| Bristol City 2022–23 | ||
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| Club information | ||
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| Manager |  Nigel Pearson
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| Stadium | Ashton Gate | |
| League Season information | ||
| Final League position | Championship, TBD | |
| Cup placements | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round, vs. Manchester City | |
| EFL Cup | First round, Lost 3–1 to Lincoln City | |
| Season statistics | ||
| Top goalscorer | Nahki Wells (7) | |
  
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2023–24 →
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The 2022–23 season was Bristol City's 125th season as a professional football club and their 8th consecutive season back in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship. They also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
Transfers[]
In[]
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2022 | MF | Ben Acey |
 Guernsey |
Free transfer |
| 10 June 2022 | FW | Tim Ap Sion |
Guernsey |
Free transfer |
| 10 June 2022 | RB | Kane Wilson |
Forest Green Rovers |
Compensation |
| 16 June 2022 | CF | Ewan Clark |
Oxford City |
Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2022 | LB |  Kal Naismith |
Luton Town |
Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM |  Mark Sykes |
Oxford United |
Free transfer |
| 5 July 2022 | GK |  Stefan Bajic |
 Pau |
Free transfer |
Out[]
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2022 | AM |  Kasey Palmer |
Coventry City |
Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Khari Allen |
 Unattached |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Louis Britton |
 Cork City |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Robbie Cundy |
Barnsley |
Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CF |  Saikou Janneh |
Cambridge United |
Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Matt Martin |
Plymouth Argyle |
Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Callum O'Dowda |
 Cardiff City |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB |  Barney Soady |
Unattached |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Nathaniel Williams |
Unattached |
Released |
| 13 July 2022 | MF | Reuben McAllister |
 Hibernian |
Undisclosed |
| 21 July 2022 | DM | Tyreeq Bakinson |
Sheffield Wednesday |
Undisclosed |
| 29 August 2022 | CB | Nathan Baker |
Retired
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| 6 January 2023 | CB | Ryley Towler |
Portsmouth |
Undisclosed |
Loans in[]
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Notes |
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Loans out[]
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2022 | RW | Owura Edwards |
Ross County |
End of Season |
| 4 July 2022 | CB | Taylor Moore |
Shrewsbury Town |
End of Season |
| 22 July 2022 | DF | James Taylor |
Cheltenham Town |
3 January 2023 |
| 23 July 2022 | CM | Tommy Backwell |
Bath City |
1 January 2023 |
| 23 July 2022 | CB | Zac Bell |
Bath City |
1 January 2023 |
| 23 July 2022 | FW | Prince Henry |
Yate Town |
1 January 2023 |
| 23 July 2022 | FW | Omar Taylor-Clarke |
Yate Town |
1 September 2022 |
| 28 July 2022 | RW | Sam Pearson |
Yeovil Town |
1 January 2023 |
| 2 August 2022 | MF | Seb Palmer-Houlden |
Chippenham Town |
1 September 2022 |
| 5 August 2022 | GK | Will Buse |
Yeovil Town |
End of Season |
| 18 August 2022 | CB | Duncan Idehen |
Carlisle United |
8 December 2022 |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Ryley Towler |
AFC Wimbledon |
6 January 2023 |
| 14 September 2022 | GK | Harvey Wiles-Richards |
Hereford |
12 October 2022 |
| 16 September 2022 | CM | Josh Owers |
Gloucester City |
6 December 2022 |
| 25 October 2022 | CF | Ewan Clark |
Yeovil Town |
1 January 2023 |
| 26 December 2022 | MF | Ben Acey |
Guernsey |
26 January 2023 |
| 4 January 2023 | CB | Joe Low |
Walsall |
End of Season |
| 6 January 2023 | GK | Mac Boyd |
Melksham Town |
3 February 2023 |
| 6 January 2023 | FW | Brandon Oberteri |
Yate Town |
3 February 2023 |
| 6 January 2023 | RW | Sam Pearson |
AFC Wimbledon |
End of Season |
| 6 January 2023 | FW | Oliver Thomas |
Bath City |
End of Season |
Squad[]
- As of 1 October 2022
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 | Daniel Bentley |
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GK | 13 July 1993 | 142 | 0 | 2019 | Brentford
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Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 12 | Max O'Leary |
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GK | 10 October 1996 | 50 | 0 | 2015 | Academy | Trainee | 2023 |
| 13 | Harvey Wiles-Richards |
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GK | 27 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Bath City
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Free transfer | 2023 |
| 31 | Stefan Bajic |
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GK | 23 December 2001 | 1 | 0 | 2022 | Pau
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Free transfer | 2025 |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Kane Wilson |
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RB/RM | 11 March 2000 | 6 | 1 | 2022 | Forest Green Rovers
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Undisclosed | 2025 |
| 3 | Jay Dasilva |
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LB/LM | 22 April 1998 | 128 | 2 | 2019 | Chelsea
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Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 4 | Kal Naismith |
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LB/CB/RB | 18 April 1992 | 20 | 1 | 2022 | Luton Town
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Free transfer | 2025 |
| 5 | Robert Atkinson |
