (60′) and L. Amos for G. Thomas (85′).
Best player: Robert Dickie
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Robert Dickie even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 63 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Cardiff City – 3-0
- Bristol City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Nottingham Forest – Huddersfield Town – 0-1
- Stoke City – Derby County – 1-2
