Watford vs Bristol City

Championship 26 Dec 2023, 15:00
Watford
Watford
1–4
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Bristol City
Bristol City
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 J. Busby Round 24

Match report

Bristol City cruised past Watford 4-1 in the Championship on 26 December 2023. It was 0-2 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Bristol City had 15 shots to Watford's 13.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with J. Busby in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 13 - 15 On target 5 - 5 Corners 6 - 6 Fouls 10 - 4 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Yáser Asprilla
Watford · 1 assist
8 Joe Williams 1 assist
7 Giorgi Chakvetadze 1 goal
7 Cameron Pring 1 goal
7 Mark Sykes 1 goal
First half vs second half
Watford stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–7 10–8
Shots On Goal 1–2 4–3
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 3–4 3–2
Attacks 57–53 63–49
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
120 Attacks 102
47 Dangerous Attacks 45
4 On Target 5
10 Off Target 10
13 Shots Total 15
5 Shots On Goal 5
7 Shots Off Goal 6
1 Shots Blocked 4
6 Shots Inside Box 10
7 Shots Outside Box 5
10 Fouls 4
6 Corners 6
3 Offsides 0
59% Ball Possession 41%
1 Yellow Cards 0
2 Saves 4
545 Passes Total 383
473 Passes Accurate 304
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-1-4-1
26 B. Hamer
45 R. Andrews 3 F. Sierralta 4 W. Hoedt 6 J. Lewis
8 J. Livermore
18 Y. Asprilla 39 E. Kayembe 11 I. Koné 12 K. Sema
9 M. Rajovic
Bristol City · 4-4-2
1 M. O'Leary
19 G. Tanner 26 Z. Vyner 16 R. Dickie 3 C. Pring
17 M. Sykes 8 J. Williams 22 T. Gardner-Hickman 11 A. Mehmeti
12 J. Knight 15 T. Conway
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 37 Matheus Martins
  • 16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • 14 Rhys Healey
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • 1 Daniel Bachmann
  • 5 Ryan Porteous
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 7 Thomas Ince
Bristol City
Coach
L. Manning
Substitutes
  • 6 Matty James
  • 14 Andreas Weimann
  • 21 Nahki Wells
  • 20 Sam Bell
  • 9 Harry Cornick
  • 23 Stefan Bajic
  • 27 Jamie Knight-Lebel
  • 30 Raekwon Nelson
  • 29 Ephraim Yeboah
Substitutions
  • 45' ↑ Matheus Martins ↓ J. Lewis Watford
  • 46' ↑ T. Dele-Bashiru ↓ R. Andrews Watford
  • 46' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ J. Livermore Watford
  • 62' ↑ R. Healey ↓ I. Koné Watford
  • 68' ↑ M. James ↓ T. Gardner-Hickman Bristol City
  • 75' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ M. Rajović Watford
  • 77' ↑ A. Weimann ↓ A. Mehmeti Bristol City
  • 77' ↑ N. Wells ↓ T. Conway Bristol City
  • 87' ↑ S. Bell ↓ M. Sykes Bristol City
  • 87' ↑ H. Cornick ↓ J. Williams Bristol City
Cards
  • 80' W. Hoedt Watford
Head-to-head
Watford 3 3 draws 3 Bristol City
2026-02-27 Bristol City vs Watford 1 - 2
2026-01-10 Bristol City vs Watford 5 - 1
2025-11-07 Watford vs Bristol City 1 - 1
2025-04-05 Bristol City vs Watford 2 - 1
2024-11-26 Watford vs Bristol City 1 - 0
2024-01-20 Bristol City vs Watford 1 - 1
Recent form
Watford D W D D D
Bristol City D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Bristol City?
Watford lost 1-4 against Bristol City on 26 December 2023.
Who won Watford vs Bristol City?
Bristol City won the match 4-1.
Where was Watford vs Bristol City played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Bristol City?
Watford had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.