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Bristol City vs Portsmouth 2-1
- lorent tolaj31'
- Jason Knight56'
- Marko Milovanović (P)90+5'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026 · 14:00 (UTC)
- Referee
- J. Bell
Match timeline
- 90+5’Penalty goal
PortsmouthMarko Milovanović2 – 1 - 85’Substitution
Bristol CityN.Eile ONGeorge Tanner OFF - 77’Yellow cardBristol CityRobert Dickie
- 74’SubstitutionBristol CityCameron Pring ONYu Hirakawa OFF
- 74’SubstitutionBristol CityDominic Ballard ONlorent tolaj OFF
- 74’SubstitutionPortsmouthJohn Swift ONMarlon Pack OFF
- 69’SubstitutionPortsmouthMadiodio Dia ONBenjamin Arthur OFF
- 68’SubstitutionBristol CitySam Greenwood ONScott Twine OFF
Show 8 earlier events
- 68’SubstitutionBristol CityTomi Horvat ONJed Wallace OFF
- 67’Yellow cardBristol CityJason Knight
- 63’SubstitutionPortsmouthHarvey Blair ONRyan Kavuma-McQueen OFF
- 63’SubstitutionPortsmouthMarko Milovanović ONColby·Bishop OFF
- 56’Goal!Bristol CityJason KnightAssist: Rio Cardines2 – 0
- 49’Yellow cardBristol CityRio Cardines
- 45’SubstitutionPortsmouthEbou Adams ONRocco Robert Shein OFF
- 31’Goal!Bristol Citylorent tolajAssist: Jed Wallace1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Bristol CityPortsmouth- 47%Possession53%
- 9Shots14
- 3Shots on Target1
- 3Corners10
- 15Fouls6
- 1Offsides0
- 0Saves1
- 321Passes370
- 3Yellow Cards0
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Bristol City4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Tickle
- 19Tanner
- 16Dickie
- 2Eissat
- 21Cardines
- 12Knight
- 8Williams
- 7Hirakawa
- 17Wallace
- 10Twine
- 9Tolaj
Substitutions
- 68’↑20 S. Greenwood↓10 S. Twine
- 68’↑14 T. Horvat↓17 J. Wallace
- 74’↑3 C. Pring↓7 Y. Hirakawa
- 74’↑23 D. Ballard↓9 L. Tolaj
- 85’↑38 N. Eile↓19 G. Tanner
Unused substitutes 5 R. Atkinson, 40 B. Collins, 4 A. Randell, 27 G. Yah
Coach Michael Skubala
Portsmouth4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Schmid
- 24Devlin
- 2Arthur
- 6Shaughnessy
- 22Swanson
- 7Pack
- 19Shein
- 11Kamara
- 10Segecic
- 25McQueen
- 9Bishop
Substitutions
- 45’↑38 E. Adams↓19 R. Shein
- 63’↑34 H. Blair↓25 R. Kavuma McQueen
- 63’↑29 M. Milovanović↓ Colby·Bishop
- 69’↑ Madiodio Dia↓2 Benjamin Arthur
- 74’↑8 J. Swift↓7 M. Pack
Unused substitutes 31 D. Bielica, 28 L. Brooke-Smith, 5 R. Poole, 27 O. Bailey
Coach John Mousinho
Match facts
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Date
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026
- Kick-off
- 14:00 (UTC)
- Referee
- J. Bell
- Bristol City coach
- Michael Skubala
- Portsmouth coach
- John Mousinho
League table
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +7 | 17 |
| 2 |  West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +11 | 15 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 15 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 14 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 14 |
| 8 |  Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 19 |  Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Bristol City- W-D-L
- 0-1-1
- Scored / match
- 1.0
- Conceded / match
- 2.0
Portsmouth- W-D-L
- 1-0-1
- Scored / match
- 2.0
- Conceded / match
- 2.0
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- Bristol CityResult0%
- Portsmouth0%
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What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Bristol City beat Portsmouth 2-1 in the EFL Championship - English Second Tier.
lorent tolaj 31' and Jason Knight 56' scored for Bristol City, Marko Milovanović 90+5' for Portsmouth.
Bristol City had 47% of the ball to Portsmouth's 53%; the sides had 9 and 14 shots (3 and 1 on target).
The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Kick-off
- Match ID
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16 events
- 31’Goal!Bristol Citylorent tolajAssist: Jed Wallace1 – 0
- 45’SubstitutionPortsmouthEbou Adams ONRocco Robert Shein OFF
- 49’Yellow cardBristol CityRio Cardines
- 56’Goal!Bristol CityJason KnightAssist: Rio Cardines2 – 0
- 63’SubstitutionPortsmouthHarvey Blair ONRyan Kavuma-McQueen OFF
- 63’SubstitutionPortsmouthMarko Milovanović ONColby·Bishop OFF
- 67’Yellow cardBristol CityJason Knight
- 68’SubstitutionBristol CitySam Greenwood ONScott Twine OFF
- 68’SubstitutionBristol CityTomi Horvat ONJed Wallace OFF
- 69’SubstitutionPortsmouthMadiodio Dia ONBenjamin Arthur OFF
- 74’SubstitutionBristol CityCameron Pring ONYu Hirakawa OFF
- 74’SubstitutionBristol CityDominic Ballard ONlorent tolaj OFF
- 74’SubstitutionPortsmouthJohn Swift ONMarlon Pack OFF
- 77’Yellow cardBristol CityRobert Dickie
- 85’SubstitutionBristol CityN.Eile ONGeorge Tanner OFF
- 90+5’Penalty goalPortsmouthMarko Milovanović2 – 1