Blackburn vs Bristol City

12 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Linington

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Arnór Sigurðsson 35’
  • Scott Wharton 52’
  • Mark Sykes 60’

Match summary

Blackburn saw off Bristol City 2-1. Blackburn led 1-0 at half-time.

Arnór Sigurðsson put Blackburn ahead in the 35th minute, Scott Wharton made it 2-0 with a header in the 52nd minute, and Mark Sykes pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 60th minute.

The chances backed that up: Blackburn created 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Bristol City's 0.84 from 11.

Match stats

Blackburn Bristol City
13 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 4
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.32 xG 0.84
1.32 Non-penalty xG 0.84

Key events

Blackburn Bristol City
Kick-off
Arnór Sigurðsson1-0 (Blackburn)
35’
Half-time1-0
Scott Wharton2-0 (Blackburn)
52’
60’
Mark Sykes2-1 (Bristol City)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Blackburn
  • Callum Brittain
  • Hayden Carter
  • Sammie Szmodics
  • Lewis Travis
Bristol City
  • Jason Knight

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 0.84 35’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), 1-0 35’ 52’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), 2-0 52’ 60’ Mark Sykes (Bristol City), 2-1 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 0.84 35’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), 1-0 Sigurðsson 35’ 52’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), 2-0 Wharton 52’ 60’ Mark Sykes (Bristol City), 2-1 Sykes 60’
Blackburn 1.32 xGBristol City 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol City attacking Blackburn attacking 
35’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 60’ Mark Sykes (Bristol City), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 77’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 52’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 50’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 4’ Niall Ennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 41’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 81’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Zak Vyner (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Adam Wharton (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 60’ Mark Sykes (Bristol City), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 77’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 52’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 50’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 4’ Niall Ennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 41’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 81’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Zak Vyner (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Adam Wharton (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – –
Scott Wharton Taken off
84′ 1 – 2 0.11 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Adam Wharton Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Andrew Moran Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.71 – – –
90′ – – 5 0.26 – –
Niall Ennis Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Harry Leonard Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
James Hill Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Jake Garrett Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Lewis Travis Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 47% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.60
Bristol City win 27% Avg odds 3.56

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.