Blackburn 2-1 Bristol City — EFL Championship, 12 Dec 2023
Blackburn beat Bristol City 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 12 December 2023 at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire. Arnór Sigurðsson, Scott Wharton, Mark Sykes got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Blackburn have won 0 and Bristol City 2, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Ewood Park · Blackburn, Lancashire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 22'Foul
- 1-035'assist: Samuel Szmodics
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 51'Foul
- 2-052'assist: Adam Wharton
- 58'
- 58'
- 58'
- 2-160'assist: Jason Knight
- 73'
- 73'
- 79'
- 79'out: E. Yeboah
- 84'
- 85'Argument
- 88'Argument
- 89'Foul
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Blackburn
- 7.9Arnór SigurðssonM
- 7.9Leopold WahlstedtG
- 7.9Scott WhartonD
- 7.7Sondre TronstadM
- 7.3Samuel SzmodicsM
- 6.9Adam WhartonM
- 6.9James HillD
- 6.9Harry PickeringD
- 6.7Niall EnnisF
- 6.6Callum BrittainD
- 6.6Hayden CarterD
- 6.5Harry LeonardF
- 6.3Jake GarrettM
- 6.3Lewis TravisD
- 6.3Andrew MoranM
Bristol City
- 7.9Jason KnightF
- 7.3Robert DickieD
- 7.2Mark SykesM
- 7.2Cameron PringD
- 7.0Anis MehmetiM
- 7.0Matthew JamesM
- 6.9Joseph WilliamsM
- 6.9Taylor Gardner-HickmanD
- 6.9Tommy ConwayF
- 6.9Zachary VynerD
- 6.6Harry CornickF
- 6.6George TannerD
- 6.5Samuel BellM
- 6.3Andreas WeimannF
- 6.3Ephraim YeboahF
- 5.9Max O’LearyG
Line-ups
Bristol City4-4-2
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BlackburnJ. Tomasson
Substitutes
- 27Lewis Travis89'84'D6.3
- 4James Hill73'D6.9
- 34J. HiltonG
- 18Dilan MarkandayF
- 20Harry Leonard46'F6.5
- 30Jake Garrett73'M6.3
- 33S. TelalovićF
- 42R. FinneranM
- 31T. AtchesonD
Bristol CityL. Manning
Substitutes
- 14A. Weimann79'F6.3
- 9H. Cornick58'F6.6
- 23S. BajićG
- 22Taylor Gardner-Hickman58'D6.9
- 11Anis Mehmeti58'M7.0
- 27J. Knight-LebelD
- 29E. Yeboah79'F6.3
- 36J. MeerholzM
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
1.17Expected goals (xG)0.87
13Total shots12
3Shots on target6
4Shots off target4
6Blocked shots2
3Corners4
6Offsides0
6Fouls7
4Yellow cards1
5Goalkeeper saves1
602Total passes522
499Accurate passes414
83%Pass accuracy79%
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnór Sigurðsson | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Leopold Wahlstedt | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Scott Wharton | 84 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Sondre Tronstad | 90 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 7.7 |
| Samuel Szmodics | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Adam Wharton | 73 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| James Hill | 17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Harry Pickering | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Niall Ennis | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Callum Brittain | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Hayden Carter | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Harry Leonard | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jake Garrett | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Lewis Travis | 12 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Andrew Moran | 73 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Bristol City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Knight | 79 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Robert Dickie | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Mark Sykes | 78 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Cameron Pring | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Anis Mehmeti | 32 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Matthew James | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Joseph Williams | 59 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 31 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tommy Conway | 58 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Zachary Vyner | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Harry Cornick | 32 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| George Tanner | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Samuel Bell | 58 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Andreas Weimann | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ephraim Yeboah | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Max O’Leary | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
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Bristol CityDLLWD
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Head-to-head
- 21 Jan 23Bristol City1-1Blackburn
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- 20 Nov 21Bristol City1-1Blackburn
- 17 Mar 21Blackburn0-0Bristol City
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