Bristol City vs Watford

FA Cup - 1/32-finals 10 Jan 2026, 17:45
Bristol City
Bristol City
5–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Ashton Gate Stadium

Match report

Bristol City thrashed Watford 5-1 in the FA Cup - 1/32-finals on 10 January 2026. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Bristol City had 13 shots to Watford's 8.

The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Half-time 2-0 Shots 13 - 8 On target 7 - 1 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 5 - 12 Yellow cards 2
10
Player of the match
Emil Riis Jacobsen
Bristol City · 3 goals, 1 assist
8 Robert Atkinson 1 goal
8 Anis Mehmeti 1 goal
8 Jack Grieves 1 goal
8 Sam Morsy 88 passes (86% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 7–5
Shots On Goal 3–0 4–1
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 2–4 1–0
Attacks 63–59 62–19
Match statistics
3 Corners 4
5 Substitution 3
125 Attacks 78
45 Dangerous Attacks 28
7 On Target 1
6 Off Target 7
13 Shots Total 8
7 Shots On Goal 1
4 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 5
2 Shots Outside Box 3
5 Fouls 12
3 Corners 4
3 Offsides 0
53% Ball Possession 47%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 2
513 Passes Total 453
426 Passes Accurate 366
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol City · 3-4-2-1
13 J. Lumley
19 G. Tanner 16 R. Dickie 5 R. Atkinson
14 Z. Vyner 12 J. Knight 40 S. Morsy 21 N. Borges
20 S. Bell 11 A. Mehmeti
18 E. Jacobsen
Watford · 4-2-3-1
12 N. Baxter
25 J. Abankwah 6 M. Pollock 4 K. Biakolo 22 J. Morris
29 J. Petris 10 I. Louza
17 M. Sissoko 23 N. Mendy 66 N. Irankunda
18 Vivaldo
Bristol City
Coach
Gerhard Struber
Substitutes
  • 44 George Earthy
  • 10 Scott Twine
  • 4 Adam Randell
  • 7 Yu Hirakawa
  • 30 Sinclair Armstrong
  • 1 Max O'Leary
  • 3 Cameron Pring
  • 24 Haydon Roberts
  • 27 Harry Cornick
Watford
Coach
Javier Gracia Carlos
Substitutes
  • 34 Kwadwo Baah
  • 16 Marc Bola
  • 43 Jack Grieves
  • 1 Egil Selvik
  • 27 Formose Mendy
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 5 Hector Kyprianou
  • 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
  • 42 Othmane Maamma
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ S. Twine ↓ A. Mehmeti Bristol City
  • 58' ↑ G. Earthy ↓ S. Bell Bristol City
  • 59' ↑ A. Randell ↓ J. Knight Bristol City
  • 62' ↑ M. Bola ↓ M. Pollock Watford
  • 62' ↑ K. Baah ↓ M. Sissoko Watford
  • 62' ↑ J. Grieves ↓ I. Louza Watford
  • 71' ↑ Y. Hirakawa ↓ R. Atkinson Bristol City
  • 83' ↑ S. Armstrong ↓ E. Riis Bristol City
Cards
  • 60' J. Abankwah Watford
  • 79' J. Lumley 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 won 5-1 against Watford on 10 January 2026.
Who won Bristol City vs Watford?
Bristol City won the match 5-1.
Where was Bristol City vs Watford played?
The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.