Bristol City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Bristol City FC

0 – 0

Full Time

West Bromwich Albion FC

Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ashton Gate 21,836 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 30' Matt Phillips

Cameron Pring 39' Y

George Tanner 54' Y

Y 67' Jayson Molumby

Overview

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

Bristol City FC 46 games · 62 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)

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

Bristol City FC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-16 Bristol City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-01-28 Bristol City FC 3–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 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

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–0	D
02 Sep	Swansea City AFC	A	2–1	W
25 Aug	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
19 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	0–2	L
12 Aug	Millwall FC	A	1–0	W
05 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D
02 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–2	L
26 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	H	4–2	W
18 Aug	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D
12 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	3–2	W
05 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Bristol City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC get this one started.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Brandon Thomas-Asante needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
15' Nahki Wells has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matt Phillips on 30.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
39' Cameron Pring catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
44' It’s high time Nigel Pearson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
49' Jeremy Sarmiento, a Ecuador , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
54' George Tanner was booked on 54.
59' 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.
64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
66' The crowd applauds Jed Wallace as he leaves the pitch. Josh Maja steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
67' Poor challenge from Jayson Molumby. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
72' West Bromwich Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
76' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Alex Mowatt on, Okay Yokuslu off on 76 minutes.
79' Ephraim Yeboah gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Mark Sykes and will look to change the dynamic.
80' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Nahki Wells departs to be replaced by Harry Cornick.
83' Grady Diangana is replacing John Swift for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
84' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Jason Knight is withdrawn and Haydon Roberts gets his opportunity.
89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jayson Molumby is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bristol City FC.
90' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Sam Bell is withdrawn and Rob Dickie gets his opportunity.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Grady Diangana 83'
21
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 84'
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Conor Townsend 66'
15
Erik Pieters
7
Jed Wallace ↓ Josh Maja 66'
2
Darnell Furlong
6
Semi Ajayi
4
Cedric Kipre
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Alex Mowatt 76'
24
Alex Palmer
8
Jayson Molumby

Bench

14
Nathaniel Chalobah
3
Conor Townsend ↑ 66'
5
Kyle Bartley
11
Grady Diangana ↑ 83'
9
Josh Maja ↑ 66'
27
Alex Mowatt ↑ 76'
–
Pipa
33
Joshua Griffiths
17
Jeremy Sarmiento ↑ 84'

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Rodriguez	3
Hal Robson-Kanu	3
Nahki Wells	3
Dwight Gayle	2
Samuel Bell	2
Famara Diedhiou	2
Jordan Hugill	2
Mikey Johnston	2

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2023-09-16 Bristol City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-09-02 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2023-08-25 Hull City AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2023-08-19 Bristol City FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC L 2023-08-12 Millwall FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-09-16 Bristol City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-08-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-08-18 Leeds United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-08-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC W 2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.15 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.87 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC43% Draw31% West Bromwich Albion FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

57%

Bristol City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC27% Draw54% West Bromwich Albion FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.2%

1 – 0

13.9%

0 – 1

10.2%

2 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

3.4%

3 – 0

3.2%

3 – 1

2.9%

1 – 3

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	23%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	17%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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