Bristol City 5-0 Portsmouth — EFL Championship, 1 Jan 2026
Bristol City beat Portsmouth 5-0 in the EFL Championship on 1 January 2026 at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol. Adam Randell, Anis Mehmeti, Scott Twine, Sinclair Armstrong got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Bristol City have won 3 and Portsmouth 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Ashton Gate Stadium · Bristol·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-011'Adam Randell
- 22'Luke Le RouxFoul
- 2-024'Anis Mehmetiassist: Jason Knight
- Half-time2-0
- 46'Luke Le Rouxout: H. Blair
- 3-050'Scott Twine
- 56'out: Yu Hirakawa
- 56'Scott Twineout: Samuel Bell
- 56'Emil Riisout: Sinclair Armstrong
- 4-059'assist: Samuel Bell
- 62'Zachary Swansonout: Jordan Williams
- 62'Conor Shaughnessyout: Hayden Matthews
- 62'Terry Devlinout: Conor Chaplin
- 63'Robert Atkinsonout: Cameron Pring
- 74'MaKenzie Kirkout: O. Singerr
- 78'Jason Knightout: L. Pecover
- 5-090'assist: Yu Hirakawa
- Full-time5-0
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Adam Randell · Bristol City
Bristol City
- 8.5Adam RandellM
- 8.3Scott TwineF
- 8.3Sinclair ArmstrongF
- 7.9Anis MehmetiF
- 7.5George TannerD
- 7.5Jason KnightM
- 7.3Neto BorgesM
- 7.2Zachary VynerD
- 7.0Samuel BellF
- 7.0Cameron PringD
- 7.0Robert AtkinsonD
- 6.9Ross McCrorieM
- 6.9Max O’LearyG
- 6.9Yu HirakawaF
- 6.6Leo PecoverM
- 6.2Emil RiisF
Portsmouth
- 7.3John SwiftF
- 7.0Hayden MatthewsD
- 6.9Conor ChaplinF
- 6.7MaKenzie KirkF
- 6.5Olutayo SingerrF
- 6.5Terry DevlinM
- 6.5Luke Le RouxM
- 6.3Harvey BlairF
- 6.3Zachary SwansonM
- 6.3Andre DozzellM
- 6.2Jordan WilliamsD
- 6.2Adrian SegecicF
- 5.2Regan PooleD
- 5.2Conor ShaughnessyD
- 4.9Nicolas SchmidG
- 4.7Ibane BowatD
Line-ups
Portsmouth3-4-3
Bristol City3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Bristol CityGerhard Struber
Substitutes
- 3Cameron Pring63'D7.0
- 13Joseph LumleyG
- 16Robert DickieD
- 24Haydon RobertsD
- 30Sinclair Armstrong59'90'56'F8.3
- 20Samuel Bell56'F7.0
- 7Yu Hirakawa56'F6.9
- 29L. Pecover78'M6.6
- 34J. Meerholz
PortsmouthJohn Mousinho
Substitutes
- 2Jordan Williams62'D6.2
- 36Conor Chaplin62'F6.9
- 26Josef BursikG
- 29H. Blair46'F6.3
- 15F. UmehF
- 19J. FarrellD
- 14Hayden Matthews62'D7.0
- 47Yang Min-HyukF
- 46O. Singerr74'F6.5
Team statistics
62%Possession38%
1.51Expected goals (xG)0.42
14Total shots5
7Shots on target2
5Shots off target2
2Blocked shots1
1Corners1
3Offsides1
6Fouls14
0Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves2
-1.72Goals prevented-1.72
644Total passes384
563Accurate passes295
87%Pass accuracy77%
Bristol City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Randell | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Scott Twine | 56 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 8.3 |
| Sinclair Armstrong | 34 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| Anis Mehmeti | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| George Tanner | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Jason Knight | 78 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Neto Borges | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Zachary Vyner | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Samuel Bell | 34 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Cameron Pring | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Robert Atkinson | 63 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Ross McCrorie | 56 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Max O’Leary | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Yu Hirakawa | 34 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Leo Pecover | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Emil Riis | 56 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Portsmouth
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Swift | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Hayden Matthews | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Conor Chaplin | 28 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| MaKenzie Kirk | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Olutayo Singerr | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Terry Devlin | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Luke Le Roux | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Harvey Blair | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 6.3 |
| Zachary Swanson | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Andre Dozzell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jordan Williams | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Adrian Segecic | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Regan Poole | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.2 |
| Conor Shaughnessy | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.2 |
| Nicolas Schmid | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4.9 |
| Ibane Bowat | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 4.7 |
Recent Form
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- 29 Nov 25Portsmouth0-1Bristol City
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