BRISTOL. AFC Bournemouth had a surprising win over Bristol City with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Lowe (21′) and a goal from J. Zemura (45′). Its vastly superior ball possession (73%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the assistance of Graham Kane and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Steve Martin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.4 degrees Celsius or 72.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 5 Total 23
- 2 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 19
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 75 Attack 97
- 27 Dangerous attack 85
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 11
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 4 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
AFC Bournemouth had a superior ball possession 73% while Bristol City was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AFC Bournemouth was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AFC Bournemouth won the match.
Bristol City shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth shot 23 times, 4 on target, 19 off target.
Cards
Bristol City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth received 2 yellow cards (G. Cahill and L. Kelly).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bristol City will stay with 16 points to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth will have 28 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will host Nottingham Forest on the 19th of October with a 8-8 head to head.
AFC Bournemouth will play away agasint Stoke City on the 19th of October with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of AFC Bournemouth (1 draw).
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
66'
Bristol City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Nigel Pearson decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bentley , George Tanner , Tomáš Kalas , Nathan Baker , Cameron Pring , Joe Williams , Matty James , Andy King , Callum O’Dowda , Andreas Weimann and Chris Martin .
The home team had on the bench: Jay Dasilva , Tyreeq Bakinson , Nahki Wells , K. Palmer, M. O’Leary, D. Simpson and A. Scott.
Bristol City could not rely on the presence of N. Wells (injured).
Substitutions
Bristol City made 3 changes: J. Williams for N. Wells (13′), C. O’Dowda for J. Dasilva (46′) and C. Pring for T. Bakinson (66′).
Best player: Jay Dasilva
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was Jay Dasilva.
His rating is with 5 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
AFC Bournemouth – Formation
AFC Bournemouth
40'
45'
AFC Bournemouth started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Scott Parker played with: Mark Travers , Jack Stacey , Gary Cahill , Lloyd Kelly , Jordan Zemura , Gavin Kilkenny , Jamal Lowe , Ryan Christie , Philip Billing , Jaidon Anthony and Dominic Solanke .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ø. Nyland, Junior Stanislas , Jefferson Lerma , Morgan Rogers, L. Davis, E. Marcondes and C. Mepham.
Substitutions
AFC Bournemouth made 3 changes: J. Lowe for J. Lerma (64′), P. Billing for J. Stanislas (81′) and R. Christie for M. Rogers (88′).
Best player: Ryan Christie
The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Bournemouth was Ryan Christie even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Blackburn Rovers – Coventry City – 2-2
- Bristol City – AFC Bournemouth – 0-2
- Fulham – Queens Park Rangers – 4-1
- Huddersfield Town – Hull City – 2-0
- Middlesbrough – Peterborough United – 2-0
- Millwall – Luton Town – 0-2
- Nottingham Forest – Blackpool – 2-1
- Preston North End – Derby County – 0-0
- Reading – Barnsley – 1-0
- Sheffield United – Stoke City – 2-1
