In this week 8 match, on Saturday Sep 3rd, Blackburn Rovers and Bristol City will play a match in Blackburn in a clash of the Championship. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 10th placed Blackburn Rovers is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Stoke City. Lewis Baker struck first for Stoke City in the 27th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Blackburn Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and Stoke City ran away with the shutout win. Blackburn Rovers is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Bristol City is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Blackpool. Josh Bowler struck first for Blackpool in the 7th minute, then Tommy Conway tied it up for Bristol City in the 44th minute on a feed from Scott . Bristol City is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Bristol City won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Tommy Conway has been the most prolific scorer on Bristol City in the last five matches with 3 goals. Blackburn Rovers’s top weapon lately has been Ben Brereton, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.