Bristol City vs Watford
Championship · 2026 · Regular Season - 8
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Championship · 2026 · Regular Season - 8
Ashton Gate Stadium, BristolCapacity 27,000
Timeline
- Kick-off
- 21'Yellow card. M. DoumbiaYellow Card · FoulTeam: Watford
- 25'Yellow card. Amin NabizadaYellow Card · FoulTeam: Watford
- 31'1-0Goal. Dominic Ballard (Rio Cardines)Normal GoalTeam: Bristol City
- 1-0Half time
- Second half
- 54'Yellow card. Branimir MlačićYellow Card · ArgumentTeam: Watford
- 54'Yellow card. Jason KnightYellow Card · ArgumentTeam: Bristol City
- 54'Yellow card. J. WilliamsYellow Card · ArgumentTeam: Bristol City
- 54'Yellow card. Edo KayembeYellow Card · ArgumentTeam: Watford
- 62'Substitution. Branimir Mlačić replaced by Albert EamesSubstitution 1Team: Watford
- 62'Substitution. Rocco Vata replaced by Othmane MaammaSubstitution 2Team: Watford
- 62'Substitution. Amin Nabizada replaced by Stephy MavididiSubstitution 3Team: Watford
- 63'Substitution. Dominic Ballard replaced by L. TolajSubstitution 1Team: Bristol City
- 63'Substitution. Y. Hirakawa replaced by J. WallaceSubstitution 2Team: Bristol City
- 70'Substitution. M. Doumbia replaced by Myron BoaduSubstitution 4Team: Watford
- 70'Substitution. Sam Greenwood replaced by C. PringSubstitution 3Team: Bristol City
- 81'Yellow card. M. PollockYellow Card · FoulTeam: Watford
- 88'Substitution. N. Eile replaced by Lisav Naif EissatSubstitution 4Team: Bristol City
- 88'Substitution. A. Randell replaced by G. YahSubstitution 5Team: Bristol City
- 1-0Full time
Line-ups
Bristol City
Formation 4-2-3-1
Watford
Formation 3-4-1-2
Bristol City
4-2-3-1
Substitutes
- 2Lisav Naif Eissat
- 3C. Pring
- 9L. Tolaj
- 10S. Twine
- 14T. Horvat
- 17J. Wallace
- 27G. Yah
- 40B. Collins
- 45Elijah Adebayo
Coach: Roy Hodgson
Watford
3-4-1-2
Substitutes
- 7Othmane Maamma
- 10Myron Boadu
- 19N. Chikovani
- 24S. Walker
- 26Daniel Bachmann
- 43J. Grieves
- 45Stephy Mavididi
- 53James Andrew Clarridge
- 56Albert Eames
Coach: Alessio Dionisi
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Match statistics
- 36%
- Possession
- 64%
- 17
- Shots
- 9
- 7
- Shots on target
- 1
- 5
- Shots off target
- 3
- 5
- Shots blocked
- 5
- 12
- Shots inside the box
- 3
- 5
- Shots outside the box
- 5
- 1
- Saves
- 6
- 2
- Corners
- 4
- 2
- Offsides
- 0
- 11
- Fouls
- 15
- 2
- Yellow cards
- 5
- 266
- Passes
- 483
- 205
- Accurate passes
- 414
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Championship
| Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | +11 | 29 |
| 2 | 15 | +6 | 29 |
| 3 | 15 | +14 | 28 |
| 4 | 15 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 | 15 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | 14 | +13 | 26 |
| 7 | 14 | +5 | 26 |
| 8 | 15 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | 15 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | 15 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | 15 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | 15 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | 15 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | 15 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | 15 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | 15 | -17 | 8 |
Head to head
Up to the ten most recent meetings between these clubs in the fixtures we hold.
- Bristol City
- 3
- Drawn
- 3
- Watford
- 4
The record over the 10 meetings listed below.
- Bristol City

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WatfordFTFA Cup - Watford

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Bristol CityFTChampionship - Bristol City

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Bristol CityFTChampionship - Watford

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Bristol City beat Watford 1-0 in the Championship on Friday 18 September. 442ball records this match from the fixture feed and recomputes every table and total from the match record rather than copying a feed.
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