2020–21 Bristol City F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Bristol City Football Club's 123rd season in existence and sixth consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the FA Cup and competed in the EFL Cup.

Bristol City F.C.
2020–21 season
OwnerStephen Lansdown
ManagerDean Holden
(until 16 February)[1]
Nigel Pearson
(from 22 February)[2]
StadiumAshton Gate Stadium
EFL Championship19th
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nahki Wells (9)
All: Famara Diédhiou (10)
Nahki Wells (10)

Squad edit

As of 14 August 2020[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Dan Bentley   GK (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 27) 89 0 2019   Brentford Undisclosed 2023
12 Max O'Leary   GK (1996-10-10)10 October 1996 (aged 24) 25 0 2015 Academy Trainee 2021
13 Joe Wollacott   GK (1996-09-08)8 September 1996 (aged 24) 0 0 2013 Academy Trainee 2021
Defenders
2 Jack Hunt   RB/RM (1990-12-06)6 December 1990 (aged 30) 114 4 2018   Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed 2021
3 Jay Dasilva   LB/LM (1998-04-22)22 April 1998 (aged 23) 69 1 2019   Chelsea Undisclosed 2023
5 Alfie Mawson   CB (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 27) 13 0 2020   Fulham Loan 2021
6 Nathan Baker   CB (1991-04-23)23 April 1991 (aged 30) 133 3 2017   Aston Villa Undisclosed 2023
16 Cameron Pring   LB (1998-01-22)22 January 1998 (aged 23) 0 0 2016 Academy Trainee 2021
19 Adrian Mariappa    CB/RB (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 34) 26 0 2020 Free Agent Free 2022
22 Tomáš Kalas   CB (1993-05-15)15 May 1993 (aged 28) 108 1 2019   Chelsea £8,000,000 2023
23 Taylor Moore   CB/RB (1997-05-12)12 May 1997 (aged 24) 59 1 2016   Lens £1,500,000 2023
26 Zak Vyner   CB/RB (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 24) 70 1 2015 Academy Trainee 2023
29 Danny Simpson   RB (1987-01-04)4 January 1987 (aged 34) 4 0 2021 Free Agent Free 2021
43 Steven Sessegnon   RB/LB/CB (2000-05-18)18 May 2000 (aged 21) 18 0 2020   Fulham Loan 2021
Defenders
4 Ádám Nagy   DM/CM (1995-06-17)17 June 1995 (aged 26) 60 3 2019   Bologna £1,800,000 2022
8 Liam Walsh   CM/AM/DM (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 23) 22 1 2018   Everton £990,000 2021
11 Callum O'Dowda    LM/AM/RM (1995-04-23)23 April 1995 (aged 26) 154 9 2016   Oxford United £1,250,000 2022
17 Henri Lansbury   CM/AM (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 30) 16 0 2021   Aston Villa Free 2021
20 Joe Williams   DM/CM (1996-12-08)8 December 1996 (aged 24) 2 0 2020   Wigan Athletic £1,200,000 2024
25 Tommy Rowe   LM/LB/CM (1988-09-24)24 September 1988 (aged 32) 67 3 2019   Doncaster Rovers Free 2021
27 Opi Edwards   RM/RW (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 22) 6 0 2017 Academy Trainee 2021
30 Tyreeq Bakinson   DM/CM (1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 22) 39 4 2017   Luton Town Undisclosed 2021
31 Hakeeb Adelakun   RW/LW (1996-06-11)11 June 1996 (aged 25) 9 0 2018   Scunthorpe United Free 2021
32 James Morton   DM/CM (1999-04-22)22 April 1999 (aged 22) 1 0 2017 Academy Trainee 2021
34 Ryley Towler   DM/CB/LB (2002-05-06)6 May 2002 (aged 19) 4 0 2020 Academy Trainee 2021
42 Han-Noah Massengo   CM/DM (2001-07-07)7 July 2001 (aged 19) 58 0 2019   Monaco £7,200,000 2023
45 Kasey Palmer    AM/LW/RW (1996-11-09)9 November 1996 (aged 24) 63 7 2019   Chelsea £3,500,000 2023
Forwards
7 Chris Martin    CF/SS (1988-11-04)4 November 1988 (aged 32) 30 4 2020   Derby County Free 2022
9 Famara Diédhiou   CF (1992-12-15)15 December 1992 (aged 28) 168 51 2017   Angers £5,300,000 2021
10 Jamie Paterson   SS/LW/RW (1991-12-20)20 December 1991 (aged 29) 157 26 2016   Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 2021
14 Andreas Weimann   SS/CF/RW/LW (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 (aged 29) 101 21 2018   Derby County Undisclosed 2021
15 Marley Watkins    CF/RW (1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 30) 29 3 2018   Barnsley £1,000,000 2021
18 Antoine Semenyo   CF/LW (2000-01-07)7 January 2000 (aged 21) 65 5 2019 Academy Trainee 2023
21 Nahki Wells   CF (1990-06-01)1 June 1990 (aged 31) 66 15 2020   Burnley Undisclosed 2023
33 Sam Bell   CF (2002-05-23)23 May 2002 (aged 19) 4 0 2019 Academy Trainee 2024

