← ScoresTimes: UK time
- HT 2–0
- Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
- Kick-off
- Referee: not supplied
- Data last checked ; unchanged since
Key eventsavailable
- 90+1′Substitution · Bristol CityM. Sykes ↔ S. Bell
- 90+6′Yellow card · WatfordE. Kayembe
- 80′Goal · WatfordM. Doumbia · (assist I. Louza)
- 79′Substitution · WatfordC. Wiley ↔ Y. Larouci
- 78′Substitution · WatfordJ. Ngakia ↔ R. Andrews
- 72′Substitution · Bristol CityM. Bird ↔ A. Mehmeti
- 69′Yellow card · Bristol CityG. Earthy
- 64′Substitution · Bristol CityR. McCrorie ↔ H. Roberts
- 64′Substitution · Bristol CityN. Wells ↔ S. Armstrong
- 64′Substitution · Bristol CityJ. Williams ↔ M. McGuane
- 60′Substitution · WatfordV. Issouf Bayo ↔ M. Doumbia
- 60′Substitution · WatfordM. Sissoko ↔ G. Chakvetadze
- 29′Goal · Bristol CityN. Wells · (assist M. Sykes)
- 24′Goal · Bristol CityR. McCrorie
- 18′Substitution · WatfordK. Baah ↔ T. Ince
- 15:00Kick-off
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Competition contextavailable
Championship 2024/25
League table, before kick-off
8th of 24 · 57 pts from 39 played
W 14 · D 15 · L 10 · GD +7
Form in this competition only, latest first: L W D D W
- 28 pts behind first
- Level on points with the place above
- 4 pts clear of the place below
9th of 24 · 53 pts from 39 played
W 15 · D 8 · L 16 · GD -4
Form in this competition only, latest first: D L W L D
- 32 pts behind first
- 4 pts behind the place above
- 1 pt clear of the place below
Form here counts only matches in this competition; Recent form counts the last five in every competition.
First: Sheffield United, 85 pts
From the 472 finished matches of this table played before kick-off. Last result change .
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Statisticsavailable
- 1Blocked shots3
- 2Corners2
- 0.67Expected goals (xG)0.28
- 11Fouls9
- 1Offsides0
- 78%Pass accuracy85%
- 424Passes550
- 329Accurate passes470
- 44%Possession56%
- 2Saves2
- 7Shots8
- 2Shots off target2
- 4Shots on target3
- 1Yellow cards1
Player statisticsavailable
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| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Pring | 90 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| G. Earthy | 90 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| J. Knight | 90 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 |
| M. O'Leary | 90 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| R. Dickie | 90 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Z. Vyner | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| M. Sykes | 89 | 6.7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| M. Bird | 72 | 6.3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 |
| J. Williams | 64 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| N. Wells | 64 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| R. McCrorie | 64 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| H. Roberts | 26 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – |
| M. McGuane | 26 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| S. Armstrong | 26 | 6.7 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| A. Mehmeti | 18 | 6.6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| S. Bell | 1 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Kayembe | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| E. Selvik | 90 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| I. Louza | 90 | 7.3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 |
| J. Abankwah | 90 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| M. Pollock | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| R. Vata | 90 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| C. Wiley | 79 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 |
| J. Ngakia | 78 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 |
| T. Ince | 72 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Sissoko | 60 | 6.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| V. Issouf Bayo | 60 | 6.6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 |
| G. Chakvetadze | 30 | 6.3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| M. Doumbia | 30 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| K. Baah | 18 | 6.6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| R. Andrews | 12 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Y. Larouci | 11 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
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Recent form
Bristol Cityavailable
- L0–1 at BurnleyChampionship
- W2–1 v NorwichChampionship
- D1–1 at Sheffield UnitedChampionship
- D1–1 v Hull CityChampionship
- W2–0 at MillwallChampionship
Watfordavailable
- D0–0 v PlymouthChampionship
- L0–1 at Oxford UnitedChampionship
- W1–0 v SwanseaChampionship
- L1–2 v MillwallChampionship
- D0–0 at Stoke CityChampionship
Head-to-headavailable
- Watford 1–0 Bristol CityChampionship · Vicarage Road
- Bristol City 1–1 WatfordChampionship · Ashton Gate Stadium
- Watford 1–4 Bristol CityChampionship · Vicarage Road
- Watford 2–0 Bristol CityChampionship · Vicarage Road
- Bristol City 0–0 WatfordChampionship
Line-upsavailable
Watford4-3-3
N. Wells21
Bristol City3-4-2-1
Home side at the bottom. Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.
Bristol City · Bench
7 Y. Hirakawa
11 A. Mehmeti
20 S. Bell
23 S. Bajić
24 H. Roberts
29 M. McGuane
30 S. Armstrong
31 E. Morrison
Coach: Liam Manning
Watford · Bench
1 D. Bachmann
3 F. Sierralta
7 T. Ince
8 G. Chakvetadze
14 P. Dwomoh
20 M. Doumbia
24 T. Dele-Bashiru
37 Y. Larouci
45 R. Andrews
Coach: T. Cleverley
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Key players
Bristol Cityavailable
- J. Knight · Midfielder3,510 min in 39 matches · 3 goals · 5 assists
- Z. Vyner · Defender3,510 min in 39 matches · 1 goal · 0 assists
- M. O'Leary · Goalkeeper3,510 min in 39 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
From player figures for all 39 matches played.
Watfordavailable
- G. Chakvetadze · Midfielder3,259 min in 38 matches · 2 goals · 6 assists
- M. Pollock · Defender3,244 min in 38 matches · 1 goal · 4 assists
- E. Kayembe · Midfielder2,682 min in 38 matches · 8 goals · 1 assist
From player figures for all 39 matches played.
Availability: not checked for this match yet, so none is claimed.
Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in Championship 2024/25 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.
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