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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 34 (setup 4, season 34)
Bristol City
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Max O'LEARY717Ørjan Håskjold NYLAND
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
George TANNER727JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA
Lloyd KELLY737Amari'i BELL
Alan BROWNE48John BUCKLEY
Matty JAMES656Vegard FORREN
Cameron PRING66Rhys WILLIAMS
Marlon PACK76Reda KHADRA
Antoine SEMENYO87Bradley JOHNSON
Benik AFOBE79Ben BRERETON DÍAZ
Henri LANSBURY6106Sam GALLAGHER
Famara DIEDHIOU117Adam ARMSTRONG
Manager
Morgan FOX12Dominic SAMUEL
Jakob HAUGAARD13Barry DOUGLAS
Callum O'DOWDA14Hayden CARTER
Nahki WELLS15Dan BUTTERWORTH
Niclas ELIASSON16Kasey PALMER

Bristol City 3 Blackburn Rovers 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 34,963, Stadium: Ashton Gate, Referee: Steve BENNETT 5½)
29 Diedhiou, 34 Afobe, 71 DiedhiouScorers
Substitutions61 Johnson <=> Palmer
Sendings off
Bookings32 Williams, 65 Nyland
0Corners2
12Fouls18
6Offsides4
6Shots on5
7Shots off6
13Total shots11
3Shots saved5
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: John BUCKLEY
1AFOBE fired the ball through a ruck of players but the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
6A good effort from AFOBE scraped the woodwork.
9BRERETON DÍAZ beat JAMES and placed the ball to JOHNSON who hit his shot wide.
15AFOBE's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
16BELL fluffed a simple chance.
22The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked strike from KELLY.
24Uncertainty in the Bristol City defence enabled BELL to blast an effort wide.
25A brilliant strike from BRERETON DÍAZ was dealt with by a useful block from the 'keeper.
26A shot from BUCKLEY seemed a certain goal but O'LEARY managed to palm the ball away.
29GOAL!! DIEDHIOU hit a curling thirty yard shot past the bemused NYLAND. (1-0 Bristol City)
30ARMSTRONG made space on the left and pulled the ball to JOHNSON who touched the ball over.
32WILLIAMS receives a yellow card for a late foul.
34GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from KELLY caught the Blackburn Rovers defence square and AFOBE rushed through to round the 'keeper and score. (2-0 Bristol City)
38O'LEARY managed to claw away a wicked effort.
41A fine ball from KELLY on the left fell to AFOBE who scuffed his shot over the bar.
45A strike from BELL held little difficulty for the Bristol City 'keeper.
45+1A penalty box scramble resulted in BROWNE knocking the ball over.
 
51AFOBE headed the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
62A pin-point pass found BRERETON DÍAZ and his left foot effort raced narrowly wide.
65NYLAND booked.
67BUCKLEY played the ball to BELL who fired it over.
71GOAL!! KELLY drove a wicked shot against the post with DIEDHIOU knocking in the rebound. (3-0 Bristol City)
73A corner found JAMES who headed the ball just beyond the near post.
76A shot from BUCKLEY was nodded off the line by PRING.
82A cross from SEMENYO left AFOBE in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
90+2DIEDHIOU headed over.