English League Championship

Bristol City vs Southampton, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
  • 52': Sam Bell
  • 72': Robert Dickie
  • 82': Harry Cornick
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3 - 1
  • 90'+5': Adam Armstrong (P)

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Bristol City are hosting Southampton 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': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
  • 3': Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Sam Bell (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  • 3': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  • 7': Attempt missed. George Tanner (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Haydon Roberts with a cross.
  • 11': Offside, Southampton. Samuel Edozie is caught offside.
  • 17': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Haydon Roberts.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 22': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
  • 22': Tommy Conway (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Haydon Roberts.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Brooks.
  • 25': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haydon Roberts.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Sam Bell (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Tanner with a cross.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a through ball.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Edozie with a cross.
  • 38': Foul by Tommy Conway (Bristol City).
  • 38': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Matty James (Bristol City).
  • 39': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  • 44': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sam Bell (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Shea Charles.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Bristol City 0, Southampton 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 0, Southampton 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Shea Charles.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Samuel Edozie (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury David Brooks (Southampton).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 49': Offside, Bristol City. Jason Knight is caught offside.
  • 52': Goal! Bristol City 1, Southampton 0. Sam Bell (Bristol City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross.
  • 59': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haydon Roberts.
  • 61': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 62': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 62': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by David Brooks (Southampton).
  • 63': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Substitution, Bristol City. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Jason Knight.
  • 64': Substitution, Bristol City. Harry Cornick replaces Sam Bell.
  • 64': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Samuel Edozie.
  • 64': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces David Brooks.
  • 65': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
  • 65': Joe Rothwell (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Zak Vyner (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Haydon Roberts with a cross.
  • 68': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Williams with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 72': Goal! Bristol City 2, Southampton 0. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Williams with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Joe Rothwell.
  • 74': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
  • 74': Tommy Conway (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie replaces Haydon Roberts.
  • 76': Substitution, Bristol City. Nahki Wells replaces Tommy Conway.
  • 77': Foul by Sékou Mara (Southampton).
  • 77': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 79': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by George Tanner.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 82': Goal! Bristol City 3, Southampton 0. Harry Cornick (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ross McCrorie following a fast break.
  • 84': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 84': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 85': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Bristol City. Adedire Mebude replaces Anis Mehmeti.
  • 88': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 90': Matty James (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Adedire Mebude (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ryan Fraser (Southampton).
  • 90'+2': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City).
  • 90'+3': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Penalty Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Harry Cornick (Bristol City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+4': Joe Williams (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Bristol City 3, Southampton 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 90'+5': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
  • 90'+6': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
  • 90'+6': Sékou Mara (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 90'+7': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 90'+8': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Bristol City 3, Southampton 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bristol City 3, Southampton 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 3
67.8 Possession 32.2
16 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
627 Accurate Passes 258
705 Passes 323
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
25 Long Balls 48
16 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
8 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 14
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 16
11 Effective Clearances 11
11 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 24,674

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 8 +10 18
2 Burnley 8 +10 17
3 Sheffield United 8 +7 16
4 West Bromwich Albion 8 +6 16
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Max O'Leary (GK)
16 Robert Dickie
26 Zak Vyner Yellow Card
24 Hayden Roberts
19 George Tanner
12 Jason Knight
8 Joe Williams
6 Matty James
15 Tommy Conway
20 Sam Bell
11 Anis Mehmeti

SOU Southampton (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek
21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
3 Ryan Manning
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
24 Shea Charles
19 Joe Rothwell
16 William Smallbone
9 Adam Armstrong
23 Samuel Edozie
36 David Brooks

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