BLACKPOOL. Blackpool prevails over Bristol City 3-1. Blackpool was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with C. Hamilton (36′), G. Madine (39′) and J. Bowler (48′). Bristol City reduced the distance with a goal (86′) by N. Wells, but there was not much to do for them. Bristol City was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Linington with the support of Andrew Dallison and Rob Smith. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.4 degrees Celsius or 47.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 7 Total 11
- 5 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 97 Attack 104
- 54 Dangerous attack 36
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 4
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bristol City was in firm control of the ball 61% while Blackpool was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Blackpool was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Blackpool won the match.
Blackpool shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Bristol City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Blackpool received 4 yellow cards (J. Bowler, G. Madine, J. Yates and C. Connolly). On the opposite side, Bristol City received 4 yellow cards (J. Williams, A. Semenyo, A. Scott and N. Wells).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Blackpool will have 40 points like Coventry City to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, Bristol City will stay with 34 points to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will play away with Coventry City on the 8th of February with a 5-5 head to head stats.
Bristol City will host Reading on the 9th of February with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Reading (2 draws).
Blackpool – Formation
Blackpool
84'
61'
48'
Blackpool started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw , Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel , Richard Keogh , Jordan Thorniley , Dujon Sterling , Josh Bowler , Callum Connolly , Kenneth Dougall , CJ Hamilton , Gary Madine and Jerry Yates .
The home team had on the bench: Shayne Lavery, Oliver Casey, Ethan Robson, Charlie Kirk , Jake Beesley , Owen Dale and Stuart Moore.
Substitutions
Blackpool made 3 changes: J. Bowler for O. Dale (61′), C. Hamilton for C. Kirk (67′) and G. Madine for J. Beesley (83′).
Best player: Kenneth Dougall
The most impressive player for Blackpool was Kenneth Dougall even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 37 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
Bristol City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Nigel Pearson played with: Max O’Leary , Tomáš Kalas , Timm Klose , Cameron Pring , Jay Dasilva , Han-Noah Massengo , Alex Scott , Callum O’Dowda , Andreas Weimann , Antoine Semenyo and Chris Martin .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ayman Benarous, Tommy Conway, Joe Williams , Harvey Wiles-Richards, Zak Vyner, Sam Bell and Nahki Wells .
Substitutions
Bristol City made 2 changes: C. O’Dowda for J. Williams (46′) and A. Weimann for N. Wells (74′).
Best player: Timm Klose
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Timm Klose.
His rating is with 76 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Blackpool – Bristol City – 3-1
- Hull City – Preston North End – 0-1
- Swansea City – Blackburn Rovers – 1-0
