English League Championship

Bristol City vs Leicester City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Bristol City
  • 46': Mark Sykes
  • 83': Emil Riis Jakobsen
FT
2 - 2
Leicester City
  • 17': Jordan Ayew (P)
  • 45': Bobby De Cordova-Reid

About

Bristol City are hosting Leicester 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.
  • 4': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
  • 4': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Ross McCrorie.
  • 6': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
  • 6': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 9': Handball by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 9': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Scott Twine.
  • 14': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Ben Nelson (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Jordan James with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
  • 15': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
  • 16': Penalty Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 16': Penalty conceded by Scott Twine (Bristol City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 17': Goal! Bristol City 0, Leicester City 1. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Tanner.
  • 21': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
  • 23': Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Scott Twine (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 26': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
  • 32': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Randell with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
  • 35': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 36': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 36': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan James.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Cameron Pring (Bristol City) header from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by George Tanner.
  • 41': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
  • 41': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
  • 44': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Goal! Bristol City 0, Leicester City 2. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bristol City 0, Leicester City 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 0, Leicester City 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Neto Borges replaces Zak Vyner.
  • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Scott Twine.
  • 46': Goal! Bristol City 1, Leicester City 2. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Foul by Ben Nelson (Leicester City).
  • 50': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Ben Nelson (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 54': Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Mark Sykes.
  • 56': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Jordan James (Leicester City).
  • 57': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Rob Dickie.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jordan James.
  • 60': Emil Riis (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
  • 61': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 62': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  • 62': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a cross.
  • 63': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Rob Dickie following a corner.
  • 64': Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
  • 64': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 66': Substitution, Bristol City. Jason Knight replaces Cameron Pring.
  • 67': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 67': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Adam Randell (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 70': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 70': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
  • 70': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Olabade Aluko replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 71': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
  • 74': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 75': Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
  • 77': Foul by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
  • 77': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Sinclair Armstrong.
  • 80': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  • 81': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 81': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
  • 83': Goal! Bristol City 2, Leicester City 2. Emil Riis (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ross McCrorie with a cross.
  • 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Louis Page replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Abdul Fatawu.
  • 85': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Jason Knight with a cross.
  • 86': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 86': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Adam Randell (Bristol City).
  • 88': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 89': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 89': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
  • 90': Foul by Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 90': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Ross McCrorie with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  • 90'+3': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bristol City 2, Leicester City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Bristol City 2, Leicester City 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 10
9 Saves 3
34.5 Possession 65.5
12 SHOTS 21
5 ON GOAL 11
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
197 Accurate Passes 420
280 Passes 509
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 10
5 Crosses 37
0.6 Cross % 0.3
49 Long Balls 40
12 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 6
14 Tackles 9
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 9
45 Effective Clearances 21
45 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ashton Gate
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 21,397

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 24 +29 51
2 Middlesbrough 24 +8 43
3 Ipswich Town 24 +17 41
4 Hull City 24 +3 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
23 Radek Vítek (GK)
16 Robert Dickie
14 Zak Vyner
19 George Tanner
17 Mark Sykes
4 Adam Randell
10 Scott Twine Yellow Card
3 Cameron Pring Yellow Card
2 Ross McCrorie
11 Anis Mehmeti
18 Emil Riis Jakobsen
Bristol City Substitutes:
Jed Meerholz, Yu Hirakawa, Fally Mayulu, Hayden Roberts, Neto Borges, Jason Knight, Max O'Leary, Harry Cornick, Sinclair Armstrong.

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK) Yellow Card
23 Jannik Vestergaard
4 Ben Nelson Yellow Card
33 Luke Thomas
17 Hamza Choudhury
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
22 Oliver Skipp
6 Jordan James
9 Jordan Ayew
10 Stephy Mavididi
7 Fatawu Issahaku Yellow Card
Leicester City Substitutes:
Olabade Aluko, Silko Thomas, Louis Page, Asmir Begovic, Ricardo Pereira, Jake Evans, Julián Carranza, Wout Faes, Patson Daka.

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