West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Bristol City: result and report

Championship · Friday 26 December 2025

Result

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Bristol City

Championship · Friday 26 December 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

West Bromwich Albion · Bristol City · Championship predictions

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Bristol City: match report

West Bromwich Albion lost to Bristol City 1-2 in the Championship on Friday 26 December 2025. The half-time score was 0-2.

Anis Mehmeti opened the scoring in the 4th minute. West Bromwich Albion's goal came from Ousmane Diakité (85'). Bristol City scored through Anis Mehmeti (4') and Ross McCrorie (22').

Discipline: West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card; Bristol City received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game West Bromwich Albion were 16th on 28 points from 22 and Bristol City 9th on 33 points from 22. West Bromwich Albion went on to finish that season 19th with 53 points, and Bristol City 12th with 62.

West Bromwich Albion lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bristol City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ousmane Diakité of West Bromwich Albion (7.5), ahead of Mikey Johnston (7.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 West Bromwich Albion wins, 2 draws and 2 for Bristol City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Goal · Anis MehmetiBristol City · 0-1
  • 16'Yellow card · Anis MehmetiBristol City
  • 22'Goal · Ross McCrorieBristol City · 0-2
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Ross McCrorieBristol City
  • 58'Yellow card · Ousmane DiakitéWest Bromwich Albion
  • 62'Yellow card · Cameron PringBristol City
  • 85'Goal · Ousmane DiakitéWest Bromwich Albion · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: West Bromwich Albion 6, draws 2, Bristol City 2.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Luke McNallyBristol City · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
  • Max BirdBristol City · injury (Calf Injury)

West Bromwich Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joe Wildsmith, George Campbell, Nat Phillips, Chris Mepham, Charlie Taylor, Ousmane Diakité, Callum Styles, Mikey Johnston, Isaac Price, Karlan Grant, Aune Heggebø

Bristol City line-up (3-4-2-1)

Max O'Leary, Zak Vyner, Rob Dickie, Cameron Pring, Ross McCrorie, Jason Knight, Adam Randell, Neto Borges, Scott Twine, Anis Mehmeti, Emil Riis