Stoke City vs Bristol City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Stoke City

4': Sam Clucas
12': Joe Allen

FT
1 - 2

Bristol City

55': Famara Diédhiou
62': Thomas Edwards (OG)

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Stoke City are hosting Bristol City at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Nathan Baker.
4': Goal! Stoke City 1, Bristol City 0. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi following a corner.
9': Offside, Stoke City. Bruno Martins Indi tries a through ball, but Lee Gregory is caught offside.
11': Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Hunt.
12': Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
12': Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Joe Allen (Stoke City) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
16': Foul by Tommy Rowe (Bristol City).
16': Thomas Edwards (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Substitution, Bristol City. Antoine Semenyo replaces Taylor Moore.
20': Attempt blocked. Thomas Edwards (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Badou Ndiaye.
20': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Nathan Baker.
20': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Antoine Semenyo.
21': Attempt blocked. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Gregory.
21': Attempt saved. James McClean (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
23': Foul by Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City).
23': Liam Lindsay (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt saved. Lee Gregory (Stoke City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McClean with a headed pass.
24': Attempt saved. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Famara Diédhiou with a through ball.
24': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jack Butland.
25': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
27': Foul by Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City).
27': Lee Gregory (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
29': Foul by Badou Ndiaye (Stoke City).
29': Kasey Palmer (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hunt.
29': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Badou Ndiaye.
30': Badou Ndiaye (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Andreas Weimann (Bristol City).
31': Attempt missed. Tommy Rowe (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Brownhill with a cross.
33': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Sam Clucas.
34': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
35': Foul by Lee Gregory (Stoke City).
35': Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Badou Ndiaye (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Bristol City).
41': Foul by Ashley Williams (Bristol City).
41': Lee Gregory (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Attempt missed. Lee Gregory (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Edwards with a cross following a set piece situation.
43': Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Han-Noah Massengo.
45': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Gregory.
45'+1': Foul by Tom Ince (Stoke City).
45'+1': Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+4': First Half ends, Stoke City 1, Bristol City 0.
45': Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Bristol City 0.
47': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jack Hunt.
48': Attempt blocked. Liam Lindsay (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Edwards with a cross.
48': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Nathan Baker.
48': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
49': Offside, Stoke City. Liam Lindsay tries a through ball, but James McClean is caught offside.
51': Attempt missed. Badou Ndiaye (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
53': Foul by Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City).
53': Lee Gregory (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Goal! Stoke City 1, Bristol City 1. Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Hunt with a cross.
56': Foul by Tom Ince (Stoke City).
56': Nathan Baker (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Tommy Rowe (Bristol City).
58': Tom Ince (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Bristol City).
60': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, Bristol City. Niclas Eliasson replaces Kasey Palmer.
62': Own Goal by Thomas Edwards, Stoke City. Stoke City 1, Bristol City 2.
63': Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Etebo replaces Tom Ince.
65': Offside, Bristol City. Tommy Rowe tries a through ball, but Niclas Eliasson is caught offside.
65': Foul by Thomas Edwards (Stoke City).
65': Niclas Eliasson (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Thomas Edwards.
68': Substitution, Stoke City. Tyrese Campbell replaces James McClean.
71': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City).
71': Peter Etebo (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
72': Foul by Peter Etebo (Stoke City).
72': Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Offside, Bristol City. Niclas Eliasson tries a through ball, but Andreas Weimann is caught offside.
75': Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Famara Diédhiou.
75': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Badou Ndiaye.
76': Substitution, Stoke City. Scott Hogan replaces Lee Gregory.
78': Foul by Thomas Edwards (Stoke City).
78': Niclas Eliasson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Tommy Rowe (Bristol City).
79': Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Tommy Rowe (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
80': Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Badou Ndiaye (Stoke City).
81': Badou Ndiaye (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
82': Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Sam Clucas (Stoke City).
84': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
85': Attempt missed. Ashley Williams (Bristol City) header from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross following a corner.
87': Foul by Sam Clucas (Stoke City).
87': Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Thomas Edwards (Stoke City).
88': Nathan Baker (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Foul by Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City).
90': Liam Lindsay (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
90'+3': Foul by Peter Etebo (Stoke City).
90'+3': Han-Noah Massengo (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Peter Etebo (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Bristol City 2.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, Bristol City 2.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, Bristol City 2.

Statistics

BRC		STK
12	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	2
64	Possession	36
12	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
417	Accurate Passes	193
520	Passes	276
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	4
17	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.2
78	Long Balls	70
30	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	9
9	Tackles	11
0.9	Tackle %	0.8
4	Interceptions	10
15	Effective Clearances	18
15	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 22,357

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Queens Park Rangers	1	+2	3
2	Millwall	1	+2	3
3	Swansea City	1	+1	3
4	West Bromwich Albion	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Stoke City (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Jack Butland (GK)
5	Liam Lindsay
15	Bruno Martins Indi
12	Cameron Carter-Vickers
22	Sam Clucas
27	Badou N'Diaye
4	Joe Allen
11	James McClean
2	Thomas Edwards
19	Lee Gregory
7	Tom Ince

Stoke City Substitutes:

Peter Etebo, Tyrese Campbell, Mark Duffy, Sam Vokes, Scott Hogan, Danny Batth, Adam Federici.

Bristol City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bentley (GK)
29	Ashley Williams
6	Nathan Baker
23	Taylor Moore
42	Han-Noah Massengo
8	Josh Brownhill
45	Kasey Palmer
25	Tommy Rowe
2	Jack Hunt
9	Famara Diédhiou
14	Andreas Weimann

Bristol City Substitutes:

Sammie Szmodics, Niclas Eliasson, Callum O'Dowda, Pedro Pereira, Niki Mäenpää, Antoine Semenyo, Marley Watkins.

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