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

Max Andrew

Max Andrew Bird

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Late February 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

Max Andrew

Max Andrew Bird

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Late February 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

Joshua

Joshua Murphy

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Joshua Michael

Joshua Michael Knight

Defender

Back injury

Return: Doubtful

Conor Glynn

Conor Glynn Shaughnessy

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Florian

Florian Bianchini

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Late February 2026

Mark

Mark Kosznovszky

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid September 2026

Harvey

Harvey Blair

Forward

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Hayden

Hayden Matthews

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

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	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-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.