Bristol City vs Portsmouth, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
- 11': Adam Randell
- 24': Anis Mehmeti
- 50': Scott Twine
- 59': Sinclair Armstrong
- 90'+3': Sinclair Armstrong
FT
5 - 0
5 - 0
About
Bristol City are hosting Portsmouth
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.
- 2': Handball by Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth).
- 3': Attempt blocked. Regan Poole (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Le Roux.
- 6': Handball by Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth).
- 8': Offside, Portsmouth. Makenzie Kirk is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
- 10': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 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.
- 15': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
- 15': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
- 18': Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 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.
- 22': Foul by Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth).
- 22': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 26': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
- 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.
- 27': Foul by Neto Borges (Bristol City).
- 27': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Ibane Bowat (Portsmouth).
- 29': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
- 30': Neto Borges (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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).
- 41': Foul by Neto Borges (Bristol City).
- 41': John Swift (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 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.
- 45'+1': Foul by Neto Borges (Bristol City).
- 45'+1': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Bristol City 2, Portsmouth 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 2, Portsmouth 0.
- 45': Substitution, Portsmouth. Harvey Blair replaces Luke Le Roux.
- 46': Foul by Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
- 46': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
- 47': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Regan Poole.
- 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.
- 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.
- 54': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
- 54': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
- 56': Foul by Harvey Blair (Portsmouth).
- 56': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Ross McCrorie.
- 56': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Scott Twine.
- 56': Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Emil Riis.
- 59': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
- 59': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 62': Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
- 62': Neto Borges (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Portsmouth. Jordan Williams replaces Zak Swanson.
- 62': Substitution, Portsmouth. Hayden Matthews replaces Conor Shaughnessy.
- 62': Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Terry Devlin.
- 63': Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Rob Atkinson.
- 65': Attempt missed. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 66': Foul by Ibane Bowat (Portsmouth).
- 66': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
- 69': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
- 69': Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 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.
- 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.
- 70': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Portsmouth. Olutayo Singerr replaces Makenzie Kirk.
- 77': Adam Randell (Bristol City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Neto Borges.
- 78': Substitution, Bristol City. Leo Pecover replaces Jason Knight.
- 80': Foul by Harvey Blair (Portsmouth).
- 80': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neto Borges.
- 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.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Hayden Matthews (Portsmouth).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Hayden Matthews went off injured after Portsmouth had used all subs.
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 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.
- 90'+5': Delay in match (Bristol City).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bristol City 5, Portsmouth 0.
- 0': Match ends, Bristol City 5, Portsmouth 0.
Statistics
 POR |
BRC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.8 | Possession | 62.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 295 | Accurate Passes | 563 |
| 384 | Passes | 644 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 19 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Ashton Gate
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 24,649
Venue: Ashton Gate
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 24,649
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
Line-Ups
Bristol City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Max O'Leary (GK) |
| 14 | Zak Vyner |
| 5 | Robert Atkinson |
| 19 | George Tanner |
| 4 | Adam Randell |
| 12 | Jason Knight |
| 21 | Neto Borges |
| 2 | Ross McCrorie |
| 18 | Emil Riis Jakobsen |
| 11 | Anis Mehmeti |
| 10 | Scott Twine |
Portsmouth (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Schmid (GK) |
| 6 | Conor Shaughnessy |
| 17 | Ibane Bowat |
| 5 | Regan Poole |
| 21 | Andre Dozzell |
| 16 | Luke Le Roux  |
| 22 | Zak Swanson |
| 24 | Terry Devlin |
| 25 | Mackenzie Kirk |
| 10 | Adrian Segecic |
| 8 | John Swift |
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