FFO Prem, Bristol City vs. Blackburn Rovers (Mon Feb 17) Bristol City | Blackburn Rovers 4-4-2 N | 4-1-3-2 A - | - | J_Pickford GK | GK A_Onana A_Grimaldo DF | DF C_Lenglet E_Pinnock DF | DF C_Starfelt O_Boscagli DF | DF R_Le_Normand T_Mitchell DF | DF N_Cadden M_Llorente MF | DM K_Phillips J_Williams MF | MF B_Guimaraes K_Bielik MF | MF L_Sane B_Soumare MF | MF N_Fekir Munir FW | FW W_Ben_Yedder M_Rajovic FW | FW M_Oyarzabal | M_OLeary SUB | SUB G_Shelvey L_Davis SUB | SUB A_Rrahmani L_Wallace SUB | SUB L_Johanns J_Schouten SUB | SUB M_Palermo C_Pozarro SUB | SUB J_Kelly Min. 2 :(brc) B_Soumare brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Rajovic gets on the end of the pass ... M_Rajovic with a graceful, looping effort! ... But A_Onana just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... Munir plays it towards the near post! ... J_Williams gets something on it! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Rajovic chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Onana catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 3 :(bla) C_Lenglet finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... C_Lenglet tries the shot! ... GOAL!! ... J_Pickford got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out ... Blackburn Rovers go ahead in this match now! ... Bristol City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 5 :(brc) O_Boscagli with an inswinging cross to A_Grimaldo ... Driven towards goal by A_Grimaldo! ... A_Onana gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 8 :(brc) T_Mitchell runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to A_Grimaldo ... Intercepted by C_Starfelt Min. 8 :(bla) L_Sane breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat J_Pickford now! ... T_Mitchell trips him up from behind! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 9 :(brc) B_Soumare flicks the ball on to T_Mitchell ... T_Mitchell with the cheeky shot! ... But A_Onana stops that one easily Min. 9 :(bla) N_Fekir runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder with the side footed shot! ... But J_Pickford gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... N_Fekir dinks the ball into the area! ... J_Pickford comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... K_Phillips gets to it! ... But he somehow misses ... The Bristol City fans laugh at him Min. 13 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal with a short pass to find W_Ben_Yedder ... Brilliantly taken away by T_Mitchell!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 15 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal flicks it past K_Bielik ... He runs forward ... M_Oyarzabal from 20 yards! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 18 :(bla) The ball goes loose! ... C_Lenglet gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... B_Soumare knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... K_Phillips swings it in ... L_Sane takes control of it! ... L_Sane drives it low! ... Looks like it should be J_Pickford's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... W_Ben_Yedder flights it in! ... J_Pickford reads it well, and claims it! Min. 18 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal takes possession ... Knocks it past O_Boscagli ... He's through on goal ... M_Oyarzabal plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... The Blackburn Rovers fans sing his praises! ... Bristol City 0-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 18 :(brc) B_Soumare sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Munir ... M_Oyarzabal with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... M_Llorente with the outside of his boot ... He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! ... They're tinkering with the filters ... The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! ... Bristol City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C Min. 23 :(brc) J_Williams gets to the byline and finds Munir with a beautiful cross ... But C_Starfelt puts it in row Z! Min. 26 :(brc) J_Williams jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Munir ... But B_Guimaraes barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 27 :(bla) N_Cadden bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to N_Fekir ... B_Soumare goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... That's his second yellow! ... RED CARD!! ... He should have been sent off first time of asking! Min. 27 :(bla) N_Fekir plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... C_Lenglet decides to go for goal instead! ... C_Lenglet with a graceful, looping effort! ... Saved by J_Pickford Min. 30 :(brc) M_Llorente spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Rajovic! ... What a fantastic interception by N_Cadden ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 32 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder over hits his pass ... He finds M_Oyarzabal though ... That was fortunate ... M_Oyarzabal tries one from the edge of the box! ... J_Pickford gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 36 :(bla) R_Le_Normand with a burst of pace ... But E_Pinnock clears the danger Min. 37 :(brc) M_Rajovic with a slick pass to Munir ... Munir goes for the top corner! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Munir with an outswinging corner into the box ... N_Cadden deals with the danger and clears Min. 38 :(brc) A_Grimaldo runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... Munir latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... A cheeky lob from Munir! ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 38 :(bla) N_Fekir with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... N_Fekir with a bicycle kick! ... J_Pickford makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bla) N_Fekir holds the ball up ... He sees L_Sane in space! ... L_Sane rifles it at the goal! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bristol City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers Min. 46 :(brc) M_Llorente finds himself in a good position ... M_Llorente attempts a lob! