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

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 14.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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	#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' It’s Showtime! The match between West Bromwich Albion FC and Bristol City FC is underway.
5' Mikey Johnston, a Ireland , has 5 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Bristol City FC come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
16' Luke McNally is having his name booked by the referee on 16.
19' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Jayson Molumby gets a card.
24' 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.
28' The referee has no hesitation. Cameron Pring is booked for Bristol City FC — card on 28.
33' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
34' The Ireland Mikey Johnston breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 1-0!
39' Sam Bell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
43' Mikey Johnston makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and West Bromwich Albion FC are in front.
46' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Ross McCrorie on, Max Bird off on 46 minutes.
51' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
54' The whistle greets Jayson Molumby as he departs to be replaced by Uros Racic.
59' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 59 minutes.
64' 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.
69' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 69 minute. Fally Mayulu leaves to be changed by Sam Bell.
70' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Anis Mehmeti by Yu Hirakawa on 70 minute.
73' The referee calls foul for Jason Knight. He receives a card.
73' The West Bromwich Albion FC bench stirs into life. Tom Fellows is withdrawn and Jed Wallace gets his opportunity.
74' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 74 minute. Mikey Johnston leaves to be changed by Grady Diangana.
79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
80' Controversy at the stadium! Kyle Bartley argues furiously but the card stands.
81' The supporters are chanting for Devante Cole. He replaces Josh Maja on 81 minute.
86' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for West Bromwich Albion FC players.

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
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

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

1.8 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.59 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC64% Draw23% Bristol City FC13%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Bristol City FC

36%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Bristol City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC45% Draw46% Bristol City FC9%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

15.7%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

11%

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.5%

3 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 1

4.5%

4 – 0

3.8%

1 – 2

2.7%

2 – 2

2.6%

4 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	20%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	26%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

56% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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