Bristol City vs Watford match stats & report

5–1 Full time

FA Cup · England · Round of 64 · Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol · Ref T. Reeves

Bristol City stats & fixtures · Watford stats & fixtures

Bristol City beat Watford 5–1 in the FA Cup (Round of 64) on 10 January 2026. Expected goals finished 2.24–0.73. Bristol City had 53% of the ball.

Bristol City vs Watford match statistics

Bristol CityWatford

53% Ball possession 47%
2.24 Expected goals (xG) 0.73
13 Total shots 8
7 Shots on target 1
4 Shots off target 5
2 Blocked shots 2
11 Shots inside the box 5
3 Corners 4
5 Fouls 12
3 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
516 Passes 452
83% Pass accuracy 81%
0 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

2' Goal E. Riis (assist Neto Borges) Bristol City
37' Goal A. Mehmeti (assist E. Riis) Bristol City
60' Yellow card J. Abankwah Watford
66' Goal R. Atkinson (assist S. Twine) Bristol City
68' Goal E. Riis (assist Neto Borges) Bristol City
74' Goal J. Grieves (assist Vivaldo Semedo) Watford
76' Goal E. Riis (assist George Earthy) Bristol City
79' Yellow card J. Lumley Bristol City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Bristol City

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Roy Hodgson

13 J. Lumley

5 R. Atkinson 16 R. Dickie 19 G. Tanner

21 Neto Borges 40 Sam Morsy 12 J. Knight 14 Z. Vyner

11 A. Mehmeti 20 S. Bell

18 E. Riis

Bench M. O’Leary , C. Pring , A. Randell , Y. Hirakawa , S. Twine , H. Roberts , H. Cornick , Sinclair Armstrong , George Earthy

Watford

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Edward Still

12 N. Baxter

22 J. Morris 4 K. Keben 6 M. Pollock 25 J. Abankwah

10 Imrân Louza 29 J. Pétris

66 N. Irankunda 23 N. Mendy 17 Moussa Sissoko

18 Vivaldo Semedo

Bench E. Selvik , H. Kyprianou , T. Ince , L. Kjerrumgaard , M. Bola , Formose Mendy , K. Baah , O. Maamma , J. Grieves

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
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
26 Dec 23	Watford v Bristol City	1–4

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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