Bristol City 2-0 Middlesbrough — EFL Championship, 20 Dec 2025
Bristol City beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 20 December 2025 at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol. Emil Riis, Robert Atkinson got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Bristol City have won 4 and Middlesbrough 0, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Ashton Gate Stadium · Bristol·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 16'Riley McGreeout: Sverre Nypan
- 1-017'Emil Riis
- 25'Morgan WhittakerFoul
- 33'Matt TargettFoul
- 36'Time wasting
- Half-time1-0
- 54'Anis Mehmetiout: Robert Atkinson
- 2-062'Robert Atkinsonassist: Scott Twine
- 73'Tommy Conwayout: M. K. Sene
- 73'M. Targettout: A. Bangura
- 74'Emil Riisout: Fally Mayulu
- 74'—out: Alan Browne
- 84'A. Gilbertout: Delano Burgzorg
- 87'Cameron PringArgument
- 87'Luke AylingArgument
- 90'Cameron Pringout: Haydon Roberts
- 90'out: Yu Hirakawa
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Emil Riis · Bristol City
Bristol City
- 8.2Emil RiisF
- 8.0Robert AtkinsonD
- 7.9Ross McCrorieD
- 7.9Adam RandellM
- 7.7Scott TwineM
- 7.7Zachary VynerD
- 7.5Cameron PringD
- 7.3Robert DickieD
- 7.2Jason KnightM
- 6.9Anis MehmetiM
- 6.6Max O’LearyG
- 6.3Fally MayuluF
- 6.0Sinclair ArmstrongF
Middlesbrough
- 7.5Luke AylingD
- 7.2Alexander GilbertD
- 6.9Alan BrowneM
- 6.9Alfie JonesD
- 6.9David StrelecF
- 6.7Alex BanguraD
- 6.7Riley McGreeM
- 6.7Mamadou Kaly SeneF
- 6.7Hayden HackneyM
- 6.6Solomon BrynnG
- 6.5Tommy ConwayF
- 6.5Sverre NypanM
- 6.3Delano BurgzorgF
- 6.3Callum BrittainM
- 5.7Morgan WhittakerM
- 5.6Matt TargettM
Line-ups
Middlesbrough3-5-2
Bristol City4-2-2-2
Substitutes
Bristol CityGerhard Struber
Substitutes
- 5Robert Atkinson62'54'D8.0
- 13Joseph LumleyG
- 27H. CornickF
- 24Haydon Roberts90'D
- 9Fally Mayulu74'F6.3
- 26Josh StokesM
- 7Yu Hirakawa90'F
- 25E. YeboahF
- 34J. Meerholz
MiddlesbroughKim Hellberg
Substitutes
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 16Alan Browne74'M6.9
- 33Jonathan McLaughlinG
- 24A. Bangura73'D6.7
- 10Delano Burgzorg84'F6.3
- 20M. K. Sene73'F6.7
- 22Samuel SilveraF
- 17M. HamiltonF
- 19Sverre Nypan16'M6.5
Team statistics
29%Possession71%
0.90Expected goals (xG)2.18
13Total shots28
8Shots on target3
3Shots off target12
2Blocked shots13
3Corners13
1Offsides0
6Fouls5
2Yellow cards3
2Goalkeeper saves6
-0.70Goals prevented-0.70
243Total passes594
174Accurate passes495
72%Pass accuracy83%
Bristol City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Riis | 74 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 8.2 |
| Robert Atkinson | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Ross McCrorie | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Adam Randell | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Scott Twine | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Zachary Vyner | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Cameron Pring | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Robert Dickie | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jason Knight | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Anis Mehmeti | 54 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Max O’Leary | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Fally Mayulu | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Sinclair Armstrong | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Ayling | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Alexander Gilbert | 84 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 7.2 |
| Alan Browne | 16 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Alfie Jones | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| David Strelec | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Alex Bangura | 17 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Riley McGree | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | 17 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Hayden Hackney | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | 6.7 |
| Solomon Brynn | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Tommy Conway | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Sverre Nypan | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 12 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Callum Brittain | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Morgan Whittaker | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.7 |
| Matt Targett | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5.6 |
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