BRISTOL. Sunderland was able to turn the tables against Bristol City. Bristol City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud who had the assistance of Graham Kane and George Byrne. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.2 degrees Celsius or 88.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 4 Total 4
- 3 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 8 Attack 14
- 5 Dangerous attack 5
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 9
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Bristol City had a strong ball possession 59% while Sunderland was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bristol City had a more offensive attitude with 5 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Sunderland found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Bristol City shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (J. Williams and M. Sykes). On the opposite side, Sunderland received 2 yellow cards (C. Evans and D. Cirkin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Bristol City stays with 0 points to occupy the 23rd place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Sunderland has 4 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will play away against Middlesbrough on the 5th of November with a 11-7 head to head record in favor of Bristol City (5 draws).
Sunderland will host Cardiff City on the 5th of November with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (1 draw).
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
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Bristol City adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Nigel Pearson decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bentley , Zak Vyner , Kal Naismith , Robert Atkinson , Mark Sykes , Han-Noah Massengo , Joe Williams , Jay Dasilva , Alex Scott , Andreas Weimann and Chris Martin .
The home team had on the bench: Nahki Wells , Tommy Conway , Timm Klose , Andy King, Kane Wilson , Max O’Leary and George Tanner.
Substitutions
Bristol City made 4 changes: M. Sykes for K. Wilson (65′), Z. Vyner for T. Klose (65′), H. Massengo for T. Conway (76′) and J. Dasilva for N. Wells (88′).
Best player: Andreas Weimann
The most impressive player for Bristol City was Andreas Weimann.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
Also Sunderland adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Alex Neil played with: Anthony Patterson , Daniel Ballard , Danny Batth , Dennis Cirkin , Lynden Gooch , Corry Evans , Daniel Neil , Jack Clarke , Alex Pritchard , Ellis Simms and Ross Stewart .
They had on the bench: Luke O’Nien, Elliot Embleton , Ajibola-Joshua Alese , Leon Dajaku, Alex Bass, Bailey Wright and Patrick Roberts.
Substitutions
Sunderland made 3 changes: A. Pritchard for E. Embleton (81′), J. Clarke for A. Alese (88′) and E. Simms for L. Dajaku (90′).
Best player: Ellis Simms
The most impressive player for Sunderland was Ellis Simms.
His rating is with 2 goals, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Blackburn Rovers – 0-3
- Stoke City – Blackpool – 2-0
- Sheffield United – Millwall – 2-0
- Reading – Cardiff City – 2-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Middlesbrough – 3-2
- Preston North End – Hull City – 0-0
- Norwich City – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
- Burnley – Luton Town – 1-1
- Bristol City – Sunderland – 2-3
