BRISTOL. Bristol City beat Millwall 3-2 thanks to A. Weimann who scored in the 7th, 73rd and 85th minute. Bristol City capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the help of Bhupinder Gill and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Will Finnie. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 6 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 128 Attack 117
- 35 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bristol City had a superior ball possession 58% while Millwall was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Millwall was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Bristol City succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Bristol City shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Millwall shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Bristol City received 4 yellow cards (R. Towler, C. O’Dowda, A. Semenyo and N. Wells). Regarding the opposition, Millwall received 2 yellow cards (J. Cooper and B. Afobe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bristol City will have 30 points to sit in the 14th place. On the other side, Millwall will stay with 33 points like Blackpool to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will play away against Fulham on the 15th of January with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (3 draws).
Millwall will host Nottingham Forest on the 15th of January with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Millwall (9 draws).
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Nigel Pearson decided to play with the following team: Max O’Leary , Zak Vyner , Tomáš Kalas , Ryley Towler , Cameron Pring , Matty James , Andreas Weimann , Alex Scott , Ayman Benarous , Callum O’Dowda and Antoine Semenyo .
The home team had on the bench: T. Conway, Chris Martin , R. Atkinson, D. Bentley, J. Dasilva, N. Wells and Han-Noah Massengo .
Substitutions
Bristol City made 3 changes: A. Benarous for C. Martin (46′), R. Towler for H. Massengo (46′) and A. Semenyo for N. Wells (90′).
Best player: Andreas Weimann
The most impressive player for Bristol City was Andreas Weimann.
His rating is with 3 goals, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
Millwall – Formation
Millwall started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gary Rowett played with: Bartosz Białkowski , Shaun Hutchinson , Alex Pearce , Jake Cooper , Dan McNamara , Billy Mitchell , George Saville , Murray Wallace , Sheyi Ojo , Tom Bradshaw and Benik Afobe .
They had on the bench: George Evans , Z. Lovelace, G. Long, N. Boateng, Matt Smith and Scott Malone.
Substitutions
Millwall made 3 changes: S. Ojo for G. Evans (68′), A. Pearce for M. Smith (89′) and B. Mitchell for S. Malone (89′).
Best player: Tom Bradshaw
The player that probably impressed the most for Millwall was Tom Bradshaw.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Birmingham City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Blackburn Rovers – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Cardiff City – 1-1
- Bristol City – Millwall – 3-2