Bristol City vs Watford 10/01/2026
Match summary
1ST HALF
2'

Emil Riis(Neto Borges)
37'

A. Mehmeti(Emil Riis)
2ND HALF
58'
Scott Twine
A. Mehmeti
58'
George Earthy
Sam Bell
59'
Adam Randell
Jason Knight
J. Abankwah
60'
Imrân Louza
J. Grieves
62'
Mattie Pollock
Marc Bola
62'
M. Sissoko
Kwadwo Baah
62'
66'

Rob Atkinson(Scott Twine)
68'

Emil Riis(Neto Borges)
71'
Y. Hirakawa
Rob Atkinson
J. Grieves(Vivaldo)

74'
76'

Emil Riis(George Earthy)
79'
Joe Lumley
83'
S. Armstrong
Emil Riis
Match statistics
54%Possession46%
522Passes Attempted447
431Completed Passes363
3Corners4
31Throw-ins18
13Shots On Target8
Line-ups
Bristol City
Formation
3-4-2-1
#13Lumley

#16Dickie

#5Atkinson

#19Tanner

#40Morsy

#12Knight

#14Onyego Vyner

#21Borges Dos Santos Neto

#20Bell

#11Mehmeti

#18Jakobsen
Starting XI
![]() Joe Lumley #13 | 79' |
![]() Rob Dickie #16 | |
![]() Rob Atkinson #5 | 71' ⚽66' |
![]() George Tanner #19 | |
![]() Sam Morsy #40 | |
![]() Jason Knight #12 | 59' |
![]() Zak Vyner #14 | |
![]() Neto Borges #21 | 🎯68' 🎯2' |
![]() Sam Bell #20 | 58' |
![]() A. Mehmeti #11 | 58' ⚽37' |
![]() Emil Riis #18 | 83' ⚽76' ⚽68' 🎯37' ⚽2' |
Substitutes
![]() Max O'Leary #1 | |
![]() Haydon Roberts #24 | |
![]() Cameron Pring #3 | |
![]() Adam Randell #4 | 59' |
![]() George Earthy #44 | 🎯76' 58' |
![]() Scott Twine #10 | 🎯66' 58' |
![]() S. Armstrong #30 | 83' |
![]() Y. Hirakawa #7 | 71' |
![]() Harry Cornick #27 |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager

Gerhard Struber
Watford
Formation
5-4-1
#12Baxter

#6Pollock

#25Abankwah

#4Keben Biakolo

#29Pétris

#22Morris

#10Louza

#23Mendy

#66Irankunda

#17Sissoko

#18Semedo Moura Sousa
Starting XI
![]() Nathan Baxter #12 | |
![]() Mattie Pollock #6 | 62' |
![]() J. Abankwah #25 | 60' |
![]() Kévin Keben #4 | |
![]() J. Pétris #29 | |
![]() James Morris #22 | |
![]() Imrân Louza #10 | 62' |
![]() N. Mendy #23 | |
![]() N. Irankunda #66 | |
![]() M. Sissoko #17 | 62' |
![]() Vivaldo #18 | 🎯74' |
Substitutes
![]() E. Selvik #1 | |
![]() F. Mendy #27 | |
![]() Marc Bola #16 | 62' |
![]() H. Kyprianou #5 | |
![]() J. Grieves #43 | ⚽74' 62' |
![]() L. Kjerrumgaard #9 | |
![]() O. Maamma #42 | |
![]() Tom Ince #7 | |
![]() Kwadwo Baah #34 | 62' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager

Javi Gracia
Bristol City
Formation
3-4-2-1
#13Lumley

#16Dickie

#5Atkinson

#19Tanner

#40Morsy

#12Knight

#14Onyego Vyner

#21Borges Dos Santos Neto

#20Bell

#11Mehmeti

#18Jakobsen
Starting XI
![]() Joe Lumley #13 | 79' |
![]() Rob Dickie #16 | |
![]() Rob Atkinson #5 | 71' ⚽66' |
![]() George Tanner #19 | |
![]() Sam Morsy #40 | |
![]() Jason Knight #12 | 59' |
![]() Zak Vyner #14 | |
![]() Neto Borges #21 | 🎯68' 🎯2' |
![]() Sam Bell #20 | 58' |
![]() A. Mehmeti #11 | 58' ⚽37' |
![]() Emil Riis #18 | 83' ⚽76' ⚽68' 🎯37' ⚽2' |
Substitutes
![]() Max O'Leary #1 | |
![]() Haydon Roberts #24 | |
![]() Cameron Pring #3 | |
![]() Adam Randell #4 | 59' |
![]() George Earthy #44 | 🎯76' 58' |
![]() Scott Twine #10 | 🎯66' 58' |
![]() S. Armstrong #30 | 83' |
![]() Y. Hirakawa #7 | 71' |
![]() Harry Cornick #27 |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager

Gerhard Struber
Watford
Formation
5-4-1
#12Baxter

#6Pollock

#25Abankwah

#4Keben Biakolo

#29Pétris

#22Morris

#10Louza

#23Mendy

#66Irankunda

#17Sissoko

#18Semedo Moura Sousa
Starting XI
![]() Nathan Baxter #12 | |
![]() Mattie Pollock #6 | 62' |
![]() J. Abankwah #25 | 60' |
![]() Kévin Keben #4 | |
![]() J. Pétris #29 | |
![]() James Morris #22 | |
![]() Imrân Louza #10 | 62' |
![]() N. Mendy #23 | |
![]() N. Irankunda #66 | |
![]() M. Sissoko #17 | 62' |
![]() Vivaldo #18 | 🎯74' |
Substitutes
![]() E. Selvik #1 | |
![]() F. Mendy #27 | |
![]() Marc Bola #16 | 62' |
![]() H. Kyprianou #5 | |
![]() J. Grieves #43 | ⚽74' 62' |
![]() L. Kjerrumgaard #9 | |
![]() O. Maamma #42 | |
![]() Tom Ince #7 | |
![]() Kwadwo Baah #34 | 62' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager

Javi Gracia
Head-to-head
43 matches

Bristol City
16
Wins
17
Draws
10
Wins

Watford
Championship2025 • 2 matches
Championship2024 • 2 matches
Championship2023 • 2 matches
Championship2022 • 1 match
Championship2021 • 1 matchLeague standings
No league table available for this competition. This may be a cup tournament or the table data is not yet available.
Match Information
Referee:
Tom Reeves
Venue:
Ashton Gate Stadium
Capacity:
27 000
Bristol City vs Watford match from the FA Cup. 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 FA Cup season.

















