Bristol City v QPR

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2021/22 OFFICIAL BRISTOL CITY DIGITAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
ANTOINE
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v QUEENS PARK
RANGERS
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
ASHTON GATE | THU DEC 30 | 7.45PM
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NAHKI
WELLS
AGE: 31
POSITION: Forward
JOINED: January 2020
DID YOU KNOW?
While Nahki Wells signed for City from Burnley
at the end of the January 2020 transfer
window, he was actually on loan with QPR at
the time of his switch.
Featuring for the Hoops over two loan spells
– for the whole of the 2018/19 campaign,
followed by the first half of 2019/20 – he
played 72 times in total for today's opponents,
scoring 24 times in all competitions. As fate
would have it, his first game for the Robins
came away at QPR with the forward coming
off the bench in a 1-0 win for City.
While with Burnley, the striker made only a
handful of appearances for his then parent
club, which included a Premier League debut
in August 2017.
Nahki Wells scores the
winner at his former loan
club Queens Park Rangers
earlier this season.
Also a Bermuda international, Wells holds
the record for the fastest Gold Cup goal. He
opened the scores after just 17 seconds,
before going on to score a hat-trick, in an 8-1
win over Barbados back in June of this year.

THE
GAFFER
NIGEL
PEARSON
I
would like to welcome Mark Warburton
and his squad here for the last league
game of 2021. We know they will be
looking for a positive response after
their 1-0 loss against AFC Bournemouth
on Monday.
We have played exactly half of our Championship
matches to this point so of course there are still
plenty of matches and points left to play for. What
with a couple of rearrangements for the new year,
the 2022 schedule will be
more packed than initially
planned.
It was a shame our
Boxing Day fixture was
postponed but this was
at Luton Town’s request
after a number of positive
Covid-19 cases in their
squad. I know that tickets
for the game will remain
valid for the new date,
which will be confirmed
soon, so I do hope you are
able to make it.
Due to the postponement,
it will be 12 days since we were last in action and
that was a disappointing 3-2 defeat at home to
Huddersfield Town, so we want to bounce back
today.
We made uncharacteristic mistakes which cost us
dearly on the day. It remains frustrating that we
can play well at times but we gave our opponents
too much time and space on the day. We created
our own problems and then we got punished. It
was too easy for them to score, so we had to go
back to the drawing board.
AS A TEAM WE
ARE CAPABLE OF
MUCH BETTER....
I EXPECT US
TO SHOW A
RESPONSE
TODAY AFTER
THE LOSS
LAST TIME OUT.
We need to give ourselves the best chance of
winning. We need to start well, see that through
and deal with the pressure of a tight game because
there are plenty of those in the Championship!
Ayman Benarous did very well against
Huddersfield considering he was in a different
position, Antoine Semenyo was a threat and
Alex Scott did well too. Looking back, I think our
youngsters have been a real positive of the year.
Not only the three mentioned, but the likes of
Ryley Towler, Tommy
Conway and Sam Bell
gave everything when
they were needed in an
injury-struck first team,
in difficult circumstances
with the results, so hats
off to them and they
continue to develop well.
But looking forward, we
know as a team that we
are capable of much
better in terms of our
overall performances
and I expect us to show
a response today after
the loss last time out.
We know where we are but we’ve looked forward
to this game, we’ve had extra time to recover and
prepare and I hope you are able to celebrate three
points one last time in 2021.
I hope you have had a lovely festive season, thanks
for all your support and we’ll see you back here on
January 2nd against Millwall!
Cheers!
Nige
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QUEENS PARK RANGERS
CLUB FACTS
GROUND
KIYAN PRINCE
FOUNDATION
STADIUM
FORMED
1882
HEAD COACH
MARK
WARBURTON
NICKNAME
THE R'S/HOOPS
HONOURS
1
League Cup winners 1966/67
Highest league finish
Division One runners-up 1975/76
FA Cup runners-up 1981/82
Second tier champions
1982/83, 2010/11
Third tier champions
1947/48, 1966/67
CITY AND QPR MEET AT
ASHTON GATE AS THE TEAMS
SEE OUT THE CALENDAR YEAR
AND LOOK TO GO INTO 2022
ON A POSITIVE NOTE.
