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JAY DAS I LVA 3AGE: 23 | POSITION: Left-back | SIGNED: July 2019 (following year's loan) 

Jay Dasilva joined his then 

fellow-Chelsea teammates Kasey 

Palmer and Tomas Kalas on loan at 

City for the 2018/19 season before 

all three made their moves to BS3 

permanent the following summer. 

Dasilva made 32 appearances for the 

Robins during his loan spell before 

joining England at the Under-21 

European Championships – a 

tournament in which he featured for the 

winning side back in 2017. 

He then linked back up with City ahead 

of the 2019/20 campaign and to date 

has made 85 appearances for the 

Robins. 

Dasilva’s rise was clear to see. Not 

only did he help Chelsea win the FA 

Youth Cup in 2013/14, 2014/15 and 

2015/16, he was also a double winner 

of the UEFA Youth Cup in 2014/15 and 

2015/16. 

Before his move to City, Dasilva joined 

Charlton Athletic on loan where he 

was named Fans’ Player of the Year in 

2017/18.

THE 

GAFFER 

Avery happy New Year 

to you as we get set 

to continue our busy 

schedule in 2022. I 

hope you were able to 

celebrate and see in 

the New Year with your loved ones safely. 

Millwall are our first opponents of the calendar 

year and I am looking forward to today’s test 

against Gary Rowett’s side. We welcome them to 

Ashton Gate where we 

aim to start well and 

have celebrations of 

our own come the final 

whistle. 

I have written these 

notes in the short time 

after the game against 

QPR on Thursday where 

it was our Achilles heel 

which struck again when 

we conceded a late goal. 

The fans will be 

disappointed, as 

everyone is, but I 

think they saw a very 

committed performance 

from the players on the 

night. It was a game full of desire and quality, we 

deserved more and it was injustice in the end. 

It was a result which was tough to take. I told 

the players in the dressing room afterwards to 

remember how that moment felt as well as look 

at what we had done in the game, look at the 

high standards of how we played, the desire and 

commitment levels. 

IF I HAD 

TO HAVE A 

NEW YEAR’S 

RESOLUTION IN 

TERMS OF THE 

FOOTBALL CLUB, 

IT WOULD BE 

CONSISTENCY. 

This is a hungry squad who are keen to get back 

out there and reproduce the good things again. We 

just need to stop conceding those late goals. 

If I had to have a New Year’s resolution in terms of 

the football club, it would be consistency. At times 

we have shown we can compete with any side in 

this division but our own downfall has too often 

let us down. 

I have said it before but we remain a work in 

progress. We know 

where we are and 

when I joined as 

manager last year it 

was about the longterm 

project. There 

has been progression 

but there is still a 

long way to go as 

we continue to work 

towards achieving the 

aims and ambitions 

which were laid out. 

As fans, you have been 

fantastic so thank 

you for showing your 

continued support 

during the ups and 

downs of the season 

so far. There’s still plenty more football to go, 

starting against Millwall today so I hope you enjoy 

it. 

Cheers, 

Enjoy the game! 

Nige 

NIGEL 

PEARSON 

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MILLWALL 

GROUND 

THE DEN 

FORMED 

1885 

HEAD COACH 

GARY 

ROWETT 

CLUB FACTS 

NICKNAME 

THE LIONS 

HONOURS 

Highest league finish 

Tenth, Division One 1988/89 

FA Cup finalists 2003/04 

Second tier champions 1987/88 

Third tier champions 

1927/28, 1937/38, 2000/01 

Third tier play-off winners 

2009/2010, 2016/17 (pictured) 

Fourth tier champions 1961/62 

THE ROBINS HOST THE LIONS 

IN THE FIRST FIXTURE OF 2022, 

WITH BOTH CLUBS ENJOYING 

CONTRASTING FORTUNES OVER 

A TRUNCATED CHRISTMAS 

PERIOD. 

This is the third time in ten 

years we have faced Millwall in 

the ‘New Year’ fixture. City beat 

the Lions 1-0 on January 3rd 

2012, but the Londoners won 2-1 

the following year on January 

1st 2013. City have not tasted 

victory in five games between the 

two sides at Ashton Gate. 

