When is Bristol City vs Watford?

Bristol City vs Watford was played on Friday, September 18, 2026 at 19:00 UTC.

Where is Bristol City vs Watford played?

Bristol City vs Watford was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.

What competition is Bristol City vs Watford in?

Bristol City vs Watford was part of the Championship.

What was the final score of Bristol City vs Watford?

Bristol City vs Watford ended 1–0.

⚽ Bristol City vs Watford result: 1–0 — stats and summary (Championship)

Last updatedSep 19 23:05· automatic

Championship · Matchday 8

Championship · Matchday 8Friday, September 18, 2026 · HT 1–0Sep 18 19:00UTC(Sep 18, 19:00 UTC)Ashton Gate Stadium

EndedSep 18

Bristol City1

Watford0

Bristol City

Full time

1–0

Watford

Next match

Bristol City
Bristol City vs Norwich
Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 12:30 UTC
Watford
Watford vs Middlesbrough
Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Match summary

Bristol City beat Watford 1–0. Dominic Ballard 31'. Bristol City led 1–0 at half-time. Dominic Ballard opened the scoring in minute 31. Watford controlled possession with 64%.

Match timeline

21'Mamadou Doumbia
25'Amin Nabizada
31'Dominic Ballard · assist: Rio Cardines1–0
54'Branimir Mlacic
54'Jason Knight
54'Joe Williams
54'Edo Kayembe
81'Matthew Pollock

How was this match?

Match stats

Bristol CityWatford

Overview

36%Possession %64%

17Shots10

7Shots on target2

2Corners5

11Fouls15

3Offsides0

2Yellow cards5

0Red cards0

Shots

5Blocked shots5

Passing

208/270 (77%)Passes418/491 (85%)

7/12 (58%)Crosses0/12 (0%)

15/37 (41%)Long balls30/63 (48%)

Defence

15/19 (79%)Tackles won8/9 (89%)

7Interceptions5

20Clearances22

2Saves6

Starting lineups

4-2-3-1 · 3-4-1-2

Bristol City4-2-3-1

23⚽↓Ballard

20↓Greenwood

12Knight

7↓Hirakawa

4↓Randell

8Williams

21Cardines

5Atkinson

38↓Eile

19Tanner

1Tickle

1Sam TickleG
5Robert AtkinsonCD-L
38Noah Eile↓ 88'CD-R
21Rio CardinesLB
19George TannerRB
12Jason KnightAM
4Adam Randell↓ 88'LM
8Joe WilliamsRM
23Dominic Ballard⚽↓ 63'F
20Sam Greenwood↓ 70'AM-L
7Yu Hirakawa↓ 63'AM-R

Substitutes

17Jed Wallace↑ 63'
9Lorent Tolaj↑ 63'
3Cameron Pring↑ 70'
27Gibson Yah↑ 88'
2Lisav Eissat↑ 88'

Watford3-4-1-2

9Kjerrumgaard

20↓Doumbia

17Bravo

21↓Nabizada

39Kayembe

5Kyprianou

11↓Vata

29↓Mlacic

6Pollock

4Keben

1Ravaglia

1Federico RavagliaG
6Matthew PollockCD
29Branimir Mlacic↓ 62'CD-L
4Kévin KebenCD-R
39Edo KayembeCM-L
5Hector KyprianouCM-R
17Iker BravoAM
21Amin Nabizada↓ 62'LM
11Rocco Vata↓ 62'RM
9Luca KjerrumgaardCF-L
20Mamadou Doumbia↓ 70'CF-R

Substitutes

45Stephy Mavididi↑ 62'
7Othmane Maamma↑ 62'
56Albert Eames↑ 62'
10Myron Boadu↑ 70'

Recent form

Bristol City

Form points 4/15

Watford

Form points 6/15

Head-to-head

Bristol City

Draw

Watford

Last meeting

Sep 18, 2026Bristol City1–0Watford

League table

#		P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	14	8	4	2	+11	28
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	8	3	3	+8	27
3	Birmingham City	14	7	5	2	+13	26
4	Stoke City	14	8	2	4	+5	26
5	Swansea City	14	8	2	4	+5	26
6	West Bromwich Albion	14	7	4	3	+5	25
7	Southampton	14	8	4	2	+15	24
8	West Ham United	14	6	5	3	+15	23
9	Sheffield United	14	6	4	4	+3	22
10	Portsmouth	14	6	4	4	+3	22
11	Queens Park Rangers	14	5	6	3	+5	21
12	Norwich City	14	6	0	8	+3	18
13	Millwall	14	5	3	6	-1	18
14	Blackburn Rovers	14	5	3	6	-2	18
15	Bristol City	14	5	3	6	-3	18
16	Wrexham	14	4	5	5	-2	17
17	Bolton Wanderers	15	5	2	8	-9	17
18	Cardiff City	14	3	6	5	-1	15
19	Lincoln City	14	4	3	7	-10	15
20	Watford	14	4	2	8	-10	14
21	Charlton Athletic	14	3	5	6	-11	14
22	Burnley	14	1	7	6	-8	10
23	Derby County	15	2	4	9	-16	10
24	Preston North End	14	1	2	11	-18	5

Venue

Ashton Gate Stadium