Watford 2-0 Bristol City · Championship
Watford beat Bristol City 2-0 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Watford and Bristol City met in the Championship at Vicarage Road in Watford on Saturday, 15 April 2023.
Goalscorers
Watford: H. Cornick 6'; J. Pedro 54'. Bristol City did not score.
How the match went
The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Watford, 3 for Bristol City).
Line-ups
Watford started in a 4-1-4-1: Daniel Bachmann, Ryan Andrews, Ryan Porteous, Wesley Hoedt, Hassane Kamara, Leandro Bacuna, Ismaïla Sarr, Hamza Choudhury, Imrân Louza, João Pedro, Keinan Davis.
Bristol City started in a 4-2-3-1: Max O'Leary, George Tanner, Zak Vyner, Cameron Pring, Jay DaSilva, Andy King, Matty James, Harry Cornick, Andreas Weimann, Sam Bell, Nahki Wells.
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Minute by minute
- 6'Goal! Watford 1-0 Bristol City. Own goal by H. Cornick.
- 45'Half-time. Watford 1-0 Bristol City.
- 54'Goal! Watford 2-0 Bristol City. J. Pedro (Watford) scores, assisted by I. Koné.
- 90'Full-time. Watford 2-0 Bristol City.
Full commentary (41 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Watford vs Bristol City.
- 2'Attempt saved. M. James (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 6'Goal! Watford 1-0 Bristol City. Own goal by H. Cornick.
- 6'Attempt missed. J. Pedro (Watford), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 9'Attempt blocked. I. Sarr (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 10'Attempt blocked. H. Kamara (Watford), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 13'Attempt saved. H. Cornick (Bristol City), header. xG 0.20.
- 16'Attempt missed. H. Cornick (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.29.
- 18'Attempt saved. N. Wells (Bristol City), header. xG 0.08.
- 25'Attempt saved. I. Sarr (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 27'Yellow card for G. Tanner (Bristol City) for foul.
- 32'Attempt saved. J. Pedro (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 35'Attempt blocked. R. Andrews (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 44'Attempt missed. H. Kamara (Watford), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 45'Half-time. Watford 1-0 Bristol City.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Watford: I. Koné comes on for L. Bacuna.
- 50'Attempt blocked. N. Wells (Bristol City), header. xG 0.56.
- 50'Attempt saved. N. Wells (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 51'Attempt blocked. K. Davis (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 54'Goal! Watford 2-0 Bristol City. J. Pedro (Watford) scores, assisted by I. Koné.
- 55'Attempt blocked. A. Weimann (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 56'Substitution, Bristol City: A. Scott comes on for H. Cornick.
- 61'Yellow card for R. Porteous (Watford) for foul.
- 62'Substitution, Watford: K. Sema comes on for K. Davis.
- 62'Off the woodwork! N. Wells (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
- 63'Substitution, Bristol City: K. Naismith comes on for A. King.
- 66'Attempt missed. H. Choudhury (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 67'Attempt blocked. J. Pedro (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 71'Attempt missed. C. Pring (Bristol City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 74'Attempt saved. M. James (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 75'Substitution, Bristol City: A. Mehmeti comes on for Z. Vyner.
- 76'Substitution, Watford: J. Ngakia comes on for I. Sarr.
- 76'Substitution, Bristol City: T. Conway comes on for S. Bell.
- 79'Attempt missed. I. Louza (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 84'Yellow card for M. James (Bristol City) for foul.
- 85'Substitution, Watford: Y. Asprilla comes on for R. Andrews.
- 87'Attempt saved. I. Louza (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 87'Attempt saved. T. Conway (Bristol City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 90+4'Yellow card for A. Mehmeti (Bristol City) for foul.
- 90'Full-time. Watford 2-0 Bristol City.