Bristol City vs Middlesbrough

Championship 20 Dec 2025, 15:00
Bristol City
Bristol City
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 Ashton Gate Stadium Round 22

Match report

Bristol City beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in the Championship on 20 December 2025.

Middlesbrough dominated possession with 92% of the ball and had 28 shots to Bristol City's 13.

The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 8% - 92% Shots 13 - 28 On target 8 - 3 Corners 3 - 13 Fouls 6 - 5 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Emil Riis Jacobsen
Bristol City · 1 goal
8 Robert Atkinson 1 goal
8 Ross McCrorie captained the side
8 Cameron Pring captained the side
8 Adam Randell captained the side
First half vs second half
Middlesbrough came out stronger after half-time, with 17 second-half shots against 11 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–11 3–17
Shots On Goal 5–0 3–3
Ball Possession 32–68 —
Corners 1–4 2–9
Attacks 30–58 30–79
Match statistics
3 Corners 13
4 Substitution 5
60 Attacks 137
29 Dangerous Attacks 81
9 On Target 2
3 Off Target 25
8% Ball Possession 92%
13 Shots Total 28
8 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 12
2 Shots Blocked 13
7 Shots Inside Box 18
6 Shots Outside Box 10
6 Fouls 5
3 Corners 13
1 Offsides 0
29% Ball Possession 71%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 6
239 Passes Total 585
173 Passes Accurate 489
Line-ups 4-2-2-2  vs  4-2-2-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol City · 4-2-2-2
1 M. O'Leary
2 R. McCrorie 16 R. Dickie 14 Z. Vyner 3 C. Pring
4 A. Randell 12 J. Knight
10 S. Twine 11 A. Mehmeti
30 S. Armstrong 18 E. Jacobsen
Middlesbrough · 4-2-2-2
31 S. Brynn
2 C. Brittain 12 L. Ayling 5 A. Jones 3 M. Targett
14 A. Gilbert 7 H. Hackney
11 M. Whittaker 8 R. McGree
13 D. Strelec 9 T. Conway
Bristol City
Coach
Gerhard Struber
Substitutes
  • 5 Robert Atkinson
  • 9 Fally Mayulu
  • 24 Haydon Roberts
  • 7 Yu Hirakawa
  • 13 Joe Lumley
  • 34 Jed Meerholz
  • 26 Josh Stokes
  • 27 Harry Cornick
  • 25 Ephraim Yeboah
Middlesbrough
Coach
Kim Hellberg
Substitutes
  • 19 Sverre Nypan
  • 24 Alex Bangura
  • 20 Mamadou Kaly Sene
  • 16 Alan Browne
  • 10 Delano Burgzorg
  • 33 Jon McLaughlin
  • 25 George Edmundson
  • 22 Samuel Silvera
  • 17 Micah Hamilton
Substitutions
  • 16' ↑ S. Nypan ↓ R. McGree Middlesbrough
  • 54' ↑ R. Atkinson ↓ A. Mehmeti Bristol City
  • 73' ↑ M. K. Sene ↓ T. Conway Middlesbrough
  • 73' ↑ A. Bangura ↓ M. Targett Middlesbrough
  • 74' ↑ F. Mayulu ↓ E. Riis Bristol City
  • 84' ↑ D. Burgzorg ↓ A. Gilbert Middlesbrough
  • 90' ↑ H. Roberts ↓ C. Pring Bristol City
  • 90' ↑ Y. Hirakawa ↓ S. Armstrong Bristol City
Cards
  • 25' M. Whittaker Middlesbrough
  • 33' M. Targett Middlesbrough
  • 36' S. Armstrong Bristol City
  • 87' L. Ayling Middlesbrough
  • 87' C. Pring Bristol City
Head-to-head
Bristol City 8 3 draws 2 Middlesbrough
2026-03-14 Middlesbrough vs Bristol City 1 - 1
2025-12-20 Bristol City vs Middlesbrough 2 - 0
2025-02-21 Bristol City vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1
2024-10-19 Middlesbrough vs Bristol City 0 - 2
2024-02-10 Middlesbrough vs Bristol City 1 - 2
2023-11-25 Bristol City vs Middlesbrough 3 - 2
Recent form
Bristol City D D W L L
Middlesbrough L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol City vs Middlesbrough?
Bristol City won 2-0 against Middlesbrough on 20 December 2025.
Who won Bristol City vs Middlesbrough?
Bristol City won the match 2-0.
Where was Bristol City vs Middlesbrough played?
The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.
Who had more possession in Bristol City vs Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough had 92% of possession, compared to 8% for the other side.