West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Bristol City: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 18 September 2018

Result

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Bristol City

Championship · Tuesday 18 September 2018, 19:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

West Bromwich Albion · Bristol City · Championship predictions

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Bristol City: match report

West Bromwich Albion defeated Bristol City 4-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 18 September 2018. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Jay Rodríguez opened the scoring in the 16th minute. West Bromwich Albion's goals came from Jay Rodríguez (16', penalty), Dwight Gayle (24'), Jay Rodríguez (28') and Harvey Barnes (63'). Bristol City scored through Lloyd Kelly (60') and Famara Diédhiou (68').

Discipline: West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards; Bristol City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game West Bromwich Albion were 10th on 11 points from 7 and Bristol City 3rd on 14 points from 7. West Bromwich Albion went on to finish that season 4th with 83 points, and Bristol City 8th with 70.

West Bromwich Albion lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Bristol City in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Harvey Barnes of West Bromwich Albion (9.4), ahead of Dwight Gayle (8.4).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Penalty goal · Jay RodríguezWest Bromwich Albion · 1-0
  • 24'Goal · Dwight GayleWest Bromwich Albion · 2-0
  • 28'Goal · Jay RodríguezWest Bromwich Albion · 3-0
  • 40'Yellow card · Marley WatkinsBristol City
  • 60'Goal · Lloyd KellyBristol City · 3-1
  • 61'Yellow card · J. LivermoreWest Bromwich Albion
  • 63'Goal · Harvey BarnesWest Bromwich Albion · 4-1
  • 68'Goal · Famara DiédhiouBristol City · 4-2
  • 85'Yellow card · Andreas WeimannBristol City
  • 88'Yellow card · S. JohnstoneWest Bromwich Albion

Head-to-head

4 meetings: West Bromwich Albion 2, draws 1, Bristol City 1.

Team news

West Bromwich Albion line-up (3-4-1-2)

Sam Johnstone, Craig Dawson, Ahmed Hegazy, Kyle Bartley, Matt Phillips, Jake Livermore, Gareth Barry, Kieran Gibbs, Harvey Barnes, Jay Rodríguez, Dwight Gayle

Bristol City line-up (4-4-2)

Niki Mäenpää, Jack Hunt, Tomas Kalas, Adam Webster, Lloyd Kelly, Marley Watkins, Josh Brownhill, Marlon Pack, Callum O'Dowda, M. Taylor, Andreas Weimann