West Bromwich Albion FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

West Bromwich Albion FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Bristol City FC

Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Jay Dasilva

Y 67' Danny Simpson

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2020-02-22 Bristol City FC 0–3 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-11-27 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Bristol City FC 2019-04-09 Bristol City FC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2018-09-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Bristol City FC	H	3–0	W
20 Oct	Swansea City AFC	A	1–2	L
15 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	1–0	W
01 Oct	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
28 Sep	Cardiff City FC	A	4–0	W
24 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–3	L
19 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	1–2	L
16 Oct	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–2	L
02 Oct	Peterborough United FC	A	3–2	W
29 Sep	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L
25 Sep	Fulham FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Bristol City FC
#5	Position	#17
28	Points	18
15	Played	15
8 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	5 / 3 / 7
23	Scored	16
15	Conceded	24
+8	GD	-8
1.87	PPG	1.20
53%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts). Bristol City FC are 17th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bristol City FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

1/2

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Bristol City FC

Scott Twine	5 G
Dominic Ballard	4 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — West Bromwich Albion FC and Bristol City FC get this one started.
5' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
8' What composure from Jordan Hugill! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
13' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
18' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
23' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Nathan Baker is withdrawn and Cameron Pring gets his opportunity.
28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
33' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace George Tanner by Danny Simpson on 33 minute.
38' West Bromwich Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
42' Jordan Hugill doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
45' Poor challenge from Jay Dasilva. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
50' Andreas Weimann has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
52' GOAL! Karlan Ahearne-Grant scores on 52.
57' Bristol City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
61' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 61 minute. Matt Phillips leaves to be changed by Callum Robinson.
64' Callum O'Dowda gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Jay Dasilva and will look to change the dynamic.
67' A moment of madness from Danny Simpson on 67 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
72' Robert Snodgrass needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
77' Matt Phillips has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
82' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Matt Clarke by Kean Bryan on 82 minute.
85' Adam Reach is ready to make an impact after coming on for Conor Townsend at the 85 minute mark.
90' Semi Ajayi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for West Bromwich Albion FC so far.
The points are shared — West Bromwich Albion FC 3-0 Bristol City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Matt Clarke ↓ Kean Bryan 82'
1
Sam Johnstone
3
Conor Townsend ↓ Adam Reach 85'
5
Kyle Bartley
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Callum Robinson 61'
23
Robert Snodgrass
2
Darnell Furlong
17
Jordan Hugill
18
Karlan Ahearne-Grant ↓ Grady Diangana 64'
6
Semi Ajayi
14
Jayson Molumby

Bench

25
David Button
11
Grady Diangana ↑ 64'
7
Callum Robinson ↑ 61'
20
Adam Reach ↑ 85'
22
Kean Bryan ↑ 82'
21
Cedric Kipre
29
Taylor Gardner-Hickman

Coach Valerien Ismael

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

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

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2021-10-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2021-10-20 Swansea City AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-10-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-10-01 Stoke City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-09-28 Cardiff City FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-09-24 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2021-10-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2021-10-19 Bristol City FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-10-16 Bristol City FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-10-02 Peterborough United FC 2–3 Bristol City FC W 2021-09-29 Millwall FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L 2021-09-25 Bristol City FC 1–1 Fulham FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.29 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC69% Draw19% Bristol City FC12%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Bristol City FC

31%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Bristol City FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC51% Draw39% Bristol City FC10%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.3%

1 – 0

10.5%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.9%

3 – 1

0 – 0

6.3%

4 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

3.5%

1 – 2

0 – 1

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	21%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	23%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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