Stoke City vs Bristol City
Ref: James Bell, Englandbet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Stoke City beat Bristol City 5–1 in their Championship fixture. Mubama, Mubama, Manhoef, Tchamadeu, and Mubama scored for Stoke City; Sykes replied for Bristol City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.01 for Stoke City versus 1.02 for Bristol City. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Bristol City are 12th.
First Half
⚽
Mubama
Assist: Tchamadeu
Tchamadeu
Yellow Card
⚽
Mubama
⚽
Manhoef
Assist: Mubama
Cresswell
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Tanner
⚽
Tchamadeu
Assist: Manhoef
49'
⇄
Atkinson
49'
⇄
Twine
⇄
Pearson
⇄
Manhoef
⚽
Mubama
Assist: Cissé
68'
⇄
Mehmeti
⇄
Thomas
78'
⇄
Armstrong
82'
⚽
Sykes
Assist: Hirakawa
Seko
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Stoke CityBristol City
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.01VS1.02
Attack2 · 4 won
13
Shots
16
8
Shots on target
5
11
Shots in the box
9
2
Shots outside box
7
2
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
10
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
444
Total passes
324
372
Accurate passes
241
84%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline0 · 2 won
13
Fouls
10
3
Yellow cards
0
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
6
-1.01
Goals prevented
-1.01
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Bristol City
3-4-2-1Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. JohanssonG
- 3A. CresswellD
- 4B. PearsonM
- 7S. ThomasM
- 8L. BakerM
- 9D. MubamaF
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 22J. TchamadeuD
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 12T. SekoM
- 13J. BonhamG
- 15S. NzonziM
- 17E. BocatD
- 19T. RigoM
- 23B. GibsonD
- 29L. CisséF
- 40M. TalovierovD
Bristol City
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4A. RandellM
- 5R. AtkinsonD
- 10S. TwineF
- 11A. MehmetiF
- 14Z. VynerM
- 16R. DickieD
- 17M. SykesM
- 19G. TannerD
- 21Neto BorgesM
- 23R. VítekG
- 30S. ArmstrongF
Substitutes
- 1M. O’LearyG
- 2R. McCrorieD
- 7Y. HirakawaF
- 9F. MayuluF
- 18E. RiisF
- 24H. RobertsD
- 29Leo PecoverM
- 31E. MorrisonM
- 36O. ThomasF
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divin Mubama | F | 90 | 10.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Junior Tchamadeu | D | 90 | 9.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5/9 |
| Million Manhoef | M | 57 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 75 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | 57 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Cresswell | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lewis Baker | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Róbert Boženík | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Bonham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gibson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | 33 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 33 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sykes | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Anis Mehmeti | F | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Neto Borges | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Scott Twine | F | 49 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Zak Vyner | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 78 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Robert Atkinson | D | 49 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| George Tanner | D | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Dickie(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Radek Vitek | G | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Elijah Morrison | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Pecover | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max O'Leary | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fally Mayulu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yu Hirakawa | F | 22 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Olly Thomas | F | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ross McCrorie | D | 41 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Haydon Roberts | D | 41 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |