Bristol City vs Middlesbrough

21 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee T Nield

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • George Earthy 72’, 82’
  • Tommy Conway 37’

Match summary

Bristol City came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough led 1-0 at half-time.

Tommy Conway put Middlesbrough ahead with a header in the 37th minute, George Earthy equalised in the 72nd minute, and Earthy won it in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Bristol City created 2.47 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Middlesbrough's 1.41 from 11.

Match stats

Bristol City Middlesbrough
21 Shots 11
7 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.47 xG 1.40
2.47 Non-penalty xG 1.40

Key events

Bristol City Middlesbrough
Kick-off
37’
Tommy Conway0-1 (Middlesbrough)
Half-time0-1
George Earthy1-1 (Bristol City)
72’
George Earthy2-1 (Bristol City)
82’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Middlesbrough
  • Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel
  • Hayden Hackney

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.47 1.41 37’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), 0-1 37’ 72’ George Earthy (Bristol City), 1-1 72’ 82’ George Earthy (Bristol City), 2-1 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.47 1.41 37’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), 0-1 Conway 37’ 72’ George Earthy (Bristol City), 1-1 Earthy 72’ 82’ George Earthy (Bristol City), 2-1 Earthy 82’
Bristol City 2.47 xGMiddlesbrough 1.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Bristol City attacking 
37’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 82’ George Earthy (Bristol City), set piece, 0.75 xG, goal 72’ George Earthy (Bristol City), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 46’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 34’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 46’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 58’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 82’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Zak Vyner (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 34’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 62’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Mark Sykes (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Neto Borges (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 82’ George Earthy (Bristol City), set piece, 0.75 xG, goal 72’ George Earthy (Bristol City), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 46’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 34’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 46’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 58’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 82’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Zak Vyner (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 34’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 62’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Mark Sykes (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Nahki Wells (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Neto Borges (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.13 – – –
Mark Sykes Taken off
63′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.19 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Haydon Roberts Taken off
63′ – – – – – – –
Scott Twine Taken off
90′ – – 7 0.69 – – –
Sinclair Armstrong Taken off
69′ – – 3 0.14 – – –
Anis Mehmeti Taken off
63′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Cameron Pring Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
George Earthy Came on as a substitute
27′ 2 – 2 1.16 – – –
Yu Hirakawa Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Nahki Wells Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
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 41% Avg odds 2.33
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.41
Middlesbrough win 31% Avg odds 3.04

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

Form going into the game

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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.