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Bristol City vs Watford 1-0
- Dominic Ballard31'
- Kick-off
- Fri, 18 Sept 2026 · 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
- Referee
- Oliver Langford
Match timeline
- 88’Substitution
Bristol CityLisav Naif Eissat ONN.Eile OFF - 88’SubstitutionBristol CityGibson Osahumen Yah ONAdam Randell OFF
- 81’Yellow card
WatfordMatthew Pollock - 70’SubstitutionWatfordMyron Boadu ONMamadou Doumbia OFF
- 70’SubstitutionBristol CityCameron Pring ONSam Greenwood OFF
- 63’SubstitutionBristol Citylorent tolaj ONDominic Ballard OFF
- 63’SubstitutionBristol CityJed Wallace ONYu Hirakawa OFF
- 62’SubstitutionWatfordAlbert Eames ONBranimir Mlacic OFF
Show 9 earlier events
- 62’SubstitutionWatfordOthmane Maamma ONRocco Vata OFF
- 62’SubstitutionWatfordStephy Mavididi ONAmin Nabizada OFF
- 54’Yellow cardWatfordBranimir Mlacic
- 54’Yellow cardBristol CityJason Knight
- 54’Yellow cardBristol CityJoe Williams
- 54’Yellow cardWatfordEdo Kayembe
- 31’Goal!Bristol CityDominic BallardAssist: Rio Cardines1 – 0
- 25’Yellow cardWatfordAmin Nabizada
- 21’Yellow cardWatfordMamadou Doumbia
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Bristol CityWatford- 36%Possession64%
- 17Shots10
- 7Shots on Target2
- 2Corners5
- 11Fouls15
- 3Offsides0
- 2Saves6
- 267Passes489
- 2Yellow Cards5
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Bristol City4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Tickle
- 19Tanner
- 38Eile
- 5Atkinson
- 21Cardines
- 4Randell
- 8Williams
- 7Hirakawa
- 12Knight
- 20Greenwood
- 23Ballard
Substitutions
- 63’↑9 L. Tolaj↓23 D. Ballard
- 63’↑17 J. Wallace↓7 Y. Hirakawa
- 70’↑3 C. Pring↓20 S. Greenwood
- 88’↑2 L. Eissat↓38 N. Eile
- 88’↑27 G. Yah↓4 A. Randell
Unused substitutes 45 E. Adebayo, 40 B. Collins, 14 T. Horvat, 10 S. Twine
Coach M. Skubala
Watford3 - 4 - 1 - 2
- 1Ravaglia
- 4Keben
- 6Pollock
- 29Mlačić
- 21Nabizada
- 5Kyprianou
- 39Kayembe
- 11Vata
- 17Bravo
- 20Doumbia
- 9Kjerrumgaard
Substitutions
- 62’↑56 Albert Eames↓29 Branimir Mlačić
- 62’↑7 O. Maamma↓11 R. Vata
- 62’↑45 S. Mavididi↓21 Amin Nabizada
- 70’↑10 M. Boadu↓20 M. Doumbia
Unused substitutes 24 S. Walker, 43 J. Grieves, 26 D. Bachmann, 19 N. Chikovani, 53 James Andrew Clarridge
Coach A. Dionisi
Match facts
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 8
- Date
- Fri, 18 Sept 2026
- Kick-off
- 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
- Referee
- Oliver Langford
- Bristol City coach
- M. Skubala
- Watford coach
- A. Dionisi
League table
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 23 |
| 2 |  West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +18 | 22 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +6 | 22 |
| 4 |  Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 20 |
| 16 |  Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 20 |  Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Bristol City- W-D-L
- 3-0-2
- Scored / match
- 1.6
- Conceded / match
- 1.6
Watford- W-D-L
- 1-1-3
- Scored / match
- 0.8
- Conceded / match
- 1.4
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- Watford0%
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What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Bristol City beat Watford 1-0 in matchday 8 of the EFL Championship - English Second Tier at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol.
Dominic Ballard 31' scored for Bristol City.
Bristol City had 36% of the ball to Watford's 64%; the sides had 17 and 10 shots (7 and 2 on target).
The referee showed 7 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 8
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
- Referee
- Oliver Langford
- Match ID
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17 events
- 21’Yellow cardWatfordMamadou Doumbia
- 25’Yellow cardWatfordAmin Nabizada
- 31’Goal!Bristol CityDominic BallardAssist: Rio Cardines1 – 0
- 54’Yellow cardWatfordBranimir Mlacic
- 54’Yellow cardBristol CityJason Knight
- 54’Yellow cardBristol CityJoe Williams
- 54’Yellow cardWatfordEdo Kayembe
- 62’SubstitutionWatfordAlbert Eames ONBranimir Mlacic OFF
- 62’SubstitutionWatfordOthmane Maamma ONRocco Vata OFF
- 62’SubstitutionWatfordStephy Mavididi ONAmin Nabizada OFF
- 63’SubstitutionBristol Citylorent tolaj ONDominic Ballard OFF
- 63’SubstitutionBristol CityJed Wallace ONYu Hirakawa OFF
- 70’SubstitutionWatfordMyron Boadu ONMamadou Doumbia OFF
- 70’SubstitutionBristol CityCameron Pring ONSam Greenwood OFF
- 81’Yellow cardWatfordMatthew Pollock
- 88’SubstitutionBristol CityLisav Naif Eissat ONN.Eile OFF
- 88’SubstitutionBristol CityGibson Osahumen Yah ONAdam Randell OFF