Watford vs Bristol City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
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Watford are hosting Bristol City
at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
- 3': Foul by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
- 3': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Fally Mayulu (Bristol City).
- 4': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Goal! Watford 1, Bristol City 0. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Bola (Watford).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Offside, Bristol City. Fally Mayulu is caught offside.
- 15': Offside, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie is caught offside.
- 16': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Haydon Roberts.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt saved. Kévin Keben (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
- 18': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Anis Mehmeti.
- 18': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
- 20': Foul by Haydon Roberts (Bristol City).
- 20': Jeremy Petris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Adam Randell.
- 27': Offside, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Jeremy Petris (Watford).
- 28': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Jeremy Petris (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Goal! Watford 1, Bristol City 1. Scott Twine (Bristol City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 32': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
- 32': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
- 33': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Bola with a cross.
- 37': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Imrân Louza.
- 38': Foul by Marc Bola (Watford).
- 38': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Attempt missed. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 40': Foul by Jeremy Petris (Watford).
- 40': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jeremy Petris.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Edo Kayembe.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Watford 1, Bristol City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Bristol City 1.
- 46': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
- 46': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
- 47': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Petris.
- 49': Foul by Max Alleyne (Watford).
- 49': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 53': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
- 53': Jeremy Petris (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
- 54': Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
- 55': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Ross McCrorie.
- 55': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross.
- 56': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
- 57': Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Ross McCrorie.
- 57': Substitution, Bristol City. Emil Riis replaces Fally Mayulu.
- 61': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Jeremy Petris.
- 61': Substitution, Watford. Othmane Maamma replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
- 61': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Nestory Irankunda.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt saved. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Scott Twine with a through ball.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Egil Selvik (Watford).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Emil Riis (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 68': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Scott Twine.
- 69': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Yu Hirakawa.
- 69': Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
- 69': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
- 70': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
- 70': Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
- 71': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard.
- 71': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
- 71': Kévin Keben (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Offside, Watford. Kévin Keben is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Bristol City. Leo Pecover replaces Sinclair Armstrong.
- 77': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard.
- 78': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
- 78': Leo Pecover (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Egil Selvik (Watford).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
- 84': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Max Alleyne.
- 87': Substitution, Bristol City. Olly Thomas replaces Haydon Roberts.
- 88': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 89': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Olly Thomas (Bristol City).
- 89': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City).
- 90': Corner, Watford. Conceded by George Tanner.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
- 90'+4': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Bristol City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Bristol City 1.
Statistics
 BRC |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 36.4 | Possession | 63.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 231 | Accurate Passes | 472 |
| 310 | Passes | 536 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 11 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 8 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 19 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,574
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,574
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 26 | +28 | 52 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 26 | +11 | 46 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | +18 | 44 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 26 | +11 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Watford (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Egil Selvik (GK) |
| 6 | Matthew Pollock |
| 3 | Max Alleyne |
| 4 | Kévin Keben |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
| 10 | Imran Louza |
| 16 | Marc Bola |
| 29 | Jeremy Petris  |
| 9 | Luca Kjerrumgaard |
| 66 | Nestory Irankunda |
| 20 | Mamadou Doumbia |
Bristol City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Radek Vítek (GK) |
| 16 | Robert Dickie |
| 14 | Zak Vyner |
| 19 | George Tanner |
| 11 | Anis Mehmeti |
| 10 | Scott Twine |
| 4 | Adam Randell |
| 24 | Hayden Roberts |
| 2 | Ross McCrorie |
| 9 | Fally Mayulu |
| 30 | Sinclair Armstrong |
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