Bristol City vs Watford

Championship 5 Apr 2025, 14:00
Bristol City
Bristol City
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Ashton Gate Stadium (Bristol) 👤 D. Bond Round 40

Match report

Bristol City edged past Watford 2-1 in the Championship on 5 April 2025.

Watford had 8 shots to Bristol City's 7.

The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium (Bristol), with D. Bond in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 7 - 8 On target 4 - 3 Corners 2 - 2 Fouls 11 - 9 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Ross McCrorie
Bristol City · 1 goal
7 Nahki Wells 1 goal
7 Mamadou Doumbia 1 goal
7 Max O'Leary captained the side
7 Zak Vyner captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Corners 1–1 1–1
Attacks 49–45 35–53
Match statistics
2 Corners 2
5 Substitution 5
84 Attacks 98
63 Dangerous Attacks 26
4 On Target 3
3 Off Target 6
7 Shots Total 8
4 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 2
1 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 1
1 Shots Outside Box 7
11 Fouls 9
2 Corners 2
1 Offsides 0
44% Ball Possession 56%
1 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 2
421 Passes Total 545
328 Passes Accurate 466
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol City · 3-4-3
1 M. O'Leary
14 Z. Vyner 16 R. Dickie 3 C. Pring
17 M. Sykes 12 J. Knight 8 J. Williams 2 R. McCrorie
6 M. Bird 21 N. Wells 40 G. Earthy
Watford · 4-3-3
33 E. Selvik
2 J. Ngakia 6 M. Pollock 25 J. Abankwah 26 C. Wiley
17 M. Sissoko 10 I. Louza 39 E. Kayembe
34 K. Baah 19 V. Bayo 11 R. Vata
Bristol City
Coach
L. Manning
Substitutes
  • 24 Haydon Roberts
  • 29 Marcus McGuane
  • 30 Sinclair Armstrong
  • 11 Anis Mehmeti
  • 20 Sam Bell
  • 23 Stefan Bajić
  • 31 Elijah Morrison
  • 7 Yu Hirakawa
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 37 Yasser Larouci
  • 1 Daniel Bachmann
  • 3 Francisco Sierralta
  • 24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • 14 Pierre Dwomoh
Substitutions
  • 18' ↑ T. Ince ↓ K. Baah Watford
  • 60' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ M. Sissoko Watford
  • 60' ↑ M. Doumbia ↓ V. Bayo Watford
  • 64' ↑ M. McGuane ↓ J. Williams Bristol City
  • 64' ↑ S. Armstrong ↓ N. Wells Bristol City
  • 64' ↑ H. Roberts ↓ R. McCrorie Bristol City
  • 72' ↑ A. Mehmeti ↓ M. Bird Bristol City
  • 78' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ J. Ngakia Watford
  • 79' ↑ Y. Larouci ↓ C. Wiley Watford
  • 90+1' ↑ S. Bell ↓ M. Sykes Bristol City
Cards
  • 69' G. Earthy Bristol City
  • 90+6' E. Kayembe Watford
Head-to-head
Bristol City 3 3 draws 3 Watford
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
Bristol City D D W L L
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol City vs Watford?
Bristol City won 2-1 against Watford on 5 April 2025.
Who won Bristol City vs Watford?
Bristol City won the match 2-1.
Where was Bristol City vs Watford played?
The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium (Bristol).
Who had more possession in Bristol City vs Watford?
Watford had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.