Stoke City vs Bristol City, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Stoke City are hosting Bristol City at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Wilmot.
3': Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
3': Jack McGlynn (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt blocked. Luca Bombino (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith with a cross.
8': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Luke McNally.
9': Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).
9': Luca Bombino (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
17': Delay in match because of an injury Lamine Cissé (Stoke City).
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Foul by Gibson Yah (Bristol City).
21': Justin Devenny (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Substitution, Stoke City. George Hirst replaces Lamine Cissé because of an injury.
22': Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Justin Devenny (Stoke City).
24': Offside, Stoke City. George Hirst is caught offside.
25': Gibson Yah (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Luke Graham (Stoke City).
26': Offside, Bristol City. Lorent Tolaj is caught offside.
31': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City).
31': Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Foul by Rio Cardines (Bristol City).
33': Justin Devenny (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt blocked. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lisav Eissat.
36': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Bosun Lawal.
38': Attempt missed. Gibson Yah (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
39': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Luke McNally.
39': Attempt missed. Bosun Lawal (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
40': Attempt missed. Gibson Yah (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dom Ballard.
42': Foul by Luke McNally (Bristol City).
42': George Hirst (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Luke McNally (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Justin Devenny (Stoke City).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
45'+1': Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+4': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Bristol City 0.
45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Bristol City 0.
51': Dom Ballard (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
53': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Luke Graham.
54': Attempt missed. Luke McNally (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Pring with a cross.
55': Delay in match because of an injury Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City).
58': Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
58': Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
60': Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Rio Cardines (Bristol City).
61': Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Lorent Tolaj because of an injury.
62': Substitution, Bristol City. Brian De Keersmaecker replaces Gibson Yah.
63': Attempt missed. Luca Bombino (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
64': Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).
64': Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
66': Attempt missed. Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luca Bombino following a corner.
68': Dom Ballard (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City).
69': Offside, Stoke City. George Hirst is caught offside.
69': Substitution, Stoke City. Junior Tchamadeu replaces Djibril Soumaré.
70': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
71': Attempt missed. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Cameron Pring with a cross following a corner.
71': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
71': Justin Devenny (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Jason Knight (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).
72': Justin Devenny (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
74': Attempt missed. Brian De Keersmaecker (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
74': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Luke Graham.
75': Attempt blocked. Brian De Keersmaecker (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Attempt missed. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
78': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Bosun Lawal.
80': Attempt blocked. Justin Devenny (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Bombino with a cross.
81': Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces Justin Devenny.
82': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
82': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by George Tanner.
84': Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Stoke City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bosun Lawal with a headed pass.
84': Attempt saved. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Bradley Collins (Bristol City).
86': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
86': Attempt missed. Luke Graham (Stoke City) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith with a cross following a corner.
87': Substitution, Bristol City. Jed Wallace replaces Dom Ballard.
88': Substitution, Bristol City. Adam Randell replaces Jason Knight.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Bristol City 0.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 0, Bristol City 0.

Statistics

BRC		STK
13	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	0
36.1	Possession	63.9
8	SHOTS	11
0	ON GOAL	1
0.0	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
238	Accurate Passes	479
330	Passes	586
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	8
18	Crosses	29
0.3	Cross %	0.3
72	Long Balls	58
15	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.2	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	3
17	Tackles	9
0.6	Tackle %	0.3
9	Interceptions	7
45	Effective Clearances	17
45	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 22,390

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Middlesbrough	12	+10	25
2	Swansea City	12	+3	23
3	West Ham United	12	+17	22
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	+4	21

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Stoke City (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Viktor Johansson (GK)
18	Bosun Lawal
5	Luke Graham
16	Ben Wilmot
8	Ethan Galbraith
27	Djibril Soumaré
21	Luca Bombino
2	Ben Johnson
11	Lamine Cisse
13	Justin Devenny
7	Jack McGlynn

Stoke City Substitutes:

Ben Pearson, Junior Tchamadeu, George Hirst, Ben Gibson, Maksym Taloverov, Tomás Rigo, Bae Jun-Ho, Róbert Bozeník, Joshua Griffiths.

Bristol City (3-5-2)

No.	Name
40	Bradley Collins (GK)
15	Luke McNally
2	Lisav Eissat
19	George Tanner
27	Gibson Yah
12	Jason Knight
8	Joe Williams
3	Cameron Pring
21	Rio Cardines
9	Lorent Tolaj
23	Dominic Ballard

Bristol City Substitutes:

Jed Wallace, Yu Hirakawa, Sam Greenwood, Scott Twine, Sam Tickle, Brian De Keersmaecker, Robert Atkinson, Sam Bell, Adam Randell.

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