Clockwise from top: Manager Mark Warburton; Scottsh international striker
Lyndon Dykes; Arsenal Academy product Chris Willock; leading scorer Ilias
Chair; former Robins star Albert Adomah, now playing for his home club.
Our first meeting with QPR came
in the FA Cup in January 1914, a
2-2 draw before City lost out 2-0
in the replay. We wouldn’t meet
again until December 1922, a 2-1
win in London in a Division Three
(South) fixture. City have lost
just once in the past 11 games
between the two sides.
LEAGUE ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
28
GOALS
SCORED
9TOP SCORER
ANDI
WEIMANN
POSSESSION
43 %
35
GOALS
CONCEDED
PASSING PERCENTAGE
67.5 %
TACKLE SUCCESS
67.7 %
AVERAGE AERIAL
DUELS WON
26.7
V
HEAD TO HEAD
LEAGUE
POSITION *
R3 v
FULHAM,
JAN 2022
YELLOW
40 0
CARDS
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MATCHES PLAYED
Best victory: 5-0, April 1925
Worst defeat: 0-5, December 1936
Last time we met: 2-1, September 2021
2021/22 IN NUMBERS
18 TH
7.03
BEST AVERAGE
RATING (OPTA)
ROB
ATKINSON
R1
RED
CARDS
4
MOST
ASSISTS
CHRIS MARTIN,
AND WEIMANN
38
GOALS
SCORED
8TOP SCORER
ILIAS
CHAIR
W
34
31
GOALS
CONCEDED
7.16
BEST AVERAGE
RATING (OPTA)
ROBERT
DICKIE
CITY v R'S
36 %
WIN RATE
POSITION *
R3 v
ROTHERHAM,
JAN 2022
7 TH
YELLOW
41 1
CARDS
POSSESSION
56.4 %
5
MOST
ASSISTS
ILIAS
CHAIR
PASSING PERCENTAGE
80.9 %
TACKLE SUCCESS
67 %
AVERAGE AERIAL
DUELS WON
19.4
L
35
D 25
R4
RED
CARDS
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* before yesterday's round of matches
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QUEENS PARK RANGERS
DID YOU
KNOW?
Loftus Road was renamed the Kiyan Prince Foundation
Stadium ahead of the 2019/20 season, in memory of Academy
player Kiyan Prince. He was tragically stabbed to death outside
his school when he broke up a fight on May 18th 2006. Kiyan
was just 15 years old.
KEY PLAYER
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CHRIS
WILLOCK
Standout appearances in his four games
for QPR in November led to the 23-yearold
being awarded the Championship
Player of the Month award.
The R’s went unbeaten in that time –
winning three and drawing once – with an
ever-present Willock scoring three goals
and grabbing an assist, including a Man
of the Match award in a 2-1 win against
Derby County.
The midfielder is now into his second
season with the West London side after
joining from Benfica in October 2020.
East London-born Willock did not make
an appearance for the Portuguese giants,
after arriving in June 2017 from Arsenal,
instead enjoying loan spells at West
Bromwich Albion and Huddersfield Town.
An Arsenal Academy graduate –
alongside his brother Joe, now of
Newcastle United – he made two first
team appearnces during his time at the
Emirates Stadium.
MARK WARBURTON’S TEAM ARE
KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF THE TOP
SIX WITH THE SEASON AROUND ITS
HALFWAY STAGE.
The R's sat seventh in the table
before yesterday's round of
Championship matches, just
one point off Huddersfield
Town. They might have been
among the play-off positions
themselves if it hadn’t been
for back-to-back defeats in
December to Stoke City and
AFC Bournemouth, respectively.
