Bristol City 1-0 Watford: Final score, stats and lineups
English League Championship
Bristol City
4-1-3
- Dominic Ballard 31'
1-0
FT
Watford
2-2-4
Key events
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21'
Mamadou Doumbia
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25'
Amin Nabizada
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Dominic BallardAssist: Rio Cardines31'
- Halftime 45'+3'
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54'
Branimir Mlacic
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Jason Knight54'
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Joe Williams54'
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54'
Edo Kayembe
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62'
Albert EamesOff: Branimir Mlacic
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62'
Othmane MaammaOff: Rocco Vata
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62'
Stephy MavididiOff: Amin Nabizada
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Lorent TolajOff: Dominic Ballard63'
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Jed WallaceOff: Yu Hirakawa63'
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70'
Myron BoaduOff: Mamadou Doumbia
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Cameron PringOff: Sam Greenwood70'
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81'
Matthew Pollock
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Lisav EissatOff: Noah Eile88'
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Gibson YahOff: Adam Randell88'
- End Regular Time 90'+5'
Team stats
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2Corner Kicks5
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35.9Possession64.1
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17SHOTS10
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7ON GOAL2
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5Blocked Shots5
Match info
- Competition
- English League Championship
- Kickoff
- Friday, September 18, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
- Venue
- Ashton Gate, Bristol, England
- Where to watch
- Paramount+
- Attendance
- 20,906
- Series
- Series tied 2-2-1
Team stats
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11Fouls15
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2Yellow Cards5
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0Red Cards0
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3Offsides0
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2Corner Kicks5
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2Saves6
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35.9Possession64.1
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17SHOTS10
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7ON GOAL2
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0.4On Target %0.2
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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208Accurate Passes418
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270Passes491
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0.8Pass Completion %0.9
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7Accurate Crosses0
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12Crosses12
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0.6Cross %0.0
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37Long Balls63
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15Accurate Long Balls30
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0.4Long Balls %0.5
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5Blocked Shots5
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15Effective Tackles8
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19Tackles9
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0.8Tackle %0.9
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7Interceptions5
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20Effective Clearances22
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20Clearances22
Lineups
Bristol City4-2-3-1- 1Sam TickleG
- 19George TannerRB
- 21Rio CardinesLB
- 4Adam Randell↓LM
- 38Noah Eile↓CD-R
- 5Robert AtkinsonCD-L
- 7Yu Hirakawa↓AM-R
- 8Joe WilliamsRM
- 23Dominic Ballard↓F
- 12Jason KnightAM
- 20Sam Greenwood↓AM-L
- 17Jed Wallace↑
- 27Gibson Yah↑
- 3Cameron Pring↑
- 10Scott Twine
- 40Bradley Collins
- 2Lisav Eissat↑
- 9Lorent Tolaj↑
- 14Tomi Horvat
- 45Elijah Adebayo
Watford3-4-1-2- 1Federico RavagliaG
- 11Rocco Vata↓RM
- 21Amin Nabizada↓LM
- 29Branimir Mlacic↓CD-L
- 6Matthew PollockCD
- 4Kévin KebenCD-R
- 5Hector KyprianouCM-R
- 39Edo KayembeCM-L
- 17Iker BravoAM
- 20Mamadou Doumbia↓CF-R
- 9Luca KjerrumgaardCF-L
- 26Daniel Bachmann
- 53James Clarridge
- 10Myron Boadu↑
- 45Stephy Mavididi↑
- 43Jack Grieves
- 24Sam Walker
- 19Nikoloz Chikovani
- 7Othmane Maamma↑
- 56Albert Eames↑
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 |
| 6 | Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 |
| 13 | Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 21 | Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 | Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby County | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 |
Last five games
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Series tied 2-2-1
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