Statistics edit

As of 8 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Dan Bentley 44 0 42+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF   ENG Jack Hunt 42 2 36+4 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   ENG Jay Dasilva 12 1 9+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF   HUN Ádám Nagy 34 2 24+6 2 1+1 0 2+0 0
5 DF   ENG Alfie Mawson 13 0 10+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF   ENG Nathan Baker 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW   SCO Chris Martin 30 4 20+6 2 1+1 1 1+1 1
8 MF   ENG Liam Walsh 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   SEN Famara Diédhiou 44 10 22+17 8 3+0 2 2+0 0
10 FW   ENG Jamie Paterson 23 4 15+6 3 1+0 0 1+0 1
11 MF   IRL Callum O'Dowda 19 1 14+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK   ENG Max O'Leary 8 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
14 FW   AUT Andreas Weimann 8 2 7+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 FW   WAL Marley Watkins 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   ENG Henri Lansbury 16 0 12+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW   ENG Antoine Semenyo 49 5 23+20 2 2+1 1 2+1 2
19 DF   JAM Adrian Mariappa 25 0 17+6 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF   ENG Joe Williams 2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 FW   BER Nahki Wells 48 10 36+8 9 2+1 1 1+0 0
22 DF   CZE Tomáš Kalas 43 1 37+2 1 3+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF   ENG Taylor Moore 29 0 16+7 0 2+1 0 2+1 0
25 MF   ENG Tommy Rowe 36 1 27+4 1 2+0 0 2+1 0
26 DF   ENG Zak Vyner 47 1 37+5 1 2+0 0 3+0 0
27 MF   GHA Opi Edwards 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF   WAL Sam Pearson 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF   ENG Danny Simpson 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF   ENG Tyreeq Bakinson 37 4 20+12 4 2+0 0 1+2 0
31 MF   ENG Hakeeb Adelakun 4 0 2+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
33 FW   ENG Sam Bell 5 0 1+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
34 MF   ENG Ryley Towler 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF   ENG Owura Edwards 3 0 0+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
36 MF   ENG Alex Scott 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW   ENG Tommy Conway 6 1 3+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 FW   ENG Louis Britton 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 MF   FRA Han-Noah Massengo 31 0 18+8 0 0+3 0 1+1 0
43 DF   ENG Steven Sessegnon 18 0 10+6 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
45 MF   JAM Kasey Palmer 26 4 16+6 2 1+1 0 2+0 2
46 FW   GAM Saikou Janneh 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
32 MF   ENG James Morton 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Players that left the club:
19 MF   SWE Niclas Eliasson 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
29 MF   NIR Chris Brunt 14 0 5+7 0 0+0 0 1+1 0

Goals record edit

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9   CF Famara Diédhiou 8 2 0 10
21   CF Nahki Wells 9 1 0 10
3 18   CF Antoine Semenyo 2 1 2 5
4 7   CF Chris Martin 2 1 1 4
10   SS Jamie Paterson 3 0 1 4
30   DM Tyreeq Bakinson 4 0 0 4
45   AM Kasey Palmer 2 0 2 4
8 2   RB Jack Hunt 2 0 0 2
4   DM Ádám Nagy 2 0 0 2
14   SS Andreas Weimann 2 0 0 2
11 3   LB Jay Dasilva 1 0 0 1
11   LM Callum O'Dowda 1 0 0 1
22   CB Tomáš Kalas 1 0 0 1
25   LM Tommy Rowe 1 0 0 1
26   CB Zak Vyner 1 0 0 1
37   CF Tommy Conway 1 0 0 1
40   CF Louis Britton 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 44 5 6 55

