Bristol City vs Watford

Final score: Bristol City 1-2 Watford in the Championship, February 27, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Bristol City, 3 draws, 4 wins for Watford.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 35
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Form: DWWWL Bristol City
: DLLWL Watford

7' 0-1 L. Kjerrumgaard · E. Kayembe
26' Neto Borges
36' S. Twine · A. Randell 1-1
HT1-1
58' Jeremy Ngakia
58' Stephen Mfuni
61' ▲ M. Bird ▼ S. Twine
61' ▲ S. Armstrong ▼ E. Riis
69' ▲ T. Ince ▼ N. Irankunda
69' ▲ M. Pollock ▼ S. Goglichidze
76' ▲ C. Pring ▼ M. Sykes
77' 1-2 J. Ngakia
84' ▲ D. Burgzorg ▼ T. Horvat
84' ▲ G. Earthy ▼ R. McCrorie
86' Edo Kayembe
86' ▲ E. Bove ▼ G. Chakvetadze
86' ▲ P. Ekwah ▼ N. Mendy
90'+7 Delano Burgzorg
90'+3 ▲ M. Bola ▼ I. Louza
FT1-2

Line-ups

Bristol City Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Roy Hodgson

23R. Vitek 7.0
19G. Tanner 7.3
38N. Eile 6.3
21Neto Borges 6.7
17M. Sykes ▼ 76' 6.7
12J. Knight 6.6
4A. Randell ⇢ 7.9
2R. McCrorie ▼ 84' 6.3
14T. Horvat ▼ 84' 7.3
10S. Twine ⚽ ▼ 61' 7.3
18E. Riis ▼ 61' 6.5

Substitutes 9

13J. Lumley
40S. Morsy
6M. Bird ▲ 61' 6.7
11D. Burgzorg ▲ 84' 6.3
3C. Pring ▲ 76' 6.3
30S. Armstrong ▲ 61' 6.3
20S. Bell
44G. Earthy ▲ 84' 6.7
24S. Naylor

Watford Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Edward Still

1E. Selvik 7.5
2J. Ngakia ⚽ 7.6
25J. Abankwah 6.2
3S. Goglichidze ▼ 69' 6.3
21S. Mfuni 6.6
66N. Irankunda ▼ 69' 6.5
10I. Louza ▼ 90' 7.3
23N. Mendy ▼ 86' 7.2
8G. Chakvetadze ▼ 86' 6.7
9L. Kjerrumgaard ⚽ 7.3
39E. Kayembe ⇢ 7.0

Substitutes 9

12N. Baxter
7T. Ince ▲ 69' 6.7
16M. Bola ▲ 90'
15E. Bove ▲ 86' 6.3
6M. Pollock ▲ 69' 6.9
17P. Ekwah ▲ 86' 6.7
29J. Petris
18V. Semedo
53A. Nabizada

Statistics

02⚑3

⚑330

65%Possession35%

11Shots11

4Shots on target4

3Shots off target4

6Shots inside box5

5Shots outside box6

4Blocked shots3

3Corners3

1Offsides1

6Fouls10

2Yellow cards3

2Saves3

-0.10Goals prevented-0.10

646Passes350

564Accurate passes275

87%Pass accuracy79%

0.89Expected goals (xG)0.99

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0