Bristol City 1–0 Watford
Bristol City
1–0HT 1–0
Watford
Bristol City played Watford in the Championship on 18 September 2026 at Ashton Gate Stadium. The match finished 1–0.
Goals and cards
- 21'Mamadou Doumbia — Yellow card
- 25'Amin Nabizada — Yellow card
- 31'Dominic Ballard (assist by Rio Cardines)
- 54'Branimir Mlacic — Yellow card
- 54'Jason Knight — Yellow card
- 54'Joe Williams — Yellow card
- 54'Edo Kayembe — Yellow card
- 81'Matthew Pollock — Yellow card
Line-ups
Bristol City 4-2-3-1
- S. Tickle
- G. Tanner
- N. Eile
- R. Atkinson
- Rio Cardines
- J. Williams
- A. Randell
- Y. Hirakawa
- J. Knight
- S. Greenwood
- D. Ballard
- SUBSTITUTES
- E. Adebayo
- B. Collins
- L. Eissat
- T. Horvat
- C. Pring
- L. Tolaj
- S. Twine
- J. Wallace
- G. Yah
- COACHES: M. Skubala
Watford 3-4-1-2
- F. Ravaglia
- K. Keben
- M. Pollock
- Branimir Mlačić
- R. Vata
- H. Kyprianou
- E. Kayembe
- Amin Nabizada
- Iker Bravo
- M. Doumbia
- L. Kjerrumgaard
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. Mavididi
- O. Maamma
- J. Grieves
- M. Boadu
- S. Walker
- D. Bachmann
- N. Chikovani
- James Andrew Clarridge
- Albert Eames
- COACHES: A. Dionisi
Match statistics
| Bristol City | Watford | |
|---|---|---|
| 205 | Accurate passes | 418 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 14 | Free kicks | 11 |
| 7 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 267 | Total passes | 489 |
| 17 | Total shots | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 2 | Corners | 5 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 36% | Possession | 64% |