Bristol City vs Rotherham United — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Bristol City

27 APR

2:0

Rotherham United

Goals

GOAL

Penalty32'

Tommy Conway · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

Goal57'

Scott Twine · Free Kick 2-0

Man of the match

Scott TwineBristol City8.5

Expected goals (xG)

Bristol CityxGRotherham United

2.020.40

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Venue

Ashton Gate StadiumBristol · 27,000 seats

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Conditions

Weatherlight rain
RefereeCharles Breakspear
1st AssistantDaniel Leach
2nd AssistantNigel Lugg
4th OfficialJames Bell

Pressure index

Bristol CityRotherham United

1′45′90′

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Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card31'

Dillon Phillips · Foul

GOAL

Penalty32'

Tommy Conway · Right foot shot 1-0

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Grant Hall · Out: Arvin Appiah · Tactical sub

GOAL

Goal57'

Scott Twine · Free Kick 2-0

OUT

Substitution63'

In: Mark Sykes · Out: Anis Mehmeti · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution63'

In: Nahki Wells · Out: Tommy Conway · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Jason Knight · Out: Matty James · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card67'

Tom Eaves · Foul

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Sam Nombe · Out: Jordan Hugill · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Femi Seriki · Out: Sebastian Revan · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution81'

In: Andy King · Out: Scott Twine · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card83'

Joe Williams · Foul

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Elijah Morrison · Out: Cameron Pring · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Ben Hatton · Out: Oliver Rathbone · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

