Bristol City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers: matchday travel, draw prize and what's-on updates before Ashton Gate defeat

Bristol City hosted Blackburn Rovers at Ashton Gate at 7.45pm on Tuesday, October 13th, in the Sky Bet Championship [4][5][7].

Before the match, the club said matchday shuttle buses would drop off and collect on Winterstoke Road outside Ashton Gate [1].

The Robins Foundation added a new second-placed prize to its 50/50 Matchday Draw, starting at half-time [3].

The club also published matchday information including key timings, Junior Reds activities and a free scarf with every home shirt purchased [4].

BBC Bristol published a stats preview ahead of the fixture [2].

Bristol City's match preview noted that City came into the game after a comeback draw at Charlton Athletic, with Karlan Grant putting Charlton ahead after eight minutes and Twine equalising from the penalty spot in the 27th minute [5].

Blackburn Rovers won 1-0, with Oladapo Afolayan scoring in the first half [7].

Bristol City's report said Dom Ballard came closest for the Robins and Blackburn goalkeeper Balázs Tóth made several stops over the 90 minutes [7].

Head coach Michael Skubala told BBC Radio Bristol after the defeat that it was 'a really hard result to take' [6].