Disciplinary record edit

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
                               
1 2   RB Jack Hunt 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
9   CF Famara Diédhiou 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
17   CM Henri Lansbury 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
45   AM Kasey Palmer 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
5 21   CF Nahki Wells 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
6 5   CB Alfie Mawson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
10   SS Jamie Paterson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
23   CB Taylor Moore 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
26   CB Zak Vyner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 4   DM Ádám Nagy 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6   CB Nathan Baker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7   CF Chris Martin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18   CF Antoine Semenyo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
25   LM Tommy Rowe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
30   DM Tyreeq Bakinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 8   CM Liam Walsh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29   RB Danny Simpson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34   DM Ryley Towler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
40   CF Louis Britton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
42   CM Han-Noah Massengo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 49 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 51 1 2

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
20 August 2020 CM   Joe Williams   Wigan Athletic £1,200,000 [4][5]
3 September 2020 CF   Chris Martin   Derby County Free transfer [6]
7 September 2020 CM   Chris Brunt   West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [7]
26 March 2021 RB   Danny Simpson   Huddersfield Town Free transfer [8]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
6 September 2020 CB   Alfie Mawson   Fulham 30 June 2021 [9]
7 September 2020 RB   Steven Sessegnon   Fulham 30 June 2021 [10]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 August 2020 CB   Robbie Cundy   Cambridge United 25 January 2021 [11][12]
7 August 2020 LB   George Nurse   Walsall End of season [13]
22 August 2020 RW   Marley Watkins   Aberdeen 1 January 2021 [14]
28 August 2020 CF   Saikou Janneh   Newport County End of season [15]
28 August 2020 LM   Jonny Smith   Swindon Town 29 January 2021 [16][17]
1 September 2020 LB   Cameron Pring   Portsmouth 3 January 2021 [18][19]
4 September 2020 GK   Will Buse   Dorchester Town End of season [20]
5 September 2020 RW   Owura Edwards   Grimsby Town End of season [21]
18 September 2020 FW   Tommy Conway   Bath City [22]
18 September 2020 CF   Sam Pearson   Weymouth 2 October 2020 [23]
18 September 2020 DF   James Taylor   Bath City [22]
18 September 2020 DF   Bradley Webb   Newport County End of season [24]
24 September 2020 RW   Hakeeb Adelakun   Hull City End of season [25]
30 September 2020 DM   James Morton   Grimsby Town End of season [26]
3 October 2020 FW   Louis Britton   Torquay United 27 October 2020 [27]
9 October 2020 CF   Freddie Hinds   Bath City January 2021 [28]
16 October 2020 AM   Kasey Palmer   Swansea City 5 January 2021 [29][30]
31 October 2020 FW   Louis Britton   Stockport County January 2021 [31]
27 November 2020 DF   Tom Harrison   Chippenham Town 31 December 2020 [32]
15 January 2021 MF   Josh Owers   Bath City End of season [33]
25 January 2021 CB   Robbie Cundy   Gillingham End of season [12]
1 February 2021 DM   James Morton   Gillingham End of season [34]
12 February 2021 GK   Joe Wollacott   Swindon Town 19 February 2021 [35]

