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

· English League Championship

Stoke City

4': Divin Mubama
22': Divin Mubama
25': Million Manhoef
47': Junior Tchamadeu
67': Divin Mubama

FT
5 - 1

Bristol City

82': Mark Sykes

About

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.
3': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
4': Goal! Stoke City 1, Bristol City 0. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu with a cross.
6': Attempt saved. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Neto Borges.
7': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
8': Attempt missed. Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
11': Attempt blocked. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
11': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
12': Attempt blocked. George Tanner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
12': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Divin Mubama.
13': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Lewis Baker.
13': Attempt blocked. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a cross.
13': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
14': Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neto Borges with a cross following a corner.
15': Attempt missed. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu.
19': Offside, Stoke City. Divin Mubama is caught offside.
22': Goal! Stoke City 2, Bristol City 0. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
24': Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
25': Goal! Stoke City 3, Bristol City 0. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Divin Mubama.
26': Attempt missed. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neto Borges with a cross.
26': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
27': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
31': Attempt blocked. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
34': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Scott Twine.
34': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
35': Attempt blocked. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rob Atkinson.
35': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Bae Jun-Ho.
35': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
35': Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
36': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
38': Attempt saved. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Divin Mubama with a headed pass.
38': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
40': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
41': Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu.
45': Foul by Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City).
45': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
45'+2': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
45'+2': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Stoke City 3, Bristol City 0.
45': Second Half begins Stoke City 3, Bristol City 0.
45': Substitution, Bristol City. Emil Riis replaces George Tanner.
46': Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
47': Goal! Stoke City 4, Bristol City 0. Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Rob Atkinson (Bristol City).
49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Substitution, Bristol City. Haydon Roberts replaces Rob Atkinson because of an injury.
49': Substitution, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie replaces Scott Twine.
50': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Riis.
51': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
51': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
52': Attempt blocked. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zak Vyner.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Attempt saved. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Mark Sykes with a cross.
56': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
57': Substitution, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé replaces Million Manhoef.
57': Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Ben Pearson.
59': Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by Neto Borges (Bristol City).
60': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
60': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt saved. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Adam Randell.
63': Delay in match (Stoke City).
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Foul by Lamine Cissé (Stoke City).
64': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emil Riis.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Goal! Stoke City 5, Bristol City 0. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Cissé with a through ball.
68': Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Anis Mehmeti.
72': Attempt saved. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu.
72': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
73': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Neto Borges.
74': Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
75': Attempt saved. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City).
75': Substitution, Stoke City. Tomás Rigo replaces Sorba Thomas.
77': Foul by Tomás Rigo (Stoke City).
77': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
78': Substitution, Bristol City. Olly Thomas replaces Sinclair Armstrong.
79': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Haydon Roberts.
80': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
80': Zak Vyner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
81': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Tomás Rigo.
82': Goal! Stoke City 5, Bristol City 1. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) header from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa with a cross following a corner.
86': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
86': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Tomás Rigo (Stoke City).
86': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
86': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Attempt blocked. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olly Thomas.
90': Attempt missed. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
90'+3': Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City).
90'+3': Olly Thomas (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Stoke City 5, Bristol City 1.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 5, Bristol City 1.

Statistics

BRC		STK
10	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
10	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	4
43.4	Possession	56.6
16	SHOTS	13
5	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
241	Accurate Passes	372
324	Passes	444
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	2
27	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.2
46	Long Balls	55
9	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.2	Long Balls %	0.6
6	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	1
13	Tackles	7
0.8	Tackle %	0.1
5	Interceptions	7
16	Effective Clearances	40
16	Clearances	40

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 23,241

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	26	+28	52
2	Middlesbrough	26	+11	46
3	Ipswich Town	25	+18	44
4	Preston North End	26	+11	43

Full Table

Line-Ups

Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Viktor Johansson (GK)
16	Ben Wilmot
26	Ashley Phillips
3	Aaron Cresswell
22	Junior Tchamadeu
10	Bae Jun-Ho
4	Ben Pearson
8	Lewis Baker
9	Divin Mubama
7	Sorba Thomas
42	Million Manhoef

Stoke City Substitutes:

Tomás Rigo, Lamine Cisse, Róbert Bozeník, Jack Bonham, Steven N'Zonzi, Maksym Talovierov, Ben Gibson, Eric Bocat, Tatsuki Seko.

Bristol City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Radek Vítek (GK)
16	Robert Dickie
5	Robert Atkinson
19	George Tanner
14	Zak Vyner
4	Adam Randell
21	Neto Borges
17	Mark Sykes
30	Sinclair Armstrong
11	Anis Mehmeti
10	Scott Twine

Bristol City Substitutes:

Leo Pecover, Elijah Morrison, Yu Hirakawa, Olly Thomas, Hayden Roberts, Max O'Leary, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Fally Mayulu, Ross McCrorie.

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