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Bristol City 1-0 Watford · Championship

Bristol City beat Watford 1-0 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Bristol City and Watford met in the Championship at Ashton Gate in Bristol on Friday, 18 September 2026.

Goalscorers

Bristol City: D. Ballard 31'. Watford did not score.

How the match went

Watford saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Bristol City had 17 shots with 7 on target, Watford 10 with 2 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 2 to Bristol City and 5 to Watford. Bristol City conceded 11 fouls, Watford 15. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (2 for Bristol City, 5 for Watford).

Line-ups

Bristol City started in a 4-2-3-1: Sam Tickle, George Tanner, Noah Eile, Robert Atkinson, Rio Cardines, Joe Williams, Adam Randell, Yu Hirakawa, Jason Knight, Sam Greenwood, Dominic Ballard.

Watford started in a 3-4-1-2: Federico Ravaglia, Kévin Keben Biakolo, Matthew Pollock, Branimir Mlačić, Rocco Vata, Hector Kyprianou, Edo Kayembe, Amin Nabizada, Iker Bravo, Mamadou Doumbia, Luca Kjerrumgaard.

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Minute by minute

  1. 31'Goal! Bristol City 1-0 Watford. D. Ballard (Bristol City) scores, assisted by R. Cardines.
  2. 45'Half-time. Bristol City 1-0 Watford.
  3. 90'Full-time. Bristol City 1-0 Watford.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: Bristol City vs Watford.
  2. 3'Attempt missed. J. Knight (Bristol City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.21.
  3. 8'Attempt missed. L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  4. 8'Attempt blocked. A. Nabizada (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  5. 11'Attempt blocked. Y. Hirakawa (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  6. 11'Attempt saved. S. Greenwood (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.17.
  7. 13'Attempt saved. Y. Hirakawa (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 15'Attempt blocked. Y. Hirakawa (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  9. 20'Corner, Bristol City.
  10. 20'Corner, Watford.
  11. 21'Yellow card for M. Doumbia (Watford) for foul.
  12. 25'Yellow card for A. Nabizada (Watford) for foul.
  13. 26'Attempt missed. J. Williams (Bristol City), header from a set piece. xG 0.26.
  14. 29'Attempt blocked. E. Kayembe (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  15. 29'Corner, Watford.
  16. 29'Corner, Bristol City.
  17. 31'Goal! Bristol City 1-0 Watford. D. Ballard (Bristol City) scores, assisted by R. Cardines.
  18. 36'Offside, Bristol City.
  19. 39'Corner, Watford.
  20. 39'Corner, Bristol City.
  21. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  22. 45+1'Attempt blocked. N. Eile (Bristol City), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  23. 45'Half-time. Bristol City 1-0 Watford.
  24. 46'The second half is under way.
  25. 48'Attempt blocked. G. Tanner (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  26. 49'Attempt blocked. A. Nabizada (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  27. 49'Corner, Watford.
  28. 54'Yellow card for E. Kayembe (Watford) for argument.
  29. 54'Yellow card for J. Williams (Bristol City) for argument.
  30. 54'Yellow card for J. Knight (Bristol City) for argument.
  31. 54'Yellow card for B. Mlačić (Watford) for argument.
  32. 56'Attempt saved. J. Williams (Bristol City), header from a set piece. xG 0.12.
  33. 61'Attempt saved. H. Kyprianou (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  34. 61'Attempt blocked. H. Kyprianou (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  35. 62'Substitution, Watford: S. Mavididi comes on for A. Nabizada.
  36. 62'Substitution, Watford: O. Maamma comes on for R. Vata.
  37. 62'Substitution, Watford: A. Eames comes on for B. Mlačić.
  38. 62'Attempt missed. R. Vata (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  39. 63'Substitution, Bristol City: J. Wallace comes on for Y. Hirakawa.
  40. 63'Substitution, Bristol City: L. Tolaj comes on for D. Ballard.
  41. 65'Attempt saved. S. Greenwood (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  42. 66'Attempt missed. L. Tolaj (Bristol City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  43. 70'Substitution, Bristol City: C. Pring comes on for S. Greenwood.
  44. 70'Substitution, Watford: M. Boadu comes on for M. Doumbia.
  45. 80'Attempt missed. L. Tolaj (Bristol City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
  46. 81'Yellow card for M. Pollock (Watford) for foul.
  47. 82'Attempt missed. R. Cardines (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  48. 85'Corner, Bristol City.
  49. 86'Attempt blocked. J. Williams (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  50. 87'Attempt missed. M. Boadu (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  51. 88'Substitution, Bristol City: G. Yah comes on for A. Randell.
  52. 88'Substitution, Bristol City: L. N. Eissat comes on for N. Eile.
  53. 90'Attempt saved. G. Yah (Bristol City), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  54. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  55. 90+2'Attempt blocked. E. Kayembe (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  56. 90+2'Attempt saved. L. Tolaj (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  57. 90+3'Attempt saved. S. Mavididi (Watford), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  58. 90+3'Corner, Watford.
  59. 90+4'Offside, Bristol City.
  60. 90'Full-time. Bristol City 1-0 Watford.
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