English League Championship

FT Friday, September 18, 2026
Watford DLLWL 0
–
Bristol City WWWLL 1
1st2ndT
WAT000
BRC101
Ashton Gate · 20,906 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

15
Fouls
11
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
2
6
Saves
2
64.1
Possession
35.9
10
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
418
Accurate Passes
208
491
Passes
270
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
7
12
Crosses
12
0.0
Cross %
0.6
63
Long Balls
37
30
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
15
9
Tackles
19
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
5
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
20
22
Clearances
20

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

BRC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sam TickleG
  2. 5Robert AtkinsonCD-L
  3. 38Noah EileCD-R
  4. 21Rio CardinesLB
  5. 19George TannerRB
  6. 12Jason KnightAM
  7. 4Adam RandellLM
  8. 8Joe WilliamsRM
  9. 23Dominic BallardF
  10. 20Sam GreenwoodAM-L
  11. 7Yu HirakawaAM-R

WAT · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Federico RavagliaG
  2. 6Matthew PollockCD
  3. 29Branimir MlacicCD-L
  4. 4Kévin KebenCD-R
  5. 39Edo KayembeCM-L
  6. 5Hector KyprianouCM-R
  7. 17Iker BravoAM
  8. 21Amin NabizadaLM
  9. 11Rocco VataRM
  10. 9Luca KjerrumgaardCF-L
  11. 20Mamadou DoumbiaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 25' Amin Nabizada (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Goal! Bristol City 1, Watford 0. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
  4. 54' Branimir Mlacic (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 54' Jason Knight (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 54' Joe Williams (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 54' Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 62' Substitution, Watford. Albert Eames replaces Branimir Mlacic.
  9. 62' Substitution, Watford. Othmane Maamma replaces Rocco Vata.
  10. 62' Substitution, Watford. Stephy Mavididi replaces Amin Nabizada.
  11. 63' Substitution, Bristol City. Lorent Tolaj replaces Dom Ballard.
  12. 63' Substitution, Bristol City. Jed Wallace replaces Yu Hirakawa.
  13. 70' Substitution, Watford. Myron Boadu replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
  14. 70' Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Sam Greenwood.
  15. 81' Mattie Pollock (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 88' Substitution, Bristol City. Lisav Eissat replaces Noah Eile because of an injury.
  17. 88' Substitution, Bristol City. Gibson Yah replaces Adam Randell.

EFL Championship News

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