Bristol City vs Portsmouth

Bristol City

Ashton Gate Stadium

01 Jan 2026, 16:00

5:0

Finished

Portsmouth

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

11'

Goal

A. Randell

L. Le Roux

22'

24'

Goal

A. Mehmeti(Jason Knight)

2ND HALF

L. Le Roux

Harvey Blair

46'

50'

Goal

S. Twine

56'

Sam Bell

Emil Riis

56'

S. Armstrong

Ross Mccrorie

56'

Y. Hirakawa

S. Twine

59'

Goal

S. Armstrong(Sam Bell)

C. Shaughnessy

C. Chaplin

62'

Terry Devlin

H. Matthews

62'

Z. Swanson

Jordan Williams

62'

63'

C. Pring

Rob Atkinson

M. Kirk

Injured

73'

M. Kirk

Olutayo Singerr

74'

78'

Leo Pecover

Jason Knight

93'

Goal

S. Armstrong(Y. Hirakawa)

Match statistics

62%Possession38%

640Passes Attempted385

564Completed Passes296

1Corners1

14Throw-ins15

14Shots On Target5

Line-ups

Bristol City

Formation

3-4-2-1

M. O’Leary

#1M. O’Leary

Zak Vyner

#14Zak Vyner

Rob Atkinson

#5Rob Atkinson

George Tanner

#19George Tanner

A. Randell

#4A. Randell

Jason Knight

#12Jason Knight

Ross Mccrorie

#2Ross Mccrorie

Neto Borges

#21Neto Borges

S. Twine

#10S. Twine

A. Mehmeti

#11A. Mehmeti

Emil Riis

#18Emil Riis

Starting XI

M. O’Leary #1
Zak Vyner #14
Rob Atkinson #5	63'
George Tanner #19
A. Randell #4	⚽11'
Jason Knight #12	78' 🎯24'
Ross Mccrorie #2	56'
Neto Borges #21
S. Twine #10	56' ⚽50'
A. Mehmeti #11	⚽24'
Emil Riis #18	56'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley #13
C. Pring #3	63'
H. Roberts #24
Robert Dickie #16
Jed Meerholz #34
Sam Bell #20	🎯59' 56'
S. Armstrong #30	⚽93' ⚽59' 56'
Y. Hirakawa #7	🎯93' 56'
Leo Pecover #29	78'

Will not play

Adam Fletcher

Adam Fletcher Randell

Midfielder

Back injury

Return: Early March 2026

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Bristol City

Gerhard Struber

Bristol City

Formation

3-4-2-1

M. O’Leary

#1M. O’Leary

Zak Vyner

#14Zak Vyner

Rob Atkinson

#5Rob Atkinson

George Tanner

#19George Tanner

A. Randell

#4A. Randell

Jason Knight

#12Jason Knight

Ross Mccrorie

#2Ross Mccrorie

Neto Borges

#21Neto Borges

S. Twine

#10S. Twine

A. Mehmeti

#11A. Mehmeti

Emil Riis

#18Emil Riis

Starting XI

M. O’Leary #1
Zak Vyner #14
Rob Atkinson #5	63'
George Tanner #19
A. Randell #4	⚽11'
Jason Knight #12	78' 🎯24'
Ross Mccrorie #2	56'
Neto Borges #21
S. Twine #10	56' ⚽50'
A. Mehmeti #11	⚽24'
Emil Riis #18	56'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley #13
C. Pring #3	63'
H. Roberts #24
Robert Dickie #16
Jed Meerholz #34
Sam Bell #20	🎯59' 56'
S. Armstrong #30	⚽93' ⚽59' 56'
Y. Hirakawa #7	🎯93' 56'
Leo Pecover #29	78'

Will not play

Adam Fletcher

Adam Fletcher Randell

Midfielder

Back injury

Return: Early March 2026

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Bristol City

Gerhard Struber

Portsmouth

Formation

3-4-3

N. Schmid

#1N. Schmid

C. Shaughnessy

#6C. Shaughnessy

Ibane Bowat

#17Ibane Bowat

Regan Poole

#5Regan Poole

Andre Dozzell

#21Andre Dozzell

L. Le Roux

#16L. Le Roux

Z. Swanson

#22Z. Swanson

Terry Devlin

#24Terry Devlin

A. Segecic

#10A. Segecic

M. Kirk

#25M. Kirk

John Swift

#8John Swift

Starting XI

N. Schmid #1
C. Shaughnessy #6	62'
Ibane Bowat #17
Regan Poole #5
Andre Dozzell #21
L. Le Roux #16	46' 22'
Z. Swanson #22	62'
Terry Devlin #24	62'
A. Segecic #10
M. Kirk #25	73' 74'
John Swift #8

Substitutes

J. Bursik #26
H. Matthews #14	62'
Jordan Williams #2	62'
Jacob Farrell #19
C. Chaplin #36	62'
Harvey Blair #29	46'
Min-Hyuk Yang #47
Franco Umeh #15
Olutayo Singerr #46	74'

Will not play

Keshi Stuart Oluyinka Adetokunboh

Keshi Stuart Oluyinka Adetokunboh Anderson

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late March 2026

Andre Leon

Andre Leon Dozzell

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Joshua Michael

Joshua Michael Knight

Defender

Back injury

Return: Doubtful

Conor Glynn

Conor Glynn Shaughnessy

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Early March 2026

Florian

Florian Bianchini

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Mark

Mark Kosznovszky

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid September 2026

Harvey

Harvey Blair

Forward

Hip injury

Return: Doubtful

Thomas

Thomas Waddingham

Forward

Hip injury

Return: Unknown

Franco

Franco Umeh-Chibueze

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Out for season

Manager

Portsmouth

John Mousinho

Head-to-head

26 matches

Bristol City

Bristol City

9

Wins

11

Draws

6

Wins

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Championship2025 • 1 match

Portsmouth

Bristol City

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Bristol City

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Bristol City

Friendly2023 • 1 match

Portsmouth

Bristol City

Friendly2022 • 1 match

Bristol City

Portsmouth

FA Cup2021 • 1 match

Bristol City

Portsmouth

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	32	18	8	6	66:36	+30	62	WLLDW
2	Middlesbrough	32	18	7	7	50:33	+17	61	WWWWL
3	Millwall	32	16	8	8	41:37	+4	56	LWDWW
4	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
5	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
6	Derby County	32	13	9	10	47:39	+8	48	WDWLW
7	Wrexham AFC	32	12	12	8	46:41	+5	48	DWWLD
8	Preston North End	33	12	12	9	40:37	+3	48	LDWDL
9	Bristol City	32	13	8	11	45:40	+5	47	LWLWD
10	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
11	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
12	Watford	32	11	12	9	41:38	+3	45	DLDLD
13	Queens Park Rangers	32	12	8	12	43:46	-3	44	DLWDL
14	Stoke City	32	12	7	13	34:29	+5	43	LDLDL
15	Sheffield Utd	32	13	3	16	45:45	0	42	WDWLW
16	Swansea City	32	12	6	14	38:39	-1	42	WLWWL
17	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	32	10	9	13	31:41	-10	39	LWDWL
19	Blackburn Rovers	33	10	8	15	31:41	-10	38	LWLWW
20	Portsmouth	31	9	9	13	30:40	-10	36	DWLLW
21	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
22	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	32	1	8	23	19:64	-45	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

James Bell

Venue:

Ashton Gate Stadium

Capacity:

27 000

Bristol City vs Portsmouth match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Bristol City and Portsmouth. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.