29 

GOALS 

SCORED 

9TOP SCORER 

ANDI 

WEIMANN 

POSSESSION 

43.1 % 

37 

GOALS 

CONCEDED 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

67.6 % 

V 

HEAD TO HEAD 

LEAGUE 

POSITION 

R3 v 

FULHAM, 

JAN 2022 

YELLOW 

41 1 

CARDS 

102 

MATCHES PLAYED 

Best victory: 5-0, March 1929 

Worst defeat: 3-5, September 1950 

Last time we met: 0-1, September 2021 

2021/22 IN NUMBERS 

18 TH 

6.97 

BEST AVERAGE 

RATING (OPTA) 

CHRIS 

MARTIN 

R1 

RED 

CARDS 

4 

MOST 

ASSISTS 

CHRIS MARTIN, 

AND WEIMANN 

30 

GOALS 

SCORED 

6TOP SCORER 

TOM 

BRADSHAW 

CITY v THE LIONS 

W 

36 

28 

GOALS 

CONCEDED 

7.16 

BEST AVERAGE 

RATING (OPTA) 

SHAUN 

HUTCHINSON 

35 % 

WIN RATE 

POSITION 

R3 v 

C PALACE, 

JAN 2022 

YELLOW 

48 0 

CARDS 

POSSESSION 

46.8 % 

D 

32 

11 TH 

6 

MOST 

ASSISTS 

JED 

WALLACE 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

70.1 % 

L 

34 

R3 

RED 

CARDS 

TACKLE SUCCESS 

TACKLE SUCCESS 

Clockwise from top: Manager Gary Rowett; former Robins loan star 

Matt Smith; ex-City striker Benik Afobe; playmaker Jed Wallace and 

skipper Shaun Hutchinson. 

LEAGUE ONE CHAMPIONSHIP 

68.4 % 

AVERAGE AERIAL 

DUELS WON 

26.2 

66.7 % 

AVERAGE AERIAL 

DUELS WON 

31.7 



MILLWALL 

DID YOU 

KNOW? 

The club was founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885. Although still 

known as ‘Millwall’ they do not actually play in the Millwall 

area of the Isle of Dogs, London. Since 1910 they have played 

in South East London at the Old Den in New Cross and – since 

1993 – at The Den in Bermondsey. 

KEY PLAYER 

16 

TOM 

BRADSHAW 

Tom Bradshaw has scored six goals in 

all competitions to make him Millwall’s 

leading goalscorer at this point in the 

season. 

The 29-year-old scored his first two goals 

of the season in a 2-1 win over Stoke City 

in October but it is his four goals in as 

many games which make him the player 

in form heading to BS3 on Sunday. 

His latest strikes have helped the Lions 

beat Hull City, Birmingham City and 

Coventry City, with a consolation strike 

in a 2-1 defeat away to Peterborough 

United. 

The Wales forward started his career 

at Aberystwyth before a free transfer to 

Shrewsbury Town. After five seasons 

in Shropshire, he joined Walsall in 2014 

where he netted 40 goals from 87 games 

in all competitions. He caught the eye of 

then newly-promoted Barnsley, before a 

move to Millwall on loan in the first half 

of the 2018/19 season which was made 

permanent in January 2019. 

INJURIES AND COVID-19 HAVE FORCED 

MILLWALL TO THEIR BARE BONES BUT THE 

CLUB ARE MAKING DO AND CONTINUE THEIR 

PUSH TO STAY AMONG THE COMPETITIVE MIX. 

Their fixtures against Preston 

North End and Swansea City 

were postponed due to a 

“significant number” of positive 

Covid-19 tests, but even with a 

depleted squad they were able 

to overcome Coventry City 1-0 

on Wednesday evening. 

Tom Bradshaw struck late on 

– his fourth goal in as many 

games – with Millwall keeping 

themselves only six points off 

the play-off positions, with two 

games in hand. 

After injury and futher positive 

Covid-19 tests hit their squad, 

manager Gary Rowett had only 

14 first-team players to choose 

from for the Coventry clash, 

and fielded 15-year-old forward 

Zak Lovelace as a substitute – 

who became the club's secondyoungest 

player in the process. 

Currently 11th in the table, 

the Lions' promotion hopes 

were kept alive by a strong 

run of just one defeat in eight 

games between August and 

mid-October. They have only 

lost once since a 1-0 loss to 

Huddersfield on October 30th. 

