English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Bristol City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 85': Ousmane Diakite
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1 - 2
Bristol City
  • 4': Anis Mehmeti
  • 22': Ross McCrorie

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Bristol City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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.
  • 1': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 1': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aune Heggebø.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Styles.
  • 3': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
  • 4': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Bristol City 1. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neto Borges.
  • 6': Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 9': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Max O'Leary (Bristol City). Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 11': Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
  • 13': Charlie Taylor (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
  • 13': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Max O'Leary (Bristol City). Assisted by Callum Styles with a cross.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Karlan Grant following a corner.
  • 15': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 16': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ousmane Diakité.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 22': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Bristol City 2. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Scott Twine.
  • 24': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 24': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Offside, Bristol City. Emil Riis is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Styles.
  • 27': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
  • 33': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
  • 34': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
  • 36': Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 36': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 38': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 38': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ross McCrorie.
  • 44': Attempt missed. George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
  • 45'+2': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45'+4': Delay in match (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
  • 45'+4': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Bristol City 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Bristol City 2.
  • 46': Foul by Charlie Taylor (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 46': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 48': George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 49': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Max O'Leary (Bristol City). Assisted by Isaac Price.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 55': Foul by Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 55': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by George Campbell.
  • 57': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Mowatt replaces Charlie Taylor.
  • 58': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 58': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Neto Borges (Bristol City) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Joe Wildsmith (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Aune Heggebø with a headed pass.
  • 61': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  • 62': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
  • 62': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Isaac Price.
  • 65': Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Anis Mehmeti.
  • 65': Substitution, Bristol City. Rob Atkinson replaces Neto Borges.
  • 67': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Rob Atkinson.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Campbell with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Campbell.
  • 75': Foul by Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 75': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Emil Riis.
  • 76': Substitution, Bristol City. George Tanner replaces Ross McCrorie.
  • 77': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Callum Styles.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross.
  • 85': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Rob Atkinson.
  • 85': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Bristol City 2. Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 86': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 88': Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aune Heggebø.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Bristol City. Haydon Roberts replaces Scott Twine.
  • 90'+4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  • 90'+5': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ousmane Diakité following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Bristol City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Bristol City 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 1
35.4 Possession 64.6
6 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
220 Accurate Passes 499
321 Passes 593
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 9
20 Crosses 38
0.2 Cross % 0.2
79 Long Balls 79
25 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 6
41 Effective Clearances 28
41 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 25,050

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 23 +31 51
2 Middlesbrough 23 +9 43
3 Ipswich Town 23 +15 38
4 Hull City 23 +2 38
Full Table

Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Joe Wildsmith (GK)
2 Chris Mepham
3 Nathaniel Phillips
29 Charlie Taylor
6 George Campbell
21 Isaac Price
4 Callum Styles
17 Ousmane Diakite Yellow Card
19 Aune Heggebo
10 Karlan Grant
11 Michael Johnston
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Alex Mowatt, Daryl Dike, Joshua Griffiths, Noah Dupont, Kevin Mfuamba, Oliver Bostock, Josh Maja, Muhamed Diomande, Samuel Iling-Junior.

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

No. Name
1 Max O'Leary (GK)
16 Robert Dickie
3 Cameron Pring Yellow Card
14 Zak Vyner
4 Adam Randell
12 Jason Knight
21 Neto Borges
2 Ross McCrorie
18 Emil Riis Jakobsen
11 Anis Mehmeti
10 Scott Twine
Bristol City Substitutes:
George Tanner, Sinclair Armstrong, Hayden Roberts, Leo Pecover, Joshua Stokes, Joe Lumley, Yu Hirakawa, Robert Atkinson, Olly Thomas.

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