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Anis Mehmeti of Bristol City celebrates after scoring against Portsmouth(Image: Bristol City\/ Focus Images Limited)Radek Vitek – 7.5<\/p>\nBristol Live’s Bristol City player ratings as Gerhard Struber’s Robins beat Portsmouth at Fratton Park thanks to Anis Mehmeti’s header<\/p>\n
15:14, 29 Nov 2025Updated 15:19, 29 Nov 2025<\/p>\n
Anis Mehmeti of Bristol City celebrates after scoring against Portsmouth(Image: Bristol City\/ Focus Images Limited)Radek Vitek – 7.5<\/p>\n
Bristol City\u2019s current number one didn\u2019t have an awful lot to do in the first hralf at Fratton Park, but on the couple of occasions he was called into action, he did what was required of him to keep Portsmouth out. The Manchester United loanee<\/a> was a fair bit busier in the second half and pulled off a superb save to deny Colby Bishop late on. A seventh clean sheet of the campaign is nothing to be sniffed at.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Portsmouth vs Bristol City live: Struber makes two changes as Knight out of Robins squad<\/a>READ MORE: Portsmouth’s John Mousinho shares Gerhard Struber verdict in ‘dangerous’ Bristol City appraisal<\/a>George Tanner – 8.5<\/p>\n Against one of the Championship\u2019s better wide men over the course of the last few seasons, Josh Murphy, George Tanner did brilliantly well to marshal the Portsmouth winger as much as he possibly could. The Bristol City<\/a> defender\u2019s tackle early in the second half to initially hold up and then dispossess Murphy on the counter was excellent, and it wasn\u2019t the only big tackle he made in the contest. In a second half which required a lot more defending than it did attacking, Tanner was superb.<\/p>\n Rob Dickie – 8<\/p>\n In this fixture last season, Portsmouth forward Colby Bishop was able to bully the Bristol City backline as he outfought and outmuscled the Robins\u2019 back three on that day. That certainly wasn\u2019t the case on Saturday afternoon, where Rob Dickie marshalled the forward brilliantly<\/a>, winning seemingly every duel he entered and throwing his body in front of anything and everything he could. In recent weeks, he has thrived in these more physical affairs and that played a major role in securing the points for City.<\/p>\n Zak Vyner – 7.5<\/p>\n How much more solid do Bristol City look with Zak Vyner in the backline? The defender was called into action early in the second half when he hacked what looked to be a certain leveller off the goal line and remained involved throughout the remainder of the contest. Although the 28-year-old didn\u2019t perhaps have the stand-out moments like George Tanner or Rob Dickie, he was solid as well.<\/p>\n Ross McCrorie – 6.5<\/p>\n The Scotsman was a busy man up and down the right flank as he both looked to provide an attacking threat and assist George Tanner defensively<\/a>. While he had a couple of slightly shaky touches and seemed to end up in slightly strange positions sometimes, he didn\u2019t stop running and ran himself into the ground. Without his effort and application, particularly in the closing exchanges, I\u2019m not sure City see that game out.<\/p>\n Bristol City looking to build on last season’s play-off finish under Gerhard Struber and you won’t miss a beat with our free newsletter.<\/p>\n All the latest news, views, interviews, gossip and analysis concerning the Robins, delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n It’s completely free and you can sign up HERE<\/a><\/p>\n Adam Randell – 7.5<\/p>\n Mr Reliable once again. In Jason Knight\u2019s absence, Adam Randell has stood up brilliantly<\/a> and once again at Fratton Park, he kept things ticking over consistently as the beating heart of Bristol City\u2019s team. Whenever the ball is loose, he seems to have a knack for getting there first and in matches like Saturday\u2019s at Fratton Park, that simply cannot be undervalued. The Robins look to have found a player.<\/p>\n Mark Sykes – 7.5<\/p>\n The latest player to partner Adam Randell in the middle of the park for Bristol City, Mark Sykes, was stationed in a slightly more unusual position on Saturday lunchtime, but performed well. The Ireland international was lively in the first half as he looked to drive the Robins forward where possible and got stuck in out of possession. Kept things ticking over and popped up at some important times in the second half to help see the result out. A good first showing in central midfield.