George HirstLamine Cisse
21'
Djibril Soumaré
31'
43'
Luke McNally
HT 0 - 0
62'
Sam BellLorent Tolaj
62'
Brian De KeersmaeckerGibson Yah
Junior TchamadeuDjibril Soumaré
69'
71'
Jason Knight
Róbert BozeníkJustin Devenny
81'
87'
Jed WallaceDominic Ballard
88'
Adam RandellJason Knight
FT 0 - 0
64%Possession36%
11Shots8
1Shots on target0
5Corners6
7Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Offsides1
0Saves1
586Passes330
82%Pass accuracy72%
Stoke City3-4-3
Starting XI
1Viktor JohanssonG
2Ben JohnsonRM
21Luca BombinoLM
5Luke GrahamCD-L
18Bosun LawalCD
16Ben WilmotCD-R
27Djibril SoumaréCM-R
8Ethan GalbraithCM-L
11Lamine CisseF
7Jack McGlynnCF-R
13Justin DevennyCF-L
Substitutes
4Ben PearsonSUB
22Junior TchamadeuSUB
15George HirstSUB
23Ben GibsonSUB
40Maksym TaloverovSUB
19Tomás RigoSUB
10Bae Jun-HoSUB
9Róbert BozeníkSUB
24Joshua GriffithsSUB
Bristol City3-5-2
Starting XI
40Bradley CollinsG
21Rio CardinesRM
3Cameron PringLM
2Lisav EissatCD-L
15Luke McNallyCD
19George TannerCD-R
12Jason KnightCM-R
27Gibson YahCM-L
9Lorent TolajCF-L
23Dominic BallardCF-R
8Joe WilliamsAM
Substitutes
17Jed WallaceSUB
7Yu HirakawaSUB
20Sam GreenwoodSUB
10Scott TwineSUB
1Sam TickleSUB
6Brian De KeersmaeckerSUB
5Robert AtkinsonSUB
11Sam BellSUB
4Adam RandellSUB
Recent form
Stoke CityWWWLW
Bristol CityWWDLL
Last meetings
02/05/26Bristol City2 - 0Stoke City
01/11/25Stoke City5 - 1Bristol City
13/02/25Bristol City2 - 0Stoke City
23/10/24Stoke City2 - 2Bristol City
04/05/24Stoke City4 - 0Bristol City
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +14 | 24 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 |