Championship
·Matchday 8
Featured match
- D. Ballard 31'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Bristol City beat Watford 1-0. Scorers for Bristol City: D. Ballard 31'. Watford had 64% of possession.
Bristol City
Watford
- Full-time 1 - 0
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88'
G. Yah Out: A. Randell · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: G. Yah comes on for A. Randell
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88'
Lisav Eissat Out: N. Eile · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: Lisav Eissat comes on for N. Eile
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81'
M. Pollock Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for M. Pollock (Watford)
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70'
C. Pring Out: S. Greenwood · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: C. Pring comes on for S. Greenwood
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70'
M. Boadu Out: Mamadou Doumbia · Watford Substitution for Watford: M. Boadu comes on for Mamadou Doumbia
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63'
J. Wallace Out: Yu Hirakawa · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: J. Wallace comes on for Yu Hirakawa
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63'
L. Tolaj Out: D. Ballard · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: L. Tolaj comes on for D. Ballard
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62'
S. Mavididi Out: Amin Nabizada · Watford Substitution for Watford: S. Mavididi comes on for Amin Nabizada
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62'
O. Maamma Out: R. Vata · Watford Substitution for Watford: O. Maamma comes on for R. Vata
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62'
Albert Eames Out: Branimir Mlačić · Watford Substitution for Watford: Albert Eames comes on for Branimir Mlačić
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54'
Edouard Kayembe Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Edouard Kayembe (Watford)
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54'
J. Williams Yellow card · Bristol City J. Williams of Bristol City is booked
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54'
J. Knight Yellow card · Bristol City Yellow card for J. Knight (Bristol City)
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54'
Branimir Mlačić Yellow card · Watford Branimir Mlačić of Watford is booked
- Half-time 1 - 0
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31'
D. Ballard 1-0 Goal · Assist: Rio Cardines · Bristol City Goal! D. Ballard scores for Bristol City, set up by Rio Cardines. It is 1-0
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25'
Amin Nabizada Yellow card · Watford Amin Nabizada of Watford is booked
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21'
Mamadou Doumbia Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Mamadou Doumbia (Watford)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Bristol City
Watford
WWWLL
Last 5 matches DLLWL
1.1Goals scored per match0.9
1.4Goals conceded per match1.5
1Clean sheets1
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Bristol City4-2-3-1
Watford3-4-1-2
29
6.9
Mlačić
54'62'
Branimir Mlačić
- 54'Yellow card
- 62'Out
- 81'Yellow card
20
7.0
Greenwood
70'
S. Greenwood
- 70'Out
- 54'Yellow card
- 63'Out
4
7.2
Randell
88'
A. Randell
- 88'Out
- 54'Yellow card
Bristol City4-2-3-1
Coach: Roy Hodgson
Starting XI
- 1GK S. Tickle 6.9
- 19DF G. Tanner 7.7
- 38DF N. Eile88' 7.0
- 5DF R. Atkinson 7.2
- 21DF Rio Cardines 7.7
- 8MF J. Williams54' 7.0
- 4MF A. Randell88' 7.2
- 7MF Yu Hirakawa63' 6.7
- 12MF J. Knight54' 6.3
- 20MF S. Greenwood70' 7.0
- 23FW D. Ballard31'63' 8.2
Substitutes
- 40GK B. Collins
- 3DF C. Pring70' 6.6
- 2DF Lisav Eissat88'
- 14MF Tomi Horvat
- 10MF S. Twine
- 27MF G. Yah88'
- 17MF J. Wallace63' 6.6
- 45FW E. Adebayo
- 9FW L. Tolaj63' 7.0
Watford3-4-1-2
Coach: Alessio Dionisi
Starting XI
- 1GK F. Ravaglia 7.3
- 4DF K. Keben 6.3
- 6DF M. Pollock81' 6.9
- 29DF Branimir Mlačić54'62' 6.9
- 11MF R. Vata62' 6.2
- 5MF H. Kyprianou 6.9
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe54' 7.0
- 21MF Amin Nabizada25'62' 6.5
- 17FW Iker Bravo 6.3
- 20FW Mamadou Doumbia21'70' 6.5
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard 6.3
Substitutes
- 24GK S. Walker
- 26GK D. Bachmann
- 53DF J. Clarridge
- 56— A. Eames
- 45FW S. Mavididi62' 6.3
- 10FW M. Boadu70' 6.3
- 43FW J. Grieves
- 7FW O. Maamma62' 6.3
- 19FW N. Chikovani
Bristol City
Watford
36%
64%
17
Shots
10
7
On target
2
5
Off target
3
2
Corners
5
11
Fouls
15
3
Offsides
0
2
Yellow cards
5
2
Saves
6
270
Passes
491
77%
Pass accuracy
85%
1.56
Expected goals
0.52
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swansea
|
9 | 15 | 7 | 15:7 | +8 | 20 |
| 2 |
Middlesbrough
|
9 | 17 | 12 | 17:12 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 |
West Ham
|
9 | 23 | 12 | 23:12 | +11 | 16 |
| 4 |
Stoke City
|
9 | 15 | 13 | 15:13 | +2 | 16 |
| 5 |
Wolves
|
8 | 15 | 11 | 15:11 | +4 | 14 |
| 6 |
QPR
|
9 | 11 | 8 | 11:8 | +3 | 14 |
| 7 |
Birmingham
|
9 | 13 | 11 | 13:11 | +2 | 14 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
9 | 16 | 15 | 16:15 | +1 | 14 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
9 | 10 | 9 | 10:9 | +1 | 14 |
| 10 |
Bristol City
|
9 | 12 | 13 | 12:13 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 |
Southampton
|
9 | 20 | 10 | 20:10 | +10 | 13 |
| 12 |
Charlton
|
9 | 8 | 11 | 8:11 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 |
Blackburn
|
9 | 14 | 13 | 14:13 | +1 | 12 |
| 14 |
Sheffield Utd
|
9 | 12 | 11 | 12:11 | +1 | 12 |
| 15 |
Wrexham
|
9 | 10 | 13 | 10:13 | -3 | 11 |
| 16 |
Lincoln
|
9 | 7 | 11 | 7:11 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 |
Bolton
|
9 | 12 | 17 | 12:17 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 |
Norwich
|
9 | 17 | 19 | 17:19 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 |
Portsmouth
|
8 | 9 | 11 | 9:11 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 |
Watford
|
9 | 7 | 14 | 7:14 | -7 | 8 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
9 | 11 | 14 | 11:14 | -3 | 7 |
| 22 |
Burnley
|
9 | 13 | 17 | 13:17 | -4 | 7 |
| 23 |
Derby
|
9 | 8 | 15 | 8:15 | -7 | 6 |
| 24 |
Preston
|
9 | 8 | 16 | 8:16 | -8 | 4 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Bristol City wins3Draws3
Watford wins3Last meetings
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27 February 2026 · Championship
Bristol City
1-2
Watford
-
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