Transfers out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 MF   Will Gould   Unattached Released [36]
1 July 2020 MF   Jago Lott   UMBC Retrievers Released [36][37]
1 July 2020 RB   Jamie Taylor   Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 CB   Bailey Wright   Sunderland Released [39][40]
31 July 2020 CF   Matty Taylor   Oxford United Free Transfer [41]
9 August 2020 DM   Korey Smith   Swansea City Released [42][43]
11 August 2020 CF   Rory Holden   Walsall Undisclosed [44]
15 August 2020 MF   Connor Lemonheigh-Evans   Torquay United Free transfer [45]
8 September 2020 AM   Sammie Szmodics   Peterborough United Undisclosed [46]
2 October 2020 LM   Niclas Eliasson   Nîmes Olympique Undisclosed [47]
15 October 2020 CM   Joe Morrell   Luton Town Undisclosed [48]
29 January 2021 LM   Jonny Smith   Burton Albion Undisclosed [17]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bristol City F.C. confirmed on 13 August 2020 [49] that they would play at least 2 Friendlies in the Delayed Pre-season in 2020, both behind closed doors both at Ashton Gate Stadium, against Cheltenham Town and Portsmouth.The latter cancelled the friendly after agreeing to move their Carabao cup fixture forward a week. Swindon, Weston-Super-Mare & 2 60 Min games against Villa were booked[50]

21 August 2020 (2020-08-21) Friendly Bristol City 4–0 Cheltenham Town Bristol
12:00 BST Wells   8', 44', 45'
Weimann   87'
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly Bristol City CANCELLED Portsmouth Bristol
TBC BST Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19, This match was cancelled after Portsmouth agreed to move their Carabao Cup Fixture against Stevenage forward a week, causing a fixture clash
26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) Friendly Weston-super-Mare[51] 2–1 Bristol City XI Weston-super-Mare
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Optima Stadium
Note: Match Limited to 300 Capacity due to COVID-19
26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) Friendly Bristol City 1–0 Aston Villa The Vale Resort
TBC BST Paterson Report
Note: 60 MINS ONLY
26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) Friendly Aston Villa 1–0 Bristol City The Vale Resort
TBC BST Samatta Report
Note: 60 MINS ONLY
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly Bristol City v Swindon Town Bristol
TBA BST Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 11 September 2020 8 May 2021 Matchday 1 46 15 6 25 46 68 −22 032.61
FA Cup 10 January 2021 10 February 2021 Third round 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 066.67
EFL Cup 5 September 2020 24 September 2020 First round 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
Total 52 19 6 27 57 73 −16 036.54

Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 −12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 −8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 −24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 −22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 −21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 −22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers (R) 46 11 10 25 39 69 −30 43 Relegation to EFL League One
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[52]
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 15 6 25 46 68  −22 51 7 3 13 18 30  −12 8 3 12 28 38  −10

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAH
ResultWWWWDLDLLWWWDLWLWLLLWLWLWLLLLLLWWLLWDLLLDDLLLL
Position4221122610753365867999109989910131415121112121213141414141416181919
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[53]

