Bristol City vs Middlesbrough

25 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Busby

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

  • Taylor Gardner-Hickman 37’
  • Tommy Conway 45+1’ (pen)
  • Mark Sykes 67’
  • Zak Vyner 50’ (og)
  • Matt Crooks 52’

Match summary

Bristol City won 3-2 at home to Middlesbrough. Bristol City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Taylor Gardner-Hickman put Bristol City ahead in the 37th minute and Tommy Conway made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Vyner's own goal pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 50th minute, Matt Crooks equalised in the 52nd minute, and Mark Sykes won it from a corner in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Bristol City created 1.98 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Middlesbrough's 0.77 from 12.

Match stats

Bristol City Middlesbrough
10 Shots 12
8 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.98 xG 0.77
1.19 Non-penalty xG 0.77

Key events

Bristol City Middlesbrough
Kick-off
Taylor Gardner-Hickman1-0 (Bristol City)
37’
Tommy Conway
Penalty2-0 (Bristol City)
45+1’
Half-time2-0
50’
Zak Vyner
Own goal2-1 (Middlesbrough)
52’
Matt Crooks2-2 (Middlesbrough)
Mark Sykes3-2 (Bristol City)
67’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bristol City
  • Cameron Pring
  • Taylor Gardner-Hickman
Middlesbrough
  • Dael Fry
  • Sam Greenwood

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 0.77 37’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City), 1-0 37’ 45+1’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), 2-0 45+1’ 50’ Zak Vyner (Middlesbrough) own goal, 2-1 50’ 52’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), 2-2 52’ 67’ Mark Sykes (Bristol City), 3-2 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 0.77 37’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City), 1-0 Gardner-Hickman 37’ 45+1’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), 2-0 Conway 45+1’ 50’ Zak Vyner (Middlesbrough) own goal, 2-1 Vyner 50’ 52’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), 2-2 Crooks 52’ 67’ Mark Sykes (Bristol City), 3-2 Sykes 67’
Bristol City 1.98 xGMiddlesbrough 0.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Bristol City attacking 
46’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 43’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 52’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 9’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 90’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 50’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 79’ Harry Cornick (Bristol City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 45’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 5’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 67’ Mark Sykes (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 55’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 39’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Zak Vyner (Bristol City), own goal 46’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 43’ Tommy Conway (Bristol City), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 52’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 90’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 9’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 50’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 79’ Harry Cornick (Bristol City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 45’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 5’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 67’ Mark Sykes (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 55’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Rob Dickie (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+6’ Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 39’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Zak Vyner (Bristol City), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Max O'Leary
90′ – – – – – – –
George Tanner
90′ – – – – – – –
Zak Vyner
90′ – – – – – – –
Rob Dickie
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Cameron Pring
90′ – – – – – –
Matty James Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Taylor Gardner-Hickman
90′ 1 – 3 0.35 – –
Mark Sykes Taken off
81′ 1 – 1 0.08 – – –
Jason Knight
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Sam Bell Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
Tommy Conway Taken off
69′ 1 – 2 1.16 – – –
Anis Mehmeti Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 1 0.22 – – –
Harry Cornick Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 1 0.13 – – –
Kal Naismith Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bristol City win 28% Avg odds 3.45
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.40
Middlesbrough win 44% Avg odds 2.14

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bristol City WLLWD
Middlesbrough WWLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bristol City 2-2 Middlesbrough, 10 Apr 23 Next meeting: Middlesbrough 1-2 Bristol City, 10 Feb 24  All Bristol City vs Middlesbrough meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.