They do have two games
in hand, however, after
December’s other games
against Swansea City and
Sheffield United were
postponed. Prior to that 2-0
defeat at home to Stoke, QPR
had gone six unbeaten in the
league (W4, D2).
The stats show they are a side
to be reckoned with: they boast
the fourth best possession
average (54.5%) per game as
they look to dominate play,
as well as the third highest
average shots per match (13.3)
behind only West Bromwich
Albion and Fulham.
They also have players able
to find their teammates
consistently with an average of
80.6% passes completed. Again
Han-Noah Massengo takes on Stefan Johansen and Ilias Chair during
City's 2-1 win at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium in September.
only two teams rank higher than
QPR in the league. Furthermore,
they have an overall OPTA
average of 6.74, putting them
fifth behind Fulham, Blackburn
Rovers, AFC Bournemouth and
West Brom, all of whom are
competing for the promotion
spots.
Now into his third season as
Hoops manager, Warburton
is set on taking QPR back to
the Premier League for the
first time since relegation in
2014/15. After a playing career
in non-league, as a manager he
has already tasted success. In
2015/16 he won the Scottish
Premiership and Scottish
Challenge Cup double with
Rangers. In England, he took
Brentford to a runners-up spot
in League One in 2013/14. Last
season he guided QPR to a
ninth-placed finish, their highest
placing since relegation from
the top tier in 2015.
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Ryan Towler
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The young Robins have won seven of their ten
games at this point in the season (in addition to
drawing one and losing two), form which sees
them 11 points adrift of leaders Cardiff City,
though they have two games in hand on the
Bluebirds.
The Under-23s are not due to be back in action
until Tuesday, January 4th when they play away to
Cirencester Town in the GFA Senior Challenge Cup
(7.45pm).
Unfortunately, the last two league games against
Ipswich Town and Watford had to be postponed at
the oppositions’ request.
TOWLER BACK
FROM LOAN
Ryley Towler was recalled from his loan
spell with Grimsby Town FC earlier this
month.
The 19-year-old left-sided defender, who
signed a new three-year deal with the
Robins in May, returns from the Mariners
having made 14 appearances in all
competitions.
The Bristol-born Academy product has
made four appearances for his hometown
club, having earned his first call-up to the
senior team in the 2020/21 season for the
FA Cup Fifth Round tie at Sheffield United.
WATCH UNDER-23 HIGHLIGHTS ON ROBINS TV
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2021
QUIZ
HOW WELL DO YOU REMEMBER THE
LAST CALENDAR YEAR? TEST YOUR
ROBINS MEMORY AS WE LOOK BACK
ON THE YEAR OF 2021…
QUIZ OF THE YEAR
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2
4
12
1
City
2
We
3
Who
4
February
5
A
6
Which
7
Who
8
Ayman
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10
11
12
13
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got 2021 off to a win in BS3 but who were
our opponents?
finally beat Preston North End for the
first time since 2011 in January! What
was the score?
did we beat 3-0 away in the FA Cup to book
a place in the last 16?
proved a month to forget but Nigel
Pearson was in the stands to watch City beat
which club to end a run of seven straight defeats?
3-1 win followed in South Wales but who was it
against – Swansea City or Cardiff City?
player scored direct from a corner in
this game?
scored moments after coming off the
bench in a 3-0 win over Birmingham City?
Benarous made his debut against Luton
Town in April – true or false?
Who did we play on the final day of the 2020/21
season?
Which Academy player made their debut
and scored in this game for City?
Who became Nigel Pearson’s first
summer signing?
Andy King is a boyhood
City fan – true or false?
City signed defender Rob Atkinson
from which club?
Who did we host in our
first pre-season game
at the newly-opened
Robins High
Performance Centre?
15
Dan Bentley
has played
every minute of
Championship
football since
January –
true or false?
16 Blackpool
visited
Ashton Gate
in the first
game of
the 2021/22
season. Who
scored
City’s goal in
the 1-1 draw?
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19
20
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Who scored their first goals for the
club in the Carabao Cup clash at
Forest Green Rovers?
