PETERBOROUGH. Bristol City defeated Peterborough United. Peterborough United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Weston Homes Stadium stadium in Peterborough on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the assistance of Neil Davies and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 15 Total 15
- 3 On Target 6
- 12 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 94
- 49 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 10
Fouls
- 13 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Peterborough United was in firm control of the ball 59% while Bristol City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Peterborough United was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Bristol City managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Peterborough United shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Bristol City shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Peterborough United received 1 yellow card (N. Thompson). On the other side, Bristol City received 1 yellow card (A. King).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Peterborough United will stay with 8 points like Barnsley to stay in the 23rd place. On the other side, Bristol City will have 16 points like Blackburn Rovers and Reading to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Peterborough United will play away against Middlesbrough on the 16th of October with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).
Bristol City will host AFC Bournemouth on the 16th of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of AFC Bournemouth (0 draws).
Peterborough United – Formation
Peterborough United
90'
88'
22', 43'
Peterborough United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Darren Ferguson decided to play with the following team: David Cornell , Nathan Thompson , Ronnie Edwards , Frankie Kent , Dan Butler , Joe Ward , Oliver Norburn , Conor Coventry , Harrison Burrows , Sammie Szmodics and Siriki Dembélé .
The home team had on the bench: W. Blackmore, Idris Kanu , J. Knight, Jack Taylor , J. Tomlinson, K. Poku and Jorge Grant .
Substitutions
Peterborough United made 3 changes: C. Coventry for J. Taylor (58′), J. Ward for I. Kanu (79′) and O. Norburn for J. Grant (88′).
Best player: Sammie Szmodics
The player that probably impressed the most for Peterborough United was Sammie Szmodics.
His rating is with 2 goals, 31 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
Bristol City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Nigel Pearson played with: Daniel Bentley , George Tanner , Tomáš Kalas , Robert Atkinson , Cameron Pring , Matty James , Andy King , Joe Williams , Andreas Weimann , Callum O’Dowda and Chris Martin .
They had on the bench: D. Simpson, Alex Scott , S. Bell, T. Bakinson, Z. Vyner, M. O’Leary and K. Palmer.
Substitutions
Bristol City made only 1 change substituting C. O’Dowda for A. Scott (62′).
Best player: Chris Martin
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was Chris Martin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Sheffield United – 2-1
- Barnsley – Millwall – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Nottingham Forest – 0-3
- Blackpool – Blackburn Rovers – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Reading – 0-1
- Coventry City – Fulham – 4-1
- Derby County – Swansea City – 0-0
- Hull City – Middlesbrough – 2-0
- Luton Town – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
- Peterborough United – Bristol City – 2-3
- Queens Park Rangers – Preston North End – 3-2
