Championship
·Matchday 3
Featured match
- L. Tolaj 31'
- J. Knight 56'
- M. Milovanović 90' (pen)
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Bristol City beat Portsmouth 2-1. Scorers for Bristol City: L. Tolaj 31', J. Knight 56'. Scorers for Portsmouth: M. Milovanović 90' (pen).
Bristol City
Portsmouth
- Full-time 2 - 1
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90'
M. Milovanović 2-1 Penalty goal · Portsmouth Goal! M. Milovanović scores a penalty for Portsmouth. It is 2-1
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85'
N. Eile Out: G. Tanner · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: N. Eile comes on for G. Tanner
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77'
R. Dickie Yellow card · Bristol City Yellow card for R. Dickie (Bristol City)
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74'
J. Swift Out: M. Pack · Portsmouth Substitution for Portsmouth: J. Swift comes on for M. Pack
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74'
D. Ballard Out: L. Tolaj · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: D. Ballard comes on for L. Tolaj
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74'
C. Pring Out: Yu Hirakawa · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: C. Pring comes on for Yu Hirakawa
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69'
M. Dia Out: B. Arthur · Portsmouth Substitution for Portsmouth: M. Dia comes on for B. Arthur
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68'
Tomi Horvat Out: J. Wallace · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: Tomi Horvat comes on for J. Wallace
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68'
S. Greenwood Out: S. Twine · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: S. Greenwood comes on for S. Twine
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67'
J. Knight Yellow card · Bristol City J. Knight of Bristol City is booked
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63'
M. Milovanović Out: C. Bishop · Portsmouth Substitution for Portsmouth: M. Milovanović comes on for C. Bishop
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63'
H. Blair Out: R. Kavuma McQueen · Portsmouth Substitution for Portsmouth: H. Blair comes on for R. Kavuma McQueen
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56'
J. Knight 2-0 Goal · Assist: Rio Cardines · Bristol City Rio Cardines provides, J. Knight finishes for Bristol City (2-0)
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49'
Rio Cardines Yellow card · Bristol City Rio Cardines of Bristol City is booked
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46'
E. Adams Out: R. Shein · Portsmouth Substitution for Portsmouth: E. Adams comes on for R. Shein
- Half-time 1 - 0
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31'
L. Tolaj 1-0 Goal · Assist: J. Wallace · Bristol City J. Wallace provides, L. Tolaj finishes for Bristol City (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Bristol City
Portsmouth
DDLLD
Last 5 matches DDLLW
1.2Goals scored per match1.1
1.3Goals conceded per match1.6
2Clean sheets1
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Bristol City4-2-3-1
Portsmouth4-2-3-1
22
6.0
Swanson
Z. Swanson
Player profile
6
6.7
Shaughnessy
C. Shaughnessy
Player profile
2
6.5
Arthur
69'
B. Arthur
- 69'Out
7
6.3
Hirakawa
74'
Yu Hirakawa
- 74'Out
- 68'Out
- 68'Out
8
6.2
Williams
J. Williams
Player profile
12
7.6
Knight
56'67'
J. Knight
- 56'Goal
- 67'Yellow card
Bristol City4-2-3-1
Coach: Roy Hodgson
Starting XI
- 1GK S. Tickle 5.9
- 19DF G. Tanner85' 6.6
- 16DF R. Dickie77' 7.0
- 2DF Lisav Eissat 6.2
- 21DF Rio Cardines49' 6.9
- 12MF J. Knight56'67' 7.6
- 8MF J. Williams 6.2
- 17MF J. Wallace68' 7.0
- 10MF S. Twine68' 6.6
- 7MF Yu Hirakawa74' 6.3
- 9FW L. Tolaj31'74' 7.0
Substitutes
- 40GK B. Collins
- 38DF N. Eile85' 6.2
- 3DF C. Pring74' 6.5
- 5DF R. Atkinson
- 20MF S. Greenwood68' 6.5
- 14MF Tomi Horvat68' 6.3
- 4MF A. Randell
- 27MF G. Yah
- 23FW D. Ballard74' 6.3
Portsmouth4-2-3-1
Coach: John Mousinho
Starting XI
- 1GK Nicolas Schmid 5.9
- 24DF T. Devlin 6.2
- 2DF B. Arthur69' 6.5
- 6DF C. Shaughnessy 6.7
- 22DF Z. Swanson 6.0
- 19MF R. Shein46' 6.3
- 7MF M. Pack74' 6.6
- 11MF A. Kamara 6.5
- 10MF A. Segecic 6.9
- 25MF R. Kavuma McQueen63' 6.6
- 9FW C. Bishop63' 6.2
Substitutes
- 31GK D. Bielica
- 5DF R. Poole
- 55DF M. Dia69' 7.0
- 8MF J. Swift74' 6.6
- 38MF E. Adams46' 6.6
- 27MF O. Bailey
- 28FW Luke Brooke-Smith
- 34FW H. Blair63' 6.7
- 29FW M. Milovanović63'90' 7.6
Bristol City
Portsmouth
46%
54%
9
Shots
14
3
On target
1
3
Off target
9
3
Corners
10
15
Fouls
6
1
Offsides
0
3
Yellow cards
0
1
Saves
1
314
Passes
362
75%
Pass accuracy
77%
0.61
Expected goals
1.37
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swansea
|
11 | 16 | 8 | 16:8 | +8 | 23 |
| 2 |
West Ham
|
11 | 30 | 12 | 30:12 | +18 | 22 |
| 3 |
Middlesbrough
|
11 | 22 | 16 | 22:16 | +6 | 22 |
| 4 |
Birmingham
|
11 | 20 | 11 | 20:11 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
11 | 15 | 12 | 15:12 | +3 | 20 |
| 6 |
Stoke City
|
11 | 18 | 16 | 18:16 | +2 | 19 |
| 7 |
Wolves
|
11 | 19 | 16 | 19:16 | +3 | 18 |
| 8 |
Southampton
|
11 | 21 | 10 | 21:10 | +11 | 17 |
| 9 |
QPR
|
11 | 15 | 12 | 15:12 | +3 | 17 |
| 10 |
Blackburn
|
11 | 17 | 16 | 17:16 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 |
Sheffield Utd
|
11 | 15 | 14 | 15:14 | +1 | 15 |
| 12 |
Millwall
|
11 | 18 | 18 | 18:18 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 |
Portsmouth
|
11 | 14 | 14 | 14:14 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 |
Wrexham
|
11 | 15 | 16 | 15:16 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 |
Bolton
|
11 | 15 | 18 | 15:18 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 |
Bristol City
|
11 | 12 | 15 | 12:15 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 |
Charlton
|
11 | 10 | 15 | 10:15 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 |
Lincoln
|
11 | 9 | 19 | 9:19 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 |
Cardiff
|
11 | 18 | 17 | 18:17 | +1 | 11 |
| 20 |
Watford
|
11 | 10 | 19 | 10:19 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 |
Norwich
|
11 | 17 | 21 | 17:21 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 |
Burnley
|
11 | 16 | 21 | 16:21 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 |
Derby
|
11 | 9 | 20 | 9:20 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 |
Preston
|
11 | 9 | 24 | 9:24 | -15 | 4 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Bristol City wins3Draws0
Portsmouth wins1Last meetings
-
1 January 2026 · Championship
Bristol City
5-0
Portsmouth
-
29 November 2025 · Championship
Portsmouth
0-1
Bristol City
-
29 December 2024 · Championship
Bristol City
3-0
Portsmouth
-
7 December 2024 · Championship
Portsmouth
3-0
Bristol City