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 46 :(bla) N_Fekir is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to C_Lenglet ... C_Lenglet with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... J_Pickford is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... J_Pickford holds his head in his hands! ... Bristol City 1-3 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 50 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: A_Rrahmani ... COMING OFF: N_Cadden Min. 52 :(bla) R_Le_Normand with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... M_Rajovic dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 55 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: C_Pozarro ... COMING OFF: M_Rajovic Min. 56 :(bla) L_Sane backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... N_Fekir gets on the end of it ... N_Fekir hits a crisp volley! ... But J_Pickford punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... C_Starfelt with an inswinging corner into the box ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for J_Pickford, who catches the ball Min. 62 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal takes possession on the edge of the box ... M_Oyarzabal tries to beat J_Pickford! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... J_Pickford was beaten there! Min. 63 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside O_Boscagli! ... He has some space now! ... A delicate chip from W_Ben_Yedder! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Pickford moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... J_Pickford looks dejected! ... Bristol City 1-4 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 64 :(bla) A_Rrahmani squares it to W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with J_Pickford ... J_Pickford makes his move ... He's lobbed him!! ... It bounces in front of goal! ... And settles in the back of the net! ... GOAL!! ... Bristol City 1-5 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: J_Kelly ... COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: L_Johanns ... COMING OFF: L_Sane Min. 75 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder runs at the defence ... He nutmegs A_Grimaldo ... He showed his class there ... T_Mitchell read the danger and stops the pass Min. 76 :(bla) The defender loses control of the ball! ... C_Starfelt seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... A left-footer by C_Starfelt! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 79 :(bla) N_Fekir with a measured ball to C_Starfelt ... M_Llorente fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 80 :(brc) J_Williams boots it towards C_Pozarro ... C_Pozarro with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 80 :(bla) K_Phillips floats the ball in to find J_Kelly ... Good sliding challenge from T_Mitchell Min. 83 :(brc) J_Williams looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Munir ... A thundering drive by Munir! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... J_Williams swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... E_Pinnock gets his head on it ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder sidesteps A_Grimaldo ... W_Ben_Yedder tries to chip the ball over J_Pickford! ... J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... Oh, can you believe it? He's flattened Bristol City He's hit a hat-trick at Ashton Gate ... Bristol City 1-6 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 90 :(bla) K_Phillips slips past J_Williams ... K_Phillips hits the ball on the bounce! ... But J_Pickford makes an easy save Min. 91 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... T_Mitchell tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The referee comes over to him ... Will he show him another yellow? ... He does! That's the end of the match for him! ... RED CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ashton Gate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Llorente Scorers : M_Llorente (18) Sent Off : B_Soumare (27), T_Mitchell (91) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Ben_Yedder (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Lenglet (3,46), M_Oyarzabal (18), W_Ben_Yedder (63,64,88) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 11 | 18 Off target : 6 | 6 On target : 5 | 12 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 4 | 3 Red Cards : 2 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 2 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 12 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bristol City 1 - 6 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 25 1 1 1 19 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 21 16 12 31 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 16 E_Pinnock DF 1 21 15 9 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 18 O_Boscagli DF 1 20 14 3 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 T_Mitchell DF 1 20 13 9 30 | 95 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 36 2 4 M_Llorente MF 1 13 22 16 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 41 J_Williams MF 1 12 20 15 24 | 96 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 12 K_Bielik MF 1 13 20 11 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Soumare MF 1 15 20 5 26 | 27 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -15 15 -15 Munir FW 1 3 17 22 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 M_Rajovic FW 1 5 13 19 30 | 59 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 17 9 M_OLeary GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Davis DF 1 19 13 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Wallace DF 1 18 15 6 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Schouten MF 1 15 19 11 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Pozarro FW 1 7 12 18 27 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Onana GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 24 17 12 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 92 C_Starfelt DF 1 23 16 11 28 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 16 R_Le_Normand DF 1 22 16 7 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cadden DF 1 16 14 10 28 | 54 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 16 0 K_Phillips DM 1 18 22 13 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 29 B_Guimaraes MF 1 17 23 18 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 L_Sane MF 1 4 22 20 23 | 74 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 14 N_Fekir MF 1 5 23 19 29 | 96 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 39 18 W_Ben_Yedder FW 1 4 18 24 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 12 46 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 17 22 27 | 74 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 13 34 G_Shelvey GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 22 18 5 30 | 42 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 L_Johanns MF 1 13 17 14 20 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Palermo FW 1 9 13 18 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kelly FW 1 5 14 16 14 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1739821181 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40