BLACKPOOL. Blackpool and Bristol City played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. Bristol City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the support of Philip Dermott and Paul Hodskinson. The 4th official was Andrew Kitchen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.9 degrees Celsius or 66.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Blackpool

3 - 3

Bristol City

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 13 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 78 Attack 111
  • 37 Dangerous attack 48
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 17
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Bristol City had a superior ball possession 58% while Blackpool was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bristol City had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Bristol City to win the encounter​.

Blackpool shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Bristol City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Blackpool received 1 yellow card (J. Gabriel). Talking about the opposition, Bristol City received 5 yellow cards (A. Scott, A. Semenyo, R. Atkinson, J. Williams and A. King).

Match Timeline

7'
44'
T. Conway(goal)A. Scott
46'
Matty James- sub ->H. Massengo
46'
51'
56'
63'
63'
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel- Yellow
65'
Marvin Ekpiteta(own-goal)
70'
77'
79'
85'
CJ Hamilton- sub ->S. Lavery
87'
87'
Joe Williams- Yellow
88'
Andy King- sub ->T. Conway
90'
90'
Andy King- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After playing this match, Blackpool will have 8 points like Bristol City, Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers, Sunderland and Cardiff City to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Bristol City will have 8 points like Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers, Sunderland, Blackpool and Cardiff City to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will play away with West Bromwich Albion on the 1st of November with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).

Bristol City will host Sheffield United on the 1st of November with a 11-6 head to head stats in favor of Sheffield United (2 draws).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool
G
Daniel Grimshaw 32.England
6.1
D
Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England
6.2
D
Dominic Thompson 23.England
6.6
D
Rhys Williams 15.England
6.6
46'
D
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 4.England
7.0
65'
M
Callum Connolly 2.England
6.2
M
Kenny Dougall 12.Australia
6.5
M
J. Bowler 11.England
7.3
7'
M
Shayne Lavery 19.Northern Ireland
6.1
87'
M
Jerry Yates 9.England
6.2
56'
F
Gary Madine 14.England
7.4
79'
Substitutes
G
C. Maxwell 1.Wales
G
Stuart Moore 13.England
D
James Husband 3.England
D
Jordan Thorniley 34.England
6.2
46'
M
Matty Virtue 17.England
M
CJ Hamilton 22.England
87'
F
Theo Corbeanu 25.Canada
7.8
79' 90'
F
Bez Lubala 30.DR Congo

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

The manager Michael Appleton decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw (6.1), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (7.0), Marvin Ekpiteta (6.2), Rhys Williams (6.6), Dominic Thompson (6.6), Kenneth Dougall (6.5), Callum Connolly (6.2), Josh Bowler (7.3), Jerry Yates (6.2), Shayne Lavery (6.1) and Gary Madine (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Stuart Moore, Theo Corbeanu (7.8), Matthew Virtue-Thick, Beryly Lubala, James Husband, Jordan Thorniley (6.2), CJ Hamilton and Chris Maxwell.

Substitutions

Blackpool made 3 changes: R. Williams for J. Thorniley (46′), G. Madine for T. Corbeanu (79′) and S. Lavery for C. Hamilton (87′).

Best player: Theo Corbeanu​

The player that probably impressed the most for Blackpool was Theo Corbeanu.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 6 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 79′.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City
G
Daniel Bentley 1.England
6.2
D
Zak Vyner 26.England
6.4
D
R. Atkinson 5.England
5.9
85'
D
Kal Naismith 4.Scotland
7.2
M
Jay Dasilva 3.England
6.4
M
Joe Williams 8.England
6.8
87'
M
Han-Noah Massengo 30.France
6.4
46'
M
Alex Scott 7.England
7.0
63' 51'
F
Andreas Weimann 14.Austria
6.3
F
Nahki Wells 21.Bermuda
7.3
F
T. Conway 15.Scotland
7.8
88' 44'
Substitutes
G
Max O'Leary 12.England
D
George Tanner 19.England
D
Kane Wilson 2.England
M
Andy King 10.Wales
88' 90'
M
Matty James 6.England
6.4
46'
F
C. Martin 9.Scotland
F
Antoine Semenyo 11.England
6.9
63' 77' 63'

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

Nigel Pearson played with: Daniel Bentley (6.2), Zak Vyner (6.4), Kal Naismith (7.2), Robert Atkinson (5.9), Alex Scott (7.0), Han-Noah Massengo (6.4), Joe Williams (6.8), Jay Dasilva (6.4), Andreas Weimann (6.3), Tommy Conway (7.8) and Nahki Wells (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: George Tanner, Chris Martin, Antoine Semenyo (6.9), Andy King, Kane Wilson, Matty James (6.4) and Max O’Leary.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 3 changes: H. Massengo for M. James (46′), A. Scott for A. Semenyo (63′) and T. Conway for A. King (88′).

Best player: Tommy Conway​

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

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 13 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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