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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#13	Position	#29
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 13th (0 pts). Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at The Hawthorns. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. West Bromwich Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Bristol City FC come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
16' Poor challenge from Luke McNally. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
19' West Bromwich Albion FC player sees a card in front of him.
24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
28' That is a card for Bristol City FC. Cameron Pring will be fuming at that decision.
33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lewis Dobbin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for West Bromwich Albion FC.
34' The deadlock is broken! Mikey Johnston gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
39' Jayson Molumby needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 47 Yellow cards this season.
43' Mikey Johnston has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
46' The supporters are chanting for Ross McCrorie. He replaces Max Bird on 46 minute.
51' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
54' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Jayson Molumby departs to be replaced by Uros Racic.
59' West Bromwich Albion 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.
64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
69' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 69 minute. Fally Mayulu leaves to be changed by Sam Bell.
70' The crowd applauds Anis Mehmeti as he leaves the pitch. Yu Hirakawa steps in for Bristol City FC.
73' The referee calls foul for Jason Knight. He receives a card.
73' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Tom Fellows is replaced by Jed Wallace.
74' Mikey Johnston makes way for Grady Diangana at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
79' Rob Dickie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
80' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kyle Bartley on 80 minutes.
81' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Josh Maja is replaced by Devante Cole on 81 minute.
86' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
West Bromwich Albion FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Jordan Hugill	2
Mikey Johnston	2
Jay Rodriguez	2
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	2
Andreas Weimann	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

0.85 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC50% Draw37% Bristol City FC13%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes17% 0% No83%

Avg goals/match: 1.15

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	66%	34%
± 1.5	32%	68%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Bristol City FC

50%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Bristol City FC

63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC26% Draw69% Bristol City FC5%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

34.4%

1 – 0

25.4%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

0 – 1

7.7%

2 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 2

1.2%

3 – 1

1.2%

0 – 2

1.1%

2 – 2

0.7%

4 – 0

0.6%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	12%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	30%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	9%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

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