BRISTOL. Millwall bested Bristol City to win 2-1. It was Millwall to strike first with a goal of T. Bradshaw at the 44′. Then it was an own goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Z. Flemming gave the win to Millwall in the 76′ minute with a goal. Bristol City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

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 Gavin Ward assisted by Adam Crysell and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Andy Woolmer. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Bristol City

1 - 2

Millwall

• 56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

• 12 Total 15
• 2 On Target 5
• 10 Off Target 10
• 1 Shots blocked 0

• 97 Attack 100
• 32 Dangerous attack 42
• 0 Ball safe​ 0

• 0 Penalties 1
• 0 Corners 6
• 1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

• 10 Total 11
• 2 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 6 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Bristol City had a strong ball possession 56% while Millwall was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Millwall was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Millwall won the contest.​

Bristol City shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Millwall shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (T. Klose and A. Semenyo). On the opposite side, Millwall received 3 yellow cards (J. Cooper, M. Wallace and D. McNamara).

Standings

After playing this contest, Bristol City will stay with 18 points like Rotherham United and Cardiff City to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Millwall will have 20 points like Sunderland and Watford to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

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

Millwall will play away agasint Birmingham City on the 2nd of November with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Birmingham City (7 draws).

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City

G

Max O'Leary 12.England

6.2

D

Timm Klose 25.Switzerland

7.1

61' 43'

D

Zak Vyner 26.England

6.4

90'

D

Robert Atkinson 5.England

7.0

M

Jay Dasilva 3.England

6.8

66'

M

Mark Sykes 17.Northern Ireland

7.1

61'

M

Joe Williams 8.England

6.7

M

Alex Scott 7.England

6.8

M

Andreas Weimann 14.Austria

6.7

F

Antoine Semenyo 11.England

7.2

53'

F

Tommy Conway 15.England

6.4

61'

Substitutes

G

Daniel Bentley 1.England

D

Cameron Pring 16.England

6.5

66'

D

Tomáš Kalas 22.Czech Republic

6.7

61'

M

Dylan Kadji 27.England

90'

M

Andy King 10.Wales

F

Nahki Wells 21.Bermuda

6.2

61'

F

Chris Martin 9.Scotland

6.3

61'

Bristol City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Nigel Pearson decided to play with the following team: Max O’Leary (6.2), Zak Vyner (6.4), Timm Klose (7.1), Robert Atkinson (7.0), Mark Sykes (7.1), Andreas Weimann (6.7), Alex Scott (6.8), Joe Williams (6.7), Jay Dasilva (6.8), Antoine Semenyo (7.2) and Tommy Conway (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Nahki Wells (6.2), Chris Martin (6.3), Dylan Kadji, Cameron Pring (6.5), Andy King, Tomáš Kalas (6.7) and Daniel Bentley.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 5 changes: T. Conway for C. Martin (61′), T. Klose for N. Wells (61′), M. Sykes for T. Kalas (61′), J. Dasilva for C. Pring (66′) and Z. Vyner for D. Kadji (90′).

Best player: Antoine Semenyo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Antoine Semenyo.

His rating is (7.2) with 17 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15.

Millwall – Formation

Millwall

G

George Long 1.England

6.4

D

Shaun Hutchinson 4.England

7.4

D

Murray Wallace 3.Scotland

7.3

61' 57'

D

Jake Cooper 5.England

6.4

53'

D

Dan McNamara 2.England

6.3

90'

M

George Saville 23.Northern Ireland

6.9

M

Billy Mitchell 8.England

6.5

M

Andreas Voglsammer 21.Germany

6.6

88'

M

Zian Flemming 10.Netherlands

7.3

87' 76'

M

Tyler Burey 14.England

6.5

61'

F

Tom Bradshaw 9.Wales

7.0

77' 44'

Substitutes

G

Bartosz Białkowski 33.Poland

M

George Evans 6.England

87'

M

George Honeyman 39.England

6.8

61'

M

Callum Styles 17.England

6.5

61'

M

Jamie Shackleton 16.England

88'

F

B. Afobe 7.Congo DR

77'

F

Mason Bennett 20.England

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

Gary Rowett played with: George Long (6.4), Danny McNamara (6.3), Shaun Hutchinson (7.4), Jake Cooper (6.4), Murray Wallace (7.3), Billy Mitchell (6.5), George Saville (6.9), Andreas Voglsammer (6.6), Zian Flemming (7.3), Tyler Burey (6.5) and Tom Bradshaw (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: George Evans, Benik Afobe, Bartosz Białkowski, Mason Bennett, George Honeyman (6.8), Callum Styles (6.5) and Jamie Shackleton.

Substitutions

Millwall made 5 changes: M. Wallace for C. Styles (61′), T. Burey for G. Honeyman (61′), T. Bradshaw for B. Afobe (77′), Z. Flemming for G. Evans (87′) and A. Voglsammer for J. Shackleton (88′).

Best player: Shaun Hutchinson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Shaun Hutchinson even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 32 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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

• Watford – Norwich City – 2-1
• Sunderland – Wigan Athletic – 2-1
• Sheffield United – Blackpool – 3-3
• Rotherham United – Huddersfield Town – 2-1
• Reading – West Bromwich Albion – 0-2
• Preston North End – Stoke City – 0-2
• Middlesbrough – Blackburn Rovers – 1-2
• Luton Town – Queens Park Rangers – 3-1
• Cardiff City – Coventry City – 0-1
• Burnley – Swansea City – 4-0
• Bristol City – Millwall – 1-2