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Bristol City
FT
5–0
HT 2–0
Portsmouth
Championship Thu 1 Jan, 15:00London Ashton Gate, Bristol James Bell 24,649 attendance

Timeline

  1. 11' Adam Randell
  2. 22' Luke Le Roux Yellow Card
  3. 24' Anis Mehmeti assist Jason Knight
  4. 45' Harvey Blair for Luke Le Roux
  5. 50' Scott Twine Goal - Volley
  6. 56' Yu Hirakawa for Ross McCrorie
  7. 56' Sam Bell for Scott Twine
  8. 56' Sinclair Armstrong for Emil Riis Jakobsen
  9. 59' Sinclair Armstrong assist Sam Bell
  10. 62' Jordan Williams for Zak Swanson
  11. 62' Hayden Matthews for Conor Shaughnessy
  12. 62' Conor Chaplin for Terry Devlin
  13. 63' Cameron Pring for Robert Atkinson
  14. 74' Olutayo Singerr for Mackenzie Kirk
  15. 78' Leo Pecover for Jason Knight
  16. 90'+3' Sinclair Armstrong assist Yu Hirakawa

Match stats

62.2% Possession 37.8%
14 Shots 5
7 On target 2
6 Fouls 14
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1
2 Saves 2
563 Accurate passes 295

Lineups

Bristol City 3-4-2-1
1 O'Leary
5 Atkinson 14 Vyner 19 Tanner
21 Borges 4 Randell 12 Knight 2 McCrorie
11 Mehmeti 18 Jakobsen
10 Twine
Portsmouth 3-4-3
1 Schmid
17 Bowat 6 Shaughnessy 5 Poole
22 Swanson 21 Dozzell 16 Le Roux 24 Devlin
10 Segecic 25 Kirk 8 Swift
Bristol City 3-4-2-1
  1. 1 Max O'Leary G
  2. 14 Zak Vyner CD
  3. 5 Robert Atkinson ▼ CD-L
  4. 19 George Tanner CD-R
  5. 4 Adam Randell CM-L
  6. 12 Jason Knight ▼ CM-R
  7. 21 Neto Borges LM
  8. 2 Ross McCrorie ▼ RM
  9. 18 Emil Riis Jakobsen ▼ F
  10. 11 Anis Mehmeti CF-L
  11. 10 Scott Twine ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 30 Sinclair Armstrong ▲ SUB
  2. 3 Cameron Pring ▲ SUB
  3. 7 Yu Hirakawa ▲ SUB
  4. 20 Sam Bell ▲ SUB
  5. 29 Leo Pecover ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 24 Hayden Roberts SUB
  2. 16 Robert Dickie SUB
  3. 34 Jed Meerholz SUB
  4. 13 Joe Lumley SUB
Portsmouth 3-4-3
  1. 1 Nicolas Schmid G
  2. 6 Conor Shaughnessy ▼ CD
  3. 17 Ibane Bowat CD-L
  4. 5 Regan Poole CD-R
  5. 21 Andre Dozzell CM-L
  6. 16 Luke Le Roux ▼ CM-R
  7. 22 Zak Swanson ▼ LM
  8. 24 Terry Devlin ▼ RM
  9. 25 Mackenzie Kirk ▼ F
  10. 10 Adrian Segecic CF-L
  11. 8 John Swift CF-R

