Blackburn Rovers FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Bristol City FC

Tue 12 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Arnor Sigurdsson 35' 1–0

Scott Wharton 52' 2–0

2–1 60' Mark Sykes

Hayden Carter 22' Y

Y 51' Jason Knight

Callum Brittain 86' Y

Samuel Szmodics 88' Y

Lewis Travis 89' Y

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 46 games · 62 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Bristol City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC 2023-01-21 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-09-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–3 Bristol City FC 2022-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2021-11-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	2–1	W
09 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	0–2	L
02 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–3	L
29 Nov	Birmingham City FC	H	4–2	W
25 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	3–0	W
10 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
09 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–1	D
03 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	1–2	L
29 Nov	Southampton FC	A	0–1	L
25 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	H	3–2	W
11 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Bristol City FC
#20	Position	#12
52	Points	62
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	17 / 11 / 18
42	Scored	59
56	Conceded	59
-14	GD	+0
1.13	PPG	1.35
28%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Blackburn Rovers FC vs Bristol City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
10' Taylor Gardner-Hickman, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Callum Brittain has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Niall Ennis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
22' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
32' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
35' Magnificent from Arnor Sigurdsson! That is 21 goals in 398 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' Bristol City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
46' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Niall Ennis trudges off to be replaced by Harry Leonard on 46 minutes.
51' Bristol City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
52' GOAL! Scott Wharton fires home to make it 2-0!
57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Bristol City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
58' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Tommy Conway departs to be replaced by Harry Cornick.
59' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mark Sykes makes no mistake. 2-1!
59' The crowd applauds Joe Williams as he leaves the pitch. Taylor Gardner-Hickman steps in for Bristol City FC.
60' GOAL! Mark Sykes scores on 60. Assisted by Jason Knight
65' Samuel Szmodics is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
70' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
72' The whistle greets Andrew Moran as he departs to be replaced by Jake Garrett.
73' The crowd applauds Adam Wharton as he leaves the pitch. James Hill steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
78' It is a substitution in Bristol City FC team. Mark Sykes is replaced by Ephraim Yeboah on 78 minute.
79' The whistle greets Mark Sykes as he departs to be replaced by Ephraim Yeboah.
83' Lewis Travis is replacing Scott Wharton for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
86' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Samuel Szmodics on 88.
89' Lewis Travis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Blackburn Rovers FC take all three points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

27
Lewis Travis ↑ 83'
4
James Hill ↑ 73'
34
Joe Hilton
18
Dilan Markanday
30
Jake Garrett ↑ 72'
33
Semir Telalovic
20
Harry Leonard ↑ 46'
31
Tom Atcheson

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Bristol City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

3
Cameron Pring
6
Matty James
8
Joe Williams ↓ Taylor Gardner-Hickman 59'
26
Zak Vyner
16
Rob Dickie
17
Mark Sykes ↓ Ephraim Yeboah 79'
12
Jason Knight ↓ Andreas Weimann 79'
19
George Tanner
20
Sam Bell ↓ Anis Mehmeti 58'
15
Tommy Conway ↓ Harry Cornick 58'
1
Max O'Leary

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nahki Wells	5
Tommy Conway	3
Famara Diedhiou	2
Yuki Ohashi	2
Tyrhys Dolan	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Bradley Dack	2
Ben Brereton	2

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC W 2023-11-25 Stoke City FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2023-12-09 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-03 Bristol City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2023-11-29 Southampton FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2023-11-25 Bristol City FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-11-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.22 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.22 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC39% Draw29% Bristol City FC32%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Bristol City FC

61%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Bristol City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC25% Draw50% Bristol City FC25%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

10.9%

0 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

9.5%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

3.1%

0 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.