Bristol City prevails over Southampton 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BRISTOL. Bristol City beats Southampton 3-1.

February 15, 2024

BRISTOL. Bristol City overcomes Southampton 3-1. Bristol City was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Sam Bell (52′), Robert Dickie (72′) and Harry Cornick (82′). Southampton reduced the distance with a penalty (90′ + 5′) by Adam Armstrong, but there was not much to do for them. Southampton was definitely better in terms of ball possession (68%).

The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 24,661 spectators. The referee was Matt Donohue with the support of Paul Hodskinson and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.

Match Statistics

Bristol City

3 - 1

Southampton

! 32 Ball Possession 68

Shots

14 Total 16
4 On Target 4
4 Off Target 4
6 Shots blocked 8

74 Attack 129
55 Dangerous attack 50
71 Ball safe 75

0 Penalties 1
6 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

4 Total 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Southampton was in firm control of the ball 68% while Bristol City was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bristol City was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bristol City won the match.

Bristol City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Southampton shot 16 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (Joe Williams and Zak Vyner). Talking about the opposition, Southampton received 2 yellow cards (Kamaldeen Sulemana and Ryan Fraser).

Match Timeline

46'

S. Armstrong- sub ->Shea Charles

Sam Bell(goal)Anis Mehmeti

52'

64'

Ryan Fraser- sub ->Samuel Edozie

Taylor Gardner-Hickman- sub ->Jason Knight

64'

Zak Vyner- Yellow

65'

64'

Sékou Mara- sub ->David Brooks

Harry Cornick- sub ->Sam Bell

65'

Rob Dickie(goal)Joe Williams

72'

74'

Kamaldeen Sulemana - sub ->Joe Rothwell

Ross McCrorie- sub ->Haydon Roberts

76'

Nahki Wells- sub ->Tommy Conway

76'

Harry Cornick(goal)Ross McCrorie

82'

D. Mebude- sub ->Anis Mehmeti

86'

90'

Ryan Fraser- Yellow

90'

Adam Armstrong(penalty)

Joe Williams- Yellow

90'

Kamaldeen Sulemana - Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Bristol City has 44 points to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Southampton will stays with 64 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will host Queens Park Rangers on the 17th of February with a 10-8 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol City (8 draws).

Southampton will host Hull City on the 27th of January with a 9-2 head to head statistic in favor of Southampton (4 draws).

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City

Max O'Leary 1.England

7.3

Rob Dickie 16.England

7.9

72'

George Tanner 19.England

7.1

Zak Vyner 26.England

7.1

65'

Haydon Roberts 24.England

7.3

76'

Cameron Pring 3.England

Matty James 6.England

6.8

Jason Knight 12.Republic of Ireland

7.5

64'

Sam Bell 20.England

7.7

65'

52'

Joe Williams 8.England

7.5

90'

Anis Mehmeti 11.Albania

7.1

86'

T. Conway 15.Scotland

6.7

76'

Substitutes

S. Bajić 23.France

Taylor Gardner-Hickman 22.England

7.0

64'

Ross McCrorie 2.Scotland

6.4

76'

J. Knight-Lebel 27.Canada

Andy King 10.Wales

Mark Sykes 17.Northern Ireland

Harry Cornick 9.England

7.1

65'

82'

Nahki Wells 21.Bermuda

6.6

76'

D. Mebude 47.Scotland

6.4

86'

Bristol City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Liam Manning decided to play with the following team: Cameron Pring, Max O’Leary (7.3), George Tanner (7.1), Zak Vyner (7.1), Robert Dickie (7.9), Haydon Roberts (7.3), Matty James (6.8), Joe Williams (7.5), Anis Mehmeti (7.1), Jason Knight (7.5), Sam Bell (7.7) and Tommy Conway (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Harry Cornick (7.1), Nahki Wells (6.6), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (7.0), Ross McCrorie (6.4), Andy King, Mark Sykes, Stefan Bajić, Jamie Knight-Lebel and Adedire Mebude (6.4).

Substitutions

Bristol City made 5 changes: Jason Knight for Taylor Gardner-Hickman (64′), Sam Bell for Harry Cornick (65′), Anis Mehmeti for Adedire Mebude (86′), Tommy Conway for Nahki Wells (76′) and Haydon Roberts for Ross McCrorie (76′).

Player of the match: Robert Dickie

The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was Robert Dickie.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 41 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton

Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland

6.4

Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England

7.3

Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland

7.3

T. Harwood-Bellis 21.England

7.1

J. Bednarek 35.Poland

7.1

Flynn Downes 4.England

Will Smallbone 16.Republic of Ireland

6.8

Joe Rothwell 19.England

7.0

74'

Shea Charles 24.England

7.1

46'

Adam Armstrong 9.England

7.9

90'

C. Adams 10.Scotland

Samuel Edozie 23.England

7.0

64'

David Brooks 36.Wales

7.3

64'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley 13.England

J. Stephens 5.England

S. Armstrong 17.Scotland

6.8

46'

Ryan Fraser 26.Scotland

6.4

64'

90'

Kamaldeen Sulemana 20.Ghana

6.8

74'

90'

Sékou Mara 18.France

6.4

64'

S. Amo-Ameyaw 27.England

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

Russell Martin played with: Flynn Downes, Ché Adams, Gavin Bazunu (6.4), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.3), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.1), Jan Bednarek (7.1), Ryan Manning (7.3), Will Smallbone (6.8), Shea Charles (7.1), Joe Rothwell (7.0), David Brooks (7.3) and Adam Armstrong (7.9), Samuel Edozie (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Stuart Armstrong (6.8), Ryan Fraser (6.4), Jack Stephens, Joe Lumley, Sékou Mara (6.4), Kamaldeen Sulemana (6.8), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Jayden Meghoma and Tyler Dibling.

Substitutions

Southampton made 4 changes: Shea Charles for Stuart Armstrong (46′), Joe Rothwell for Kamaldeen Sulemana (74′), David Brooks for Sékou Mara (64′) and Samuel Edozie for Ryan Fraser (64′).