Match report

Bristol City Secures Narrow Victory Over Portsmouth in Championship

Portsmouth
Portsmouth
0–1
FT
Bristol City
Bristol City
Nov 29, 2025

Bristol City secured a hard-fought victory over Portsmouth in their latest Championship fixture, winning by the final score of 0-1. The match saw Bristol City's Albanian forward A. Mehmeti netting the only goal of the game at the 17th minute mark with an assist from Neto Borges. Despite multiple substitutions and yellow cards for Portsmouth players including A. Dozzell, Regan Poole, and Josh Murphy, they were unable to find the back of the net.

Key Facts

  • • A. Mehmeti scored the only goal for Bristol City at the 17th minute with an assist from Neto Borges.
  • • Portsmouth had three yellow cards given to A. Dozzell, Regan Poole, and Josh Murphy.
  • • Portsmouth made multiple substitutions including Kosznovszky, Kirk, Swift, Yang Min-Hyuk, and Chaplin in the second half.
  • • Bristol City introduced Armstrong, Hirakawa as substitutes.

Lineups

Portsmouth

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 N. Schmid (G)
  • 2 J. Williams (D)
  • 4 J. Knight (D)
  • 5 R. Poole (D)
  • 22 Z. Swanson (D)
  • 7 M. Pack (M)
  • 21 A. Dozzell (M)
  • 49 C. Lang (M)
  • 10 A. Segecic (M)
  • 23 J. Murphy (M)
  • 9 C. Bishop (F)

Substitutes

  • 26 J. Bursik
  • 14 H. Matthews
  • 17 I. Bowat
  • 8 J. Swift
  • 18 M. Kosznovszky
  • 11 F. Bianchini
  • 36 C. Chaplin
  • 47 Yang Min-Hyuk
  • 25 M. Kirk

Bristol City

Formation: 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

  • 23 R. Vitek (G)
  • 19 G. Tanner (D)
  • 16 R. Dickie (D)
  • 14 Z. Vyner (D)
  • 2 R. McCrorie (M)
  • 4 A. Randell (M)
  • 17 M. Sykes (M)
  • 21 Neto Borges (M)
  • 10 S. Twine (F)
  • 18 E. Riis (F)
  • 11 A. Mehmeti (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 M. O'Leary
  • 3 C. Pring
  • 24 H. Roberts
  • 31 E. Morrison
  • 34 J. Meerholz
  • 7 Y. Hirakawa
  • 9 F. Mayulu
  • 30 S. Armstrong
  • 25 E. Yeboah

Timeline

  1. Bristol City
    17' Bristol City Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Mehmeti · Assist: Neto Borges
  2. Portsmouth
    31' Portsmouth Card · Yellow Card
    A. Dozzell

    Foul

  3. Portsmouth
    49' Portsmouth Card · Yellow Card
    Regan Poole

    Foul

  4. Portsmouth
    52' Portsmouth Card · Yellow Card
    Josh Murphy

    Argument

  5. Portsmouth
    52' Portsmouth subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Dozzell · On: M. Kosznovszky
  6. Bristol City
    62' Bristol City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: E. Riis · On: S. Armstrong
  7. Portsmouth
    72' Portsmouth subst · Substitution 2
    Off: C. Lang · On: M. Kirk
  8. Portsmouth
    81' Portsmouth subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Williams · On: John Swift
  9. Portsmouth
    81' Portsmouth subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Segecic · On: Yang Min-Hyuk
  10. Portsmouth
    82' Portsmouth subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Z. Swanson · On: C. Chaplin
  11. Bristol City
    90'+3 Bristol City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Twine · On: Y. Hirakawa

Match Stats

Stat Portsmouth Bristol City
Fouls 11 12
Pass Accuracy 69% 73%
Offsides 2 6
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 13 15
Corners 4 4
Total Passes 328 334
Yellow Cards 3 0
Blocked Shots 3 7
Shots on Target 2 5
xG 1.47 1.60
Shots off Target 8 3
Possession 50% 50%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 227 243
Shots Inside Box 8 10
Saves 4 2
Shots Outside Box 5 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ A. Mehmeti's goal at the 17th minute was a crucial turning point, giving Bristol City an early lead which they managed to maintain throughout.
  • ▸ Three yellow cards for Portsmouth players significantly impacted their momentum and defensive cohesion.