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Bristol City
EFL Championship
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Watford
Bristol City vs Watford: match report
Bristol City hosted Watford at Ashton Gate on Friday 18 September 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 8). Bristol City have no reported absences; Watford are missing 1 (Jordan Zemura). Oliver Langford is the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Bristol City 1-0 Watford. Goals: Dominic Ballard 31' for Bristol City. Attendance: 20,906.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 21' Yellow card: Mamadou Doumbia (Watford)
- 25' Yellow card: Amin Nabizada (Watford)
- 31' Goal: Dominic Ballard (Bristol City) 1-0
- 54' Yellow card: Branimir Mlacic (Watford)
- 54' Yellow card: Jason Knight (Bristol City)
- 54' Yellow card: Joe Williams (Bristol City)
- 54' Yellow card: Edo Kayembe (Watford)
- 81' Yellow card: Matthew Pollock (Watford)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 35.9% | Possession | 64.1% |
| 17 | Shots | 10 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 2 | Corners | 5 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Bristol City 4-2-3-1
Coach: Michael Skubala
- 1 Sam Tickle GK
- 19 George Tanner DEF
- 38 Noah Eile DEF
- 5 Robert Atkinson DEF
- 21 Rio Cardines DEF
- 8 Joe Williams MID
- 4 Adam Randell MID
- 7 Yu Hirakawa FWD
- 12 Jason Knight MID
- 20 Sam Greenwood FWD
- 23 Dominic Ballard FWD
Bench
- 17 Jed Wallace MID
- 9 Lorent Tolaj FWD
- 3 Cameron Pring DEF
- 2 Lisav Naif Eissat DEF
- 27 Gibson Yah MID
- 40 Bradley Collins GK
- 14 Tomi Horvat MID
- 10 Scott Twine MID
- 45 Elijah Adebayo FWD
Watford 4-4-2
Coach: Alessio Dionisi
- 1 Federico Ravaglia GK
- 4 Kévin Keben DEF
- 6 Matthew Pollock DEF
- 29 Branimir Mlačić DEF
- 39 Edo Kayembe DEF
- 11 Rocco Vata MID
- 17 Iker Bravo MID
- 5 Hector Kyprianou MID
- 21 Amin Nabizada MID
- 20 Mamadou Doumbia FWD
- 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard FWD
Bench
- 56 Albert Eames DEF
- 45 Stephy Mavididi FWD
- 7 Othmane Maamma FWD
- 10 Myron Boadu FWD
- 26 Daniel Bachmann GK
- 24 Sam Walker GK
- 53 James Andrew Clarridge DEF
- 19 Nikoloz Chikovani FWD
- 43 Jack Grieves FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Bristol City
No reported absences.
Watford
- Jordan Zemura injury, back Mid October 2026
Previous meetings
- Friday 27 February 2026: Bristol City 1-2 Watford
- Saturday 10 January 2026: Bristol City 5-1 Watford
- Friday 7 November 2025: Watford 1-1 Bristol City
- Saturday 5 April 2025: Bristol City 2-1 Watford
- Tuesday 26 November 2024: Watford 1-0 Bristol City