Bristol City vs Watford
Ref: L. SmithAshton Gate Stadium, Bristol · 27,000 cap
Match recap
Watford beat Bristol City 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Twine scored for Bristol City; Kjerrumgaard and Ngakia replied for Watford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.89 for Bristol City versus 0.99 for Watford. Bristol City sit 12th in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
7'
⚽
Kjerrumgaard
Assist: Kayembe
Neto Borges
Yellow Card
⚽
Twine
Assist: Randell
Second Half
58'
Ngakia
Yellow Card
58'
Mfuni
Yellow Card
⇄
Riis
⇄
Twine
69'
⇄
Goglichidze
69'
⇄
Irankunda
⇄
Sykes
77'
⚽
Ngakia
⇄
Horvat
⇄
McCrorie
86'
⇄
Mendy
86'
⇄
Chakvetadze
86'
Kayembe
Yellow Card
90+3'
⇄
Louza
Burgzorg
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bristol CityWatford
8Won
Statistical edge
8–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.89VS0.99
Attack1 · 2 won
11
Shots
11
4
Shots on target
4
6
Shots in the box
5
5
Shots outside box
6
3
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
65%
Possession
35%
646
Total passes
350
564
Accurate passes
275
87%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline2 · 0 won
6
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
3
-0.10
Goals prevented
-0.10
Bristol City
3-4-2-1
Watford
4-4-2Bristol City
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2R. McCrorieM
- 4A. RandellM
- 10S. TwineF
- 12J. KnightM
- 14T. HorvatF
- 17M. SykesM
- 18E. RiisF
- 19G. TannerD
- 21Neto BorgesD
- 23R. VítekG
- 38N. EileD
Substitutes
- 3C. PringD
- 6M. BirdM
- 11D. BurgzorgF
- 13J. LumleyG
- 20S. BellF
- 24Sebastian NaylorD
- 30S. ArmstrongF
- 40Sam MorsyM
- 44George EarthyM
Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 3S. GoglichidzeD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 21S. MfuniD
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 39E. KayembeF
- 66N. IrankundaM
Substitutes
- 6M. PollockD
- 7T. InceM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 15E. BoveM
- 16M. BolaD
- 17P. EkwahM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 29J. PétrisD
- 53Amin NabizadaF
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| George Tanner | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomi Horvat | F | 84 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Scott Twine | F | 61 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Radek Vitek | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neto Borges | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Sykes | M | 76 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jason Knight(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Noah Eile | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross McCrorie | M | 84 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Seb Naylor | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Bell | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Lumley | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Morsy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Earthy | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Max Bird | M | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cameron Pring | D | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Delano Burgzorg | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 86 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edo Kayembe | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 86 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Stephen Mfuni | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | M | 69 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Saba Goglichidze | D | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Vivaldo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Petris | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amin Nabizada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Ekwah | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edoardo Bove | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |