Bristol City vs Birmingham City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Bristol City are hosting Birmingham City
at Ashton Gate, 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 Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
- 1': Neto Borges (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
- 8': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neto Borges.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
- 18': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
- 18': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 20': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 25': Attempt missed. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 27': Foul by Adam Randell (Bristol City).
- 27': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Handball by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
- 30': Scott Twine (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
- 34': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Neto Borges.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Offside, Birmingham City. Christoph Klarer is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
- 36': Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ross McCrorie.
- 41': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
- 41': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Goal! Bristol City 1, Birmingham City 0. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rob Atkinson with a through ball following a fast break.
- 44': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
- 44': Neto Borges (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Neto Borges (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Randell.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Bristol City 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Mark Sykes replaces Ross McCrorie.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
- 50': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 53': Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Randell.
- 55': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Keshi Anderson with a cross.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
- 60': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Neto Borges.
- 61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Patrick Roberts.
- 61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Keshi Anderson.
- 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Jay Stansfield.
- 65': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
- 65': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Attempt missed. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
- 69': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
- 69': Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Neto Borges.
- 70': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
- 70': Neto Borges (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Rob Atkinson.
- 73': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lewis Koumas with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Bristol City. Fally Mayulu replaces Sinclair Armstrong.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Tommy Doyle.
- 77': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
- 77': Zak Vyner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Mark Sykes.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Phil Neumann.
- 85': Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Anis Mehmeti.
- 85': Substitution, Bristol City. Haydon Roberts replaces Neto Borges.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Rob Atkinson (Bristol City).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Fally Mayulu (Bristol City).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Bristol City. Olly Thomas replaces Scott Twine.
- 90'+7': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Olly Thomas (Bristol City).
- 90'+7': Offside, Bristol City. Fally Mayulu is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Bristol City 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Bristol City 1, Birmingham City 0.
Statistics
 BIR |
BRC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 71.5 | Possession | 28.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 597 | Accurate Passes | 212 |
| 688 | Passes | 274 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 29 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 8 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 45 |
| 8 | Clearances | 45 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Ashton Gate
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 24,923
Venue: Ashton Gate
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 24,923
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 19 | +29 | 43 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 19 | +8 | 36 |
| 3 | Millwall | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 19 | +14 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Bristol City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Radek Vítek (GK) |
| 16 | Robert Dickie |
| 5 | Robert Atkinson |
| 19 | George Tanner |
| 14 | Zak Vyner |
| 4 | Adam Randell |
| 21 | Neto Borges |
| 2 | Ross McCrorie |
| 30 | Sinclair Armstrong |
| 11 | Anis Mehmeti  |
| 10 | Scott Twine |
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | James Beadle (GK) |
| 4 | Christoph Klarer |
| 5 | Phil Neumann |
| 20 | Alex Cochrane |
| 24 | Tomoki Iwata |
| 8 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| 7 | Tommy Doyle |
| 12 | Marc Leonard |
| 28 | Jay Stansfield |
| 14 | Keshi Anderson |
| 16 | Patrick Roberts |
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