Bristol City 0-2 Millwall · Championship
Bristol City lost to Millwall 0-2 in the Championship. Goals: J. Coburn 41', J. Coburn 50'. Expected goals (xG): Bristol City 0.5, Millwall 2.1. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Bristol City and Millwall met in the Championship at Ashton Gate in Bristol on Saturday, 15 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Bristol City did not score. Millwall: J. Coburn 41', 50'.
How the match went
Millwall saw more of the ball, 66% of it. Bristol City had 8 shots with 0 on target, Millwall 24 with 3 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 6 to Bristol City and 6 to Millwall. Bristol City conceded 8 fouls, Millwall 12. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Bristol City, 2 for Millwall).
Line-ups
Bristol City started in a 4-2-3-1: Sam Tickle, George Tanner, Rob Dickie, Robert Atkinson, Lisav Naif Eissat, Jason Knight, Adam Randell, Yu Hirakawa, Dominic Ballard, Sam Greenwood, Lorent Tolaj.
Millwall started in a 4-3-3: Lukas Jensen, Ryan Leonard, Caleb Taylor, Jake Cooper, Zak Sturge, Jenson Metcalfe, Casper De Norre, Camiel Neghli, Femi Azeez, Josh Coburn, Tairyk Arconte.
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Minute by minute
- 36'Second yellow card for A. Randell (Bristol City), who is sent off.
- 41'Goal! Bristol City 0-1 Millwall. J. Coburn (Millwall) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Bristol City 0-1 Millwall.
- 50'Goal! Bristol City 0-2 Millwall. J. Coburn (Millwall) scores, assisted by J. Metcalfe.
- 90'Full-time. Bristol City 0-2 Millwall.
Full commentary (67 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bristol City vs Millwall.
- 1'Attempt blocked. T. Arconte (Millwall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 2'Attempt missed. C. Neghli (Millwall), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 5'Corner, Millwall.
- 5'Off the woodwork! C. De Norre (Millwall), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 11'Corner, Bristol City.
- 12'Attempt missed. D. Ballard (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 13'Corner, Bristol City.
- 14'Corner, Bristol City.
- 15'Yellow card for J. Coburn (Millwall) for simulation.
- 16'Attempt missed. L. Tolaj (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 22'Corner, Bristol City.
- 23'Offside, Bristol City.
- 23'Yellow card for A. Randell (Bristol City) for foul.
- 26'Attempt missed. S. Greenwood (Bristol City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 29'Substitution, Millwall: K. Lisbie comes on for F. Azeez.
- 30'Attempt blocked. R. Leonard (Millwall), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 33'Corner, Bristol City.
- 33'Attempt missed. Y. Hirakawa (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 36'Second yellow card for A. Randell (Bristol City), who is sent off.
- 38'Attempt missed. C. Neghli (Millwall), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 40'Attempt missed. T. Arconte (Millwall), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 41'Goal! Bristol City 0-1 Millwall. J. Coburn (Millwall) scores.
- 43'Offside, Millwall.
- 45'Yellow card for J. Metcalfe (Millwall) for handball.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Bristol City 0-1 Millwall.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Bristol City: J. Williams comes on for Y. Hirakawa.
- 47'Attempt blocked. J. Metcalfe (Millwall), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 47'Attempt blocked. J. Coburn (Millwall), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 49'Attempt saved. J. Coburn (Millwall), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 50'Goal! Bristol City 0-2 Millwall. J. Coburn (Millwall) scores, assisted by J. Metcalfe.
- 53'Attempt blocked. C. Neghli (Millwall), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 53'Off the woodwork! T. Arconte (Millwall), left-footed shot. xG 0.68.
- 53'Corner, Millwall.
- 54'Attempt missed. J. Cooper (Millwall), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 54'Attempt blocked. K. Lisbie (Millwall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 54'Attempt missed. C. Taylor (Millwall), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 56'Substitution, Bristol City: R. Cardines comes on for L. N. Eissat.
- 56'Attempt missed. L. Tolaj (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 57'Attempt missed. J. Metcalfe (Millwall), header. xG 0.16.
- 63'Offside, Millwall.
- 64'Substitution, Millwall: M. Sykes comes on for J. Metcalfe.
- 64'Substitution, Millwall: L. Cundle comes on for T. Arconte.
- 64'Substitution, Bristol City: J. Wallace comes on for D. Ballard.
- 64'Substitution, Bristol City: E. R. Jacobsen comes on for S. Greenwood.
- 64'Substitution, Bristol City: S. Bell comes on for L. Tolaj.
- 66'Corner, Bristol City.
- 67'Attempt missed. J. Wallace (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
- 68'Attempt blocked. J. Wallace (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 69'Attempt missed. M. Sykes (Millwall), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 70'Corner, Millwall.
- 78'Attempt blocked. J. Knight (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
- 81'Attempt blocked. K. Lisbie (Millwall), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 82'Substitution, Millwall: D. Kelly comes on for Z. Sturge.
- 83'Substitution, Millwall: L. Dykes comes on for J. Coburn.
- 85'Attempt blocked. D. Kelly (Millwall), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 87'Attempt blocked. L. Dykes (Millwall), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 88'Attempt blocked. L. Dykes (Millwall), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 88'Offside, Millwall.
- 89'Corner, Millwall.
- 89'Attempt missed. L. Cundle (Millwall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 90'Corner, Millwall.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. C. De Norre (Millwall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 90'Full-time. Bristol City 0-2 Millwall.