Watford vs Bristol City
Ref: Paul Tierney, EnglandVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford and Bristol City drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Bola scored for Watford; Twine replied for Bristol City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.39 for Watford versus 0.77 for Bristol City. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Bristol City are 12th.
First Half
⚽
Bola
Assist: Louza
Pétris
Yellow Card
29'
⚽
Twine
Irankunda
Yellow Card
Second Half
53'
Mehmeti
Yellow Card
57'
⇄
Mayulu
57'
⇄
McCrorie
⇄
Irankunda
⇄
Pétris
⇄
Doumbia
76'
⇄
Armstrong
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
⇄
Alleyne
87'
⇄
Roberts
| # | 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
WatfordBristol City
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.39VS0.77
Attack4 · 1 won
16
Shots
10
10
Shots on target
4
11
Shots in the box
5
5
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
64%
Possession
36%
532
Total passes
307
471
Accurate passes
230
89%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline1 · 2 won
10
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
9
4
Blocked shots
3
0.41
Goals prevented
0.41
Watford
3-4-3
Bristol City
3-5-2Watford
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 4K. KebenD
- 6M. PollockD
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaM
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 29J. PétrisM
- 39E. KayembeM
- 66N. IrankundaF
Substitutes
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 7T. InceM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 17M. SissokoM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 34K. BaahF
- 42O. MaammaF
Bristol City
3-5-2Starting XI
- 2R. McCrorieM
- 4A. RandellM
- 9F. MayuluF
- 10S. TwineM
- 11A. MehmetiM
- 14Z. VynerD
- 16R. DickieD
- 19G. TannerD
- 23R. VítekG
- 24H. RobertsM
- 30S. ArmstrongF
Substitutes
- 1M. O’LearyG
- 7Y. HirakawaF
- 13J. LumleyG
- 18E. RiisF
- 25Ephrahim YeboahF
- 29Leo PecoverM
- 31E. MorrisonM
- 36O. ThomasF
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Bola | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/3 |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 61 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/5 |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — |
| Jeremy Petris | M | 60 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4/4 |
| Max Alleyne | D | 84 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 84 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moussa Sissoko | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Abankwah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 30 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Othmane Maamma | F | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Vivaldo | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radek Vitek | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Twine | M | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Zak Vyner | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 76 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Anis Mehmeti | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Robert Dickie(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Tanner | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross McCrorie | M | 57 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Haydon Roberts | M | 87 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Fally Mayulu | F | 57 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Elijah Morrison | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Lumley | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max O'Leary | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jed Meerholz | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ephraim Yeboah | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yu Hirakawa | F | 33 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Leo Pecover | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 33 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Olly Thomas | F | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |