News

Who R Ya – Bristol City

|
Image for Who R Ya – Bristol City

Vital QPR assesses Friday’s opponents – Bristol City.

THE LATEST

Bristol City are among a pack of teams at the wrong end of the table that are still fighting for their Championship safety – with Rotherham United now gone the likes of Wigan Athletic, Blackburn Rovers, Burton Albion and even the sliding Birmingham City are keeping the Robins company.

If Lee Johnson’s men do survive it will have more than a little to do with the 22 goals of a player parachuted in from Chelsea – Tammy Abraham. The 19-year-old front-man has almost single-handedly kept Bristol City ticking over and keeping the marksman quiet could in all likelihood be the key to any potential success for QPR this weekend.

The Robins know however that three points see them within three of Rangers who themselves have been in patchy form under Ian Holloway. Three crucial points against Wolverhampton Wanderers helped to dispel a crushing defeat at the hands of Preston North End.

Rangers haven’t travelled particularly well to Ashton Gate in recent years, indeed you’d be looking at Karl Connolly’s brace and a Kevin Gallen effort that last saw the visitors net all three points. In truth though the Robins have only beaten Rangers twice since that day in typically close fought games.

What to expect this Good Friday? – Bristol City’s erratic performances and QPR’s experimenting and in highly unpredictable form. Expect the unexpected.

FACTS & FIGURES

Founded: 1897

Nickname: Robins

Ground: Ashton Gate – 27000

Manager: Lee Johnson

HONOURS & RECORDS

HONOURS

First Tier

First Division – Runners-up: 1906-07

Second Tier

Second Division – Winners: 1905-06
Second Division – Runners-up: 1975-76

Third Tier

Third Division South – Winners: 1922-23, 1926-27, 1954-55
Third Division – Champions: 2014-15,
Third Division – Runners-up: 1964-65, 1989-90
Division Two – Runners-up: 1997-98
League One – Runners-up: 2006-07

Cup

FA Cup – Runners-up: 1909

RECORDS

Record Attendance: 43335 v Preston North End (February 1935)

Record league victory: 9-0 v Aldershot (December 1946)

Record league defeat 0-9 v Coventry City (April 1934)

Record Buy: £3,250,000 – Jonathan Kodjia from Angers SCO (July 2015)

Record Sale: £15,000,000 – Jonathan Kodjia to Aston Villa (August 2016)

Record Appearances: Louis Carey – 646 (1995-2004 & 2005-2014)

Record Goals: John Atyeo – 351 (1951-1966)

THIS SEASON – STATS

GOALS: Tammy Abraham – 25, Lee Tomlin – 7, Aaron Wilbraham – 5, Adel Flint – 4.

YELLOW

Lee Tomlin – 10, Joe Bryan – 9, Marlon Pack – 6, Gary O’Neil – 5.

RED

Gary O’Neil – 1.

SQUAD LIST

1 – Frank Fielding
2 – Mark Little
3 – Joe Bryan
4 – Aden Flint
6 – Gary O’Neil
7 – Korey Smith
8 – Josh Brownhill
9 – Tammy Abraham (on loan from Chelsea)
10 – Lee Tomlin
11 – Callum O’Dowda
12 – Matty Taylor
13 – Scott Golbourne
14 – Bobby Reid
16 – Gustav Engvall
18 – Aaron Wilbraham
20 – Jamie Paterson
21 – Marlon Pack
22 – Milan Duric
23 – Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
25 – Lloyd Kelly
26 – Zac Vyner
27 – Adam Matthews (on loan from Sunderland)
31 – Jens Hegeler
32 – David Cotterill (on loan from Birmingham City)
33 – Fabian Giefer (on loan from Schalke 04)
42 – Bailey Wright

For the opposite view visit:
Vital Bristol City
Twitter

Share this article

Rangers Till I Die!

‹ Previous
Next ›