Bristol City 1–0 Watford · Total Bound Football

Bristol City

1–0

18 Sep 2026

Watford

Europa League Fri 18 Sep, 20:00London Ashton Gate, Bristol Oliver Langford 20,906 attendance

Timeline

21' Mamadou Doumbia Yellow Card
25' Amin Nabizada Yellow Card
31' Dominic Ballard assist Rio Cardines
54' Branimir Mlacic Yellow Card
54' Jason Knight Yellow Card
54' Joe Williams Yellow Card
54' Edo Kayembe Yellow Card
62' Albert Eames for Branimir Mlacic
62' Othmane Maamma for Rocco Vata
62' Stephy Mavididi for Amin Nabizada
63' Lorent Tolaj for Dominic Ballard
63' Jed Wallace for Yu Hirakawa
70' Myron Boadu for Mamadou Doumbia
70' Cameron Pring for Sam Greenwood
81' Matthew Pollock Yellow Card
88' Lisav Eissat for Noah Eile
88' Gibson Yah for Adam Randell

Match stats

35.9% Possession 64.1%

17 Shots 10

7 On target 2

11 Fouls 15

2 Yellow cards 5

0 Red cards 0

3 Offsides 0

2 Saves 6

208 Accurate passes 418

Lineups

Bristol City 4-2-3-1

1 Tickle

21 Cardines 5 Atkinson 38 Eile 19 Tanner

4 Randell 8 Williams

20 Greenwood 12 Knight 7 Hirakawa

23 Ballard

Watford 3-4-1-2

1 Ravaglia

29 Mlacic 6 Pollock 4 Keben

21 Nabizada 39 Kayembe 5 Kyprianou 11 Vata

17 Bravo

9 Kjerrumgaard 20 Doumbia

Bristol City 4-2-3-1

1 Sam Tickle G
5 Robert Atkinson CD-L
38 Noah Eile ▼ CD-R
21 Rio Cardines LB
19 George Tanner RB
12 Jason Knight AM
4 Adam Randell ▼ LM
8 Joe Williams RM
23 Dominic Ballard ▼ F
20 Sam Greenwood ▼ AM-L
7 Yu Hirakawa ▼ AM-R

Came on

17 Jed Wallace ▲ SUB
27 Gibson Yah ▲ SUB
3 Cameron Pring ▲ SUB
2 Lisav Eissat ▲ SUB
9 Lorent Tolaj ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

10 Scott Twine SUB
40 Bradley Collins SUB
14 Tomi Horvat SUB
45 Elijah Adebayo SUB

Watford 3-4-1-2

1 Federico Ravaglia G
6 Matthew Pollock CD
29 Branimir Mlacic ▼ CD-L
4 Kévin Keben CD-R
39 Edo Kayembe CM-L
5 Hector Kyprianou CM-R
17 Iker Bravo AM
21 Amin Nabizada ▼ LM
11 Rocco Vata ▼ RM
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard CF-L
20 Mamadou Doumbia ▼ CF-R

Came on

10 Myron Boadu ▲ SUB
45 Stephy Mavididi ▲ SUB
7 Othmane Maamma ▲ SUB
56 Albert Eames ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (5)

26 Daniel Bachmann SUB
53 James Clarridge SUB
43 Jack Grieves SUB
24 Sam Walker SUB
19 Nikoloz Chikovani SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Bristol City 1, Watford 0.
90'+5' Second Half ends, Bristol City 1, Watford 0.
90'+3' Offside, Bristol City. Lorent Tolaj is caught offside.
90'+3' Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sam Tickle (Bristol City).
90'+2' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lisav Eissat.
90'+2' Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+2' Attempt saved. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Rio Cardines.
90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90' Attempt saved. Gibson Yah (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
88' Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
88' Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88' Substitution, Bristol City. Gibson Yah replaces Adam Randell.

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88' Substitution, Bristol City. Lisav Eissat replaces Noah Eile because of an injury.
87' Attempt missed. Myron Boadu (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
86' Attempt blocked. Joe Williams (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
85' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
83' Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
83' Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82' Attempt missed. Rio Cardines (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
81' Mattie Pollock (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81' Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
81' Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80' Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by George Tanner with a through ball following a fast break.
78' Foul by Iker Bravo (Watford).
78' Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77' Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
77' Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Albert Eames (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Foul by Jed Wallace (Bristol City).
72' Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72' Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
70' Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Sam Greenwood.
70' Substitution, Watford. Myron Boadu replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
69' Albert Eames (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69' Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
66' Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Greenwood following a fast break.
65' Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Lorent Tolaj.
63' Substitution, Bristol City. Jed Wallace replaces Yu Hirakawa.
63' Substitution, Bristol City. Lorent Tolaj replaces Dom Ballard.
62' Substitution, Watford. Stephy Mavididi replaces Amin Nabizada.
62' Substitution, Watford. Othmane Maamma replaces Rocco Vata.
62' Substitution, Watford. Albert Eames replaces Branimir Mlacic.
62' Attempt missed. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amin Nabizada.
61' Attempt saved. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sam Tickle (Bristol City).
61' Attempt blocked. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amin Nabizada.
57' Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57' Foul by Sam Greenwood (Bristol City).
56' Attempt saved. Joe Williams (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
55' Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
55' Dom Ballard (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54' Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
54' Joe Williams (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
54' Jason Knight (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
54' Branimir Mlacic (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
51' Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51' Foul by Sam Greenwood (Bristol City).
49' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rob Atkinson.
49' Attempt blocked. Amin Nabizada (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Bravo.
48' Attempt blocked. George Tanner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
45' Second Half begins Bristol City 1, Watford 0.
45'+3' First Half ends, Bristol City 1, Watford 0.
45'+1' Attempt blocked. Noah Eile (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
45' Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45' Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
45' Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43' Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43' Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
42' Amin Nabizada (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42' Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
39' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Yu Hirakawa.
38' Foul by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
38' Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36' Offside, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa is caught offside.
35' Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' Foul by Rob Atkinson (Bristol City).
34' Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' Foul by Sam Greenwood (Bristol City).
31' Goal! Bristol City 1, Watford 0. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
29' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Williams.
29' Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard.
26' Attempt missed. Joe Williams (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a set piece situation.
25' Amin Nabizada (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25' Foul by Amin Nabizada (Watford).
25' Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24' Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
24' Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21' Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21' Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
21' Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Adam Randell.
19' Foul by Iker Bravo (Watford).
19' Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
15' Attempt blocked. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Randell.
15' Handball by Rocco Vata (Watford).
14' Foul by Amin Nabizada (Watford).
14' George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13' Attempt saved. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Joe Williams.
12' Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
12' Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11' Attempt blocked. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dom Ballard.
11' Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford).
9' Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9' Foul by Noah Eile (Bristol City).
8' Attempt missed. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
8' Attempt blocked. Amin Nabizada (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hector Kyprianou.
3' Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dom Ballard with a cross.
1' Foul by Sam Greenwood (Bristol City).
1' Kévin Keben (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1' Offside, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.