West Brom vs Bristol City

22 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Thomas Kirk

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Mikey Johnston 34’, 43’

Match summary

West Brom saw off Bristol City 2-0. West Brom led 2-0 at half-time.

Mikey Johnston put West Brom ahead with a header in the 34th minute and Johnston made it 2-0 in the 43rd minute.

The chances backed that up: West Brom created 1.86 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Bristol City's 0.67 from 8.

Match stats

West Brom Bristol City
17 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.86 xG 0.52
1.86 Non-penalty xG 0.52

Key events

West Brom Bristol City
Kick-off
Mikey Johnston1-0 (West Brom)
34’
Mikey Johnston2-0 (West Brom)
43’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

West Brom
  • Kyle Bartley
  • Jayson Molumby
Bristol City
  • Luke McNally
  • Cameron Pring
  • Jason Knight

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 1.86 0.67 34’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), 1-0 34’ 43’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), 2-0 43’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.86 0.67 34’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), 1-0 Johnston 34’ 43’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), 2-0 Johnston 43’
West Brom 1.86 xGBristol City 0.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol City attacking West Brom attacking 
88’ Devante Cole (West Brom), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 34’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), set piece, 0.35 xG, goal 71’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 66’ Josh Maja (West Brom), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 17’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 50’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 66’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 62’ Tom Fellows (West Brom), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Josh Maja (West Brom), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 4’ Torbjørn Heggem (West Brom), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 52’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ George Earthy (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Uroš Račić (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Fally Mayulu (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Uroš Račić (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ John Swift (West Brom), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 7’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Devante Cole (West Brom), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 34’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), set piece, 0.35 xG, goal 71’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 66’ Josh Maja (West Brom), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 17’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 50’ Jason Knight (Bristol City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 66’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 62’ Tom Fellows (West Brom), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Josh Maja (West Brom), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 4’ Torbjørn Heggem (West Brom), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Max Bird (Bristol City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Luke McNally (Bristol City), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 52’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ George Earthy (Bristol City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Uroš Račić (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Fally Mayulu (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Scott Twine (Bristol City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Uroš Račić (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ John Swift (West Brom), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 7’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Mason Holgate
90′ – – – – – – –
Kyle Bartley
90′ – – 2 0.23 – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Jayson Molumby Taken off
54′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Tom Fellows Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
John Swift Taken off
81′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Mikey Johnston Taken off
74′ 2 – 4 0.53 – – –
Josh Maja Taken off
81′ – – 2 0.26 – – –
Uroš Račić Came on as a substitute
36′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Jed Wallace Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Grady Diangana Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
Devante Cole Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 1 0.59 – – –
Lewis Dobbin 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

West Brom win 43% Avg odds 2.20
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.20
Bristol City win 27% Avg odds 3.45

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.