Of their six defeats in the 

Matty James is challenged by Millwall's George Evans during the Robins' 

away fixture at The Den earlier this season which ended in a 1-0 defeat. 

Championship so far, four of 

those have come away from 

home. 

The last time Millwall featured 

in the top flight was in the 

1989/90 season. They missed 

out in the 1993/94 play-offs, 

under Mick McCarthy, the 

closest they have since come to 

returning to England’s highest 

division. 

They have spent the past 20 

years jumping between League 

One and the Championship, 

last winning promotion to the 

second tier via the play-offs in 

2017. 

While manager Gary Rowett 

has yet to experience Premier 

League management – despite 

a career which has seen him 

take charge of Burton Albion, 

Birmingham City, Derby Country 

and Stoke City – he did play 

in the top flight as a defender 

at Derby, Leicester City and 

Charlton Athletic. 



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SEASON 

REVIEW 

Words James Crawley 

Alex Scott celebrates scoring 

City's matchwinning goal versus 

Derby County. Scott is one of 

eight players aged 21 or under 

given their opportunity in the first 

team so far this season. 

There’s no denying 2021/22 

has had its fair share of ups 

and downs but it is, as was 

always going to be the case, 

work in progress for Pearson 

who joined permanently in the 

summer to kickstart a three-year plan. 

City have aim and ambition, and plans are in motion to hit 

those targets. 

WORK IN 

PROGRESS 

IT’S BEEN A SEASON OF 

TRANSITION AS NIGEL 

PEARSON LOOKS TO BRING 

HIS EXPERIENCE TO MAKE 

CITY A FORCE IN THE 

CHAMPIONSHIP 

The start of the current season brought hope and 

optimism with new signings and the grand opening of 

the Robins High Performance Centre. Experience was 

added to the group with the likes of Premier League 

winners Matty James and boyhood fan Andy King, before 

fresh-faced George Tanner stepped up to a new level upon 

completing his move from Carlisle United. Rob Atkinson 

also arrived having previously played at League One 

level and there’s plenty of promise about the 23-year-old 

centre-back. 

He was thrust straight into the starting XI for the opening 

day against Blackpool. This was a special occasion 

as supporters were back at Ashton Gate to watch their 

club for the first time in 17 months due to the Covid-19 

pandemic. 

Chris Martin opened the scoring for the season but the 

wait for a first win at home - a record which stretched 

back to January - would go on with the Tangerines 

securing a last-minute equaliser under the August 

sunshine. 

Carabao Cup action followed though Saikou Janneh’s 

brace was not enough as we exited the competition via 

penalties away at Forest Green Rovers. There was defeat 

in the league too as Middlesbrough scored either side 

of King’s first City goal to seal a 2-1 win at the Riverside 

Stadium. 

However, a memorable midweek night in Reading 

followed. It was night where Cameron Pring really 

introduced himself to the supporters, assisting Martin’s 

goal at the Madejski while Andreas Weimann scored two 

on the night to seal a 3-2 victory, CIty's first of the season. 

A Severnside derby victory made it a happy end to the 4 

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2021/22 RESULTS 

AUGUST 

Blackpool H D 1-1 

Forest Green Rovers (CC) A L 2-2 * 

* 

Lost 5-6 on penalties 

Middlesbrough A L 1-2 

Reading A W 3-2 

Swansea City H L 0-1 

Cardiff City A W 2-1 

SEPTEMBER 

Preston North End H D 0-0 

Luton Town H D 1-1 

QPR A W 2-1 

Fulham H D 1-1 

Millwall A L 0-1 

Chris Martin celebrates City's opening 

goal of the season against Blackpool 

– as the fans return to Ashton Gate 

for the first time since March 2020 

Andi Weimann silences 

the home crowd with a 

stunning goal during City's 

2-1 derby win in Cardiff 

OCTOBER 

Peterborough United A W 3-2 

AFC Bournemouth H L 0-2 

Nottingham Forest H L 1-2 

West Brom A L 0-3 

Barnsley H W 2-1 

NOVEMBER 

Birmingham City A L 0-3 

Coventry City A L 2-3 

Blackburn Rovers H D 1-1 

Stoke City H W 1-0 

Sheffield United A L 0-2 

DECEMBER 

Derby County H W 1-0 

Hull City A D 2-2 

Huddersfield Town H L 2-3 

Luton Town ** A – P-P 

QPR H L 1-2 

CC = Carabao Cup 

**Match to be rearranged, details TBC. 

4 opening month with Weimann again securing a 

double, including an unforgettable rocket volley to clinch 

the three points in South Wales. 

