BRISTOL. West Ham overcame Bristol City to win 2-1. It was West Ham to strike first with a goal of Honoka Hayashi at the 13′. Then it was a goal in the 48′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Viviane Asseyi gave the win to West Ham in the 55′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Lauren Impey. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.95 degrees Celsius or 51.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Bristol City W

1 - 2

West Ham W

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 4 Total 15
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 1 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 6
  • 74 Attack 80
  • 34 Dangerous attack 39
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Bristol City was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. West Ham that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

West Ham was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Ham won the match.​

Bristol City shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, West Ham shot 15 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (Megan Connolly and Ella Powell). On the opposite side, West Ham received 4 yellow cards (Emma Harries, Risa Shimizu, Kirsty Smith and K. Smith).

Match Timeline

13'
H. Hayashi(goal)
23'
E. Harries- Yellow
L. Evans- sub ->Satara Melonie Murray
38'
M. Connolly- Yellow
46'
F. Morgan- sub ->Mari Ward
46'
A. Thestrup(goal)Ffion Morgan
48'
55'
V. Asseyi(goal)Jessica Ziu
70'
K. Mewis- sub ->Emma Harries
E. Syme- sub ->Abigail Harrison
74'
77'
P. Ademiluyi- sub ->Jessica Ziu
S. Hayles- sub ->Amalie Thestrup
87'
S. Stratigakis- sub ->Carrie Jones
87'
90'
R. Shimizu- Yellow
E. Powell- Yellow
90'
90'
S. Cooke- sub ->Katrina Gorry
90'
K. Smith- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City W
52
21
Chelsea W
49
20
Arsenal W
47
21
Liverpool W
38
21
Manchester United W
35
21
Tottenham W
28
20
Aston Villa W
24
21
Everton W
20
21
Brighton W
19
21
Leicester W
18
21
West Ham W
15
21
Bristol City W
6
21

After this match, Bristol City stays with 5 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, West Ham will has 8 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Bristol City will play away with Aston Villa W on the 4th of February with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Aston Villa W (1 draw).

West Ham will host Arsenal W on the 4th of February with a 9-0 head to head in favor of Arsenal W (1 draw).

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City W
G
S. Yáñez 30.United States
6.7
D
E. Powell 2.Wales
6.3
90'
D
S. Struck 3.Denmark
7.1
D
M. Connolly 6.Republic of Ireland
6.8
46'
D
J. Napier 11.Scotland
6.3
D
S. Murray 44.Jamaica
6.6
38'
M
A. Harrison 7.Scotland
6.6
74'
M
A. Rodgers 8.Scotland
6.6
M
C. Jones 23.Wales
6.8
87'
M
M. Ward 29.England
6.0
46'
F
A. Thestrup 17.Denmark
7.3
87' 48'
Substitutes
G
O. Clark 13.Wales
D
B. Aspin 5.England
D
L. Evans 22.Scotland
6.4
38'
D
F. Morgan 24.Wales
7.0
46'
M
J. Bull 15.England
M
E. Syme 16.England
6.3
74'
M
S. Stratigakis 18.Canada
6.4
87'
M
F. Slocombe 36.England
F
S. Hayles 9.Jamaica
6.7
87'

Bristol City started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Lauren Smith decided to play with the following team: Jessica Shae Yáñez Couey (6.7), Ella Powell (6.3), Satara Melonie Murray (6.6), Cecilie Struck (7.1), Megan Connolly (6.8), Jamie-Lee Napier (6.3), Mari Ward (6.0), Amy Rodgers (6.6), Carrie Jones (6.8), Abigail Harrison (6.6) and Amalie Thestrup (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Brooke Aspin, Shania Hayles (6.7), Olivia Clark, Jasmine Bull, Emily Syme (6.3), Sarah Stratigakis (6.4), Lisa Evans (6.4), Ffion Morgan (7.0) and Fearne Slocombe.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 5 changes: Satara Melonie Murray for Lisa Evans (38′), Mari Ward for Ffion Morgan (46′), Amalie Thestrup for Shania Hayles (87′), Abigail Harrison for Emily Syme (74′) and Carrie Jones for Sarah Stratigakis (87′).

Player of the match: Amalie Thestrup​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Amalie Thestrup.

His rating is 7.3 with 1 goal, 13 passes (54% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3.

West Ham – Formation

West Ham W
G
M. Arnold 1.Australia
7.5
D
K. Smith 2.Scotland
7.3
90'
D
R. Shimizu 3.Japan
7.1
90'
D
A. Tysiak 5.Belgium
6.8
D
S. Zadorsky 14.Canada
7.5
M
E. Harries 12.England
6.7
70' 23'
M
J. Ziu 16.Republic of Ireland
7.7
77'
M
H. Hayashi 19.Japan
7.3
13'
M
K. Gorry 22.Australia
7.9
90'
F
R. Ueki 9.Japan
7.7
F
V. Asseyi 20.France
8.1
55'
Substitutes
G
M. Walsh 25.England
G
K. O'Hanlon 30.England
D
A. Denton 18.England
D
S. Cooke 21.England
90'
M
E. Snerle 8.Denmark
M
K. Mewis 15.United States
6.6
70'
M
Keira Flannery 41.England
F
P. Ademiluyi 35.England
7.0
77'

West Ham started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Rehanne Skinner played with: Mackenzie Arnold (7.5), Risa Shimizu (7.1), Amber Tysiak (6.8), Shelina Zadorsky (7.5), Kirsty Smith (7.3), Honoka Hayashi (7.3), Katrina Gorry (7.9), Jessica Ziu (7.7), Emma Harries (6.7), Riko Ueki (7.7) and Viviane Asseyi (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: Emma Snerle, Kristie Mewis (6.6), Anouk Denton, Shannon Cooke, Megan Walsh, Katie O’Hanlon, Princess Ademiluyi (7.0) and Keira Flannery.

Substitutions

West Ham made 3 changes: Jessica Ziu for Princess Ademiluyi (77′), Emma Harries for Kristie Mewis (70′) and Katrina Gorry for Shannon Cooke (90′).

Player of the match: Viviane Asseyi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham was Viviane Asseyi.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 32 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.​