We clinched a memorable win over
Reading at the Madejski back in August.
What was the score?
Who scored a brace in a 2-1 Severnside
Derby win in September?
Who scored their first goal for the club in
October’s 3-2 win over Peterborough
United?
City’s search for a home win finally came
in October, after we beat which club?
ANSWERS 1: Portsmouth; 2: 2-0; 3: Millwall;
4: Middlesbrough; 5: Swansea City; 6: Kasey Palmer;
7: Callum O'Dowda; 8: False, it was Alex Scott;
9: Brentford; 10: Louis Britton; 11: Matty James;
12: True; 13: Oxford United; 14: Celtic; 15: False;
16: Chris Martin; 17: Saikou Janneh; 18: 3-2;
19: Andreas Weimann; 20: George Tanner; 21: Barnsley.
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SCHOOL VISIT
To kick off the start of the
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Robins Foundation invited 200
children from four Bristol schools
(City Academy, Greenfields school, Hareclive
and New Oak) to come down to Ashton Gate and
watch City's game against Huddersfield Town.
All the children who attended were given a free
meal provided by Bristol City and participated in
different games in the family zone before kick-off.
Chief Community Officer, Chris Stenner said: "We
are really proud to be able to offer the children
we work with in the community the opportunity
to come down to Ashton Gate, who otherwise
wouldn’t be able to.
“All who attended were given a free meal and the
food that we had left over was given out to other
young people at the game.
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children, parents, teachers and staff who attended.
It was a fantastic day for everyone involved and
great to see so many happy faces.”
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After a nightmare
opening four league
games in August
1985, City propped
up the division, pointless with a goal
difference of minus nine, and in early
September greeted the arrival of highflying
Wigan Athletic at Ashton Gate.
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MIKE ADAMS CONTINUES
HIS LOOK BACK AT
TERRY COOPER'S SPELL IN
CHARGE OF THE ROBINS
In his programme notes, Terry Cooper
expressed relief that City had broken
their duck at long last by beating
Hereford United midweek 2-0 in the Milk Cup return
leg – although they went out of the competition 3-5 on
aggregate.
City built on that win with a bright opening 15 minutes
against the fourth-placed Latics and Steve Neville had
chances to put the home side ahead as the Robins
continued to take the game to the visitors.
With the scores goalless at half-time, one minute
after the restart Howard Pritchard played a one-two
with Bobby Hutchinson and broke clear only to see
his shot turned round the post by Billy Stewart. But he
would score the match-winning goal ‘out of nothing’
on 68 minutes. Alan Walsh played a hopeful cross to
the back post and Pritchard was there to head high
over Stewart into the net. Pritchard
explained, “When the cross came over
I concentrated on jumping as high as
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possible and making good contact with
the ball. I can’t say I really took aim but
the header could not have been better
placed.”
The Welsh winger was now in his second stint with
City. He was previously with us between 1976–1981
before spending two seasons at Swindon Town. With
his love of wing play, Cooper re-signed him in 1983.
Notwithstanding that City were worthy winners, and
such incidents decide games and can even turn
seasons around. So it was in this case as the Robins
embarked on a seven-match unbeaten run into
October. City travelled to Cardiff the following week
and pulled off a 3-1 win with Walsh scoring a brace,
and Pritchard on target again late on to seal victory
over his hometown club.
Above: The ball sails over Wigan goalkeeper Billy Stewart for
the goal scored by Howard Pritchard (inset)
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CITY IN CARTOONS
with club historian David Woods
Today’s cartoon comes from the ‘Athletic News’ which, together with the ‘Sporting Life’ (founded
1859) and the ‘Sportsman’ (1865-1924), gave excellent coverage to the sporting scene. It was
sorely missed following its demise in 1931 when it merged with the ‘Sporting Chronicle’.
MATCH REPORT
3
O’Rourke
13, 18, 23
1
Rippon 55
Saturday, September 4th 1909
Football League Division One
A poor start to the new campaign
for last season’s FA Cup runnersup.