12 September 2020 1 Bristol City 2–1 Coventry City Ashton Gate
15:00 BST Paterson   1'
Rowe   14'
Vyner   52'
Kalas   82'
Report Hamer   12'
Godden   33'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
20 September 2020 2 Stoke City 0–2 Bristol City Stoke-on-Trent
14:00 BST Powell   61' Report Paterson   10'
Wells   45+2'
Weimann   89'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
27 September 2020 3 Bristol City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Ashton Gate
14:00 BST Bakinson   34'
Paterson   44'   90+3'
Rowe   60'
Report Harris   71' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
3 October 2020 4 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Bristol City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Freeman   35' Report Weimann   12'
Wells   22'
Hunt   39'
Mawson   43'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 October 2020 5 Barnsley 2–2 Bristol City Barnsley
15:00 BST Helik   2'   88'
Andersen   81'
Woodrow   90+11' (pen.)
Report Hunt   47'
Bakinson   51'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
20 October 2020 6 Bristol City 0–1 Middlesbrough Ashton Gate
19:45 BST Report Fry   67'
Saville   73'
Bettinelli   90+2'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 October 2020 7 Bristol City 1–1 Swansea City Ashton Gate
15:00 BST Wells   83' (pen.)   89' Report Smith   32'
Lowe   51'
Roberts   80'
Fulton   81'
Grimes   83'
Ayew   87'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
28 October 2020 8 Bournemouth 1–0 Bristol City Kings Park
19:45 GMT Danjuma   81' Report Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
31 October 2020 9 Bristol City 1–3 Norwich City Ashton Gate
12:30 GMT Hunt   15'
Wells   75'
Report Pukki   6', 14'
Buendía   45+1'
Sørensen   60'
Gibson   66'
Krul   73'
Rupp   77'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
3 November 2020 10 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Bristol City Huddersfield
19:00 GMT Koroma   43'
Sarr   72'
Hamer   75'
Hogg   90+1'
Report Dasilva   77'
Paterson   83'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 November 2020 (2020-11-06) 11 Cardiff City 0–1 Bristol City Cardiff
18:00 GMT Pack   51' Report Martin   2'   45+1' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 12 Bristol City 1–0 Derby County Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Diédhiou   78' Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
25 November 2020 13 Bristol City 0–0 Watford Ashton Gate
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
28 November 2020 14 Reading 3–1 Bristol City Reading
12:30 GMT Ejaria   54'
Méïté   76'
João   90+2'
Report Moore   65'
Martin   70'
Wells   73'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
1 December 2020 15 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Bristol City Queen's Park, London
17:45 GMT Dickie   12'
Dickie   27'
Carroll   69'
Report Wells   57'
Wells   40'
Nagy   50'
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
5 December 2020 16 Bristol City 0–1 Birmingham City Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Report Dean   80' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
9 December 2020 17 Bristol City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Ashton Gate
19:45 GMT Wells   38'
Diédhiou   82'
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Referee: Steve Martin
12 December 2020 18 Rotherham United 2–0 Bristol City Rotherham
15:00 GMT Crooks   4'
Lindsay   19'
Smith   41'
Olosunde   45+2'
Report Rowe   9' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
15 December 2020 19 Bristol City 0–2 Millwall Bristol
19:45 GMT Diédhiou   73'   79'
Massengo   85'
Report Bradshaw   17'
Bennett   68'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
18 December 2020 20 Preston North End 1–0 Bristol City Preston
20:00 GMT Johnson   21' (pen.)
Fisher   51'
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 December 2020 21 Bristol City 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Bristol
15:00 GMT Martin   23'
Diédhiou   87'
Report McCleary   68'
Jacobson   89'
Adeniran   90+3'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 December 2020 22 Luton Town 2–1 Bristol City Luton
19:45 GMT Rea   17'
Tunnicliffe   33'
Dewsbury-Hall   68'
Report Bradley   61' (o.g.)
Semenyo   73'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 January 2021 23 Bristol City 2–0 Preston North End Bristol
15:00 GMT Diédhiou   8'
Palmer   61'
Vyner   77'
Report Fisher   83' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 January 2021 24 Norwich City 2–0 Bristol City Norwich
18:00 GMT Hugill   36', 76'
Cantwell   51'
Report Palmer   51' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
26 January 2021 25 Bristol City 2–1 Huddersfield Town Bristol
19:00 GMT Diédhiou   5',   23', 26'
Vyner   55'
Nagy   90+3'
Report Bacuna   59',   90+3'
Pipa   74'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
30 January 2021 26 Derby County 1–0 Bristol City Derby
15:00 GMT Kazim-Richards   4'
Waghorn   85'
Report Vyner   54' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
3 February 2021 27 Brentford 3–2 Bristol City Brentford
19:45 GMT Canós   27'
Toney   50'
Ghoddos   53'
Report Vyner   3'
Wells   90'
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
6 February 2021 28 Bristol City 0–2 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00 GMT Lansbury   45+8'