And that's it. The match concludes - Bristol City triumphs with 2, Rotherham United fails to score.
90+5′The second half concludes - Bristol City triumphs over Rotherham United with a score of 2-0.
90+4′Opportunity squandered. Tom Eaves of Rotherham United narrowly misses a header from the middle of the box. The assist came from a cross by Cohen Bramall.
90+2′Elijah Morrison of Bristol City commits a foul.
90+2′Andy Rinomhota of Rotherham United successfully secured a defensive free kick.
90+1′Pause ended. They are prepared to resume.
90+1′Match pause - Bristol City.
89′Corner kick awarded to Rotherham United, forced by George Tanner.
88′Player change - Rotherham United. Oliver Rathbone is replaced by Ben Hatton.
85′Player swap - Bristol City. Cameron Pring, due to an injury, is being replaced by Elijah Morrison.
85′Offside called against Rotherham United. Sam Nombe has been flagged for offside.
85′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
84′Match interruption - Cameron Pring of Bristol City is injured.
83′Joe Williams of Bristol City has been handed a yellow card due to committing a foul.
83′Joe Williams of Bristol City has committed a foul.
83′Andy Rinomhota of Rotherham United has earned a defensive free kick.
81′Player Swap - Bristol City. Andy King is brought in to replace Scott Twine.
76′Cohen Bramall of Rotherham United has earned a free kick on the left flank.
76′Ross McCrorie of Bristol City has committed a foul.
75′Opportunity squandered. Scott Twine of Bristol City takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box but fails to hit the target. The assist came from Joe Williams following a corner kick.
74′Corner kick awarded to Bristol City. The opportunity arises due to a deflection off Grant Hall.
74′Attempt thwarted. Nahki Wells of Bristol City tries a right-footed shot from the right side of the box but it's defended. The assist came from Mark Sykes with a well-placed through ball.
72′Scott Twine of Bristol City has earned an offensive free kick.
72′Andy Rinomhota of Rotherham United commits a foul.
72′Opportunity squandered. Scott Twine of Bristol City fires a left-footed shot from the middle of the box that sails high and wide to the left. The assist came from a cross by Nahki Wells.
69′Pause is over. They are prepared to proceed.
68′Match interruption - Bristol City.
68′Player switch - Rotherham United. Jordan Hugill is being replaced by Sam Nombe.
68′Player swap for Rotherham United. Femi Seriki is coming on to replace Sebastian Revan.
67′Tom Eaves of Rotherham United has been issued a yellow card due to a foul.
67′Ross McCrorie - Bristol City - won a free kick in defence.
67′Fouled by Tom Eaves - Rotherham United
66′Missed chance. Tom Eaves - Rotherham United - shot with left foot from outside the box missed.
64′Player change - Bristol City. Matty James is being replaced by Jason Knight.
63′Player swap for Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is replaced by Mark Sykes.
63′Player swap - Bristol City. Tommy Conway is replaced by Nahki Wells.
61′Shot blocked. Matty James - Bristol City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Cameron Pring.
58′Fouled by Sebastian Revan - Rotherham United
58′Cameron Pring of Bristol City has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
57′Score! Bristol City leads 2-0 against Rotherham United. Scott Twine of Bristol City successfully strikes a right-footed shot into the right corner from a free kick.
56′Scott Twine - Bristol City - won a free kick in attack.
56′Fouled by Andy Rinomhota - Rotherham United
54′Corner kick awarded to Bristol City. The opportunity arises due to a deflection off Tom Eaves.
50′Haydon Roberts of Bristol City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
50′Tom Eaves from Rotherham United commits a foul.
49′Attempt thwarted. Matty James of Bristol City's right-footed shot from the box's center is obstructed.
46′Missed chance. Sebastian Revan - Rotherham United - shot with left foot from the right side of the box missed. Assist - Cohen Bramall with a cross.
45′Player swap for Rotherham United. Arvin Appiah is replaced by Grant Hall.
45′The second half kicks off with Bristol City leading Rotherham United by a score of 1-0.
45+3′The first half concludes with Bristol City leading Rotherham United by 1-0.
45+2′Opportunity lost. Scott Twine of Bristol City narrowly misses the goal with a right-footed shot from a challenging spot and considerable distance on the left, following a free kick.
45+1′Scott Twine - Bristol City - won a free kick on the left wing.
45+1′Fouled by Oliver Rathbone - Rotherham United
44′New attacking attempt. Tommy Conway - Bristol City - shot with left foot inside of six yard box - left side is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Scott Twine.
44′Haydon Roberts - Bristol City - won a free kick in defence.
44′Fouled by Jordan Hugill - Rotherham United
38′Fouled by Joe Williams - Bristol City
38′Andy Rinomhota - Rotherham United - won a free kick in defence.
32′Goal! Bristol City 1, Rotherham United 0. Tommy Conway - Bristol City - converts the penalty with a shot with right foot to the left corner.
31′Dillon Phillips - Rotherham United - receive yellow card for a foul.
31′Penalty conceded by Dillon Phillips - Rotherham United - after a foul in the penalty area.Penalty
31′Penalty Bristol City. Tommy Conway draws a foul in the penalty area.Penalty
30′Rob Dickie - Bristol City - won a free kick in defence.
30′Fouled by Tom Eaves - Rotherham United
30′Offside - Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is in offside.
28′New attacking attempt. Tommy Conway - Bristol City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Matty James.
28′Lee Peltier - Rotherham United - won a free kick on the right wing.
28′Fouled by Tommy Conway - Bristol City
26′Missed chance. Tom Eaves - Rotherham United - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Oliver Rathbone with a cross after corner.
25′New attacking attempt. Hakeem Odoffin - Rotherham United - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Oliver Rathbone with a cross.
24′Corner - Rotherham United. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
24′New attacking attempt. Tom Eaves - Rotherham United - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Hakeem Odoffin.
19′Haydon Roberts - Bristol City - won a free kick in defence.
19′Fouled by Jordan Hugill - Rotherham United
17′Pause finished. They are prepared to proceed.
17′Match pause - Bristol City.
12′Missed chance. Cameron Pring - Bristol City - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Scott Twine.
11′New attacking attempt. Tommy Conway - Bristol City - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the right corner.
8′Offside call - It's against Rotherham United. Jordan Hugill has been flagged for being offside.
6′Offside call - Bristol City. Tommy Conway has been flagged offside.
6′Bristol City earns a corner kick, forced by Oliver Rathbone's defensive play.
5′Missed chance. Scott Twine - Bristol City - shot with right foot from outside the box missed after corner.
5′Corner kick awarded to Bristol City, forced by Cohen Bramall's defensive play.
The initial half commences...

