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Bristol City vs Stoke City — result, stats & head-to-head, 2 May 2026

Bristol City vs Stoke CityChampionship · Round 46 · Ashton Gate Stadium2–0
Matches
Bristol City 2–0 Full time Stoke City

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Bristol City2 out
Cameron Pring Injurysince 17 Jul 2025 · 58 matches missed Luke McNally Injurysince 9 Feb 2025 · 76 matches missed

Starting XI

Stoke City4-2-3-1
29↓Cisse6.7↓ 59'
7Thomas6.4
10↓Bae6.2↓ 59'
42↓Manhoef6.5↓ 87'
4↓Pearson6.6↓ 46'
15Nzonzi7.1
17Bocat6.5
23Gibson6.7
26Phillips6.3
22↓Tchamadeu6.3↓ 71'
1CJohansson5.9

Timeline

  1. 1'
    Delano Burgzorg · 1–0Right foot shot
  2. 35'
    Ben Pearsonyellow card
  3. 46'
    Ben Pearson ↑ Tatsuki Seko ↓substitution
  4. 59'
    Lamine Cissé ↑ Sam Gallagher ↓substitution
  5. 59'
    Jun-ho Bae ↑ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi ↓substitution
  6. 60'
    Junior Tchamadeuyellow card
  7. 63'
    Ross McCrorieyellow card
  8. 71'
    Junior Tchamadeu ↑ Syd Agina ↓substitution
  9. 74'
    Sam Morsy ↑ Mark Sykes ↓substitution
  10. 81'
    Tomi Horvat ↑ Sam Bell ↓substitution
  11. 84'
    Delano Burgzorg ↑ Emil Riis ↓substitution
  12. 87'
    Million Manhoef ↑ Milan Smit ↓substitution
  13. 88'
    Sam Bell · 2–0assist: Rob Dickie
  14. 90+5'
    Jesurun Rak-Sakyiyellow card

Bristol City left · Stoke City right

Periods

Bristol City
1st half1
2nd half1
Extra time0
Stoke City
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

13Shots16
5Shots on target2
2Corners15
7Fouls13
17Tackles11
1Yellow cards3

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
46Round
Sat 2 May · 11:30 UTCKickoff
Ashton Gate StadiumVenue
1,500Capacity
24,671Attendance
Ben TonerReferee
14°C · light rainWeather

Possession

Possession
46% · 54%
Duels won
54% · 46%
Pass accuracy
81% · 87%

Breakdown

Shooting
8Shots inside box6
5Shots outside box10
1Shots blocked9
1Hit woodwork1
4Big chances created1
2Big chances missed1
Passing
403Passes456
10Crosses28
7Accurate crosses4
49Long passes36
13Accurate long passes20
Defence
6Interceptions7
2Keeper saves3
Duels & dribbles
43Duels won35
7Dribble attempts18
4Successful dribbles4

Goalscorers

Scott Twine 11Bristol City
Sorba Thomas 10Stoke City

Bench

Bristol City · bench

17Sykes6.9↑ 74'
18Jakobsen6.4↑ 84'
19TannerDF
20Bell7.1↑ 81'
24NaylorDF
30ArmstrongFW
32ThomasGK
42EzenduMF
44EarthyMF

Stoke City · bench

3CresswellDF
8BakerMF
11BoženíkFW
12Seko6.8↑ 46'
20Gallagher6.7↑ 59'
21Rak-Sakyi6.8↑ 59'
25SimkimGK
49Smit6.2↑ 87'
50Agina6.6↑ 71'

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Bristol City have won 1 and Stoke City 1 — 1 ended level.

2025 · ChampionshipStoke City vs Bristol City 5–1 2025 · ChampionshipBristol City vs Stoke City 2–0 2024 · ChampionshipStoke City vs Bristol City 2–2 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Bristol City WDLDL
Stoke City LDLLL

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Coventry City46281179745+5295
2Ipswich Town46231588047+3384
3Millwall462411116449+1583
4Southampton462214108256+2680
5Middlesbrough462214107247+2580
6Hull City462110157066+473
7Wrexham461914136965+471
8Derby County46209176759+869
9Norwich City46198196356+765
10Birmingham City461713165756+164
11Swansea City461810185759-264
12Bristol City461711185959062
13Sheffield United46186226666060
14Preston North End461515165562-760
15Queens Park Rangers461610206173-1258
16Watford461415175365-1257
17Stoke City461510215156-555
18Portsmouth461413194964-1555
19Charlton Athletic461314194458-1453
20Blackburn Rovers461313204256-1452
21West Bromwich Albion461314194858-1051
22Oxford United461114214559-1447
23Leicester City461216185868-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday46212322989-600

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
12
Bristol City
WDLDL
 7.11 62
17
Stoke City
LDLLL
 6.52 55
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Bristol CityWDLDL
Stoke CityLDLLL
Match stats
46Possession54
13Shots16
5On target2
2Corners15
1Yellow cards3