Match summary
Bristol City saw off Watford 2-1. Bristol City led 2-0 at half-time.
Ross McCrorie put Bristol City ahead in the 24th minute, Nahki Wells made it 2-0 in the 29th minute, and Mamadou Doumbia pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 80th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Bristol City created 0.55 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Watford 0.28 from 8.
Before kick-off
Bristol City win
51%
Avg odds 1.87
Draw
26%
Avg odds 3.57
Watford win
23%
Avg odds 4.16
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.