English League Championship

Bristol City vs Watford, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Bristol City
  • 24': Ross McCrorie
  • 29': Nahki Wells
FT
2 - 1
Watford
  • 80': Mamadou Doumbia

About

Bristol City are hosting Watford at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 2': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 4': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 9': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 9': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 16': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Hand ball by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 18': Delay in match (Watford).
  • 18': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Kwadwo Baah because of an injury.
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Hand ball by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 21': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 24': Goal! Bristol City 1, Watford 0. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 28': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 28': Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Goal! Bristol City 2, Watford 0. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark Sykes.
  • 33': Foul by Mark Sykes (Bristol City).
  • 33': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
  • 35': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Max Bird (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ross McCrorie.
  • 43': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Mark Sykes (Bristol City).
  • 45'+1': Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Bristol City 2, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 2, Watford 0.
  • 46': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 51': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
  • 53': Foul by George Earthy (Bristol City).
  • 53': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  • 59': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
  • 59': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 59': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Moussa Sissoko.
  • 60': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Vakoun Bayo.
  • 61': Offside, Bristol City. Jason Knight is caught offside.
  • 64': Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Nahki Wells.
  • 64': Substitution, Bristol City. Haydon Roberts replaces Ross McCrorie.
  • 64': Substitution, Bristol City. Marcus McGuane replaces Joe Williams.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Knight following a fast break.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince.
  • 69': Hand ball by George Earthy (Bristol City).
  • 69': George Earthy (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 72': Substitution, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti replaces Max Bird.
  • 74': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 74': Marcus McGuane (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
  • 78': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 79': Substitution, Watford. Yasser Larouci replaces Caleb Wiley.
  • 80': Goal! Bristol City 2, Watford 1. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 84': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by George Earthy (Bristol City).
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sinclair Armstrong.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Mark Sykes (Bristol City).
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Mark Sykes.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haydon Roberts.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Edo Kayembe.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Sam Bell (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Haydon Roberts.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bristol City 2, Watford 1.
  • 90'+6': Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Bristol City 2, Watford 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 2
56.3 Possession 43.7
8 SHOTS 7
3 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
470 Accurate Passes 329
550 Passes 424
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 1
12 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 61
29 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 13
24 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 10
31 Effective Clearances 25
31 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 22,505

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 46 +65 100
2 Burnley 46 +53 100
3 Sheffield United 46 +27 90
4 Sunderland 46 +14 76
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BRC Bristol City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Max O'Leary (GK)
16 Robert Dickie
3 Cameron Pring
14 Zak Vyner
8 Joe Williams
12 Jason Knight
2 Ross McCrorie
17 Mark Sykes
21 Nahki Wells
40 George Earthy Yellow Card
6 Max Bird
Bristol City Substitutes:
Elijah Morrison, Sam Bell, Stefan Bajic, Yu Hirakawa, Hayden Roberts, Marcus McGuane, Sinclair Armstrong, Anis Mehmeti.

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
33 Egil Selvik (GK)
25 James Abankwah
6 Matthew Pollock
26 Caleb Wiley
2 Jeremy Ngakia
10 Imran Louza
39 Edo Kayembe Yellow Card
17 Moussa Sissoko
19 Bayo Youssouf
11 Rocco Vata
34 Kwadwo Baah
Watford Substitutes:
Mamadou Doumbia, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Daniel Bachmann, Tom Ince, Yasser Larouci, Ryan Andrews, Francisco Sierralta, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Pierre Dwomoh.

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