Predicted Lineups and Player Updates for Bristol City vs Stoke City 02/05/26 - Championship News

By Andre Moura, FootballPredictions.NET, 07:33 01/05/2026

Bristol City will do battle with visiting rivals Stoke City at Ashton Gate Stadium in the Championship clash on Saturday. We have the latest player updates and predicted teams line ups.

Bristol City will be wanting a better result here following the 2-1 Championship loss in their previous game against Birmingham City. It seems likely that The Robins should line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation for this game, beginning the first half with Radek Vítek, Ross McCrorie, Noah Eile, Neto Borges, Cameron Pring, Sam Morsy, Jason Knight, Scott Twine, Tomi Horvat, Samuel Bell and Delano Burgzorg.

Max Bird, Luke McNally and Cameron Pring are unavailable for Bristol City gaffer Roy Hodgson.

Possible Bristol City team for the game against Stoke City

Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Portsmouth in Championship action, Stoke City and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one. We’re of the thinking that The Potters will likely make use of a 4-2-3-1 lineup using Tommy Simkin, Sydney Agina, R. Otegbayo, Ashley Phillips, Eric Junior Bocat, Tatsuki Seko, Ben Pearson, Sam Gallagher, Lamine Cissé, Sorba Thomas and Robert Bozenik.

Stoke boss Mark Robins has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Junior Tchamadeu (Knee injury), Maksym Taloverov (Ligament injury) and Gavin Bazunu (Thigh problems) are not ready for selection.

Probable Stoke City team

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