Bristol City vs Portsmouth

Bristol City

Ashton Gate Stadium

01 Jan 2026, 16:00

5:0

Finished

Portsmouth

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

11'

Goal

A. Randell

L. Le Roux

22'

24'

Goal

A. Mehmeti(Jason Knight)

2ND HALF

L. Le Roux

Harvey Blair

46'

50'

Goal

S. Twine

56'

Sam Bell

Emil Riis

56'

S. Armstrong

Ross Mccrorie

56'

Y. Hirakawa

S. Twine

59'

Goal

S. Armstrong(Sam Bell)

C. Shaughnessy

C. Chaplin

62'

Terry Devlin

H. Matthews

62'

Z. Swanson

Jordan Williams

62'

63'

C. Pring

Rob Atkinson

M. Kirk

Injured

73'

M. Kirk

Olutayo Singerr

74'

78'

Leo Pecover

Jason Knight

93'

Goal

S. Armstrong(Y. Hirakawa)

Match statistics

62%Possession38%

640Passes Attempted385

564Completed Passes296

1Corners1

14Throw-ins15

14Shots On Target5

Line-ups

Bristol City

Formation

3-4-2-1

M. O’Leary

#1M. O’Leary

Zak Vyner

#14Zak Vyner

Rob Atkinson

#5Rob Atkinson

George Tanner

#19George Tanner

A. Randell

#4A. Randell

Jason Knight

#12Jason Knight

Ross Mccrorie

#2Ross Mccrorie

Neto Borges

#21Neto Borges

S. Twine

#10S. Twine

A. Mehmeti

#11A. Mehmeti

Emil Riis

#18Emil Riis

Starting XI

M. O’Leary #1
Zak Vyner #14
Rob Atkinson #5	63'
George Tanner #19
A. Randell #4	⚽11'
Jason Knight #12	78' 🎯24'
Ross Mccrorie #2	56'
Neto Borges #21
S. Twine #10	56' ⚽50'
A. Mehmeti #11	⚽24'
Emil Riis #18	56'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley #13
C. Pring #3	63'
H. Roberts #24
Robert Dickie #16
Jed Meerholz #34
Sam Bell #20	🎯59' 56'
S. Armstrong #30	⚽93' ⚽59' 56'
Y. Hirakawa #7	🎯93' 56'
Leo Pecover #29	78'

Will not play

Joseph Michael

Joseph Michael Williams

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robert Joseph Andrew

Robert Joseph Andrew Dickie

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Robert Philip

Robert Philip Atkinson

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Bristol City

Gerhard Struber

Bristol City

Formation

3-4-2-1

M. O’Leary

#1M. O’Leary

Zak Vyner

#14Zak Vyner

Rob Atkinson

#5Rob Atkinson

George Tanner

#19George Tanner

A. Randell

#4A. Randell

Jason Knight

#12Jason Knight

Ross Mccrorie

#2Ross Mccrorie

Neto Borges

#21Neto Borges

S. Twine

#10S. Twine

A. Mehmeti

#11A. Mehmeti

Emil Riis

#18Emil Riis

Starting XI

M. O’Leary #1
Zak Vyner #14
Rob Atkinson #5	63'
George Tanner #19
A. Randell #4	⚽11'
Jason Knight #12	78' 🎯24'
Ross Mccrorie #2	56'
Neto Borges #21
S. Twine #10	56' ⚽50'
A. Mehmeti #11	⚽24'
Emil Riis #18	56'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley #13
C. Pring #3	63'
H. Roberts #24
Robert Dickie #16
Jed Meerholz #34
Sam Bell #20	🎯59' 56'
S. Armstrong #30	⚽93' ⚽59' 56'
Y. Hirakawa #7	🎯93' 56'
Leo Pecover #29	78'

Will not play

Joseph Michael

Joseph Michael Williams

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robert Joseph Andrew

Robert Joseph Andrew Dickie

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Robert Philip

Robert Philip Atkinson

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Bristol City

Gerhard Struber

Portsmouth

Formation

3-4-3

N. Schmid

#1N. Schmid

C. Shaughnessy

#6C. Shaughnessy

Ibane Bowat

#17Ibane Bowat

Regan Poole

#5Regan Poole

Andre Dozzell

#21Andre Dozzell

L. Le Roux

#16L. Le Roux

Z. Swanson

#22Z. Swanson

Terry Devlin

#24Terry Devlin

A. Segecic

#10A. Segecic

M. Kirk

#25M. Kirk

John Swift

#8John Swift

Starting XI

N. Schmid #1
C. Shaughnessy #6	62'
Ibane Bowat #17
Regan Poole #5
Andre Dozzell #21
L. Le Roux #16	46' 22'
Z. Swanson #22	62'
Terry Devlin #24	62'
A. Segecic #10
M. Kirk #25	73' 74'
John Swift #8

Substitutes

J. Bursik #26
H. Matthews #14	62'
Jordan Williams #2	62'
Jacob Farrell #19
C. Chaplin #36	62'
Harvey Blair #29	46'
Min-Hyuk Yang #47
Franco Umeh #15
Olutayo Singerr #46	74'

Will not play

Joshua

Joshua Murphy

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

John David

John David Swift

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late March 2026

Keshi Stuart Oluyinka Adetokunboh

Keshi Stuart Oluyinka Adetokunboh Anderson

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late March 2026

Andre Leon

Andre Leon Dozzell

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Joshua Michael

Joshua Michael Knight

Defender

Back injury

Return: Doubtful

Conor Glynn

Conor Glynn Shaughnessy

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Ajibola Joshua

Ajibola Joshua Odunayo Afolarin Alese

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Florian

Florian Bianchini

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Mark

Mark Kosznovszky

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Thomas

Thomas Waddingham

Forward

Hip injury

Return: Unknown

Franco

Franco Umeh-Chibueze

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Out for season

Manager

Portsmouth

John Mousinho

Head-to-head

26 matches

Bristol City

Bristol City

9

Wins

11

Draws

6

Wins

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Championship2025 • 1 match

Portsmouth

Bristol City

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Bristol City

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Bristol City

Friendly2023 • 1 match

Portsmouth

Bristol City

Friendly2022 • 1 match

Bristol City

Portsmouth

FA Cup2021 • 1 match

Bristol City

Portsmouth

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

James Bell

Venue:

Ashton Gate Stadium

Capacity:

27 000

Bristol City vs Portsmouth match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Bristol City and Portsmouth. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.

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