Bristol City 5-1 Watford — FA Cup, 10 Jan 2026
Bristol City beat Watford 5-1 in the FA Cup Round of 64 on 10 January 2026 at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol. Emil Riis, Anis Mehmeti, Robert Atkinson, J. Grieves got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Bristol City have won 2 and Watford 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Ashton Gate Stadium · Bristol·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-02'assist: Neto Borges
- 2-037'assist: Emil Riis
- Half-time2-0
- 58'
- 58'out: G. Earthy
- 59'
- 60'Foul
- 62'
- 62'
- 62'
- 3-066'assist: Scott Twine
- 4-068'assist: Neto Borges
- 71'
- 4-174'assist: V. Semedo
- 5-176'
- 79'Foul
- 83'
- Full-time5-1
Player ratings
10.0
Top rated
Bristol City
- 10.0Emil RiisF
- 8.3Robert AtkinsonD
- 8.0Neto BorgesM
- 7.7Sam MorsyM
- 7.7Anis MehmetiF
- 7.3Jason KnightM
- 7.2Robert DickieD
- 7.0Scott TwineM
- 6.9Samuel BellF
- 6.9Zachary VynerM
- 6.9George EarthyM
- 6.7Yu HirakawaF
- 6.6Adam RandellM
- 6.5Joseph LumleyG
- 6.5George TannerD
- 6.3Sinclair ArmstrongF
Watford
- 7.5Jack GrievesF
- 6.7Matthew PollockD
- 6.6Jérémy PétrisM
- 6.5Moussa SissokoM
- 6.3Nampalys MendyM
- 6.3Kwadwo BaahF
- 6.3Imrân LouzaM
- 6.3VivaldoF
- 6.2Kévin KebenD
- 6.2Nestory IrankundaM
- 5.9Marc BolaD
- 5.9Nathan BaxterG
- 5.5James AbankwahD
- 4.9James MorrisD
Line-ups
Watford4-2-3-1
Bristol City3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Bristol CityRoy Hodgson
Substitutes
- 3Cameron PringD
- 1Max O’LearyG
- 27H. CornickF
- 4Adam Randell59'M6.6
- 10Scott Twine58'M7.0
- 24Haydon RobertsD
- 30Sinclair Armstrong83'F6.3
- 44G. Earthy58'M6.9
- 7Yu Hirakawa71'F6.7
WatfordEdward Still
Substitutes
- 7Thomas InceM
- 16Marc Bola62'D5.9
- 1Egil SelvikG
- 5Hector KyprianouM
- 34Kwadwo Baah62'F6.3
- 27F. MendyD
- 9Luca KjerrumgaardF
- 43J. Grieves74'62'F7.5
- 42Othmane MaammaF
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
2.24Expected goals (xG)0.73
13Total shots8
7Shots on target1
4Shots off target5
2Blocked shots2
3Corners4
3Offsides0
5Fouls12
1Yellow cards1
0Goalkeeper saves2
516Total passes452
428Accurate passes365
83%Pass accuracy81%
Bristol City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Riis | 83 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | – | 10.0 |
| Robert Atkinson | 71 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| Neto Borges | 90 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Sam Morsy | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.7 |
| Anis Mehmeti | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Jason Knight | 59 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Robert Dickie | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Scott Twine | 32 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Samuel Bell | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Zachary Vyner | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| George Earthy | 32 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Yu Hirakawa | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Adam Randell | 31 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Joseph Lumley | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| George Tanner | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Sinclair Armstrong | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Grieves | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Matthew Pollock | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jérémy Pétris | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 62 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Nampalys Mendy | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Kwadwo Baah | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Imrân Louza | 63 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Vivaldo | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Kévin Keben | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Marc Bola | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Nathan Baxter | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| James Abankwah | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 5.5 |
| James Morris | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 4.9 |
Recent Form
Bristol CityLWLWW
- L04 Jan 26HPreston0-2
- W01 Jan 26HPortsmouth5-0
- L29 Dec 25AMillwall1-2
- W26 Dec 25AWest Brom2-1
- W20 Dec 25HMiddlesbrough2-0
Head-to-head
- 07 Nov 25Watford1-1Bristol City
- 05 Apr 25Bristol City2-1Watford
- 26 Nov 24Watford1-0Bristol City
- 20 Jan 24Bristol City1-1Watford
- 26 Dec 23Watford1-4Bristol City
- 15 Apr 23Watford2-0Bristol City
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