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Bristol City vs Watford

Championship
Bristol City
BRC
5-1
Final
Watford
WAT
Ashton Gate

Match pulse

BRCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
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60'James AbankwahWAT79'Joe LumleyBRC
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Who won: Bristol City 5-1

Bristol City beat Watford 5-1 on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Ashton Gate. Goals for Bristol City: Emil Riis Jakobsen (2', 68', 76'), Anis Mehmeti (37') and Robert Atkinson (66'). Goals for Watford: Jack Grieves (74').

What it means

  • Watford has won 4 straight.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 11h ago
Sir Elton John slates Watford form 'decline'
ESPN · Sep 11
Ex-West Ham striker Michail Antonio returns to English football with Watford
Recap · Aug 22
Wrexham still winless after frustrating Watford draw
ESPN · Aug 22
Outrageous back-heel, goal of the season contender scored for Bristol City in draw vs. Birmingham
ESPN · Aug 16
Southampton mocked over 'Spygate' in Championship opener defeat to Watford
ESPN · Aug 15
Nestory Irankunda leaves Watford for Portuguese giants Sporting CP
ESPN · May 5
Does Roy Hodgson joining Bristol City make sense?
ESPN · May 2
Roy Hodgson says it is 'unlikely' he will manage again as Bristol City spell ends with win

Lineups

Watford20th in English League Championship
Lineup (5-4-1)
  1. 1Nathan BaxterG
  2. 2Matthew PollockCD
  3. 3Kévin KebenCD-L
  4. 4James AbankwahCD-R
  5. 5James MorrisLB
  6. 6Jeremy PetrisRB
  7. 7Imran LouzaCM-L
  8. 8Nampalys MendyCM-R
  9. 9Nestory IrankundaLM
  10. 10Moussa SissokoRM
  11. 11Vivaldo SemedoF
Bristol City10th in English League Championship
Lineup (3-4-2-1)
  1. 1Joe LumleyG
  2. 2Robert DickieCD
  3. 3Robert AtkinsonCD-L
  4. 4George TannerCD-R
  5. 5Sam MorsyCM-L
  6. 6Jason KnightCM-R
  7. 7Neto BorgesLM
  8. 8Zak VynerRM
  9. 9Emil Riis JakobsenF
  10. 10Anis MehmetiCF-L
  11. 11Sam BellCF-R

Head to head

BRC leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Bristol City 4, Watford 1 (Dec 26)

Last 5

WAT
  • Wvs BIR3-0
  • W@ NOR1-0
  • W@ LEI2-1
  • Wvs STK1-0
  • T@ WXM2-2
BRC
  • Lvs PNE0-2
  • Wvs POR5-0
  • L@ MIL1-2
  • W@ WBA2-1
  • Wvs MID2-0

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Game info

Venue
Ashton Gate, Bristol, England · Attendance 13,312
Officials
Tom Reeves

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Season seriesBRC leads series 2-1-2