Bristol City 5–1 Watford
Bristol City
5–1HT 2–0
Watford
Bristol City played Watford in the FA Cup on 10 January 2026 at Ashton Gate Stadium. The match finished 5–1.
Goals and cards
- 2'E. Riis (assist by Neto Borges)
- 37'A. Mehmeti (assist by E. Riis)
- 60'James Abankwah — Yellow card
- 66'R. Atkinson (assist by S. Twine)
- 68'E. Riis (assist by Neto Borges)
- 74'J. Grieves (assist by V. Semedo)
- 76'E. Riis (assist by G. Earthy)
- 79'Joe Lumley — Yellow card
Line-ups
Bristol City 3-4-2-1
- J. Lumley
- G. Tanner
- R. Dickie
- R. Atkinson
- Z. Vyner
- J. Knight
- S. Morsy
- Neto Borges
- S. Bell
- A. Mehmeti
- E. Riis
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. O'Leary
- C. Pring
- A. Randell
- Y. Hirakawa
- S. Twine
- H. Roberts
- H. Cornick
- S. Armstrong
- G. Earthy
- COACHES: Roy Hodgson
Watford 4-2-3-1
- N. Baxter
- J. Abankwah
- M. Pollock
- K. Keben
- J. Morris
- J. Petris
- I. Louza
- M. Sissoko
- N. Mendy
- N. Irankunda
- V. Semedo
- SUBSTITUTES
- E. Selvik
- H. Kyprianou
- T. Ince
- L. Kjerrumgaard
- M. Bola
- F. Mendy
- K. Baah
- O. Maamma
- J. Grieves
- COACHES: Edward Still
Match statistics
| Bristol City | Watford | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Shots on goal | 1 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 13 | Total shots | 8 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 11 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 5 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 53% | Possession | 47% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 516 | Total passes | 452 |
| 428 | Accurate passes | 365 |
| 83% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 2.24 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.73 |