West Bromwich Albion FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

West Bromwich Albion FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Bristol City FC

Sun 22 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC The Hawthorns 25,910 HT 45' · FT 45'

Mikey Johnston 34' 1–0

Mikey Johnston 43' 2–0

Y 16' Luke McNally

Jayson Molumby 19' Y

Y 28' Cameron Pring

Y 73' Jason Knight

Kyle Bartley 80' Y

Overview

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
Assistant 1 Gregory Read (England)
Assistant 2

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-22 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2024-03-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	2–0	W
15 Dec	Watford FC	A	1–2	L
11 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	2–0	W
08 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	2–2	D
30 Nov	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
26 Nov	Sunderland AFC	A	0–0	D

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–2	L
14 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
10 Dec	Sunderland AFC	A	1–1	D
07 Dec	Portsmouth FC	A	0–3	L
30 Nov	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	4–0	W
26 Nov	Watford FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Bristol City FC
#5	Position	#8
14	Points	13
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 3
10	Scored	11
8	Conceded	12
+2	GD	-1
1.75	PPG	1.63
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts). Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bristol City FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Bristol City FC

Dominic Ballard	3 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A
Scott Twine	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and West Bromwich Albion FC launch into their encounter with Bristol City FC.
5' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
16' The referee shows Bristol City FC player a card on 16.
19' The referee has no hesitation. Jayson Molumby is booked for West Bromwich Albion FC — card on 19.
24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
28' Bristol City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 28.
33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
34' Mikey Johnston does the damage! The net is bulging and West Bromwich Albion FC surge ahead!
39' Bristol City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mikey Johnston makes it 2-0.
46' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Max Bird is replaced by Ross McCrorie.
51' Scott Twine needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
54' The crowd applauds Jayson Molumby as he leaves the pitch. Uros Racic steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
59' 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.
64' Sam Bell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 391 appearances.
69' The supporters are chanting for Sam Bell. He replaces Fally Mayulu on 69 minute.
70' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Anis Mehmeti is withdrawn and Yu Hirakawa gets his opportunity.
73' Bristol City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 73.
73' The crowd applauds Tom Fellows as he leaves the pitch. Jed Wallace steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
74' The whistle greets Mikey Johnston as he departs to be replaced by Grady Diangana.
79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
80' That looks like a foul for a card for Kyle Bartley.
81' Devante Cole gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Josh Maja and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Kyle Bartley has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 43 cards already picked up this season.
With this win, West Bromwich Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

11
Grady Diangana ↑ 74'
7
Jed Wallace ↑ 73'
44
Devante Cole ↑ 81'
21
Paddy McNair
20
Uros Racic ↑ 54'
24
Gianluca Frabotta
17
Ousmane Diakite
19
Lewis Dobbin ↑ 81'
23
Joe Wildsmith

Coach Carlos Corberán

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nahki Wells	3
Jay Rodriguez	3
Hal Robson-Kanu	3
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	2
Andreas Weimann	2
Dwight Gayle	2
Samuel Bell	2
Famara Diedhiou	2

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2024-12-22 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-12-15 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2024-12-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2024-11-30 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-11-26 Sunderland AFC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Bristol City FC Form

2024-12-22 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-12-14 Bristol City FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-12-10 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-12-07 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-11-30 Bristol City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-11-26 Watford FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.59 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.7 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC58% Draw26% Bristol City FC16%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.29

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Bristol City FC

42%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Bristol City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC39% Draw49% Bristol City FC12%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

15.2%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

12.3%

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

8.7%

3 – 0

6.4%

0 – 1

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 2

3.8%

2 – 2

3.1%

4 – 0

2.6%

0 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	18%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	26%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	11%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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