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Bristol City vs Blackburn: match report

Bristol City hosted Blackburn Rovers at Ashton Gate on Tuesday 13 October 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 10). David Webb is the referee, averaging 2.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Bristol City 0-1 Blackburn. Goals: Oladapo Afolayan 38' for Blackburn. Attendance: 18,712.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 38' Goal: Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn) 0-1
Match stats (contains the result)
55.7%Possession44.3%
20Shots3
7Shots on target1
10Corners5
8Fouls7
3Offsides5
0Saves7
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Bristol City 4-2-3-1

Coach: Michael Skubala

  1. 1 Sam Tickle GK
  2. 19 George Tanner DEF
  3. 2 Lisav Naif Eissat DEF
  4. 5 Robert Atkinson DEF
  5. 3 Cameron Pring DEF
  6. 12 Jason Knight MID
  7. 27 Gibson Yah MID
  8. 17 Jed Wallace FWD
  9. 20 Sam Greenwood MID
  10. 10 Scott Twine FWD
  11. 23 Dominic Ballard FWD

Bench

  • 7 Yu Hirakawa MID
  • 14 Tomi Horvat MID
  • 6 Brian De Keersmaecker MID
  • 21 Rio Cardines DEF
  • 45 Elijah Adebayo FWD
  • 40 Bradley Collins GK
  • 15 Luke McNally DEF
  • 4 Adam Randell MID
  • 11 Sam Bell FWD

Blackburn 3-4-2-1

Coach: Tony Mowbray

  1. 22 Balázs Tóth GK
  2. 6 Tom Atcheson DEF
  3. 17 Hayden Carter DEF
  4. 15 Sean McLoughlin DEF
  5. 2 Ryan Alebiosu MID
  6. 8 Sam Morsy MID
  7. 31 Kristi Montgomery MID
  8. 3 Harry Pickering MID
  9. 25 Ryoya Morishita MID
  10. 21 Oladapo Afolayan MID
  11. 10 Todd Cantwell FWD

Bench

  • 24 Moussa Baradji MID
  • 7 Augustus Kargbo FWD
  • 11 Jayden Fevrier FWD
  • 9 Andri Guðjohnsen FWD
  • 1 Aynsley Pears GK
  • 27 Gady Beyuku DEF
  • 14 Dion De Neve MID
  • 30 Jake Garrett MID
  • 29 Mathias Jørgensen FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 24 February 2026: Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Bristol City
  • Tuesday 4 November 2025: Bristol City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Saturday 25 January 2025: Bristol City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Saturday 14 September 2024: Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Bristol City
  • Wednesday 10 April 2024: Bristol City 5-0 Blackburn Rovers