Bristol City vs Watford

Championship 27 Feb 2026, 20:00
Bristol City
Bristol City
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Ashton Gate Stadium 👤 L. Smith Round 35

Match report

Watford edged past Bristol City 2-1 in the Championship on 27 February 2026.

Bristol City had 11 shots to Watford's 11.

The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium, with L. Smith in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Shots 11 - 11 On target 4 - 4 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 6 - 10 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Jeremy Ngakia
Watford · 1 goal
8 Adam Randell 1 assist
8 Egil Selvik 3 saves
7 Scott Twine 1 goal
7 Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 goal
First half vs second half
Watford came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–4 4–7
Shots On Goal 3–1 1–3
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 2–0 1–3
Attacks 66–30 57–39
Match statistics
3 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
123 Attacks 69
61 Dangerous Attacks 28
4 On Target 4
7 Off Target 7
11 Shots Total 11
4 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 5
5 Shots Outside Box 6
6 Fouls 10
3 Corners 3
1 Offsides 1
65% Ball Possession 35%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 3
646 Passes Total 351
565 Passes Accurate 275
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol City · 3-4-2-1
23 R. Vitek
19 G. Tanner 38 N. Eile 21 N. Borges
17 M. Sykes 12 J. Knight 4 A. Randell 2 R. McCrorie
14 T. Horvat 10 S. Twine
18 E. Jacobsen
Watford · 4-4-2
1 E. Selvik
2 J. Ngakia 25 J. Abankwah 3 S. Goglichidze 21 S. Mfuni
66 N. Irankunda 10 I. Louza 23 N. Mendy 8 G. Chakvetadze
9 L. Kjerrumgaard 39 E. Kayembe
Bristol City
Coach
Gerhard Struber
Substitutes
  • 6 Max Bird
  • 30 Sinclair Armstrong
  • 3 Cameron Pring
  • 11 Delano Burgzorg
  • 44 George Earthy
  • 13 Joe Lumley
  • 24 Seb Naylor
  • 40 Sam Morsy
  • 20 Sam Bell
Watford
Coach
Edward Still
Substitutes
  • 6 Matthew Pollock
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 15 Edoardo Bove
  • 17 Pierre Ekwah
  • 16 Marc Bola
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 29 Jeremy Petris
  • 53 Amin Nabizada
  • 18 Vivaldo
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ M. Bird ↓ S. Twine Bristol City
  • 61' ↑ S. Armstrong ↓ E. Riis Bristol City
  • 69' ↑ T. Ince ↓ N. Irankunda Watford
  • 69' ↑ M. Pollock ↓ S. Goglichidze Watford
  • 76' ↑ C. Pring ↓ M. Sykes Bristol City
  • 84' ↑ D. Burgzorg ↓ T. Horvat Bristol City
  • 84' ↑ G. Earthy ↓ R. McCrorie Bristol City
  • 86' ↑ E. Bove ↓ G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 86' ↑ P. Ekwah ↓ N. Mendy Watford
  • 90+3' ↑ M. Bola ↓ I. Louza Watford
Cards
  • 26' Neto Borges Bristol City
  • 58' S. Mfuni Watford
  • 58' J. Ngakia Watford
  • 86' E. Kayembe Watford
  • 90+7' D. Burgzorg Bristol City
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 lost 1-2 against Watford on 27 February 2026.
Who won Bristol City vs Watford?
Watford won the match 2-1.
Where was Bristol City vs Watford played?
The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.