Bristol City vs Portsmouth 2-1
Bristol City beat Portsmouth 2-1 at Ashton Gate in Championship Regular Season Matchday 3. Lukas Tolaj opened the scoring in the 31st minute and Jay Knight doubled the lead in the 56th, before Marezi pulled one back from the penalty spot in the 90th. Portsmouth dominated possession (54%) and shots (14 to 9), but Bristol City had more efficient finishing, with three shots on target to Portsmouth's one.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- L. Tolaj assist J. Wallace31'
- 46'R. R. Shein for E. Adams
- Rio Cardines · Yellow card49'
- J. Knight assist R. Cardines56'
- 63'R. Kavuma McQueen for H. Blair
- 63'C. Bishop for Marezi
- Jason Knight · Yellow card67'
- S. Twine for S. Greenwood68'
- J. Wallace for T. Horvat68'
- 69'B. Arthur for M. Dia
- Y. Hirakawa for C. Pring74'
- L. Tolaj for D. Ballard74'
- 74'M. Pack for J. Swift
- Rob Dickie · Yellow card77'
- G. Tanner for N. Eile85'
- 90'Marezi · Penalty goal
Match stats
Line-ups
Bristol City starting XI
- 1S. Tickle
- 19G. Tanner
- 16R. Dickie
- 2L. Eissat
- 21R. Cardines
- 12J. Knight
- 8J. Williams
- 17J. Wallace
- 10S. Twine
- 7Y. Hirakawa
- 9L. Tolaj
Bristol City bench · coach Roy Hodgson
Portsmouth starting XI
- 1N. Schmid
- 24T. Devlin
- 2B. Arthur
- 6C. Shaughnessy
- 22Z. Swanson
- 19R. R. Shein
- 7M. Pack
- 11A. Kamara
- 10A. Segecic
- 25R. Kavuma McQueen
- 9C. Bishop
Portsmouth bench · coach John Mousinho
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Bristol City formlast ten
Portsmouth formlast ten
Championship table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  West Ham | 13 | +15 | 22 |
| 9 |  Sheffield Utd | 14 | +3 | 22 |
| 10 |  Portsmouth | 14 | +3 | 22 |
| 11 |  QPR | 14 | +5 | 21 |
| 12 |  Norwich | 14 | +3 | 18 |
| 13 |  Millwall | 14 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 |  Blackburn | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 |  Bristol City | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 |  Bolton | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 |  Lincoln | 14 | -10 | 15 |
