Championship
·Matchday 35
Featured match
- S. Twine 36'
- L. Kjerrumgaard 7'
- J. Ngakia 77'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Bristol City 2-1. Scorers for Bristol City: S. Twine 36'. Scorers for Watford: L. Kjerrumgaard 7', J. Ngakia 77'. Bristol City had 65% of possession.
Bristol City
Watford
- Full-time 1 - 2
Added time: 7 minutes
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90+7'
D. Burgzorg Yellow card · Bristol City Yellow card for D. Burgzorg (Bristol City)
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90+3'
M. Bola Out: Imrân Louza · Watford Substitution for Watford: M. Bola comes on for Imrân Louza
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86'
P. Ekwah Out: Nampalys Mendy · Watford Substitution for Watford: P. Ekwah comes on for Nampalys Mendy
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86'
E. Bove Out: Giorgi Chakvetadze · Watford Substitution for Watford: E. Bove comes on for Giorgi Chakvetadze
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86'
Edouard Kayembe Yellow card · Watford Edouard Kayembe of Watford is booked
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84'
G. Earthy Out: Ross McCrorie · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: G. Earthy comes on for Ross McCrorie
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84'
D. Burgzorg Out: Tomi Horvat · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: D. Burgzorg comes on for Tomi Horvat
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77'
J. Ngakia 1-2 Goal · Watford Goal for Watford! J. Ngakia makes it 1-2
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76'
C. Pring Out: M. Sykes · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: C. Pring comes on for M. Sykes
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69'
M. Pollock Out: Saba Goglichidze · Watford Substitution for Watford: M. Pollock comes on for Saba Goglichidze
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69'
T. Ince Out: Nestory Irankunda · Watford Substitution for Watford: T. Ince comes on for Nestory Irankunda
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61'
S. Armstrong Out: E. Riis · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: S. Armstrong comes on for E. Riis
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61'
M. Bird Out: S. Twine · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: M. Bird comes on for S. Twine
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58'
S. Mfuni Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for S. Mfuni (Watford)
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58'
J. Ngakia Yellow card · Watford J. Ngakia of Watford is booked
- Half-time 1 - 1
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36'
S. Twine 1-1 Goal · Assist: A. Randell · Bristol City Goal! S. Twine scores for Bristol City, set up by A. Randell. It is 1-1
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26'
Neto Borges Yellow card · Bristol City Neto Borges of Bristol City is booked
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7'
L. Kjerrumgaard 0-1 Goal · Assist: Edouard Kayembe · Watford Edouard Kayembe provides, L. Kjerrumgaard finishes for Watford (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Bristol City
Watford
LWDLW
Last 5 matches DLDWL
1.4Goals scored per match0.7
1.6Goals conceded per match1.6
2Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Bristol City3-4-2-1
Watford4-4-2
21
6.6
Mfuni
58'
S. Mfuni
- 58'Yellow card
- 69'Out
- 58'Yellow card
- 77'Goal
10
7.3
Twine
36'61'
S. Twine
- 36'Goal
- 61'Out
- 84'Out
2
6.3
McCrorie
84'
Ross McCrorie
- 84'Out
- 76'Out
Bristol City3-4-2-1
Coach: Roy Hodgson
Starting XI
- 23GK R. Vítek 7.0
- 19DF G. Tanner 7.3
- 38DF N. Eile 6.3
- 21DF Neto Borges26' 6.7
- 17MF M. Sykes76' 6.7
- 12MF J. Knight 6.6
- 4MF A. Randell 7.9
- 2MF Ross McCrorie84' 6.3
- 14FW Tomi Horvat84' 7.3
- 10FW S. Twine36'61' 7.3
- 18FW E. Riis61' 6.5
Substitutes
- 13GK J. Lumley
- 40MF Sam Morsy
- 6MF M. Bird61' 6.7
- 11FW D. Burgzorg84'90+7' 6.3
- 3DF C. Pring76' 6.3
- 30FW S. Armstrong61' 6.3
- 20FW S. Bell
- 44MF G. Earthy84' 6.7
- 24DF S. Naylor
Watford4-4-2
Coach: Edward Still
Starting XI
- 1GK Egil Selvik 7.5
- 2DF J. Ngakia58'77' 7.6
- 25DF J. Abankwah 6.2
- 3DF Saba Goglichidze69' 6.3
- 21DF S. Mfuni58' 6.6
- 66MF Nestory Irankunda69' 6.5
- 10MF Imrân Louza90+3' 7.3
- 23MF Nampalys Mendy86' 7.2
- 8MF Giorgi Chakvetadze86' 6.7
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard7' 7.3
- 39FW Edouard Kayembe86' 7.0
Substitutes
- 12GK N. Baxter
- 7MF T. Ince69' 6.7
- 16DF M. Bola90+3'
- 15MF E. Bove86' 6.3
- 6DF M. Pollock69' 6.9
- 17MF P. Ekwah86' 6.7
- 29DF J. Petris
- 18FW Vivaldo Semedo
- 53FW Amin Nabizada
Bristol City
Watford
65%
35%
11
Shots
11
4
On target
4
3
Off target
4
3
Corners
3
6
Fouls
10
1
Offsides
1
2
Yellow cards
3
2
Saves
3
646
Passes
350
87%
Pass accuracy
79%
0.89
Expected goals
0.99
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Bristol City wins3Draws3
Watford wins2Last meetings
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10 January 2026 · FA Cup
Bristol City
5-1
Watford
-
7 November 2025 · Championship
Watford
1-1
Bristol City
-
5 April 2025 · Championship
Bristol City
2-1
Watford
-
26 November 2024 · Championship
Watford
1-0
Bristol City
-
20 January 2024 · Championship
Bristol City
1-1
Watford
-
26 December 2023 · Championship
Watford
1-4
Bristol City
-
15 April 2023 · Championship
Watford
2-0
Bristol City
-
12 November 2022 · Championship
Bristol City
0-0
Watford