English League Championship

Bristol City vs West Bromwich Albion, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Bristol City are hosting West Bromwich Albion at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Offside, Bristol City. Nahki Wells is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 7': Sam Bell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Pring.
  • 9': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
  • 10': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kal Naismith.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zak Vyner.
  • 14': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
  • 16': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
  • 17': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
  • 19': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Cameron Pring (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty James.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matty James.
  • 21': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Kal Naismith (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jason Knight following a corner.
  • 25': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
  • 27': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 28': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
  • 29': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 30': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Sam Bell (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nahki Wells.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a through ball.
  • 37': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Swift following a corner.
  • 38': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
  • 38': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Pring.
  • 45'+2': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bristol City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 46': Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
  • 46': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
  • 52': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 52': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
  • 53': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': George Tanner (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 56': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 56': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Pieters with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Bell with a cross.
  • 60': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
  • 66': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
  • 66': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja replaces Jed Wallace.
  • 66': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend replaces Matt Phillips.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
  • 67': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 67': Sam Bell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
  • 72': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 75': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 75': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Mowatt replaces Okay Yokuslu.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
  • 78': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Matty James.
  • 79': Substitution, Bristol City. Harry Cornick replaces Mark Sykes.
  • 79': Substitution, Bristol City. Ephraim Yeboah replaces Nahki Wells.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Sam Bell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Cornick.
  • 82': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Maja.
  • 83': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  • 83': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces John Swift.
  • 84': Substitution, Bristol City. Haydon Roberts replaces Jason Knight.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Harry Cornick (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Bell with a headed pass.
  • 87': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Joe Williams (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 90': Substitution, Bristol City. Rob Dickie replaces Sam Bell.
  • 90'+1': Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ephraim Yeboah (Bristol City).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Semi Ajayi.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bristol City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Bristol City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 0
54.3 Possession 45.7
14 SHOTS 14
0 ON GOAL 3
0.0 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
405 Accurate Passes 312
490 Passes 409
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
20 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 67
31 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
7 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 12
13 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
16 Interceptions 10
13 Effective Clearances 20
13 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 21,836

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
4 Burnley 16 +13 30
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Max O'Leary (GK)
4 Kal Naismith
26 Zak Vyner
3 Cameron Pring Yellow Card
19 George Tanner Yellow Card
12 Jason Knight
8 Joe Williams
6 Matty James
21 Nahki Wells
20 Sam Bell
17 Mark Sykes

WBA West Bromwich Albion (3-4-3)

No. Name
24 Alex Palmer (GK)
4 Cedric Kipre
15 Erik Pieters
6 Semi Ajayi
8 Jayson Molumby Yellow Card
35 Okay Yokuslu
10 Matt Phillips Yellow Card
2 Darnell Furlong
21 Brandon Thomas-Asante
19 John Swift
7 Jed Wallace

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