Bristol City vs Watford

Championship

Bristol City

14-8-13

1-2

Final

Watford

13-12-10

Ashton Gate

Match pulse

BRCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'WAT

65%Possession35%

11Shots11

4On target4

3Corners3

2Saves3

6Fouls10

26'Neto BorgesBRC58'Stephen MfuniWAT58'Jeremy NgakiaWAT86'Edo KayembeWAT90'+7'Delano BurgzorgBRC

Team	1H	2H	T
BRC	1	0	1
WAT	1	1	2

Who won: Watford 2-1

Watford beat Bristol City 2-1 on Friday, February 27, 2026 at Ashton Gate. Goals for Bristol City: Scott Twine (36'). Goals for Watford: Luca Kjerrumgaard (7') and Jeremy Ngakia (77').

Play by play

Match ends, Bristol City 1, Watford 2.
Second Half ends, Bristol City 1, Watford 2.
90'+7'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
E. Kayembe
90'+7'
Yellow card
Delano Burgzorg (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
D. Burgzorg
90'+6'
Free kick won
Pierre Ekwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Bristol City).
90'+5'
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by George Tanner.
90'+3'
Sub
Subbed on for I. Louza
Substitution, Watford. Marc Bola replaces Imrân Louza.
M. Bola
90'+3'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Max Bird (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Cameron Pring with a cross.
M. Bird
90'+1'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Max Bird (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by George Earthy.
M. Bird
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
87'BRC
Corner awarded
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
86'
Yellow card
Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
E. Kayembe
86'
Free kick won
George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Foul
Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
86'
Sub
Subbed on for N. Mendy
Substitution, Watford. Pierre Ekwah replaces Nampalys Mendy.
P. Ekwah
86'
Sub
Subbed on for G. Chakvetadze
Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
E. Bove
84'
Sub
Subbed on for R. McCrorie
Substitution, Bristol City. George Earthy replaces Ross McCrorie.
G. Earthy
84'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Horvat
Substitution, Bristol City. Delano Burgzorg replaces Tomi Horvat.
D. Burgzorg
82'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
R. McCrorie
GOAL77'
Goal! Right footed shot
J. Ngakia
Goal! Bristol City 1, Watford 2. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
BRC 1 - 2 WAT
76'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Sykes
Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Mark Sykes.
C. Pring
75'
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
75'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City).
L. Kjerrumgaard
73'
Free kick won
George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

BRCWAT

Total Shots

Tomi Horvat

Luca Kjerrumgaard

Accurate Passes

Noah Eile

Imran Louza

Saves

Radek Vítek

Egil Selvik