Blackburn Rovers vs Bristol City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
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Blackburn Rovers are hosting Bristol City
at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 3': Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
- 4': Attempt blocked. Niall Ennis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
- 5': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
- 10': Attempt missed. Sam Bell (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jason Knight following a fast break.
- 10': Delay in match (Blackburn Rovers).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Niall Ennis is caught offside.
- 16': Attempt missed. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Williams.
- 22': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
- 22': Sam Bell (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnór Sigurdsson.
- 26': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
- 26': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rob Dickie.
- 28': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
- 29': Attempt missed. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mark Sykes with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
- 30': Niall Ennis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
- 32': Niall Ennis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Moran from a direct free kick.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnór Sigurdsson.
- 35': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Bristol City 0. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 42': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
- 42': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
- 42': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Niall Ennis is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Niall Ennis.
- 44': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Matty James.
- 44': Attempt saved. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Moran with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
- 45'+1': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Niall Ennis is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Bristol City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Bristol City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard replaces Niall Ennis.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
- 50': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 51': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
- 51': Jason Knight (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
- 52': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Bristol City 0. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt missed. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 58': Substitution, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti replaces Sam Bell.
- 58': Substitution, Bristol City. Harry Cornick replaces Tommy Conway.
- 58': Substitution, Bristol City. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Joe Williams.
- 60': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Bristol City 1. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jason Knight.
- 68': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
- 68': Harry Cornick (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Attempt saved. Jason Knight (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matty James.
- 71': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Leopold Wahlstedt.
- 73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Andrew Moran.
- 73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. James Hill replaces Adam Wharton.
- 74': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain is caught offside.
- 77': Attempt saved. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Sykes.
- 79': Substitution, Bristol City. Ephraim Yeboah replaces Mark Sykes.
- 79': Substitution, Bristol City. Andreas Weimann replaces Jason Knight.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
- 80': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
- 81': Attempt missed. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
- 82': Attempt missed. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 83': Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
- 84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces Scott Wharton.
- 85': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
- 85': Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Ephraim Yeboah (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
- 88': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
- 89': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
- 90': Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Arnór Sigurdsson is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Cameron Pring.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Bristol City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Bristol City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Bristol City 1.
Statistics
 BRC |
BLK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 46.5 | Possession | 53.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 411 | Accurate Passes | 502 |
| 519 | Passes | 602 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 19 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 9 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 11,092
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 11,092
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 26 | +28 | 52 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 26 | +11 | 46 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | +18 | 44 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 26 | +11 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Blackburn Rovers (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Leopold Wahlstedt (GK) |
| 16 | Scott Wharton |
| 17 | Hayden Carter  |
| 3 | Harry Pickering |
| 2 | Callum Brittain |
| 23 | Adam Wharton |
| 6 | Sondre Tronstad |
| 14 | Niall Ennis |
| 8 | Sammie Szmodics |
| 7 | Arnór Sigurdsson |
| 24 | Andy Moran |
Bristol City (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Max O'Leary (GK) |
| 16 | Robert Dickie |
| 26 | Zak Vyner |
| 3 | Cameron Pring |
| 19 | George Tanner |
| 8 | Joe Williams |
| 6 | Matty James |
| 20 | Sam Bell |
| 17 | Mark Sykes |
| 12 | Jason Knight |
| 15 | Tommy Conway |
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