Bristol City vs WatfordLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2025/2026

Bristol City

Twine36'

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Feb 27, 2026

Ashton Gate Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Edo Kayembe

Watford

Assists

7.7

90'+7Yellow Card

Delano Burgzorg

Bristol City

90'+3Substitution

Marc Bola· In

Imrân Louza· Out

Watford

86'Substitution

Edoardo Bove· In

Giorgi Chakvetadze· Out

Watford

86'Substitution

Pierre Ekwah· In

Nampalys Mendy· Out

Watford

86'Yellow Card

Edo Kayembe

Watford

84'Substitution

Delano Burgzorg· In

Tomi Horvat· Out

Bristol City

84'Substitution

George Earthy· In

Ross McCrorie· Out

Bristol City

Goal!

1-2

Jeremy Ngakia

77'·Watford

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76'Substitution

Cameron Pring· In

Mark Sykes· Out

Bristol City

69'Substitution

Tom Ince· In

Nestory Irankunda· Out

Watford

69'Substitution

Mattie Pollock· In

Saba Goglichidze· Out

Watford

61'Substitution

Sinclair Armstrong· In

Emil Riis· Out

Bristol City

61'Substitution

Max Bird· In

Scott Twine· Out

Bristol City

58'Yellow Card

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Watford

58'Yellow Card

Stephen Mfuni

Watford

58'Yellow Card

Jeremy Ngakia

Watford

Goal!

1-1

Scott Twine

36'·Bristol City

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26'Yellow Card

Neto Borges

Bristol City

Goal!

0-1

Luca Kjerrumgaard

7'·Watford

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Bristol City

Manager: Gerhard Struber

Starting XI

6.3

7.1

6.5

6.7

6.6

6.7

7.4

6.5

7.0

7.3

6.3

Substitutes

6.2

6.7

6.3

6.5

6.6

Manager: Edward Still

Starting XI

7.2

7.3

6.7

6.6

6.7

6.4

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.7

Substitutes

6.5

6.5

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Adam Randell MF	7.4	90'	0	1	-	68(86%)	2	6/7
Scott Twine FW	7.3	61'	1	0	1/2	19(79%)	1	3/5
George Tanner DF	7.1	90'	0	0	-	92(90%)	1	5/5
Tomi Horvat FW	7.0	84'	0	0	1/3	37(95%)	1	3/11
Max Bird MF	6.7	29'	0	0	1/2	12(83%)	-	-
Jason Knight MF	6.7	90'	0	0	0/1	72(85%)	2	3/8
Neto Borges DF	6.7	90'	0	0	-	99(93%)	1	2/5
George Earthy MF	6.6	6'	0	0	-	11(82%)	-	-
Mark Sykes MF	6.6	76'	0	0	-	37(81%)	-	1/3
Sinclair Armstrong FW	6.5	29'	0	0	0/1	3(25%)	-	1/1
Noah Eile DF	6.5	90'	0	0	-	100(94%)	1	2/4
Ross McCrorie MF	6.5	84'	0	0	1/2	35(83%)	2	7/16
Emil Riis FW	6.3	61'	0	0	-	6(50%)	-	2/6
Radek Vitek GK	6.3	90'	0	0	-	41(85%)	-	1/1
Delano Burgzorg FW	6.3	6'	0	0	-	3(75%)	-	0/4
Cameron Pring DF	6.2	14'	0	0	-	7(71%)	-	0/1

Bristol City vs Watford — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Bristol City	15	W1	1	0	1	5	7/15	7-11
Watford	15	L1	0	1	0	1	5/15	4-5

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Bristol City — last 5 games

L0-5 vs Derby County2026-01-30
W3-2 @ Hull City2026-02-07
D2-2 vs Wrexham2026-02-17
L0-1 @ Swansea City2026-02-21
W2-1 @ Blackburn Rovers2026-02-24

Watford — last 5 games

D0-0 @ Hull City2026-02-03
L0-1 @ Southampton2026-02-07
D2-2 @ Preston North End2026-02-14
W2-0 vs Derby County2026-02-21
L0-2 vs Ipswich Town2026-02-24

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 22
Period covered: 2009-12-28 – 2026-01-10
Bristol City wins: 6
Draws: 8
Watford wins: 8
Avg goals per meeting: 2.86
Over 2.5 goals: 45%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 41%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 2D 1L (Bristol City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.8 vs 2.86

Aggregated from 22 finished meetings (2009-12-28 – 2026-01-10) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 22)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-01-10	Bristol City	5-1	Watford
2025-11-07	Watford	1-1	Bristol City
2025-04-05	Bristol City	2-1	Watford
2024-11-26	Watford	1-0	Bristol City
2024-01-20	Bristol City	1-1	Watford

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Bristol City	12	46	62	0	DLDLW	16	-4
Watford	16	46	57	-12	LLLLL	24	-8

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 5 ptsBristol City 62 · Watford 57
Positions: #12 vs #16
Goals per game: 1.28/1.28 vs 1.15/1.41scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-02-27

Previous Meetings

Last 22 matches

Won 27%

(6/22)

Draw 36%

(8/22)

Won 36%

(8/22)

Goals

28-35

Total matches

Recent matches (5/22)

Championship•Nov 7, 2025

Watford

1-1

Bristol City

Championship•Apr 5, 2025

Bristol City

2-1

Watford

Championship•Nov 26, 2024

Watford

1-0

Bristol City

Championship•Jan 20, 2024

Bristol City

1-1

Watford

Head to Head

Last 22 matches

Bristol City wins

Draws

Watford wins

Goals Scored

28 - 35

Jan 10, 2026 • FA Cup

Bristol City

5-1

Watford

Nov 7, 2025 • Championship

Watford

1-1

Bristol City

Apr 5, 2025 • Championship

Bristol City

2-1

Watford

Matchday 35 — Championship

Match Report

The table read 12th (Bristol City, 62 pts) against 16th (Watford, 57 pts), 5 points apart. On recent form Watford sat only 24th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 16th overall. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Bristol City ran at 1.28 scored and 1.28 conceded, Watford at 1.15 and 1.41.

The sides have met 22 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Bristol City, 8 draws and 8 for Watford, at 2.86 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 41% of the wins in this matchup.

Ashton Gate Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.

Goal scorers

Bristol City: Scott Twine (36') · Watford: Luca Kjerrumgaard (7'), Jeremy Ngakia (77')

Key stats

Possession: Bristol City 65% · Watford 35% · Total shots: 11-11 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 3-3

More details:

Bristol City — live results and schedule Watford — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Bristol City vs Watford?

Bristol City 1-2 Watford. Championship (England) match played on 27 Feb 2026.

What league is Bristol City vs Watford in?

This match is part of the Championship (England). The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Bristol City and Watford?

In 22 meetings between 2009 and 2026: Bristol City has 6 wins, 8 draws, and 8 losses against Watford.

Where was Bristol City vs Watford played?

The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Bristol City vs Watford — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/22)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 22 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 35 — Championship

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions