Thursday , 2 July 2026

Bristol City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Bristol City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
West Bromwich Albion FC
Mon 26 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'
Joe Williams 65' Y
Matty James 70' Y
Y 88' Darnell Furlong

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
2
8
Bristol City FC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals West Bromwich Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-26 Bristol City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-10-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Bristol City FC 2022-03-19 Bristol City FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-10-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2020-02-22 Bristol City FC 0–3 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L
17 Dec Stoke City FC H 1–2 L
10 Dec Rotherham United FC A 3–1 W
12 Nov Watford FC H 0–0 D
05 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
01 Nov Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
21 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
17 Dec Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W
12 Dec Sunderland AFC A 2–1 W
12 Nov Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
05 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Bristol City FC West Bromwich Albion FC
#12 Position #21
62 Points 51
46 Played 46
17 / 11 / 18 W / D / L 13 / 14 / 19
59 Scored 48
59 Conceded 58
+0 GD -10
1.35 PPG 1.11
37% Win % 28%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Ashton Gate will turn into a battlefield for Bristol City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC.
  • 5' Bristol City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against West Bromwich Albion FC's shape.
  • 9' Magnificent from Matt Phillips! That is 29 goals in 377 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 14' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bristol City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 19' West Bromwich Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Corberán will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 49' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 51' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Andy King departs to be replaced by Robert Atkinson.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' Tom Rogic gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces John Swift and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' Joe Williams has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matty James.
  • 71' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Grady Diangana comes on to replace Jed Wallace.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brandon Thomas-Asante makes it 0-2.
  • 79' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Alex Scott has done his job and it is now time for Antoine Semenyo to step up.
  • 80' Samuel Bell gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Nahki Wells and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Taylor Gardner-Hickman on, Jayson Molumby off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Darnell Furlong on 88 minutes.
  • The points are shared — Bristol City FC 0-2 West Bromwich Albion FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jay Rodriguez 3
Hal Robson-Kanu 3
Nahki Wells 3
Samuel Bell 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Jordan Hugill 2
Mikey Johnston 2
Jay Rodriguez 2

Head to Head

2022-12-26 Bristol City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-10-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Bristol City FC 2022-03-19 Bristol City FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-10-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2020-02-22 Bristol City FC 0–3 West Bromwich Albion FC

Bristol City FC Form

2022-12-26 Bristol City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-12-17 Bristol City FC 1–2 Stoke City FC L 2022-12-10 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Bristol City FC W 2022-11-12 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-11-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2022-11-01 Bristol City FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2022-12-26 Bristol City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-12-21 Coventry City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-12-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2022-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-11-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2022-11-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC28% Draw30% West Bromwich Albion FC42%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
57%
Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC
72%
Bristol City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC20% Draw51% West Bromwich Albion FC29%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12%
0 – 1
11.8%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.