West Ham United vs Bristol City prediction and preview
Championship · Saturday 12 December 2026, 15:00 UTC
Match facts
West Ham United vs Bristol City
Championship · Saturday 12 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · London Stadium, London
West Ham United vs Bristol City preview
West Ham United welcome Bristol City at London Stadium on Saturday 12 December 2026 (15:00 UTC) in the Championship. West Ham United are 8th in the table with 22 points from 13, while Bristol City sit 15th on 18 points after 13 matches.
West Ham United come into the game with a L-L-W-W-D run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Bristol City's recent sequence reads W-D-L-L-D. Over their last 6, West Ham United have scored 2.2 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Bristol City average 0.8 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
Head to head, West Ham United have 0 wins to Bristol City's 0 across 2 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 1.0 goals, 0 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 17 Apr 2012, ended Bristol City 1-1 West Ham United.
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Form and table
- West Ham UnitedLast five: D W W L L
- Bristol CityLast five: D L L D W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | West Ham United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 22 | DWWLL |
| 15 | Bristol City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 18 | DLLDW |
Head-to-head
Team news
West Ham United expected line-up (4-4-2)
Mads Hermansen, Maximilian Kilman, Morato, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Kyle Walker-Peters, Jarrod Bowen, Arne Engels, Divine Mukasa, Mohamadou Kanté, Pablo
Bristol City expected line-up (3-5-2)
George Tanner, Luke McNally, Lisav Naif Eissat, Jason Knight, Cameron Pring, Rio Cardines, Gibson Yah, Dom Ballard
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