They are torn apart as
O’Rourke, aided by a fortunate
second when Clay’s clearance
struck him and rebounded into
the net, grabbed an early hat-trick.
Fortunately, matters then settled
down and Rippon headed in to
salvage a degree of pride at Valley
Parade.
City: Clay; Annan, Cottle; Marr,
Wedlock, Spear; Staniforth,
Gilligan, Rippon, Foster,
Shearman.
Bradford City: Spendiff; Chaplin,
Campbell; Lintott, Comrie,
Robinson; Hardman, Spiers,
O’Rourke, Whittingham, Bond.
Referee: JW Bailey (Leicester).
Attendance: 24,000
City struggled during the early
part of the season, only picking
up two points in their first
four games prior to beating
Middlesbrough 4-1 at Ashton
Gate on September 18th.
Unfortunately, despite following
this with a 2-1 victory at Bury,
City struggled throughout the
campaign and relegation was a
real threat, but a crucial 1-0 win
over Chelsea and a 4-0 final day
success over Nottingham Forest
served to see them three points
clear at the season’s end.
YOU CAN
QUOTE ME
ON THAT
STEVE SMITH LOOKS
BACK AT AN EARLY
INTERVIEW WITH CITY
LEGEND JOHN ATYEO
During September a blue
plaque was unveiled at the
family home of John Atyeo in
Dilton Marsh, Westbury*, and
in the Charles Buchan Soccer
Gift Book 1954/55, he reveals
how his passion for football
began so close to home.
“Near my home in Westbury, a little country town,
there is a park, and often as I trot around it I can
see a bunch of lads, with a couple of piles of coats
dumped on the grass to mark a goal, kicking a ball
about. And as I run on, I cannot help wondering if
they will be as fortunate as I have been.
“As far back as I can remember football has been
my first love. I kicked a ball about, as a boy, in the
orchard at home, and with the other lads from
nearby houses we would rush off to the park, and
with similar piles of coats to those the lads use
today; we would kick about until dark. I was always
the last to leave. Some of the others would tire and
drift away home. Others would lose interest and
decide to go to the cinema. But I never tired.
Not until it was too dark to see anymore did I
reluctantly give up chasing and booting our ball
about.”
Determined to make it in the world of football, John
drew from the humble beginnings of Bristol-born
England international Eddie Hapgood, who once
found himself in a Juvenile Court for breaking a
window playing football in the street. At the time
of publication, John had won three England Youth
badges during 1949/50 whilst representing Wiltshire,
but was yet to be capped at full level.
“More good fortune came my way when I had a
trial for the Wiltshire Youth team as a centre-half. I
was 16, and came up into attack whenever my side
gained a corner, and twice managed to score. It
resulted in my being chosen as centre-forward and
my displays led to an invitation to play in the English
Youth trial match against Spurs at White Hart Lane.
At the interval they were winning 1-0. Our team boss
decided to make some changes and I found myself
playing at outside-left.” The move proved justified as
Atyeo netted the equaliser in the eventual 1-1 draw
and was propelled him into the England Youth side.
“I played for the team throughout the ‘home’
tournament, which we won, putting us into the
World’s Youth tournament which was staged at
Vienna. There my luck deserted me and we were
beaten [2-1] by Luxembourg in the very first round.
Many of the lads who were in that team alongside
me have come into the professional sphere, and I
too, was approached about my future.”
This story will continue in the Reading programme on
February 9th 2022, two days after what would have
been Atyeo's 90th birthday.
32 | T HE ROB NS Queens Park Rangers
*The blue plaque can be seen on 60 High Street,
Dilton Marsh, Westbury, Wilts, BA13 4DY
THE ROB NS Queens Park Rangers | 33

Giving Football Back to
Small Business
At eBay, we know small business and
football clubs used to be like chips and
gravy, two peas in a pod – a match
made in community heaven.
Ironmongers, ship workers, spring
makers and cobblers, all formed clubs
which decades later are still prospering.
