Bristol City 2–1 Watford
Bristol City
2–1HT 2–0
Watford
Bristol City played Watford in the Championship on 5 April 2025 at Ashton Gate Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 24'R. McCrorie
- 29'N. Wells (assist by M. Sykes)
- 69'George Earthy — Yellow card
- 80'M. Doumbia (assist by I. Louza)
- 90+6'Edo Kayembe — Yellow card
Line-ups
Bristol City 3-4-2-1
- M. O’Leary
- Z. Vyner
- R. Dickie
- C. Pring
- M. Sykes
- J. Knight
- J. Williams
- R. McCrorie
- M. Bird
- G. Earthy
- N. Wells
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. McGuane
- S. Armstrong
- H. Roberts
- A. Mehmeti
- S. Bell
- S. Bajić
- Y. Hirakawa
- E. Morrison
- COACHES: L. Manning
Watford 4-3-3
- E. Selvik
- J. Ngakia
- M. Pollock
- J. Abankwah
- C. Wiley
- M. Sissoko
- I. Louza
- E. Kayembe
- K. Baah
- V. Bayo
- R. Vata
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Ince
- G. Chakvetadze
- M. Doumbia
- R. Andrews
- Y. Larouci
- F. Sierralta
- D. Bachmann
- T. Dele-Bashiru
- P. Dwomoh
- COACHES: T. Cleverley
Match statistics
| Bristol City | Watford | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 2 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 7 | Total shots | 8 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 1 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Corners | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 44% | Possession | 56% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 424 | Total passes | 550 |
| 329 | Accurate passes | 470 |
| 78% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 0.67 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.28 |
| -0.31 | goals_prevented | -0.31 |