<\/p>\n Neto Borges – 8<\/p>\n While it was Anis Mehmeti\u2019s header that gave Bristol City the lead, Neto Borges\u2019 cross from the left flank<\/a> deserves plenty of praise as it looked to make it harder to miss than score. The Brazilian brilliantly curled onto the head of the winger after just 18 minutes and continued to impress, both in and out of possession, in the remainder of the opening period. Like many others in the second half, he had plenty to do defensively and barring one or two every so slightly shaky moments, he stood up to the task. That wasn\u2019t the Brazilian far away from his best.<\/p>\n Anis Mehmeti – 8<\/p>\n This season, an awful lot of what Bristol City do well tends to come through Anis Mehmeti<\/a>. The winger got into some good areas early on at Fratton Park, but was perhaps guilty of not taking full advantage of those positions. That changed, however, when he rose very well to turn Neto Borges\u2019 cross home midway through the first half. It was a brilliant header, and the sort of goal you don\u2019t expect from Mehmeti. He could have and perhaps should have left the south coast with more than a single goal to his name, but he was the difference maker. What a season he is having.<\/p>\n Scott Twine (off for Yu Hirakawa, 90+2) – 8<\/p>\n On his return to the squad, Bristol City\u2019s number 10 was very involved in the first half as he repeatedly picked up the ball in good positions and threaded some smart passes beyond the Portsmouth backline. Scott Twine\u2019s display in the second half was much more about what he did off the ball, rather than on it. The attacking midfield didn\u2019t stop running as he harried and pressed all over the park and even popped up with a couple of superb tackles. A performance, particularly after Wednesday, which showed his importance to this side.<\/p>\n Join Bristol City Live’s Whatsapp community for all the biggest Bristol City stories sent straight to your phone<\/strong><\/p>\n Bristol City Live<\/a> is now on WhatsApp and we want you to join our community.<\/p>\n Through the app, we\u2019ll send the Bristol City news, live match coverage, team news, transfers, fixtures, analysis and more straight to your phone.<\/p>\n To join our community you need to already have WhatsApp. All you need to do is click this link and select \u2018Join Community\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Bristol Live<\/a> team.<\/p>\n We also treat community members to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out at any time you like.<\/p>\n To leave our community, click on the name at the top of your screen and choose \u2018Exit group\u2019.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n Click here to join our WhatsApp community.<\/a><\/p>\n Emil Riis (off for Sinclair Armstrong, 61) – 6.5<\/p>\n In the opening exchanges, Emil Riis did, on a couple of occasions, get a couple of relatively straightforward passes wrong, but he grew into the first half. The Dane ran the channels well and linked up play with his back to goal smartly to bring the two attacking midfielders stationed behind him into the game. Kept working hard after the restart and came close with a right-footed shot, which wouldn\u2019t have counted, before being replaced by Sinclair Armstrong on the hour. A reasonable showing.<\/p>\n Substitutes:Sinclair Armstrong – 6.5<\/p>\n Ran the channels well to see things out in what was a dramatic second-half.<\/p>\n Yu Hirakawa – N\/A<\/p>\n READ MORE: Why Bristol City started slowly in Wrexham defeat as Gerhard Struber explains ‘mental topic’<\/a>READ MORE: ‘This is me’ – Bristol City’s Sinclair Armstrong on rediscovering himself, faith and what’s next<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bristol Live’s Bristol City player ratings as Gerhard Struber’s Robins beat Portsmouth at Fratton Park thanks to Anis…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":601572,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,2686,10648,748,393,14590,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-601571","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-bristol-city-fc","10":"tag-bristol-live","11":"tag-britain","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-football-league-championship","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115633781481073076","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/601572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758015353_222_0_GettyImages-2232406771.jpg\")
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