Bristol City vs Walsall: League Cup Match Report

Bristol City

0–1Match Finished

HT 0–0

Walsall ✓

Match Summary

Bristol City faced Walsall in the League Cup at Ashton Gate Stadium. The match saw Walsall secure a surprising 1-0 victory over the home side. Despite chances from both teams, Bristol City couldn't find the back of the net, while Walsall capitalized on their opportunity to claim the win. This result marked a significant moment in the cup for the visitors.

Match Events

32'R. Leak (J. Connolly) Walsall
47'A. Pressley (R. Smith) Walsall
56'Isaac Moore Foul Walsall
57'J. Wallace (Y. Hirakawa) Bristol City
58'A. Randell (D. Ballard) Bristol City
63'I. Moore (C. Crew) Walsall
63'E. Ahui (R. Browne) Walsall
64'C. Clarke (L. Simper) Walsall
67'Sven Sprangler Foul Walsall
67'R. Smith (A. Dallas) Walsall
68'S. Greenwood (S. Twine) Bristol City
69'L. Tolaj (E. Riis) Bristol City
78'G. Tanner (J. Williams) Bristol City
90+2'Rico Browne Foul Walsall

Statistics

Bristol City		Walsall
9	Shots on Goal	5
13	Shots off Goal	2
32	Total Shots	9
10	Blocked Shots	2
25	Shots insidebox	8
7	Shots outsidebox	1
3	Fouls	13
13	Corner Kicks	4
1	Offsides	0
72%	Ball Possession	28%
0	Yellow Cards	3
	Red Cards
4	Goalkeeper Saves	10
694	Total passes	274
613	Passes accurate	202
88%	Passes %	74%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Bristol City 4-2-3-1

1S. Tickle

3C. Pring

2L. Eissat

16R. Dickie

19G. Tanner

4A. Randell

12J. Knight

20S. Greenwood

6M. Bird

17J. Wallace

9L. Tolaj

1 S. Tickle G
19 G. Tanner D
16 R. Dickie D
2 L. Eissat D
3 C. Pring D
12 J. Knight M
4 A. Randell M
17 J. Wallace M
6 M. Bird M
20 S. Greenwood M
9 L. Tolaj F

Substitutes

40 B. Collins G
8 J. Williams M
38 N. Eile D
23 D. Ballard F
10 S. Twine M
18 E. Riis F
5 R. Atkinson D
27 G. Yah M
7 Y. Hirakawa F

Coach: Roy Hodgson

Walsall 5-4-1

1J. Ward

3M. Hancock

26R. Leak

25D. Skura

5H. Burke

22E. Ahui

11R. Smith

6S. Sprangler

15I. Moore

17C. Clarke

19A. Pressley

1 J. Ward G
22 E. Ahui D
5 H. Burke
25 D. Skura D
26 R. Leak D
3 M. Hancock D
17 C. Clarke M
15 I. Moore M
6 S. Sprangler M
11 R. Smith M
19 A. Pressley F

Substitutes

21 J. Kilroy
4 J. Connolly D
18 V. Harper D
8 C. Crew M
37 A. Adomah F
9 A. Dallas F
10 L. Simper M
7 T. Sodje F
2 R. Browne D

Coach: Darren Byfield

Player Stats

Top Rated: Jed Ward (highest match rating)

