In the Friendlies Clubs game on 1 August 2026, Plymouth beat Bristol City 0:0. Match numbers: corners 3:5, possession, % 46:54.
Match report
Plymouth and Bristol City played out a 0:0 draw in a Club Friendly on 1 August 2026. Both sides came off recent results that showed contrasting fortunes. The hosts had won four of their last five friendlies, while Bristol City's form was less consistent.
The match settled into a measured rhythm from the start. Plymouth made an early change at the half-hour mark, bringing on M. Baidoo. Bristol City responded at 59 minutes with a substitution for A. Mitchell, followed by M. Cooper at 60.
The yellow card count rose in the second half with X. Amaechi booked at 61 minutes. Three more substitutions followed in quick succession — W. Harding, A. Pepple and C. Pring between 70 and 79 minutes. Two more yellows came at the death in the 88th minute.
The statistics told a story of parity. Both teams registered 54 attacks and neither recorded a goal kick. Possession divided almost evenly at 46 per cent to 54 per cent in Bristol City's favour. The visitors won five corners to Plymouth's three.
Neither side managed to break the deadlock despite making seven substitutions between them. The result extends Plymouth's recent unbeaten run, though it was a friendly rather than a competitive fixture. Bristol City leave without a win or loss to add to their mixed pre-season record.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %46–54
Attacks54–54
Corners3–5
Free kicks15–16
HT⇄32' M. Baidoo — Substitution⇄59' A. Mitchell — Substitution⇄60' M. Cooper — Substitution🟨61' X. Amaechi — Yellow card⇄70' W. Harding — Substitution⇄77' A. Pepple — Substitution⇄79' C. Pring — Substitution⇄85' S. Twine — Substitution🟨88' Yellow card🟨88' Yellow card