Came on

  1. 46 Olutayo Singerr ▲ SUB
  2. 2 Jordan Williams ▲ SUB
  3. 29 Harvey Blair ▲ SUB
  4. 36 Conor Chaplin ▲ SUB
  5. 14 Hayden Matthews ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 19 Jacob Farrell SUB
  2. 47 Yang Min-Hyeok SUB
  3. 26 Josef Bursik SUB
  4. 15 Franco Umeh-Chibueze SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Bristol City 5, Portsmouth 0.
  2. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Bristol City 5, Portsmouth 0.
  3. 90'+5' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 90'+5' Delay in match (Bristol City).
  5. 90'+3' Goal! Bristol City 5, Portsmouth 0. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa with a cross.
  6. 90'+2' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  7. 90'+2' Hayden Matthews went off injured after Portsmouth had used all subs.
  8. 90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  9. 90' Delay in match because of an injury Hayden Matthews (Portsmouth).
  10. 87' Attempt saved. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Max O'Leary (Bristol City). Assisted by Regan Poole.
  11. 83' Attempt missed. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neto Borges.
  12. 80' Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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  1. 80' Foul by Harvey Blair (Portsmouth).
  2. 78' Substitution, Bristol City. Leo Pecover replaces Jason Knight.
  3. 77' Adam Randell (Bristol City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Neto Borges.
  4. 74' Substitution, Portsmouth. Olutayo Singerr replaces Makenzie Kirk.
  5. 70' Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
  6. 70' Attempt saved. Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Max O'Leary (Bristol City). Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
  7. 70' Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a set piece situation.
  8. 69' Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  9. 69' Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
  10. 67' Attempt blocked. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
  11. 66' Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  12. 66' Foul by Ibane Bowat (Portsmouth).
  13. 65' Attempt missed. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  14. 63' Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Rob Atkinson.
  15. 62' Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Terry Devlin.
  16. 62' Substitution, Portsmouth. Hayden Matthews replaces Conor Shaughnessy.
  17. 62' Substitution, Portsmouth. Jordan Williams replaces Zak Swanson.
  18. 62' Neto Borges (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  19. 62' Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
  20. 59' Goal! Bristol City 4, Portsmouth 0. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Bell.
  21. 59' Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  22. 59' Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  23. 56' Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Emil Riis.
  24. 56' Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Scott Twine.
  25. 56' Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Ross McCrorie.
  26. 56' Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  27. 56' Foul by Harvey Blair (Portsmouth).
  28. 55' Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  29. 54' Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  30. 54' Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
  31. 50' Goal! Bristol City 3, Portsmouth 0. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  32. 48' Attempt missed. Adam Randell (Bristol City) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross following a corner.
  33. 47' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Regan Poole.
  34. 47' Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
  35. 46' Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
  36. 46' Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  37. 46' Foul by Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
  38. 45' Substitution, Portsmouth. Harvey Blair replaces Luke Le Roux.
  39. 45' Second Half begins Bristol City 2, Portsmouth 0.
  40. 45'+2' First Half ends, Bristol City 2, Portsmouth 0.
  41. 45'+1' Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  42. 45'+1' Foul by Neto Borges (Bristol City).
  43. 45'+1' Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rob Atkinson with a headed pass.
  44. 45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  45. 41' John Swift (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  46. 41' Foul by Neto Borges (Bristol City).
  47. 41' Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth).
  48. 30' Neto Borges (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  49. 30' Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
  50. 29' Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
  51. 28' Foul by Ibane Bowat (Portsmouth).
  52. 28' Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  53. 27' Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  54. 27' Foul by Neto Borges (Bristol City).
  55. 26' Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Scott Twine with a through ball.
  56. 26' Foul by Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
  57. 26' Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  58. 24' Goal! Bristol City 2, Portsmouth 0. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  59. 22' Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  60. 22' Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  61. 22' Foul by Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth).
  62. 19' Attempt missed. Ibane Bowat (Portsmouth) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a set piece situation.
  63. 18' Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  64. 18' Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
  65. 15' Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  66. 15' Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
  67. 11' Goal! Bristol City 1, Portsmouth 0. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  68. 10' Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  69. 10' Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
  70. 8' Offside, Portsmouth. Makenzie Kirk is caught offside.
  71. 6' Handball by Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth).
  72. 3' Attempt blocked. Regan Poole (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Le Roux.
  73. 2' Handball by Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth).
  74. First Half begins.
  75. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Bristol City L W W L D

  • D Leicester City 2-2 EFL Championship
  • L at Coventry City 1-0 EFL Championship
  • W Middlesbrough 2-0 EFL Championship
  • W at West Bromwich Albion 2-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Millwall 2-1 EFL Championship

Portsmouth W D D W L

  • L at Swansea City 1-0 EFL Championship
  • W Blackburn Rovers 2-1 EFL Championship
  • D at Derby County 1-1 EFL Championship
  • D Queens Park Rangers 1-1 EFL Championship
  • W Charlton Athletic 2-1 EFL Championship

Head to head

BRC leads series 3-1-1

  • 29 Nov 2025 Portsmouth 0–1 Bristol City 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 29 Dec 2024 Bristol City 3–0 Portsmouth 2024-25 English League Championship
  • 7 Dec 2024 Portsmouth 3–0 Bristol City 2024-25 English League Championship
  • 10 Jan 2021 Bristol City 2–1 Portsmouth 2020-21 English FA Cup
  • 30 Jul 2016 Bristol City 0–0 Portsmouth Club Friendly

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