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West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Bristol City · Championship

West Bromwich Albion lost to Bristol City 1-2 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

West Bromwich Albion fixtures and results · Bristol City fixtures and results · Championship table

Match report

West Bromwich Albion and Bristol City met in the Championship at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich on Friday, 26 December 2025.

Goalscorers

West Bromwich Albion: O. Diakité 85'. Bristol City: A. Mehmeti 4'; R. McCrorie 22'.

How the match went

West Bromwich Albion saw more of the ball, 65% of it. West Bromwich Albion had 16 shots with 4 on target, Bristol City 6 with 3 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 9 to West Bromwich Albion and 4 to Bristol City. West Bromwich Albion conceded 14 fouls, Bristol City 10. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for West Bromwich Albion, 3 for Bristol City).

Line-ups

West Bromwich Albion started in a 4-2-3-1: J. Wildsmith, G. Campbell, N. Phillips, C. Mepham, C. Taylor, O. Diakité, C. Styles, M. Johnston, I. Price, K. Grant, A. S. Heggebø.

Bristol City started in a 3-4-2-1: M. O'Leary, Z. Vyner, R. Dickie, C. Pring, R. McCrorie, J. Knight, A. Randell, N. Borges, S. Twine, A. Mehmeti, E. R. Jacobsen.

More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 4'Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Bristol City. A. Mehmeti (Bristol City) scores.
  2. 22'Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Bristol City. R. McCrorie (Bristol City) scores.
  3. 85'Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Bristol City. O. Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) scores.
Full commentary (36 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: West Bromwich Albion vs Bristol City.
  2. 2'Attempt blocked. K. Grant (West Bromwich Albion), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  3. 3'Attempt blocked. M. Johnston (West Bromwich Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 4'Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Bristol City. A. Mehmeti (Bristol City) scores.
  5. 11'Attempt saved. I. Price (West Bromwich Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  6. 14'Attempt missed. I. Price (West Bromwich Albion), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  7. 14'Attempt saved. O. Diakité (West Bromwich Albion), header from a corner. xG 0.22.
  8. 16'Yellow card for A. Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  9. 21'Attempt missed. A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  10. 22'Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Bristol City. R. McCrorie (Bristol City) scores.
  11. 26'Attempt missed. O. Diakité (West Bromwich Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 44'Attempt missed. G. Campbell (West Bromwich Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  13. 45'Yellow card for R. McCrorie (Bristol City).
  14. 46'The second half is under way.
  15. 49'Attempt saved. K. Grant (West Bromwich Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  16. 53'Attempt blocked. A. Randell (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  17. 57'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion: A. Mowatt comes on for C. Taylor.
  18. 58'Yellow card for O. Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
  19. 58'Attempt blocked. A. Randell (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  20. 59'Attempt saved. N. Borges (Bristol City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.55.
  21. 61'Attempt blocked. K. Grant (West Bromwich Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  22. 62'Yellow card for C. Pring (Bristol City).
  23. 65'Substitution, Bristol City: R. Atkinson comes on for N. Borges.
  24. 65'Substitution, Bristol City: S. Armstrong comes on for A. Mehmeti.
  25. 65'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion: S. I. Junior comes on for I. Price.
  26. 68'Attempt missed. A. S. Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion), header. xG 0.51.
  27. 72'Attempt missed. A. S. Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion), header. xG 0.03.
  28. 74'Attempt blocked. C. Styles (West Bromwich Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  29. 76'Substitution, Bristol City: G. Tanner comes on for R. McCrorie.
  30. 76'Substitution, Bristol City: Y. Hirakawa comes on for E. R. Jacobsen.
  31. 77'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion: D. Dike comes on for C. Styles.
  32. 83'Attempt missed. A. S. Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion), header. xG 0.05.
  33. 85'Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Bristol City. O. Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) scores.
  34. 89'Attempt blocked. K. Grant (West Bromwich Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  35. 90'Substitution, Bristol City: H. Roberts comes on for S. Twine.
  36. 90+5'Off the woodwork! K. Grant (West Bromwich Albion), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
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