Bristol City

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Sam Tickle	G	95'	—	—	8.2
George Tanner	D	78'	—	—	6.7
Rob Dickie	D	95'	—	—	7.3
Lisav Naif Eissat	D	95'	—	—	6.6
Cameron Pring	D	95'	—	—	7.2
Jason Knight	M	95'	—	—	7.5
Adam Randell	M	58'	—	—	6.9
Jed Wallace	M	57'	—	—	6.9
Max Bird	M	95'	—	—	6.5
Sam Greenwood	M	69'	—	—	6.2
Lorent Tolaj	F	69'	—	—	6.9
Yu Hirakawa sub	F	38'	—	—	7.3
Dominic Ballard sub	F	37'	—	—	6.5
Emil Riis Jacobsen sub	F	26'	—	—	6.5
Scott Twine sub	M	26'	—	—	7
Joe Williams sub	M	17'	—	—	7.2
Brad Collins sub	G	—	—	—	—
Noah Eile sub	D	—	—	—	—
Robert Atkinson sub	D	—	—	—	—
Gibson Yah sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Sam Tickle	—	44/–/39%	—	—	—	—	0/0
George Tanner	–/1	68/1/61%	1	2/5	–/1	—	0/0
Rob Dickie	1/1	124/1/111%	—	7/7	—	2/–	0/0
Lisav Naif Eissat	1/1	101/–/95%	2	5/13	1/1	–/1	0/0
Cameron Pring	1/1	55/–/43%	5	14/21	3/4	4/–	0/0
Jason Knight	–/2	90/2/82%	—	2/3	1/1	—	0/0
Adam Randell	—	51/–/41%	1	2/3	—	1/–	0/0
Jed Wallace	1/2	17/3/15%	2	4/9	2/5	—	0/0
Max Bird	–/3	46/2/39%	2	3/11	–/4	1/–	0/0
Sam Greenwood	1/4	25/–/22%	1	3/6	1/3	1/–	0/0
Lorent Tolaj	3/4	10/2/7%	—	2/7	1/1	–/2	0/0
Yu Hirakawa	—	18/–/18%	—	2/2	1/1	1/–	0/0
Dominic Ballard	–/1	7/–/4%	—	4/9	–/3	1/–	0/0
Emil Riis Jacobsen	–/1	1/–/1%	1	2/6	–/1	—	0/0
Scott Twine	1/1	14/2/14%	—	3/4	–/1	2/–	0/0
Joe Williams	—	23/–/21%	1	1/2	—	—	0/0
Brad Collins	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Noah Eile	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Robert Atkinson	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Gibson Yah	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Walsall

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Jed Ward ★ Top Rated	G	95'	—	—	10
Elicha Ahui	D	63'	—	—	7.2
Harrison Burke	D	95'	—	—	7.5
Declan Skura	D	95'	—	—	7.3
Ryan Leak	D	32'	—	—	6.9
Mason Hancock	D	95'	—	—	6.9
Courtney Clarke	M	64'	—	—	6.7
Isaac Moore	M	64'	—	—	6.9
Sven Sprangler	M	95'	—	—	7
Reece Smith	M	67'	—	1	7.3
Aaron Pressley	F	95'	1	—	7.2
James Connolly sub	D	63'	—	—	7
Rico Browne sub	D	32'	—	—	7.2
Charlie Crew sub	M	31'	—	—	6.3
Lewis Simper sub	M	31'	—	—	6.9
Andy Dallas sub	F	28'	—	—	6.6
Jenson Kirloy sub	G	—	—	—	—
Vincent Harper sub	D	—	—	—	—
Albert Adomah sub	F	—	—	—	—
Tai Sodje sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Jed Ward	—	30/–/19%	—	1/2	—	—	0/0
Elicha Ahui	—	16/–/7%	1	6/14	1/1	–/1	0/0
Harrison Burke	–/1	32/–/27%	4	7/9	—	1/1	0/0
Declan Skura	—	27/–/25%	2	4/8	1/1	–/1	0/0
Ryan Leak	—	13/–/11%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mason Hancock	—	22/1/17%	2	3/6	1/1	—	0/0
Courtney Clarke	1/2	13/–/7%	—	–/6	–/2	–/1	0/0
Isaac Moore	1/1	16/2/14%	5	5/12	—	–/4	1/0
Sven Sprangler	—	26/–/23%	2	4/6	—	–/2	1/0
Reece Smith	—	8/2/7%	2	4/9	2/4	—	0/0
Aaron Pressley	3/3	16/1/8%	—	6/16	–/1	–/1	0/0
James Connolly	—	20/–/13%	1	2/5	—	—	0/0
Rico Browne	—	10/–/6%	2	4/5	—	1/1	1/0
Charlie Crew	—	14/–/9%	1	1/2	—	–/1	0/0
Lewis Simper	—	6/–/5%	—	3/5	1/2	1/–	0/0
Andy Dallas	—	5/–/4%	—	1/1	1/1	—	0/0
Jenson Kirloy	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Vincent Harper	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Albert Adomah	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tai Sodje	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: League Cup
Round: Round of 128
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Referee: J. Miles