Bristol City 1-0 Watford | Result & Match Report
Bristol City
1 - 0 Watford
Championship · Matchday 8 · Full Time
Championship · Matchday 8: Bristol City beat Watford 1-0. The match was played on Friday, 18 September 2026 at Ashton Gate Stadium (Bristol); refereed by Oliver Langford, England.
⚽ Goals
Dominic Ballard 31' (Bristol City)
Match Analysis
After a 1-0 first half, the game finished 1-0.
Bristol City held 36% of possession against 64%, attempting 17 shots to Watford's 10.
Shots on target read 7-2 and corners 2-5.
⏱️ Match Events
21'🟨Mamadou Doumbia
25'🟨Amin Nabizada
31'⚽Dominic Ballard (Rio Cardines)
54'🟨Branimir Mlacic
54'🟨Jason Knight
54'🟨Joe Williams
54'🟨Edo Kayembe
62'🔄▲ Albert Eames ▼ Branimir Mlacic
62'🔄▲ Othmane Maamma ▼ Rocco Vata
62'🔄▲ Stephy Mavididi ▼ Amin Nabizada
63'🔄▲ lorent tolaj ▼ Dominic Ballard
63'🔄▲ Jed Wallace ▼ Yu Hirakawa
70'🔄▲ Myron Boadu ▼ Mamadou Doumbia
70'🔄▲ Cameron Pring ▼ Sam Greenwood
81'🟨Matthew Pollock
88'🔄▲ Lisav Naif Eissat ▼ N.Eile
88'🔄▲ Gibson Osahumen Yah ▼ Adam Randell
👕 Line-ups
Bristol City · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 7.17
Substitutes: B. Collins, C. Pring, L. Eissat, T. Horvat, S. Twine, G. Yah, J. Wallace, E. Adebayo, L. Tolaj
Coach: Roy Hodgson
Watford · 3-4-1-2 · ⌀ 6.65
Substitutes: S. Walker, D. Bachmann, J. Clarridge, A. Eames, S. Mavididi, M. Boadu, J. Grieves, O. Maamma, N. Chikovani
Coach: Alessio Dionisi
📊 Match Stats
1.56Expected goals (xG)0.52
⭐ Player of the Match
Dominic Ballard (Bristol City) — named player of the match with a 8.2 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
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