Bristol City vs Watford match stats & report

1–0 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 8 · Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol · Ref Oliver Langford

Bristol City stats & fixtures · Watford stats & fixtures

Bristol City beat Watford 1–0 in the Championship on 18 September 2026. Watford had 64% of the ball.

Bristol City vs Watford match statistics

Bristol CityWatford

36% Ball possession 64%
17 Total shots 10
7 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 5
12 Shots inside the box 3
2 Corners 5
11 Fouls 15
3 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
270 Passes 492
2 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

21' Yellow card M. Doumbia Watford
25' Yellow card Amin Nabizada Watford
31' Goal D. Ballard (assist Rio Cardines) Bristol City
54' Yellow card B. Mlacic Watford
54' Yellow card J. Knight Bristol City
54' Yellow card J. Williams Bristol City
54' Yellow card E. Kayembe Watford
81' Yellow card M. Pollock Watford

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Bristol City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Roy Hodgson

1 S. Tickle

21 Rio Cardines 5 R. Atkinson 38 N. Eile 19 G. Tanner

4 A. Randell 8 J. Williams

20 S. Greenwood 12 J. Knight 7 Y. Hirakawa

23 D. Ballard

Bench B. Collins , C. Pring , L. Eissat , T. Horvat , S. Twine , G. Yah , J. Wallace , E. Adebayo , L. Tolaj

Watford

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Alessio Dionisi

1 F. Ravaglia

29 B. Mlacic 6 M. Pollock 4 K. Keben

21 Amin Nabizada 39 E. Kayembe 5 H. Kyprianou 11 R. Vata

17 Iker Bravo

9 L. Kjerrumgaard 20 M. Doumbia

Bench Sam Walker , D. Bachmann , James Clarridge , A. Eames , S. Mavididi , M. Boadu , J. Grieves , O. Maamma , N. Chikovani

Out and doubtful

R. Dickie Bristol City Out — Knee Injury
J. Ngakia Watford Out — Thigh Injury
J. Zemura Watford Out — Muscle Injury
K. Baah Watford Out — Knock
M. Bola Watford Out — Hamstring Injury
B. De Keersmaecker Bristol City Out — Shoulder Injury
L. McNally Bristol City Out — Knee Injury
E. Bove Watford Out — Knee Injury
T. Akomeah Watford Out — Lacking Match Fitness

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Bristol City at home

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Watford away

0–2–8 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.6 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Bristol City vs Watford head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Feb 26	Bristol City v Watford	1–2
10 Jan 26	Bristol City v Watford	5–1
7 Nov 25	Watford v Bristol City	1–1
5 Apr 25	Bristol City v Watford	2–1
26 Nov 24	Watford v Bristol City	1–0
20 Jan 24	Bristol City v Watford	1–1

The full Bristol City vs Watford head-to-head record