Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers; Sky Bet Championship
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers. Sky Bet Championship.
Ashton GateAttendance19,769.
Bristol City 4
- J Brownhill (38th minute)
- M Watkins (55th minute)
- F Diedhiou (73rd minute)
- M Pack (82nd minute)
Blackburn Rovers 1
- C Mulgrew (13th minute)
Bristol City v Blackburn preview: Championship clash live on Sky Sports red button
Watch from 1.25pm on Sunday
Sunday 2 September 2018 13:33, UK
Senegal forward Famara Diedhiou is available again after suspension and could slot straight into Bristol City's starting XI for Sunday's Championship clash with Blackburn, live on the Sky Sports red button from 1.25pm.
Tomas Kalas could make his City home debut after joining on loan from Chelsea. The Czech Republic defender started last weekend's 1-0 win at Swansea. Midfielder Korey Smith is a long-term absentee after undergoing knee surgery.
Striker Ben Brereton could make his Blackburn debut after joining on loan from Nottingham Forest. The England Under-19 cap has joined Rovers initially until January, in a deal that could eventually become permanent.
Midfielder Bradley Dack could be fit to contest selection after knee trouble. Boss Tony Mowbray may look to make changes after Tuesday's 4-1 Carabao Cup win over Lincoln.
Opta stats
Bristol City are unbeaten in three league matches against Blackburn (W1 D2) since losing 2-0 in December 2015.
Blackburn have won two of their last three league visits to Ashton Gate against Bristol City, though they lost most recently in October 2016.
Bristol City have won consecutive league games for the first time in 2018 and first time since a run of four ending in December 2017.
Blackburn Rovers have avoided defeat in each of their opening five league games to a season (W2 D3) for the first time since the 2012-13 campaign; they finished 17th in the Championship that season.
Blackburn goalkeeper David Raya has kept three clean sheets this season - the only Championship stopper with more is Middlesbrough's Darren Randolph (4).
Bristol City forward Andreas Weimann has scored five goals in five league appearances this season, as many as he netted for Derby in 40 league games in 2017-18.
Prutton's prediction
David Prutton predicts: 1-3 (28/1 with Sky Bet)