Bristol City vs Watford 27/02/2026

Bristol City

Ashton Gate Stadium

27 Feb 2026, 21:00

1:2

Finished

Watford

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

L. Kjerrumgaard(Edo Kayembe)

Goal

7'

26'

Neto Borges

36'

Goal

Scott Twine(Adam Randell)

2ND HALF

Jeremy Ngakia

58'

Stephen Mfuni

58'

61'

Max Bird

61'

Scott Twine

61'

S. Armstrong

Emil Riis

S. Goglichidze

Injured

69'

S. Goglichidze

Mattie Pollock

69'

N. Irankunda

Tom Ince

69'

76'

Cameron Pring

M. Sykes

Jeremy Ngakia

Goal

77'

84'

George Earthy

Ross Mccrorie

84'

D. Burgzorg

84'

Tomi Horvat

Edo Kayembe

86'

N. Mendy

Pierre Ekwah

86'

G. Chakvetadze

Edoardo Bove

86'

Imrân Louza

Marc Bola

93'

97'

D. Burgzorg

Match statistics

64%Possession36%

642Passes Attempted347

563Completed Passes275

3Corners3

36Throw-ins15

11Shots On Target11

Line-ups

Bristol City

Formation

3-4-2-1

Radek

#23Vitek

Noah

#38Eile

Vivaldo

#21Borges Dos Santos Neto

George

#19Tanner

Adam Fletcher

#4Randell

Jason Paul

#12Knight

Mark

#17Sykes

Ross

#2McCrorie

Tomi

#14Horvat

Scott Edward

#10Twine

Emil Riis

#18Jakobsen

Starting XI

Radek Vitek #23
Noah Eile #38
Neto Borges #21	26'
George Tanner #19
Adam Randell #4	🎯36'
Jason Knight #12
M. Sykes #17	76'
Ross Mccrorie #2	84'
Tomi Horvat #14	84'
Scott Twine #10	61' ⚽36'
Emil Riis #18	61'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley #13
Cameron Pring #3	76'
Seb Naylor #24
Max Bird #6	61'
George Earthy #44	84'
Sam Morsy #40
S. Armstrong #30	61'
Sam Bell #20
D. Burgzorg #11	97' 84'

Will not play

Joseph Michael

Joseph Michael Williams

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Max Andrew

Max Andrew Bird

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Robert Philip

Robert Philip Atkinson

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Bristol City

Gerhard Struber

Bristol City

Formation

3-4-2-1

Radek

#23Vitek

Noah

#38Eile

Vivaldo

#21Borges Dos Santos Neto

George

#19Tanner

Adam Fletcher

#4Randell

Jason Paul

#12Knight

Mark

#17Sykes

Ross

#2McCrorie

Tomi

#14Horvat

Scott Edward

#10Twine

Emil Riis

#18Jakobsen

Starting XI

Radek Vitek #23
Noah Eile #38
Neto Borges #21	26'
George Tanner #19
Adam Randell #4	🎯36'
Jason Knight #12
M. Sykes #17	76'
Ross Mccrorie #2	84'
Tomi Horvat #14	84'
Scott Twine #10	61' ⚽36'
Emil Riis #18	61'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley #13
Cameron Pring #3	76'
Seb Naylor #24
Max Bird #6	61'
George Earthy #44	84'
Sam Morsy #40
S. Armstrong #30	61'
Sam Bell #20
D. Burgzorg #11	97' 84'

Will not play

Joseph Michael

Joseph Michael Williams

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Max Andrew

Max Andrew Bird

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Robert Philip

Robert Philip Atkinson

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Bristol City

Gerhard Struber

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

Egil

#1Selvik

Saba

#3Goglichidze

James

#25Abankwah

Stephen

#21Mfuni

Jeremy Mpobi

#2Ngakia

Nampalys

#23Mendy

Imrân

#10Louza

Giorgi

#8Chakvetadze

Nestory

#66Irankunda

Edouard

#39Kayembe Kayembe

Luca

#9Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
S. Goglichidze #3	69' 69'
J. Abankwah #25
Stephen Mfuni #21	58'
Jeremy Ngakia #2	⚽77' 58'
N. Mendy #23	86'
Imrân Louza #10	93'
G. Chakvetadze #8	86'
N. Irankunda #66	69'
Edo Kayembe #39	86' 🎯7'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	⚽7'

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
Marc Bola #16	93'
J. Pétris #29
Mattie Pollock #6	69'
Edoardo Bove #15	86'
Pierre Ekwah #17	86'
Amin Nabizada #53
Tom Ince #7	69'
Vivaldo #18

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Doubtful

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Stephen

Stephen Mfuni

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Watford

Edward Still

Head-to-head

44 matches

Bristol City

Bristol City

17

Wins

17

Draws

10

Wins

Watford

Watford

FA Cup2026 • 1 match

Bristol City

Watford

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Watford

Bristol City

Bristol City

Watford

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Watford

Bristol City

Bristol City

Watford

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Watford

Bristol City

Watford

Bristol City

Championship2022 • 1 match

Bristol City

Watford

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Lewis Smith

Venue:

Ashton Gate Stadium

Capacity:

27 000

Bristol City vs Watford match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Bristol City and Watford. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.