But nowadays, you’d think it was all
eyewatering transfers, Super Leagues
and mega sponsors, detached from the
humble origins of our historic clubs.
That’s why eBay are proud to support
300,000 small businesses who help
power EFL clubs nationwide. We’ll be
donating our advertising space to a lot
of these businesses – on match day
hoardings, around grounds and beyond –
throughout the coming season, to ensure
they can continue to thrive in our local
communities. So, join us in giving your
support to Small Business Power, because
today, they need us more than ever.
Football is a game of many opinions, but
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If you see or hear discrimination in this
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TONIGHT'S
SQUADS
Thursday December 30th, 7.45pm kick-off | Ashton Gate | Sky Bet Championship
MANAGER
Nigel PEARSON
BRISTOL
CITY
1 Dan BENTLEY
2 Danny SIMPSON
3 Jay DAS I LVA
5 Rob ATKINSON
6 Matty JAMES
8 Joe WILLIAMS
9 Chris MARTIN
10 Andy KING
11 Callum O’DOWDA
12 Max O'LEARY
14 Andreas WEIMANN
15 Tyreeq BAKINSON
16 Cameron PRING
17 Nathan BAKER
18 Antoine SEMENYO
19 George TANNER
21 Nahki WELLS
22 Tomas KALAS
26 Zak VYNER
34 Ryley TOWLER
36 Alex SCOTT
HOME
KIT
37 Tommy CONWAY
38 Ayman BENAROUS
42 Han-Noah MASSENGO
45 Kasey PALMER
46 Saikou JANNEH
v
QUEENS PARK
RANGERS
MANAGER
Mark WARBURTON
1 Seny DIENG
2 Osman KAKAY
3 Lee WALLACE
4 Rob DICKIE
5 Jordy De WIJS
6 Yoann BARBET
7 Stefan JOHANSEN
8 Luke AMOS
9 Lyndon DYKES
10 Ilias CHAIR
11 Charlie AUSTIN
12 Dominic BALL
13 Jordan ARCHER
14 George THOMAS
15 Sam FIELD
16 Sam McCALLUM
17 Andre DOZZELL
18 Charlie KELMAN
19 Andre GRAY
20 Jimmy DUNNE
21 Chris WILLOCK
22 Moses ODUBAJO
24 Charlie OWENS
32 Joe WALSH
HOME
KIT
33 Dillon BARNES
37 Albert ADOMAH
MATCH OFFICIALS
TONIGHT'S
FIXTURES
Bournemouth v Cardiff
City v QPR
N Forest v Huddersfield
Stoke v Derby
West Brom v Preston
Played yesterday
Swansea v Luton
Birmingham v Peterboro
Blackburn v Barnsley
Blackpool v Middlesbro
Coventry v Millwall
Sheff Utd v Hull
Reading v Fulham
LEAGUE
TABL E
Not including yesterday's
matches
P GD Pts
Bournemouth 24 18 46
Fulham 23 32 45
Blackburn 23 14 42
West Brom 24 12 41
Middlesbro 24 4 36
Huddersfield 24 2 36
QPR 22 5 35
Stoke 22 5 35
N Forest 24 5 34
Coventry 22 3 34
Sheff Utd 22 1 32
Millwall 22 0 30
Blackpool 24 -5 30
Luton 22 4 29
Preston 22 -4 28
Swansea 22 -5 27
Birmingham 23 -8 27
CITY 23 -9 27
Hull 23 -8 23
Cardiff 22 -14 22
Reading* 22 -7 21
Peterboro 23 -24 19
Barnsley 23 -19 14
Derby** 23 -2 7
*deducted six points
**deducted 21 points
N EXT AT
ASHTON
G ATE
Match
Referee
Andy
DAV I E S
Assistant
Referee
Paul
HODSKINSON
Assistant
Referee
Adrian
WATERS
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Fourth
Official
Joshua
SMITH
MILLWALL
Ashton Gate
Sunday January 2nd,
1pm kick-off
Sky Bet Championship
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