Middlesbrough 1-3 Bristol City: result and report

Championship · Saturday 11 July 2020

Result

Middlesbrough 1-3 Bristol City

Championship · Saturday 11 July 2020, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Middlesbrough 1-3 Bristol City: match report

Middlesbrough were beaten by Bristol City 1-3 in the Championship on Saturday 11 July 2020. It was 0-2 at half-time.

N. Wells opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Middlesbrough's goal came from Britt Assombalonga (82'). Bristol City scored through N. Wells (6'), Jamie Paterson (42') and N. Wells (79').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Bristol City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 18th on 47 points from 42 and Bristol City 12th on 58 points from 42. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 18th with 53 points, and Bristol City 12th with 63.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 5-3-2 and Bristol City in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Sander Krabbendam of Bristol City (8.8), level with Andreas Weimann (8.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 2 draws and 6 for Bristol City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · N. WellsBristol City · 0-1
  • 42'Goal · Jamie PatersonBristol City · 0-2
  • 54'Yellow card · Marvin JohnsonMiddlesbrough
  • 79'Goal · N. WellsBristol City · 0-3
  • 82'Goal · Britt AssombalongaMiddlesbrough · 1-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 2, draws 2, Bristol City 6.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up (5-3-2)

Dejan Stojanovic, Djed Spence, Dael Fry, Ryan Shotton, George Friend, Marvin Johnson, Paddy McNair, Jonathan Howson, George Saville, Ashley Fletcher, Britt Assombalonga

Bristol City line-up (3-5-2)

Daniel Bentley, Filip Benkovic, Tomas Kalas, Nathan Baker, Jack Hunt, Sander Krabbendam, Andreas Weimann, Korey Smith, Jay Dasilva, Famara Diédhiou, Nahki Wells