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CB/LB | 13 July 1998 | 58 | 5 | 2021 | Oxford United
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Undisclosed | 2024 |
| 16 | Cameron Pring |
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LB | 22 January 1998 | 49 | 1 | 2016 | Academy | Trainee | 2023 |
| 19 | George Tanner |
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RB/CB | 16 November 1999 | 23 | 1 | 2021 | Carlisle United
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Undisclosed | 2024 |
| 22 | Tomáš Kalas | 
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CB | 15 May 1993 | 146 | 1 | 2019 | Chelsea
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£8,000,000 | 2023 |
| 25 | Timm Klose |  
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CB | 9 May 1988 | 30 | 1 | 2022 | Norwich City
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Free | 2023 |
| 26 | Zak Vyner |
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CB/RB | 14 May 1997 | 120 | 1 | 2015 | Academy | Trainee | 2023 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Matty James |
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CM/DM | 22 July 1991 | 53 | 1 | 2021 | Leicester City
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Free | 2024 |
| 7 | Alex Scott | 
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CM | 21 August 2003 | 71 | 4 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 8 | Joe Williams |
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DM/CM | 8 December 1996 | 50 | 2 | 2020 | Wigan Athletic
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£1,200,000 | 2024 |
| 10 | Andy King |
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CM/AM/DM | 29 October 1988 | 32 | 1 | 2021 |  OH Leuven
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Free | 2023 |
| 17 | Mark Sykes | 
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CM/RM/LM | 4 August 1997 | 23 | 0 | 2022 | Oxford United
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Free | 2025 |
| 18 | Ayman Benarous |
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CM | 27 July 2003 | 12 | 0 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | 2025 |
| 27 | Dylan Kadji |
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DM/CM | 1 September 2003 | 4 | 1 | 2021 | Academy | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 28 | Sam Pearson |
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RW/LW | 26 October 2001 | 5 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | 2024 |
| 29 | Josh Owers |
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CM | 16 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | Academy | Trainee | 2024 |
| 30 | Han-Noah Massengo |
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CM/DM | 7 July 2001 | 108 | 0 | 2019 | Monaco
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£7,200,000 | 2023 |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Chris Martin |
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CF/SS | 4 November 1988 | 95 | 17 | 2020 | Derby County
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Free | 2023 |
| 11 | Antoine Semenyo | 
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CF/LW | 7 January 2000 | 121 | 19 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | 2023 |
| 14 | Andreas Weimann | 
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SS/CF/RW/LW | 5 August 1991 | 176 | 48 | 2018 | Derby County
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Undisclosed | 2024 |
| 15 | Tommy Conway |
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CF | 6 August 2002 | 42 | 10 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | 2024 |
| 20 | Sam Bell |
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CF | 23 May 2002 | 17 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 21 | Nahki Wells | 
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CF | 1 June 1990 | 128 | 26 | 2020 | Burnley
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Undisclosed | 2023 |
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| Taylor Moore |
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CB/RB | 12 May 1997 | 61 | 1 | 2016 | Lens
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£1,500,000 | 2023 | |
| Duncan Idehen |
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CB | 4 July 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2022 | Carlisle
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Free transfer | 2023 | |
Kits[]
        Home
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     Away
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    Third
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Pre-season and friendlies[]
Bristol City announced their first pre-season fixture on May 24, with a trip to Plymouth Argyle scheduled. A second friendly, against Bournemouth was later confirmed.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Friendly 6 July 2022 | Bristol City | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town | Failand | |
| 14:00 BST | Tanner  70'Conway 90'
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Report | Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| Friendly 12 July 2022 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Failand | |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre |
| Friendly 16 July 2022 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Bristol City | Plymouth | |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Wells 82'
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Stadium: Home Park |
| Friendly 19 July 2022 | Bristol City | 3–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Failand | |
| 14:00 BST | Martin 28' Weimann 46'Sykes 51'
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Report | March ?'