That victory marked the start of five games unbeaten 

for City after the international break as we picked up 

improved form in September. Draws with Preston North 

End (0-0) and Luton Town (1-1) were followed by a 2-1 win 

at Queens Park Rangers, where Nahki Wells netted the 

injury-time winner against his former club to seal all three 

points in the capital. Fulham then returned to Ashton Gate 

for the first time since March 2020 – the last game with 

fans present prior to August - with a repeat 1-1 scoreline, 

before the month ended in defeat to today’s opponents, 

Millwall, at the Den. But it rained goals at a soaked 

Weston Homes Stadium where City overcame a Sammie 

Szmodics-inspired Peterborough United, with Tanner 

grabbing his first goal for the club in a 3-2 away win as the 

Robins went into the second international break ninth in 

the table. 

Back-to-back defeats on the road to Birmingham 

City and Coventry City – where City twice led only to 

concede an injury-time winner in a 3-2 defeat – meant a 

difficult start to November. Back at Ashton Gate however 

Blackburn Rovers were held to a 1-1 draw before Tyreeq 

Bakinson marked his 50th appearance with a goal to 

beat Stoke City 1-0. 

And so the Robins marched into December unbeaten 

at home in their last three outings, adding financiallytroubled 

Derby County to the list thanks to Alex Scott’s 

second goal in red-and-white colours. Matty James’ last 

gasp strike secured a share of the points in a 2-2 draw 

away at Hull City before the home run came to an end in 

a 3-2 defeat to Huddersfield Town. A Covid-19 outbreak 

then forced our Boxing Day clash against Luton Town to 

be postponed, before City saw out 2021 with a narrow 2-1 

home defeat versus QPR. 

2021/22 IN NUMBERS 

Nahki Wells scores the 

winning goal at former 

loan club QPR 

Fans celebrate a 

first home win in 18 

games as City beat 

Barnsley 2-1 

4MATTY JAMES 

WAS THE FIRST OF FOUR 

PRE-SEASON SIGNINGS, WHICH 

ALSO SAW NATHAN BAKER, 

DANNY SIMPSON AND 

ANDI WEIMANN 

COMMIT TO NEW 

CONTRACTS WITH 

THE CLUB 

City then endured three defeats in a row before they 

returned to Ashton Gate to face Barnsley. Much had 

been made about the Robins' long wait for a home win, 

but Weimann’s quick-fire double earned a hard-fought 

victory. Barnsley had taken an early lead through 

Aaron Leya Iseka but City’s Austrian forward 

pounced twice before half-time to seal 

the win. It was a dream start for young 

Ayman Benarous too, who made his 

debut after coming off the bench. 

9TOP SCORER 

ANDI WEIMANN 

11.3 

AVERAGE 

INTERCEPTIONS 

PER GAME 

INDIVIDUAL: TOMAS KALAS 1.9 

4 

MOST ASSISTS 

CHRIS MARTIN 

ANDI WEIMANN 

15.3 

AVERAGE 

TACKLES 

PER GAME 

INDIVIDUAL: MATTY JAMES 2.1 

24 

MOST APPEARANCES 

ANDI WEIMANN 

228 

AVERAGE 

PASSES PER GAME 

ZAK VYNER 38.6 

90 

2,160 

MOST MINUTES 

ANDI WEIMANN 

MOST MAN OF 

THE MATCH AWARDS 

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PAUL GAINEY PROFILES CITY STRIKER PAUL CHEESLEY 

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Bristol-born Paul 

Whitehead cross from the right. 

Cheesley began 

He almost hung in the air as the 

his career 

ball met his head. Whatever the 

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of the air, 

City, before being snapped up 

he seemed to defy gravity. 

by Bristol City manager Alan 

Dicks for a fee of £309,000. 

Three days after the victory 

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a precipice. A cross came into 

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Paul Cheesley heads City's winner against Arsenal at Highbury in August 1976 

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HIS LOOK BACK 1894 

AT 

TERRY COOPER'S SPELL IN 

CHARGE OF THE ROBINS 

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City’s 1-0 win over Wigan on 

September 7th lifted them one 

point off the bottom 1894 

of the 

table. By the end of the month 

they had inched up to 18th. 

