Our prediction for this Championship match:
Ashton Gate Stadium will host Wednesday’s football game between Bristol City and Blackburn Rovers, the two mid-table sides. The Robins missed out on a spot in the playoffs, but their pride will be at stake in the remainder of the season. All Gardner-Hickman, Kal Naismith, Sam Bell, Rob Atkinson, and Ayman Benarous continue to miss out with injuries for the home side.
The Riversiders, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team losing to Ipswich Town, beating Sunderland, while sharing the spoils with Southampton in their last league match. John Eustace’s troops, are only four points clear of the relegation zone, but they should be happy with one point from the midweek clash. The likes of John Fleck, Harry Leonard, Arnor Sigurdsson, Ryan Hedges, and Yasin Ayari are sidelined through injuries, speaking of the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Nahki Wells):
Born on June 1, 1990 in Hamilton, Bermuda, Nahki Wells is a 170-cm-tall attacker who plays for the Bermuda national team. Wells is a product of Dandy Town Hornets youth academy and he continued playing for the Bermudan side at senior level.
The experienced striker played for the likes of Bermuda Hogges, Eccleshill United and Carlisle United before joining Bradford City in 2011. After spending three seasons at Valley Parade, Nahki Wells signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Huddersfield Town in the winter of 2014. In 2017 he moved to Burnley, but he played for Queens Park Rangers as a loan footballer in the 2018/2019 season.
Speaking of his international career, Wells made his debut for the Bermuda national team in 2007. He scored his first ever goal for Bermuda in the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago. The Burnley man will represent the Gombey Warriors at the 2019 Gold Cup.
Highlighted Team (Blackburn Rovers):
Blackburn Rovers have been trying to return to the Premier League ever since they dropped to the Championship in 2012. The Riversiders compete in the English second tier and they play their home games at Ewood Park. Blackburn were founded back in 1875 and they are one of the founding members of the Football League (1888).
Burnley are considered Blackburn’s main rivals and the two teams square off against each other in the East Lancashire derby. It has to be noted that Blackburn Burnley 7-1 in their first ever meeting in the East Lancashire Derby on 3 November, 1888. The Riversiders have won three First Division (Premier League) trophies (1911/1912, 1913/1914, 1994/1995).
Blackburn Rovers have clinched six FA Cup titles as well. Speaking of the club’s European success, the Riversiders won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2007. The colour of Blackburn’s home kit is blue and white.