Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Bristol City: result and report

Championship · Monday 26 December 2016

Result

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Bristol City

Championship · Monday 26 December 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Bristol City: match report

Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Bristol City 3-2 in the Championship on Monday 26 December 2016. It was 1-2 at half-time.

D. Edwards opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Wolverhampton Wanderers's goals came from D. Edwards (3'), Hélder Costa (57') and Ivan Cavaleiro (84', penalty). Bristol City scored through Tammy Abraham (38') and Aden Flint (44').

Discipline: Wolverhampton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards; Bristol City received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wolverhampton Wanderers were 19th on 25 points from 22 and Bristol City 18th on 25 points from 22. Wolverhampton Wanderers went on to finish that season 14th with 58 points, and Bristol City 20th with 52.

Wolverhampton Wanderers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bristol City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Hélder Costa of Wolverhampton Wanderers (8.2), level with Josh Brownhill (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers wins, 3 draws and 1 for Bristol City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · D. EdwardsWolverhampton Wanderers · 1-0
  • 31'Yellow card · A. MatthewsBristol City
  • 37'Yellow card · Marlon PackBristol City
  • 38'Goal · Tammy AbrahamBristol City · 1-1
  • 44'Goal · Aden FlintBristol City · 1-2
  • 53'Yellow card · Conor CoadyWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 57'Goal · Hélder CostaWolverhampton Wanderers · 2-2
  • 67'Yellow card · Luke FreemanBristol City
  • 84'Penalty goal · Ivan CavaleiroWolverhampton Wanderers · 3-2
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Ivan CavaleiroWolverhampton Wanderers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Wolverhampton Wanderers 6, draws 3, Bristol City 1.

Team news

Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Carl Ikeme, Conor Coady, Danny Batth, Richard Stearman, Matt Doherty, Jack Price, Dave Edwards, Hélder Costa, Bright Enobakhare, Ivan Cavaleiro, Nouha Dicko

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

Frank Fielding, Adam Matthews, Aden Flint, Hörður Magnússon, Joe Bryan, Josh Brownhill, Marlon Pack, Luke Freeman, Lee Tomlin, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Tammy Abraham