October brought several more shocks, 1894 

however, 

the first being a 4-0 defeat at Notts County. 

This was David Moyes’ City debut and one to 

forget as the Magpies' 6ft 5in striker Mick Waitt had a 

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field day with his headers, laying on three of the goals. 

A struggling 1-0 home win over lowly Darlington was 

followed by a crushing 6-3 defeat 1894 

at Bury on October 

22nd after City had battled back to 3-3. This was a low 

point and from then on City staged a steady recovery, 

only losing twice more in 1985. 

1894 

Boxing Day saw City raise their game at home against 

high-flying West country rivals Plymouth Argyle. After 

a blistering start, Howard Pritchard was fouled as he 

turned in the area and Alan Walsh 1894 

fired City ahead 

from the spot on seven minutes. Walsh then had a 

solo effort saved, Pritchard was taking players on at 

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every opportunity and Steve 

Neville was causing havoc 

with his darting runs. 

The Pilgrims played their 

part in an entertaining game 

and keeper Keith Waugh had 

to make a brilliant double 

save to preserve City’s lead. 

The hosts’ all-important second goal came from a 

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Pritchard corner on 37 minutes which was flicked 

on by Moyes for Neville at the far post to head in his 

10th goal of the season. The tempo dropped after the 

break in the heavy conditions; there was no further 

score and City held firm to finish worthy winners. 

With City now in mid-table, Terry Cooper declared, “I 

still believe that on our day we are the best footballing 

side in the Third Division. My problem is getting the 

players to show that commitment in every game.” 

Above: David Moyes (inset) in action during City's 2-0 win over 

West country rivals Plymouth Argyle in December 1985 


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CITY IN CARTOONS 

with club historian David Woods 

YOU CAN 

QUOTE ME 

ON THAT 

Photo from the cover 

of Cole's autobiography 

STEVE SMITH LOOKS BACK AT AN EARLY INTERVIEW 

WITH FORMER CITY STRIKER ANDY COLE 

It is thanks to archivist Eric Whitlock of the Bristol Rovers History Group that this cartoon of action 

from the 1909 FA Cup Final has surfaced, as this page from The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News 

of May 1st 1909 does not appear on the British Newspaper Library website. 

MATCH REPORT 

0 

Saturday, 24th April 1909 

FA Cup Final 

The Crystal Palace 

1 

A Turnbull 22 

The English Cup Final – for that 

is what it is and ever will be 

whatever the official title – is over, 

and over with it are the hopes the 

Cup would be brought to Bristol. 

In what remains the club's only 

final appearance, ‘Sandy’ Turnbull 

destroyed the dreams of all City 

fans by firing the ball into the net 

after Halse’s shot had rebounded 

off the underside of the bar. 

City: Clay; Annan, Cottle; Hanlin, 

Wedlock, Spear; Staniforth, 

Hardy, Gilligan, Burton, Hilton. 

Manchester United: 

Moger; Stacey, Hayes; 

Duckworth, Roberts, Bell; 

Meredith, Halse, 

J Turnbull, A Turnbull, Wall. 

Referee: J Mason (Burslem) 

Attendance: 71,401 (£6,434) 

In August 

1992, a 

magazine 

made its 

debut 

that was 

exclusively 

devoted 

to Division One (now the 

Championsip). In this inaugural 

edition of Matchday, Bristol City’s 

Andy Cole revealed his ambition 

to succeed in the game following 

an initial loan spell from Arsenal. 

With his ability to run at 

defenders, the 21-year-old was 

enjoying new lease of life since 

coming to Ashton Gate – initially 

on loan – in the spring of 1992: 

“I’m quite pleased with the way 

my game is progressing although 

I still have much to learn. But I am 

happiest with my back to goal.” 

The harsh realities of top-flight 

football had put Cole in good 

stead for a fresh challenge: “I 

was scoring goals in the reserves 

but getting nowhere. When they 

bought Ian Wright, I knew the 

writing was on the wall. Quitting 

seemed like the only way out.” 

Under George Graham at Arsenal, 

the FA School of Excellence 

graduate was up against Alan 

Smith, Paul Merson, Kevin 

Campbell and Wright for the three 

striking positions. So when City 

boss Denis Smith agreed to take 

the Nottingham-born forward on 

loan, he grabbed his chance. 

