BRISTOL. Bristol City bested Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

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 John Busby with the support of Richard Wild and Graham Kane. The 4th official was Richie Watkins. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2.51 degrees Celsius or 36.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Bristol City

3 - 2

Middlesbrough

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 10 Total 12
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 0 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 81 Attack 120
  • 22 Dangerous attack 53
  • 76 Ball safe 68
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 5 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Middlesbrough had a strong ball possession 57% while Bristol City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Bristol City found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Bristol City shot 10 times, 8 on target, 0 off target. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (Cameron Pring and Taylor Gardner-Hickman). On the other side, Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards (Sam Greenwood and Dael Fry).

Match Timeline

Taylor Gardner-Hickman(goal)Jason Knight
37'
Taylor Gardner-Hickman- Yellow
42'
44'
Dael Fry- Yellow
T. Conway(penalty)
45'
Zak Vyner(own-goal)
50'
52'
63'
Sam Greenwood- Yellow
Mark Sykes(goal)
67'
66'
Alex Bangura- sub ->Lukas Engel
Harry Cornick- sub ->Sam Bell
69'
Anis Mehmeti- sub ->Tommy Conway
69'
73'
73'
Sam Silvera- sub ->Rav van den Berg
Cameron Pring- Yellow
77'
Kal Naismith- sub ->Mark Sykes
81'
86'
Dan Barlaser- sub ->Jonathan Howson
86'
Josh Coburn- sub ->Sam Greenwood
Joe Williams- sub ->Matty James
90'

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 this match, Bristol City will have 25 points like Blackburn Rovers to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough will stay with 24 points to sit in the 12th 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.

Middlesbrough will play away agasint Hull City on the 10th of April with a 12-9 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City
G
Max O'Leary 1.England
6.4
D
Cameron Pring 3.England
6.7
77'
D
Rob Dickie 16.England
6.7
D
George Tanner 19.England
6.8
D
Zak Vyner 26.England
6.4
M
Matty James 6.England
7.3
90'
M
Jason Knight 12.Republic of Ireland
6.8
M
Mark Sykes 17.Northern Ireland
7.0
81' 67'
M
Sam Bell 20.England
6.3
69'
M
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 22.England
8.4
42' 37'
F
T. Conway 15.Scotland
6.7
69' 45'
Substitutes
G
S. Bajić 23.France
D
J. Knight-Lebel 27.Canada
D
Kal Naismith 4.Scotland
7.0
81'
M
Anis Mehmeti 11.Albania
6.7
69'
M
Joe Williams 8.England
90'
F
Ephrahim Yeboah 29.Italy
F
Andreas Weimann 14.Austria
F
Harry Cornick 9.England
6.8
69'

Bristol City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Liam Manning decided to play with the following team: Max O’Leary (6.4), George Tanner (6.8), Zak Vyner (6.4), Robert Dickie (6.7), Cameron Pring (6.7), Matty James (7.3), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (8.4), Mark Sykes (7.0), Jason Knight (6.8), Sam Bell (6.3) and Tommy Conway (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Anis Mehmeti (6.7), Andreas Weimann, Kal Naismith (7.0), Joe Williams, Harry Cornick (6.8), Stefan Bajić, Jamie Knight-Lebel and Ephrahim Yeboah.

Bristol City could not rely on the presence of Joe Williams (injured).

Substitutions

Bristol City made 4 changes: Tommy Conway for Anis Mehmeti (69β€²), Sam Bell for Harry Cornick (69β€²), Mark Sykes for Kal Naismith (81β€²) and Matty James for Joe Williams (90β€²).

Player of the match: Taylor Gardner-Hickman​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Taylor Gardner-Hickman.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 38 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough
G
Seny Dieng 1.Senegal
7.3
D
Rav van den Berg 3.Netherlands
6.3
73'
D
Dael Fry 6.England
6.4
44'
D
Paddy McNair 17.Northern Ireland
7.1
D
Lukas Engel 27.Denmark
7.1
66'
M
H. Hackney 7.England
6.6
M
I. Jones 11.England
7.0
M
Jonathan Howson 16.England
6.7
86'
M
Matt Crooks 25.England
7.7
73' 52'
M
Sam Greenwood 29.England
7.5
86' 63'
F
Emmanuel Latte Lath 9.Ivory Coast
6.7
Substitutes
G
Tom Glover 23.Australia
D
M. Clarke 5.England
D
A. Dijksteel 15.Suriname
D
Alex Bangura 24.Sierra Leone
6.4
66'
M
Dan Barlaser 4.England
7.0
86'
F
Josh Coburn 19.England
6.3
86'
F
Morgan Rogers 10.England
6.3
73'
F
A. Gilbert 14.England
F
Sam Silvera 18.Australia
6.8
73'

Also Middlesbrough adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Michael Carrick played with: Seny Dieng (7.3), Rav van den Berg (6.3), Dael Fry (6.4), Paddy McNair (7.1), Lukas Engel (7.1), Jonathan Howson (6.7), Hayden Hackney (6.6), Isaiah Jones (7.0), Matt Crooks (7.7), Sam Greenwood (7.5) and Emmanuel Latte Lath (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Josh Coburn (6.3), Daniel Barlaser (7.0), Matthew Clarke, Morgan Rogers (6.3), Alexander Gilbert, Anfernee Dijksteel, Sam Silvera (6.8), Tom Glover and Alex Bangura (6.4).

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 5 changes: Lukas Engel for Alex Bangura (66β€²), Matt Crooks for Morgan Rogers (73β€²), Rav van den Berg for Sam Silvera (73β€²), Sam Greenwood for Josh Coburn (86β€²) and Jonathan Howson for Daniel Barlaser (86β€²).

Player of the match: Matt Crooks​

The player that probably impressed the most for Middlesbrough was Matt Crooks.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 29 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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