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Burnley vs Bristol City
5 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2026/2027
Referee
Gavin WardChampionship 2026/2027 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BurnleyMin
Bristol CityHjalmar Ekdal
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
45+2′- ⇄
Anel Ahmedhodzic
Substitution
Off: Hjalmar Ekdal
46′ - ⇄
Armando Broja
Substitution
Off: Andréas Hountondji
46′ - ⚽
Aaron Ramsey 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Reo Hatate
Right foot shot
56′ - 61′⇄
Dom Ballard
Substitution
Off: Gibson Yah
- 61′⇄
Yu Hirakawa
Substitution
Off: Jed Wallace
- ⇄
Zeki Amdouni
Substitution
Off: Reo Hatate
63′ - ⇄
Jacob Bruun Larsen
Substitution
Off: Largie Ramazani
70′ - 72′⇄
Sam Greenwood
Substitution
Off: Scott Twine
- 72′⇄
George Tanner
Substitution
Off: Cameron Pring
- 80′⇄
Elijah Adebayo
Substitution
Off: Lorent Tolaj
- 82′⚽
Rob Dickie 1-1
Goal · Header
With: Rio Cardines
Header
Kyle Walker
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
83′- ⇄
Hannibal
Substitution
Off: Aaron Ramsey
85′ - 90+1′⚽
Yu Hirakawa 1-2
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
Armando Broja
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
90+4′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6.38 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.25 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.72 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.87 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.29 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7.41 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.32 | |
| 85 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 7.47 | |
| 63 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6.83 | |
| 70 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6.71 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.37 | |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.36 | |
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| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.32 | |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.63 | |
| 44 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.21 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Burnley
Latest: Middlesbrough · 1–1
Match stats
2 Sept 2026, 20:00 · Home vs Middlesbrough · 2026/2027
Bristol City
Latest: Preston North End · 3–1
Match stats
1 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Away vs Preston North End · 2026/2027
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Burnley’s ground: 7 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Burnley’s home games with Bristol City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Burnley
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Bristol City
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Burnley
Bristol City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Burnley
Bristol City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Burnley
Bristol City
Previous meetings
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