“Every goal I score is one in the 

eye for Arsenal. I want to show 

they made a mistake in not 

playing me. Bristol City is a nice 

club with a good manager and I 

am very much here because I am 

playing first-team football.” 

At the time of publication, Cole 

had scored 20 goals for the 

Robins since making his debut 

in March 1992 at home to 

Cambridge United and was on 

top of his game, netting in six 

consecutive matches. 

In his 1999 autobiography, Andy 

goes deeper into his life at Ashton 

Gate: “Mostly, I sailed through life. 

Every Saturday morning was a real 

buzz, in the knowledge I would be 

out there doing the business in 

front of 15,000 instead of being in 

the reserves with a few old pros.” 

"Down in Bristol I lived by a 

single motto and that was 

self-preservation. My motivation 

was: ‘If I am as good as I think I 

am then, within a year or two, I’ll 

be destined to finish at a much 

bigger club.’ Bristol City, and this 

is not being patronising, was my 

stepping stone.” 

When Russell Osman replaced 

Smith as manager City accepted 

a £1.75m fee from Newcastle 

United: “My value had more than 

trebled in a little more than ten 

months. The problem was City 

couldn’t conclude the transaction 

as they couldn’t track me down. I 

was in the local launderette doing 

my washing – humble boy, you 

might notice! – when they finally 

put the package to me. I didn’t 

need to think twice, not with Kevin 

Keegan as the man in charge.” 



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TODAY'S 

SQUADS 

Sunday January 2nd, 1pm kick-off | Ashton Gate | Sky Bet Championship 

BRISTOL CITY 

v 

MILLWALL 

TODAY'S 

FIXTURES 

City v Millwall 

Birmingham v QPR 

Blackburn v Huddersfield 

West Brom v Cardiff 

Played yesterday 

Sheff Utd v MIddlesbro 

Blackpool v Hull 

Coventry v Luton (P-P) 

Playing tomorrow 

N Forest v Barnsley 

Reading v Derby 

Stoke v Preston 

Swansea v Fulham (P-P) 

Bournemouth v Peterboro 

MANAGER 

Nigel PEARSON 

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 

MANAGER 

Gary ROWETT 

1 George LONG 

2 Danny McNAMARA 

3 Murray WALLACE 

4 Shaun HUTCHINSON 

5 Jake COOPER 

6 Maikel KIFTENBELD 

7 Jed WALLACE 

8 Ben THOMPSON 

9 Tom BRADSHAW 

10 Matt SMITH 

11 Scott MALONE 

14 Sheyi OJO 

15 Alex PEARCE 

17 George SAVILLE 

18 Ryan LEONARD 

20 Mason BENNETT 

21 Connor MAHONEY 

22 Jón Dadi BÖDVARSSON 

23 Benik AFOBE 

HOME 

KIT 

24 Billy MITCHELL 

26 Daniel BALLARD 

28 George EVANS 

33 Bartosz BIALKOWSKI 

38 Nana BOATENG 

40 Besart TOPALLOJ 

49 Zak LOVELACE 

MATCH OFFICIALS 

LEAGUE 

TABL E 

Not including yesterday's 

matches 

P GD Pts 

Bournemouth 25 21 49 

Fulham 23 32 45 

Blackburn 24 15 45 

West Brom 24 12 41 

Middlesbro 25 5 39 

Huddersfield 25 3 39 

QPR 23 6 38 

Stoke 23 4 35 

N Forest 25 4 34 

Coventry 23 2 34 

Millwall 23 1 33 

Sheff Utd 22 1 32 

Blackpool 25 -6 30 

Luton 22 4 29 

Preston 22 -4 28 

Swansea 22 -5 27 

Birmingham 23 -8 27 

CITY 24 -10 27 

Hull 23 -8 23 

Cardiff 23 -17 22 

Reading* 22 -7 21 

Peterboro 23 -24 19 

Barnsley 24 -20 14 

Derby** 24 -1 10 

*deducted six points 

**deducted 21 points 

N EXT AT 

ASHTON 

G ATE 

Match 

Referee 

Simon 

HOOPER 

Assistant 

Referee 

Matthew 

WILKES 

Assistant 

Referee 

Bhupinder 

GILL 

Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward 

Fourth 

Official 

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FINNIE 

FULHAM 

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