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Bristol City Host Leicester in Championship Clash

Published 11 December 2025

Bristol City hosted Leicester City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Wednesday evening in a key Championship matchup, with both teams aiming to climb the table amid a tight race for playoff spots. The fixture, kicking off at 7:45 p.m., pitted the seventh-placed Robins against the 14th-placed Foxes, separated by just two points after 19 games each.

Bristol City entered the contest on the back of a frustrating 1-0 home defeat to Millwall on Saturday, which saw them drop out of the top six. Mihailo Ivanovic's second-half goal for the visitors ended a run of three straight wins for Gerhard Struber's side and highlighted defensive vulnerabilities, including a post-match altercation between the benches. With 29 points, the Robins sat two points behind fourth-placed Ipswich Town, and a victory could propel them as high as fourth depending on other results. Struber faced selection dilemmas with a quick turnaround, particularly regarding midfielder Jason Knight and defender Cam Pring, as the team sought to replicate past successes against Leicester, such as a 1-0 win at Ashton Gate in March 2024 driven by Anis Mehmeti's strike.

Leicester City, meanwhile, arrived in buoyant mood following their...

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