English League Championship

Bristol City vs Oxford United, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Bristol City
  • 53': Anis Mehmeti
FT
1 - 3
Oxford United
  • 19': Nik Prelec
  • 45'+3': Przemyslaw Placheta
  • 90': Greg Leigh

About

Bristol City are hosting Oxford United at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, 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.
  • 2': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
  • 3': Foul by Filip Krastev (Oxford United).
  • 3': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Nik Prelec.
  • 5': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Sam Long (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
  • 8': Attempt missed. Sam Long (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Filip Krastev following a set piece situation.
  • 11': Offside, Bristol City. Emil Riis is caught offside.
  • 12': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Brian De Keersmaecker.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Mark Sykes with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Rob Atkinson (Bristol City).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Substitution, Bristol City. George Tanner replaces Rob Atkinson because of an injury.
  • 16': Offside, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
  • 18': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
  • 18': Nik Prelec (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Goal! Bristol City 0, Oxford United 1. Nik Prelec (Oxford United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 20': Foul by Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
  • 20': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
  • 21': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Michal Helik.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Riis.
  • 26': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Sam Long.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Foul by Filip Krastev (Oxford United).
  • 28': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
  • 29': Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Michal Helik with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 33': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
  • 34': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
  • 34': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by Mark Sykes (Bristol City).
  • 38': Offside, Bristol City. Mark Sykes is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Sam Long (Oxford United).
  • 39': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Offside, Oxford United. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rob Dickie following a fast break.
  • 45': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
  • 45': Sam Long (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Ross McCrorie.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Bristol City 0, Oxford United 2. Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Bristol City 0, Oxford United 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 0, Oxford United 2.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ross McCrorie.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Placheta.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Riis.
  • 49': Offside, Bristol City. Mark Sykes is caught offside.
  • 50': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  • 51': Sam Long (Oxford United) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Michal Helik (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan.
  • 52': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jack Currie.
  • 53': Goal! Bristol City 1, Oxford United 2. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adam Randell following a corner.
  • 55': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
  • 55': Scott Twine (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 57': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
  • 57': Will Lankshear (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Jack Currie (Oxford United).
  • 57': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
  • 58': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
  • 62': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Mark Sykes (Bristol City).
  • 63': Brian De Keersmaecker (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 64': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by George Tanner.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Adam Randell (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Scott Twine.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Mark Sykes.
  • 71': Substitution, Bristol City. Neto Borges replaces Ross McCrorie.
  • 72': Substitution, Oxford United. Stanley Mills replaces Filip Krastev.
  • 72': Substitution, Oxford United. Will Vaulks replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
  • 73': Substitution, Oxford United. Siriki Dembélé replaces Nik Prelec.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Stanley Mills (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City).
  • 73': Attempt missed. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Oxford United) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Will Lankshear.
  • 74': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Neto Borges.
  • 74': Jason Knight (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Sam Long (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Will Vaulks (Oxford United).
  • 76': Neto Borges (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Will Vaulks (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Zak Vyner (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Foul by Jack Currie (Oxford United).
  • 77': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
  • 79': Offside, Bristol City. Neto Borges is caught offside.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Oxford United. Luke Harris replaces Cameron Brannagan because of an injury.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Currie (Oxford United).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Substitution, Oxford United. Greg Leigh replaces Jack Currie because of an injury.
  • 84': Foul by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
  • 84': Michal Helik (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Offside, Oxford United. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
  • 85': Foul by Michal Helik (Oxford United).
  • 85': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Michal Helik.
  • 86': Brian De Keersmaecker (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 87': Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Scott Twine.
  • 87': Substitution, Bristol City. Fally Mayulu replaces Adam Randell.
  • 88': Handball by Luke Harris (Oxford United).
  • 89': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
  • 89': Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Goal! Bristol City 1, Oxford United 3. Greg Leigh (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Oxford United. Stanley Mills is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Stanley Mills.
  • 90'+5': Fally Mayulu (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Fally Mayulu (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Michal Helik.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 90'+7': Stanley Mills (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Bristol City 1, Oxford United 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Bristol City 1, Oxford United 3.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 5
5 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 3
41.1 Possession 58.9
18 SHOTS 12
6 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
198 Accurate Passes 329
290 Passes 420
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 7
18 Crosses 25
0.4 Cross % 0.3
69 Long Balls 46
16 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 4
13 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 12
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 7
29 Effective Clearances 27
29 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 23,440

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Middlesbrough 6 +7 16
2 Stoke City 6 +5 12
3 Bristol City 6 +6 11
4 Leicester City 6 +3 11
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRC Bristol City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
23 Radek Vítek (GK)
16 Robert Dickie Yellow Card
5 Robert Atkinson
14 Zak Vyner Yellow Card
4 Adam Randell
12 Jason Knight Yellow Card
2 Ross McCrorie
17 Mark Sykes
18 Emil Riis Jakobsen
11 Anis Mehmeti
10 Scott Twine Yellow Card
Bristol City Substitutes:
George Tanner, Leo Pecover, Joe Lumley, Harry Cornick, Neto Borges, Yu Hirakawa, Fally Mayulu, Sinclair Armstrong, Hayden Roberts.

OXF Oxford United (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Jamie Cumming (GK)
2 Sam Long
6 Michal Helik
26 Jack Currie
15 Brodie Spencer
8 Cameron Brannagan
14 Brian De Keersmaecker
50 Filip Yavorov Krastev
7 Przemyslaw Placheta
27 Will Lankshear
16 Nik Prelec
Oxford United Substitutes:
Tyler Goodrham, Louie Sibley, Siriki Dembele, Luke Harris, Stanley Mills, Will Vaulks, Matt Ingram, Mark Harris, Greg Leigh.

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