BRISTOL. Bristol City demolishes Blackburn Rovers 5-0 with goals of T. Conway (24′), T. Conway (32′ pen), Anis Mehmeti (73′), Nahki Wells (78′ pen) and Nahki Wells (90′).

The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 19,672 spectators.​ The referee was Samuel Allison with the help of Richard Wild and Ian Cooper. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was light intensity drizzle. The temperature was cold at 9.99 degrees Celsius or 49.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Blackburn Rovers was in firm control of the ball 55% while Bristol City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bristol City was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bristol City won the match​.

Bristol City shot 15 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Bristol City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Kyle McFadzean and J. Rankin-Costello).

Standings

After this encounter, Bristol City has 57 points to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers will stays with 46 points like Stoke City to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will host Huddersfield Town on the 13th of April with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Bristol City (3 draws).

Blackburn Rovers will play away against Leeds United on the 13th of April with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Leeds United (3 draws).

Bristol City – Formation

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

The manager Liam Manning decided to play with the following team: Max O’Leary (7.3), George Tanner  (7.1), Zak Vyner (6.8), Haydon Roberts (7.1), Ross McCrorie (6.7), Joe Williams (6.7), J. Knight (7.5), Cameron Pring (7.9), Mark Sykes (6.4), Scott Twine (7.8) and T. Conway (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Matty James, Anis Mehmeti (7.3), Harry Cornick (7.1), Andy King (6.8), Nahki Wells (8.4), S. Bajić, J. Knight-Lebel (6.6) and D. Mebude.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 5 changes: T. Conway for Nahki Wells (71′), Scott Twine for Anis Mehmeti (71′), Ross McCrorie for J. Knight-Lebel (85′), Mark Sykes for Harry Cornick (71′) and Joe Williams for Andy King (83′).

Player of the match: T. Conway​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was T. Conway.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 13 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 4.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Eustace played with: A. Pears (6.3), Callum Brittain (5.8), Dominic Hyam (4.6), S. Wharton (6.7), Harry Pickering (6.0), S. Tronstad (6.3), J. Rankin-Costello (6.3), D. Markanday (7.1), Sammie Szmodics (6.7), T. Dolan (6.8) and Sam Gallagher (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: A. Moran (6.7), Leopold Wahlstedt, B. Koumetio, Hayden Carter, J. Buckley (6.7), J. Garrett (6.6), I. Tyjon, B. Chrisene (6.3) and Kyle McFadzean (5.7).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 5 changes: D. Markanday for J. Buckley (46′), T. Dolan for Kyle McFadzean (46′), S. Wharton for A. Moran (46′), S. Tronstad for J. Garrett (81′) and J. Rankin-Costello for B. Chrisene (46′).

Player of the match: D. Markanday​

The most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was D. Markanday.

His rating is 7.1 with 18 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• West Bromwich Albion – Rotherham United – 2-0
• Swansea City – Stoke City – 3-0
• Ipswich Town – Watford – 0-0
• Hull City – Middlesbrough – 2-2
• Bristol City – Blackburn Rovers – 5-0
• Birmingham City – Cardiff City – 0-1