West Brom vs Bristol City match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 23 · The Hawthorns, West Bromwich · Ref Will Finnie, England

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West Brom lost to Bristol City 1–2 in the Championship on 26 December 2025. Expected goals finished 1.59–0.74. West Brom had 65% of the ball.

West Brom vs Bristol City match statistics

West BromBristol City

65% Ball possession 35%
1.59 Expected goals (xG) 0.74
16 Total shots 6
4 Shots on target 3
7 Shots off target 1
5 Blocked shots 2
11 Shots inside the box 3
9 Corners 4
14 Fouls 10
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 3
593 Passes 321
84% Pass accuracy 69%
1 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

4' Goal A. Mehmeti (assist Neto Borges) Bristol City
16' Yellow card A. Mehmeti Bristol City
22' Goal R. McCrorie (assist S. Twine) Bristol City
45+2' Yellow card R. McCrorie Bristol City
58' Yellow card O. Diakité West Brom
62' Yellow card C. Pring Bristol City
85' Goal O. Diakité (assist M. Johnston) West Brom

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

West Brom

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ryan Mason

23 J. Wildsmith

29 C. Taylor 2 C. Mepham 3 N. Phillips 6 G. Campbell

4 C. Styles 17 O. Diakité

10 K. Ahearne-Grant 21 I. Price 11 M. Johnston

19 A. Heggebø

Bench J. Griffiths , J. Maja , D. Dike , S. Iling-Junior , A. Mowatt , M. Diomande , O. Bostock , N. Dupont , K. Mfuamba

Bristol City

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Gerhard Struber

1 M. O’Leary

3 C. Pring 16 R. Dickie 14 Z. Vyner

21 Neto Borges 4 A. Randell 12 J. Knight 2 R. McCrorie

11 A. Mehmeti 10 S. Twine

18 E. Riis

Bench J. Lumley , R. Atkinson , Y. Hirakawa , G. Tanner , H. Roberts , L. Pecover , Sinclair Armstrong , O. Thomas , J. Stokes

Form guide

West Brom at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 4.2 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Bristol City away

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

44% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

West Brom vs Bristol City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
8 Apr 25	Bristol City v West Brom	2–1
22 Dec 24	West Brom v Bristol City	2–0
16 Mar 24	West Brom v Bristol City	2–0
16 Sep 23	Bristol City v West Brom	0–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full West Brom vs Bristol City head-to-head record