English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Stoke City
  • 2': Lewis Koumas
  • 14': Andy Moran
FT
2 - 2
Bristol City
  • 50': Nahki Wells
  • 52': Nahki Wells

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 Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 2': Goal! Stoke City 1, Bristol City 0. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Thomas Cannon with a headed pass.
  • 4': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
  • 7': Offside, Stoke City. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
  • 8': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Williams with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Michael Rose.
  • 12': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by George Tanner following a corner.
  • 14': Goal! Stoke City 2, Bristol City 0. Andrew Moran (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Koumas.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Joe Williams (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by George Tanner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  • 17': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Michael Rose.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Luke McNally (Bristol City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight with a cross.
  • 19': Foul by Ben Gibson (Stoke City).
  • 19': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross McCrorie with a through ball.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
  • 25': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Williams with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Max Bird (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Williams.
  • 31': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 31': Attempt saved. Ben Gibson (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
  • 33': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Max Bird (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 33': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. George Tanner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
  • 34': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Williams with a cross.
  • 35': Zak Vyner (Bristol City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nahki Wells following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Koumas.
  • 37': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
  • 37': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Ben Gibson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
  • 39': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Luke McNally.
  • 40': Offside, Stoke City. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  • 45': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
  • 45'+1': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Bristol City. Mark Sykes is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Stoke City 2, Bristol City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 2, Bristol City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. George Earthy replaces Anis Mehmeti.
  • 46': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Stoke City).
  • 46': Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Offside, Bristol City. Mark Sykes is caught offside.
  • 49': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Luke McNally.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ben Gibson (Stoke City) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Million Manhoef with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 50': Goal! Stoke City 2, Bristol City 1. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 51': Andrew Moran (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
  • 51': Joe Williams (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Goal! Stoke City 2, Bristol City 2. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Offside, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nahki Wells.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lewis Koumas.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat with a cross.
  • 64': Substitution, Stoke City. Enda Stevens replaces Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 64': Substitution, Stoke City. Junior Tchamadeu replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 65': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Williams with a cross.
  • 65': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Luke McNally (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mark Sykes with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Foul by Enda Stevens (Stoke City).
  • 67': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt saved. George Earthy (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Bird with a through ball.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 70': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
  • 70': Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Substitution, Stoke City. Niall Ennis replaces Lewis Koumas.
  • 73': Foul by Andrew Moran (Stoke City).
  • 73': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Andrew Moran (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Max Bird (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luke McNally with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
  • 76': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Max Bird (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mark Sykes with a through ball.
  • 79': Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Nahki Wells.
  • 82': Offside, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 83': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ross McCrorie.
  • 84': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jason Knight.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Niall Ennis (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 86': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
  • 86': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Mark Sykes.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Offside, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, Stoke City. André Vidigal replaces Million Manhoef.
  • 89': Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Mark Sykes.
  • 90': Foul by Niall Ennis (Stoke City).
  • 90': Luke McNally (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by André Vidigal (Stoke City).
  • 90': Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
  • 90'+3': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Stoke City 2, Bristol City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 2, Bristol City 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
13 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 8
48.8 Possession 51.2
28 SHOTS 10
10 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
296 Accurate Passes 324
385 Passes 417
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
9 Accurate Crosses 4
29 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 69
18 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
8 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 7
34 Effective Clearances 47
34 Clearances 47

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 19,679

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
4 Burnley 15 +12 27
Full Standings

Line-Ups

STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
23 Ben Gibson
5 Michael Rose
17 Eric Bocat
16 Ben Wilmot
11 Lewis Koumas
15 Jordan Thompson Yellow Card
24 Andy Moran
9 Thomas Cannon
10 Bae Jun-Ho Yellow Card
42 Million Manhoef
Stoke City Substitutes:
Ashley Phillips, Junior Tchamadeu, Emre Tezgel, Tatsuki Seko, André Vidigal, Niall Ennis, Jack Bonham, Sol Sidibe, Enda Stevens.

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

No. Name
1 Max O'Leary (GK)
15 Luke McNally
14 Zak Vyner
2 Ross McCrorie
19 George Tanner
12 Jason Knight
6 Max Bird
8 Joe Williams Yellow Card
21 Nahki Wells
11 Anis Mehmeti
17 Mark Sykes
Bristol City Substitutes:
Harry Cornick, Fally Mayulu, Stefan Bajic, George Earthy, Sinclair Armstrong, Kal Naismith, Yu Hirakawa, Elijah Morrison, Marcus McGuane.

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