Mawson   45+11'
Hunt   71'
Report Nelson   18',   90+2'
Moore   25'
Phillips   75'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
13 February 2021 29 Watford 6–0 Bristol City Watford
15:00 GMT Sema   2', 35'
Sarr   15', 55'
Chalobah   17'
Hughes   30'
Pedro   81'
Zinckernagel   90'
Report Moore   7'
Diédhiou   47'
Palmer   81'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
16 February 2021 30 Bristol City 0–2 Reading Bristol
19:45 GMT Hunt   20'
Lansbury   67'
Moore   76'
Bakinson   90+3'
Report Richards   37'
João   42'
Morrison   45'
Ejaria   69'
Olise   70'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
20 February 2021 31 Bristol City 0–1 Barnsley Bristol
15:00 GMT Hunt   4' Report Morris   67'
Mowatt   79'
Collins   90+3'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
23 February 2021 32 Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT Bola   63'
Fry   80'
Report Diédhiou   21', 33'
Wells   37'
Palmer   61'
Hunt   90+1'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
27 February 2021 33 Swansea City 1–3 Bristol City Swansea
15:00 GMT Ayew   55' (pen.)
Bidwell   61'
Report Towler   25'
Wells   66'
Palmer   80'
Semenyo   90+7',   90+10'
Stadium: The Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
3 March 2021 34 Bristol City 1–2 Bournemouth Bristol
19:45 GMT Bakinson   38' Report Bentley   45+1' (o.g.)
Kelly   70'
Carter-Vickers   88'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
6 March 2021 35 Bristol City 0–2 Queens Park Rangers Bristol
15:00 GMT Lansbury   84'
Diédhiou   88'
Report Chair   11'
Dickie   22',   74'
Kakay   71'
Ball   76'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
13 March 2021 36 Birmingham City 0–3 Bristol City Bordesley
15:00 GMT Sánchez   45+1'
Šunjić   48'
Roberts   90+1'
Report Palmer   35'
Wells   49'
Semenyo   62'
Lansbury   66'
O'Dowda   76'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
17 March 2021 37 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Bristol City Blackburn
19:45 GMT Report Palmer   74' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
20 March 2021 38 Bristol City 0–2 Rotherham United Bristol
15:00 GMT Walsh   85' Report Smith   44'
Wood   74'
Hirst   90+3'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
2 April 2021 39 Bristol City 0–2 Stoke City Bristol
15:00 BST Lansbury   14' Report Powell   25'
Brown   55'
Fletcher   62'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
5 April 2021 40 Coventry City 3–1 Bristol City Birmingham
15:00 BST Østigård   9'
Godden   63' (pen.)
Walker   67'
Kelly   69'
Gyökeres   87'
Report Diédhiou   31'
Palmer   69'
Wells   79'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
10 April 2021 41 Bristol City 0–0 Nottingham Forest Bristol
15:00 BST Report McKenna   85' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
17 April 2021 42 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Bristol City Owlerton
12:30 BST Börner   4'
Hutchinson   8'
Bannan   22'
Report Lansbury   20'
Bakinson   87'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 April 2021 43 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Bristol City High Wycombe
19:00 BST Ikpeazu   65'
Pattison   81'
Akinfenwa   90+2' (pen.)
Report Bakinson   28' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 April 2021 44 Bristol City 2–3 Luton Town Ashton Gate
13:00 BST Wells   31'
Nagy   38'
Report Collins   59'
Adebayo   68'
Cornick   74'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
1 May 2021 45 Millwall 4–1 Bristol City Bermondsey
15:00 BST Wallace   5'
Malone   31'
Mitchell   45',   52'
Bradshaw   58'
McNamara   68'
Report Conway   16'
Baker   73'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josh Smith
8 May 2021 46 Bristol City 1–3 Brentford Ashton Gate
12:30 BST Palmer   28'
Simpson   54'
Baker   60'
Britton   77',   87'
Report Toney   30',   57'
Mbeumo   78'
Canós   83'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington

FA Cup edit

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[54] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[55]

10 January 2021 Third round Bristol City 2–1 Portsmouth Bristol
13:30 GMT Nagy   5'
Diédhiou   19'
Martin   83'
Report Nicolaisen   32'
Johnson   45+1'
Naylor   82'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 January 2021 Fourth round Millwall 0–3 Bristol City Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Report Diédhiou   32' (pen.)
Wells   58'
Semenyo   72'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
10 February 2021 Fifth round Sheffield United 1–0 Bristol City Sheffield
19:30 GMT Sharp   66' (pen.) Report Mawson   65' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones

EFL Cup edit

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[56] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[57]

5 September 2020 First round Bristol City 2–0 Exeter City Ashton Gate
14:00 BST Paterson   35'
Semenyo   83'
Hunt   90+1'
Report Sparkes   90' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
16 September 2020 Second round Bristol City 4–0 Northampton Town Ashton Gate
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
24 September 2020 Third round Bristol City 0–3 Aston Villa Ashton Gate
19:00 BST Report El Ghazi   11'
Traoré   14'
Watkins   73'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington

Notes edit

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