Portsmouth vs Bristol City

7 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee S Gill

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Colby Bishop 20’
  • Josh Murphy 62’
  • Callum Lang 71’

Match summary

Portsmouth won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Bristol City. Portsmouth led 1-0 at half-time.

Colby Bishop put Portsmouth ahead in the 20th minute, Josh Murphy made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute, and Callum Lang made it 3-0 in the 71st minute.

The chances backed that up: Portsmouth created 2.54 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Bristol City's 1.22 from 11.

Match stats

Portsmouth Bristol City
13 Shots 11
8 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.44 xG 1.22
2.44 Non-penalty xG 1.22

Key events

Portsmouth Bristol City
Kick-off
Colby Bishop1-0 (Portsmouth)
20’
Half-time1-0
Josh Murphy2-0 (Portsmouth)
62’
Callum Lang3-0 (Portsmouth)
71’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Portsmouth
  • Andre Dozzell
  • Callum Lang
  • Paddy Lane
Bristol City
  • Rob Dickie
  • Cameron Pring
  • Sinclair Armstrong

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 2.54 1.22 20’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), 1-0 20’ 62’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), 2-0 62’ 71’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), 3-0 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.54 1.22 20’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), 1-0 Bishop 20’ 62’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), 2-0 Murphy 62’ 71’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), 3-0 Lang 71’
Portsmouth 2.54 xGBristol City 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol City attacking Portsmouth attacking 
20’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 71’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 3’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.52 xG, saved 27’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.27 xG, blocked 72’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 27’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.23 xG, blocked 50’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 62’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 20’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 86’ Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 34’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 42’ Marcus McGuane (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+7’ Owen Moxon (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 6’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 71’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 3’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.52 xG, saved 27’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.27 xG, blocked 72’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 27’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.23 xG, blocked 50’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 62’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 20’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 86’ Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 34’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Marcus McGuane (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 42’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 90+7’ Owen Moxon (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 6’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.52 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Andre Dozzell Taken off
67′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Matt Ritchie Taken off
67′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
90′ 1 – 4 0.84 – –
Josh Murphy Taken off
88′ 1 – 2 0.22 – – –
Colby Bishop Taken off
78′ 1 – 3 0.82 – – –
Owen Moxon Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Paddy Lane Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – –
Zak Swanson Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Elias Sørensen Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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

Portsmouth win 27% Avg odds 3.58
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.34
Bristol City win 45% Avg odds 2.11

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.