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Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre |
| Friendly 19 July 2022 | Bristol City | 2–2 | Exeter City | Failand | |
| 16:30 BST | Conway 77', 86'
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Report | Coley 11', ?'
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Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre |
| Friendly 23 July 2022 | Bournemouth | 0–1 | Bristol City | Kings Park | |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Martin 49' (pen.)
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Stadium: Vitality Stadium |
Competitions[]
Overall record[]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Championship | 30 July 2022 | 6 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 36.36 | |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| EFL Cup | 10 August 2022 | TBC | First round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 46.15 | ||||
Last updated: 15 September 2022
Source: [ Soccerway]
Championship[]
- Main article:2022–23 EFL Championship
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 56 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 51 | |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 42 | Qualification for EFL Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Watford | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 40 | |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 39 | |
| 6 | Millwall | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 39 | |
| 7 | Luton Town | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 39 | |
| 8 | Sunderland | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 38 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 38 | |
| 10 | Preston North End | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Norwich City | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 36 | |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Reading | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 36 | |
| 14 | Coventry City | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 35 | |
| 15 | Swansea City | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 35 | |
| 16 | Hull City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 33 | |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 32 | |
| 18 | Stoke City | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 30 | |
| 19 | Bristol City | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 29 | |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 28 | |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 27 | |
| 22 | Blackpool | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 26 | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 25 | |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 24 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2023. 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
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
Results summary[]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 |
Last updated: 1 January 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]
Matches[]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup[]
- Main article:2022–23 FA Cup
The Robins were drawn at home to Swansea City in the third round.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Third round 8 January 2023 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Swansea City | Ashton Gate | |
| 12:30 GMT | Naismith  39'Semenyo 75'Pring 84'
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https://www.skysports.com/football/bristol-city-vs-swansea-city/teams/479244 Report] | Piroe 15' Allen 45+3'Wood 62'Darling 69'
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Stadium: Ashton Gate Referee: Craig Pawson |
| Third round replay 17 January 2023 | Swansea City | v | Bristol City | Landore | |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium |
EFL Cup[]
- Main article:2022–23 EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Bristol City were drawn away to Coventry City in the first round and to Wycombe Wanderers in the second round.
| First round 10 August 2022 | Coventry City | 1–4 | Bristol City | Burton upon Trent | |
| 19:45 BST | Walker 34' Allen 62'
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Report | Vyner 1' Naismith 12'Conway 18', 30'Weimann 90+4'
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Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,680 Referee: Peter Wright |
| Second round 24 August 2022 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–3 | Bristol City | High Wycombe | |
| 19:45 BST | Al-Hamadi 50' Gape 78'
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Report | Kadji 7' Wilson 77'Semenyo 90+3'
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Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,116 Referee: Andy Davies |
| Third round 8 November 2022 | Bristol City | 1–3 | Lincoln City | Ashton Gate | |
| 19:45 GMT | Low 34' Conway 80'
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Report | Virtue 6' House 15'O'Connor 49'
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Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 7,961 Referee: Sam Allison |
External links[]
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| Bristol City F.C. matches - 2022–23 |
| 2022–23 EFL Championship |
| Blackburn Rovers (a) · Swansea City (h) · |
| 2022–23 FA Cup |
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| 2022–23 League Cup |