Match statistics

BSCRTU

Possession and passing

71%Possession29%

85%Pass accuracy72%

645Passes264

550Successful Passes191

73Ball Safe79

7Key Passes5

2 more

5Substitutions4

27Throw-ins24

Attack

2Goals0

13Shots Total6

5Shots On Target2

4Corners3

72Dangerous Attacks31

5Accurate Crosses4

13 more

134Attacks69

17Dribble Attempts13

50Duels Won36

9Goal Attempts3

2Offsides2

1Penalties0

3Shots Blocked1

7Shots inside the box5

5Shots Off Target4

6Shots outside the box1

64%Successful dribbles58%

11Successful Dribbles7

15Total Crosses11

Defence and discipline

2Saves3

14Tackles12

4Interceptions12

5Fouls10

1Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

Other

16Successful Headers12

12Successful Interceptions11

24Headers32

4Challenges11

0Yellowred Cards0

2Counter Attacks0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

C. BreakspearPer-match averages this season · 2 matches · career: 42

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	2.00	1.00	1.00	3.29
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.05
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02
Penalties	0.50	0.50	0.00	0.40

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Bristol CityxGRotherham United

2.020.40

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.740.11

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.230.40

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.120.26

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.910.15

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.050.15

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.070.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

2.460.37

Starting XI

Rotherham UnitedFormation: 4-3-1-2 · €13M6/11

Steve Evans

Bristol CityFormation: 3-4-3 · €17M6/11

Liam Manning

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Bristol City€17Mstarting XI · 6/11€24Mwith bench · 8/20

Rotherham United€13Mstarting XI · 6/11€14Mwith bench · 7/16

Bristol City's starting XI cost €4.0M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Bristol City — bench

Harry CornickAttacker10

Andy KingMidfielder6.7 12

Jason KnightMidfielder7.0 17

Mark SykesMidfielder7.0 21

Nahki WellsAttacker · €4.8M (2020)7.0 22

Taylor Gardner-HickmanDefender23

Stefan BajićGoalkeeper33

Elijah MorrisonMidfielder6.6 47

Adedire MebudeAttacker · €1.8M (2023)

Rotherham United — bench

Viktor JohanssonGoalkeeper · €1M (2024)20

Grant HallDefender6.7 29

Sam NombeAttacker6.6 33

Nathaniel FordGoalkeeper38

Femi SerikiDefender6.8

Player statistics

Bristol City starters then subs, by rating

Scott Twine#7 · Attacker · 81′8.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Shots: 5
Shots on target: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.31
xGoT: 0.31

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 27/34
Pass accuracy: 79%
Key passes: 2
Long balls (won/total): 0/1
Through balls: 2

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 5/9
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/2
Dispossessed: 3

Defence

Tackles: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 3

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Bristol City	1.3673.37%	1.3673.53%
Draw	5.0020%	4.7021.28%
Rotherham United	8.5011.76%	8.5011.76%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Bristol City or Draw	1.0892.34%	1.0595.24%
Bristol City or Rotherham United	1.1685.76%	1.1785.47%
Draw or Rotherham United	3.0033.33%	3.1032.26%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.2580%
0–1 goals	–	4.1024.39%
3+ goals	1.7257.9%	1.8254.95%
0–2 goals	2.1047.62%	2.0050%
4+ goals	–	3.1531.75%
0–3 goals	–	1.3673.53%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Bristol City	1.9052.38%	1.8254.95%
Draw	2.4041.67%	2.4540.82%
Rotherham United	7.0014.29%	7.0014.29%

Outcome	bet365
BSC → BSC	2.1047.62%
BSC → X	17.005.88%
BSC → RTU	41.002.44%
X → BSC	4.0025%
X → X	7.0014.29%
X → RTU	15.006.67%
RTU → BSC	21.004.76%
RTU → X	19.005.26%
RTU → RTU	13.007.69%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.7526.67%
6 - 8	3.6027.78%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	7.0014.29%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
3+ cards	–	1.4369.93%
0–2 cards	–	2.6038.46%
4+ cards	2.2045.45%	2.1845.87%
0–3 cards	1.6161.92%	1.6062.5%
5+ cards	–	3.6027.78%
0–4 cards	–	1.2281.97%

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