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Bristol City vs Portsmouth

MLS
Bristol City
2-1-1
2-1
Final
Portsmouth
1-0-3
Ashton Gate
TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

BRCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTPOR
46%Possession54%
9Shots14
3On target1
3Corners10
1Saves1
15Fouls6
49'Rio CardinesBRC67'Jason KnightBRC77'Robert DickieBRC
Team1H2HT
BRC112
POR011

Who won: Bristol City 2-1

Bristol City beat Portsmouth 2-1 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Ashton Gate. Goals for Bristol City: Lorent Tolaj (31') and Jason Knight (56'). Goals for Portsmouth: Marko Milovanovic (90'+5' pen).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.2Lorent TolajF
  2. 26.9Jed WallaceAM-R
  3. 36.7Jason KnightRM
  4. 46.6Marko MilovanovicSUB
  5. 56.5Rio CardinesLB
  6. 66.5Scott TwineAM
  7. 76.3Joe WilliamsLM
  8. 86.3Yu HirakawaAM-L
  9. 96.2George TannerRB
  10. 106.2Adrian SegecicAM
  11. 116.1Robert DickieCD-R
  12. 126.1Ryan Kavuma-McqueenAM-L

Team stats

BRCPOR
15Fouls6
3Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
1Offsides0
3Corner Kicks10
1Saves1
45.7Possession54.3
9SHOTS14
3ON GOAL1
0.3On Target %0.1
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
236Accurate Passes282
321Passes371
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
3Accurate Crosses1
13Crosses30
0.2Cross %0.0
53Long Balls49
13Accurate Long Balls13
0.2Long Balls %0.3
3Blocked Shots4
7Effective Tackles8
10Tackles11
0.7Tackle %0.7
9Interceptions5
32Effective Clearances31
32Clearances31

Player of the game

Lorent Tolaj

BRC · 1 G

7.2

Deserved to win

12%
BRC · 0.71 xG
24%
Draw
64%
POR · 1.64 xG

Portsmouth deserved better: 64% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Bristol City 2, Portsmouth 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Bristol City 2, Portsmouth 1.
  3. 90'+6'POR

    Foul

    Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).

  4. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. GOAL90'+5'

    Goal! Penalty

    M. Milovanovic

    Goal! Bristol City 2, Portsmouth 1. Marezi (Portsmouth) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

    BRC 2 - 1 POR
  6. 90'+4'BRC

    Foul

    Penalty Portsmouth. Marezi draws a foul in the penalty area.

  7. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Penalty conceded by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) after a foul in the penalty area.

  8. 90'+3'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

  9. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  10. 90'POR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Noah Eile.

  11. 88'

    Free kick won

    Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 88'BRC

    Foul

    Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).

  13. 88'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrian Segecic with a cross following a corner.

  14. 87'POR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Lisav Eissat.

  15. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for G. Tanner

    Substitution, Bristol City. Noah Eile replaces George Tanner.

    N. Eile

  16. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).

  17. 83'

    Free kick won

    Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  18. 83'POR

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.

  19. 80'POR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Rob Dickie.

  20. 80'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ebou Adams.

    M. Dia

  21. 80'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.

  22. 79'BRC

    Free kick won

    Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 78'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.

  24. 77'

    Yellow card

    Rob Dickie (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    R. Dickie

  25. 77'BRC

    Foul

    Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).

Leaders

BRCPOR
Total Shots
Robert Dickie
2
Ryan Kavuma-Mcqueen
4
Accurate Passes
Robert Dickie
42
Zak Swanson
42
Defensive Interventions
Robert Dickie
14
Conor Shaughnessy
15
Saves
-
Nicolas Schmid
1

Season seriesBRC leads series 4-1

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