Bristol City vs Watford

Championship

Bristol City

4-1-3

1-0

Final

Watford

2-2-4

Ashton Gate

Match pulse

BRCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'WAT

36%Possession64%

17Shots10

7On target2

2Corners5

2Saves6

11Fouls15

21'Mamadou DoumbiaWAT25'Amin NabizadaWAT54'Branimir MlacicWAT54'Jason KnightBRC54'Joe WilliamsBRC54'Edo KayembeWAT81'Matthew PollockWAT

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

Who won: Bristol City 1-0

Bristol City beat Watford 1-0 on Friday, September 18, 2026 at Ashton Gate. Goals for Bristol City: Dominic Ballard (31').

Play by play

Match ends, Bristol City 1, Watford 0.
Second Half ends, Bristol City 1, Watford 0.
90'+3'
Offside
Offside, Bristol City. Lorent Tolaj is caught offside.
90'+3'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sam Tickle (Bristol City).
90'+2'WAT
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lisav Eissat.
90'+2'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
E. Kayembe
90'+2'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Rio Cardines.
90'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Gibson Yah (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
88'
Foul
Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
88'
Free kick won
Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Randell
Substitution, Bristol City. Gibson Yah replaces Adam Randell.
G. Yah
88'
Sub
Subbed on for N. Eile
Substitution, Bristol City. Lisav Eissat replaces Noah Eile because of an injury.
L. Eissat
87'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Myron Boadu (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
86'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Joe Williams (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
85'BRC
Corner awarded
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
83'
Foul
Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
83'
Free kick won
Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Rio Cardines (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
81'
Yellow card
Mattie Pollock (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
M. Pollock
81'WAT
Foul
Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
80'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by George Tanner with a through ball following a fast break.
78'
Foul
Foul by Iker Bravo (Watford).
78'
Free kick won
Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77'
Free kick won
Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

BRCWAT

Total Shots

Joe Williams

Hector Kyprianou

Accurate Passes

Robert Atkinson

Matthew Pollock

Defensive Interventions

George Tanner

Matthew Pollock

Saves

Sam Tickle

Federico Ravaglia