Watford 1-4 Bristol City — EFL Championship, 26 Dec 2023
Bristol City beat Watford 4-1 in the EFL Championship on 26 December 2023 at Vicarage Road, Watford. Cameron Pring, G. Chakvetadze, Mark Sykes, A. Weimann got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 3 and Bristol City 0, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-128'
- 45'
- 1-145+2'Own Goal
- Half-time0-2
- 46'
- 46'
- 2-149'assist: Y. Asprilla
- 2-250'
- 62'out: R. Healey
- 68'
- 75'
- 77'
- 77'
- 80'Foul
- 2-383'assist: Joseph Williams
- 87'
- 87'
- Full-time1-4
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Watford
- 7.9Yáser AsprillaM
- 7.2Wesley HoedtD
- 6.9Rhys HealeyF
- 6.9Giorgi ChakvetadzeM
- 6.7Matheus MartinsF
- 6.6Kenneth SemaM
- 6.6Edouard KayembeM
- 6.6Tom Dele-BashiruM
- 6.5Francisco SierraltaD
- 6.5Jake LivermoreM
- 6.3Vakoun Issouf BayoF
- 6.3Mileta RajovićF
- 6.3Jamal LewisD
- 6.2Ismaël KonéM
- 6.2Ryan AndrewsD
- 6.0Ben HamerG
Bristol City
- 7.6Joseph WilliamsM
- 7.3Max O’LearyG
- 7.3Mark SykesM
- 7.3Cameron PringD
- 7.3Anis MehmetiM
- 7.3George TannerD
- 7.2Andreas WeimannF
- 7.2Taylor Gardner-HickmanM
- 7.0Tommy ConwayF
- 6.9Robert DickieD
- 6.9Jason KnightF
- 6.7Samuel BellF
- 6.6Nahki WellsF
- 6.6Zachary VynerD
- 6.3Matthew JamesM
- 6.3Harry CornickF
Line-ups
Bristol City4-4-2
Watford4-1-4-1
Substitutes
WatfordV. Ismaël
Substitutes
- 19V. Bayo75'F6.3
- 16G. Chakvetadze49'46'M6.9
- 15Matthew PollockD
- 14R. Healey62'F6.9
- 7Thomas InceM
- 1Daniel BachmannG
- 5Ryan PorteousD
- 24T. Dele-Bashiru46'M6.6
- 37Matheus Martins45'F6.7
Bristol CityL. Manning
Substitutes
- 6Matthew James68'M6.3
- 14A. Weimann83'77'F7.2
- 21Nahki Wells77'F6.6
- 9H. Cornick87'F6.3
- 23S. BajićG
- 20Samuel Bell87'F6.7
- 27J. Knight-LebelD
- 29E. YeboahF
- 30R. NelsonF
Team statistics
59%Possession41%
0.93Expected goals (xG)1.31
13Total shots15
5Shots on target5
7Shots off target6
1Blocked shots4
6Corners6
3Offsides0
10Fouls4
1Yellow cards0
2Goalkeeper saves4
542Total passes380
473Accurate passes302
87%Pass accuracy79%
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yáser Asprilla | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Wesley Hoedt | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Rhys Healey | 28 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | 45 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Matheus Martins | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Kenneth Sema | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 90 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | 45 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Francisco Sierralta | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jake Livermore | 45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Vakoun Issouf Bayo | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mileta Rajović | 75 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jamal Lewis | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ismaël Koné | 62 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Ryan Andrews | 45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Ben Hamer | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Bristol City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Williams | 87 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.6 |
| Max O’Leary | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Mark Sykes | 87 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Cameron Pring | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Anis Mehmeti | 77 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 4 | 7.3 |
| George Tanner | 90 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Andreas Weimann | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 68 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Tommy Conway | 77 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Robert Dickie | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jason Knight | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Samuel Bell | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nahki Wells | 13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Zachary Vyner | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew James | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Harry Cornick | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
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