Bristol City vs Oxford United, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Bristol City

57': Sinclair Armstrong
76': Nahki Wells (P)

FT
2 - 1

Oxford United

28': Ruben Rodrigues

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 Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Haydon Roberts (Bristol City).
1': Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Offside, Oxford United. Mark Harris is caught offside.
4': Offside, Oxford United. Mark Harris is caught offside.
7': Foul by Elliott Moore (Oxford United).
7': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Attempt blocked. Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
9': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Elliott Moore.
10': Attempt blocked. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross.
10': Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
10': Greg Leigh (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Joe Williams (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Idris El Mizouni (Oxford United).
11': Idris El Mizouni (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Attempt missed. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross following a set piece situation.
13': Offside, Bristol City. Haydon Roberts is caught offside.
13': Foul by Peter Kioso (Oxford United).
13': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Knight.
16': Attempt missed. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Haydon Roberts with a cross.
17': Attempt missed. Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Greg Leigh with a cross.
20': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Twine with a through ball.
22': Foul by Mark Harris (Oxford United).
22': Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
24': Peter Kioso (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Hand ball by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
26': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
26': Greg Leigh (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Twine.
28': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
28': Josh McEachran (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Goal! Bristol City 0, Oxford United 1. Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
32': Attempt blocked. Scott Twine (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
33': Foul by Max Bird (Bristol City).
33': Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
35': Foul by Luke McNally (Bristol City).
35': Jamie Cumming (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
38': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Tyler Goodrham.
38': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross following a corner.
39': Attempt missed. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Haydon Roberts with a cross.
40': Foul by Idris El Mizouni (Oxford United).
40': Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Josh McEachran following a fast break.
42': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
42': Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Substitution, Oxford United. Will Vaulks replaces Josh McEachran because of an injury.
45': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
45': Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
45'+1': Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Bristol City 0, Oxford United 1.
45': Second Half begins Bristol City 0, Oxford United 1.
45': Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Joe Williams.
46': Foul by Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford United).
46': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jason Knight.
50': Attempt saved. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Twine.
51': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
51': Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Kioso.
53': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Oxford United).
53': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Attempt missed. Mark Harris (Oxford United) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues following a fast break.
57': Goal! Bristol City 1, Oxford United 1. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Knight with a cross.
59': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
61': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
61': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
62': Foul by Max Bird (Bristol City).
62': Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
65': Substitution, Bristol City. Nahki Wells replaces Sinclair Armstrong.
66': Foul by Elliott Moore (Oxford United).
66': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Elliott Moore (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
68': Substitution, Oxford United. Dane Scarlett replaces Rúben Rodrigues.
69': Foul by Dane Scarlett (Oxford United).
69': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Haydon Roberts with a headed pass.
74': Foul by Will Vaulks (Oxford United).
74': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Will Vaulks (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Penalty Bristol City. Haydon Roberts draws a foul in the penalty area.
75': Penalty conceded by Mark Harris (Oxford United) after a foul in the penalty area.
76': Goal! Bristol City 2, Oxford United 1. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
77': Offside, Oxford United. Dane Scarlett is caught offside.
78': Attempt missed. Dane Scarlett (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
81': Substitution, Oxford United. Kyle Edwards replaces Siriki Dembélé.
81': Substitution, Oxford United. Malcolm Ebiowei replaces Tyler Goodrham.
83': Foul by Peter Kioso (Oxford United).
83': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Attempt blocked. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
85': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
87': Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
88': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Luke McNally.
89': Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Anis Mehmeti.
89': Foul by Malcolm Ebiowei (Oxford United).
89': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
90'+1': Idris El Mizouni (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Idris El Mizouni (Oxford United).
90'+5': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Bristol City 2, Oxford United 1.
0': Match ends, Bristol City 2, Oxford United 1.

Statistics

OXF		BRC
14	Fouls	16
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	1
43.7	Possession	56.3
7	SHOTS	19
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
276	Accurate Passes	385
368	Passes	455
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	10
4	Crosses	27
0.3	Cross %	0.4
66	Long Balls	43
21	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	5
3	Effective Tackles	7
13	Tackles	11
0.2	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	5
19	Effective Clearances	18
19	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 28,125

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	26	+29	53
2	Burnley	27	+22	53
3	Sheffield United	26	+19	52
4	Sunderland	27	+17	51

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Bristol City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Max O'Leary (GK)
15	Luke McNally
14	Zak Vyner
24	Hayden Roberts
19	George Tanner
12	Jason Knight
6	Max Bird
8	Joe Williams
30	Sinclair Armstrong
10	Scott Twine
11	Anis Mehmeti

Bristol City Substitutes:

Nahki Wells, Kal Naismith, Fally Mayulu, Yu Hirakawa, Cameron Pring, Stefan Bajic, Mark Sykes, Marcus McGuane, Harry Cornick.

Oxford United (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Jamie Cumming (GK)
3	Ciaron Brown
5	Elliott Moore
6	Josh McEachran
22	Greg Leigh
30	Peter Kioso
15	Idris El Mizouni
20	Ruben Rodrigues
23	Siriki Dembele
19	Tyler Goodrham
9	Mark Harris

Oxford United Substitutes:

Malcolm Ebiowei, Sam Long, Matt Ingram, Louie Sibley, Owen Dale, Kyle Edwards, Dane Scarlett, Will Vaulks, Ben Nelson.

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