Bristol City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers · Championship
Bristol City beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Bristol City and Blackburn Rovers met in the Championship at Ashton Gate in Bristol on Saturday, 25 January 2025.
Goalscorers
Bristol City: S. Twine 12'; N. Wells 77'. Blackburn Rovers: A. Weimann 40'.
How the match went
The referee showed 5 yellow cards (1 for Bristol City, 4 for Blackburn Rovers).
Line-ups
Bristol City started in a 3-4-3: Max O'Leary, Zak Vyner, Rob Dickie, Luke McNally, George Tanner, Max Bird, Jason Knight, Haydon Roberts, Anis Mehmeti, Sinclair Armstrong, Scott Twine.
Blackburn Rovers started in a 3-4-2-1: Aynsley Pears, Dion Sanderson, Danny Batth, Dominic Hyam, Callum Brittain, Adam Forshaw, John Buckley, Ryan Hedges, Tyrhys Dolan, Andreas Weimann, Makhtar Gueye.
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Minute by minute
- 12'Goal! Bristol City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers. S. Twine (Bristol City) scores.
- 40'Goal! Bristol City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers. A. Weimann (Blackburn Rovers) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Bristol City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers.
- 77'Goal! Bristol City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers. N. Wells (Bristol City) scores, assisted by J. Williams.
- 90'Full-time. Bristol City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers.
Full commentary (47 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers.
- 1'Attempt blocked. S. Armstrong (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 7'Attempt missed. T. Dolan (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 11'Yellow card for D. Batth (Blackburn Rovers) for foul.
- 12'Goal! Bristol City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers. S. Twine (Bristol City) scores.
- 14'Yellow card for D. Sanderson (Blackburn Rovers) for foul.
- 16'Attempt missed. S. Twine (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 16'Attempt blocked. S. Twine (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.10.
- 19'Attempt blocked. A. Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 24'Yellow card for M. Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) for foul.
- 27'Attempt missed. T. Dolan (Blackburn Rovers), header. xG 0.12.
- 38'Attempt blocked. M. Bird (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.11.
- 40'Goal! Bristol City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers. A. Weimann (Blackburn Rovers) scores.
- 40'Off the woodwork! M. Gueye (Blackburn Rovers), header. xG 0.12.
- 42'Attempt saved. A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.49.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. L. McNally (Bristol City), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 45'Half-time. Bristol City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Attempt blocked. T. Dolan (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
- 48'Attempt missed. S. Twine (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 48'Attempt blocked. C. Brittain (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.
- 52'Attempt blocked. A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 55'Attempt missed. D. Hyam (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 60'Substitution, Bristol City: M. Sykes comes on for G. Tanner.
- 60'Substitution, Bristol City: N. Wells comes on for S. Armstrong.
- 61'Yellow card for T. Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) for persistent fouling.
- 63'Attempt saved. N. Wells (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.45.
- 75'Substitution, Bristol City: J. Williams comes on for M. Bird.
- 75'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: O. Beck comes on for A. Weimann.
- 75'Substitution, Bristol City: G. Earthy comes on for A. Mehmeti.
- 77'Goal! Bristol City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers. N. Wells (Bristol City) scores, assisted by J. Williams.
- 81'Attempt blocked. L. McNally (Bristol City), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 81'Attempt blocked. N. Wells (Bristol City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.31.
- 81'Attempt missed. L. McNally (Bristol City), header from a set piece. xG 0.08.
- 83'Attempt saved. S. Twine (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 83'Attempt blocked. S. Twine (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 84'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: L. Travis comes on for A. Forshaw.
- 84'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: J. Rankin-Costello comes on for D. Batth.
- 85'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: H. Leonard comes on for J. Buckley.
- 85'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: A. Cozier-Duberry comes on for T. Dolan.
- 86'Attempt saved. M. Gueye (Blackburn Rovers), header. xG 0.12.
- 89'Substitution, Bristol City: R. McCrorie comes on for H. Roberts.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. H. Leonard (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 90+3'Yellow card for M. O'Leary (Bristol City) for time wasting.
- 90'Full-time. Bristol City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers.