West Brom vs Bristol City
Ref: Will Finnie, EnglandThe Hawthorns, West Bromwich · 28,003 cap
Match recap
Bristol City beat West Brom 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Diakité scored for West Brom; Mehmeti and McCrorie replied for Bristol City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.59 for West Brom versus 0.74 for Bristol City. West Brom sit 21st in the Championship table while Bristol City are 12th.
First Half
4'
⚽
Mehmeti
Assist: Neto Borges
16'
Mehmeti
Yellow Card
22'
⚽
McCrorie
Assist: Twine
45+2'
McCrorie
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Taylor
Diakité
Yellow Card
62'
Pring
Yellow Card
⇄
Price
65'
⇄
Mehmeti
65'
⇄
Neto Borges
76'
⇄
Riis
76'
⇄
McCrorie
⇄
Styles
⚽
Diakité
Assist: Johnston
90+3'
⇄
Twine
| # | 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 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
West BromBristol City
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.59VS0.74
Attack6 · 0 won
16
Shots
6
4
Shots on target
3
11
Shots in the box
3
5
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
1
9
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
65%
Possession
35%
593
Total passes
321
499
Accurate passes
220
84%
Pass accuracy
69%
Discipline2 · 1 won
14
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
2
0.42
Goals prevented
0.42
West Brom
4-2-3-1
Bristol City
3-4-2-1West Brom
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2C. MephamD
- 3N. PhillipsD
- 4C. StylesM
- 6G. CampbellD
- 10K. Ahearne-GrantM
- 11M. JohnstonM
- 17O. DiakitéM
- 19A. HeggebøF
- 21I. PriceM
- 23J. WildsmithG
- 29C. TaylorD
Substitutes
- 9J. MajaF
- 12D. DikeF
- 20J. GriffithsG
- 22S. Iling-JuniorF
- 27A. MowattM
- 36M. DiomandeD
- 37Oliver BostockM
- 44N. DupontD
- 46K. MfuambaM
Bristol City
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. O’LearyG
- 2R. McCrorieM
- 3C. PringD
- 4A. RandellM
- 10S. TwineF
- 11A. MehmetiF
- 12J. KnightM
- 14Z. VynerD
- 16R. DickieD
- 18E. RiisF
- 21Neto BorgesM
Substitutes
- 5R. AtkinsonD
- 7Y. HirakawaF
- 13J. LumleyG
- 19G. TannerD
- 24H. RobertsD
- 26J. StokesM
- 29Leo PecoverM
- 30S. ArmstrongF
- 36O. ThomasF
West Brom
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Johnston | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3/5 |
| Ousmane Diakité | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| George Campbell | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Chris Mepham | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Styles | M | 77 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Joe Wildsmith | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathaniel Phillips(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Taylor | D | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karlan Grant | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/6 |
| Isaac Price | M | 65 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Aune Selland Heggebø | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Noah Dupont | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Bostock | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Mfuamba | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mo Diomande | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Griffiths | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Maja | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Iling Junior | F | 25 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alex Mowatt | M | 33 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daryl Dike | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross McCrorie | M | 76 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Anis Mehmeti | F | 65 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/6 |
| Neto Borges | M | 65 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jason Knight(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zak Vyner | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Twine | F | 89 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Robert Dickie | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max O'Leary | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Pring | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 76 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Haydon Roberts | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Lumley | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Pecover | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olly Thomas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Stokes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Atkinson | D | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yu Hirakawa | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| George Tanner | D | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |