Bristol City 1-0 Watford — EFL Championship, 18 Sep 2026
Bristol City beat Watford 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 18 September 2026 at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol. Dominic Ballard scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Bristol City have won 2 and Watford 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Ashton Gate Stadium · Bristol·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 21'Foul
- 25'Foul
- 1-031'assist: Rio Cardines
- Half-time1-0
- 54'Argument
- 54'Argument
- 54'Argument
- 54'Argument
- 62'
- 62'
- 62'
- 63'
- 63'
- 70'
- 70'
- 81'Foul
- 88'
- 88'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Bristol City
- 8.2Dominic BallardF
- 7.8Rio CardinesD
- 7.0Noah EileD
- 7.0George TannerD
- 6.9Lorent TolajF
- 6.8Sam TickleG
- 6.8Adam RandellM
- 6.8Jed WallaceM
- 6.7Gibson YahM
- 6.6Robert AtkinsonD
- 6.6Sam GreenwoodM
- 6.5Lisav EissatD
- 6.4Joseph WilliamsM
- 6.4Yu HirakawaM
- 6.3Jason KnightM
- 6.2Cameron PringD
- 6.6Scott TwineM
- 6.6Bradley CollinsG
- 6.6E. AdebayoF
- 6.6Tomi HorvatM
Watford
- 7.8Federico RavagliaG
- 6.8Stephy MavididiF
- 6.7Hector KyprianouM
- 6.6Albert EamesD
- 6.5Iker BravoM
- 6.5Edouard KayembeM
- 6.4Othmane MaammaF
- 6.4Matthew PollockD
- 6.3Branimir MlačićD
- 6.3Kévin KebenD
- 6.2Luca KjerrumgaardF
- 6.2Rocco VataM
- 6.1Mamadou DoumbiaF
- 6.1M. BoaduF
- 5.8Amin NabizadaM
- 6.6Daniel BachmannG
- 6.6N. ChikovaniF
- 6.6J. GrievesF
- 6.6James Andrew ClarridgeD
- 6.6Samuel WalkerG
Line-ups
Watford3-4-1-2
Bristol City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Bristol CityM. Skubala
Substitutes
- 45E. AdebayoF6.6
- 3Cameron Pring70'D6.2
- 17Jed Wallace63'M6.8
- 40Bradley CollinsG6.6
- 10Scott TwineM6.6
- 14Tomi HorvatM6.6
- 9Lorent Tolaj63'F6.9
- 27Gibson Yah88'M6.7
- 2Lisav Eissat88'D6.5
WatfordA. Dionisi
Substitutes
- 45Stephy Mavididi62'F6.8
- 24Samuel WalkerG6.6
- 10M. BoaduF6.1
- 26Daniel BachmannG6.6
- 53James Andrew ClarridgeD6.6
- 43J. GrievesF6.6
- 7Othmane Maamma62'F6.4
- 56Albert Eames62'D6.6
- 19N. ChikovaniF6.6
Team statistics
36%Possession64%
17Total shots10
7Shots on target2
5Shots off target3
5Blocked shots5
2Corners5
3Offsides0
11Fouls15
2Yellow cards5
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves6
270Total passes490
208Accurate passes418
Bristol City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Ballard | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Rio Cardines | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Noah Eile | 88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| George Tanner | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Lorent Tolaj | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Sam Tickle | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Adam Randell | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jed Wallace | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Gibson Yah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Robert Atkinson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Sam Greenwood | 70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lisav Eissat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Joseph Williams | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Yu Hirakawa | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jason Knight | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Cameron Pring | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Scott Twine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Bradley Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| E. Adebayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tomi Horvat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Ravaglia | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Hector Kyprianou | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Albert Eames | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Iker Bravo | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Othmane Maamma | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.4 |
| Matthew Pollock | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Branimir Mlačić | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Kévin Keben | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Rocco Vata | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| M. Boadu | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Amin Nabizada | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Daniel Bachmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| N. Chikovani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Grieves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| James Andrew Clarridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Samuel Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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