English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 53': Ryan Andrews
FT
1 - 0
Bristol City

    About

    Watford are hosting Bristol City at Vicarage Road, Watford, 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.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Bird.
    • 4': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
    • 6': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Max Bird (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Knight.
    • 15': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jason Knight.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahki Wells.
    • 18': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
    • 19': Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
    • 19': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Luke McNally (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a cross.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
    • 21': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Max Bird with a cross following a corner.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Sierralta.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Festy Ebosele (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Festy Ebosele following a fast break.
    • 31': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
    • 31': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Pring.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kwadwo Baah.
    • 37': Hand ball by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Festy Ebosele.
    • 39': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
    • 39': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
    • 39': Luke McNally (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Watford).
    • 39': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
    • 40': Offside, Bristol City. Luke McNally is caught offside.
    • 41': Foul by Luke McNally (Bristol City).
    • 41': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Offside, Watford. Mattie Pollock is caught offside.
    • 43': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
    • 44': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
    • 45'+1': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Bristol City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Bristol City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Kwadwo Baah.
    • 46': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 46': Max Bird (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Max Bird (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 48': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
    • 49': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
    • 52': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
    • 52': Marcus McGuane (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Goal! Watford 1, Bristol City 0. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa with a cross.
    • 60': Substitution, Bristol City. Haydon Roberts replaces Yu Hirakawa.
    • 60': Substitution, Watford. Yasser Larouci replaces Festy Ebosele.
    • 61': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 61': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Francisco Sierralta.
    • 66': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
    • 66': Yasser Larouci (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Offside, Watford. Mattie Pollock is caught offside.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Marcus McGuane (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
    • 69': Foul by Haydon Roberts (Bristol City).
    • 69': Yasser Larouci (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Offside, Bristol City. Nahki Wells is caught offside.
    • 71': Substitution, Bristol City. Fally Mayulu replaces Nahki Wells.
    • 71': Substitution, Bristol City. Scott Twine replaces Anis Mehmeti.
    • 72': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
    • 72': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Scott Twine (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
    • 75': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
    • 75': Luke McNally (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
    • 76': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Scott Twine (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Haydon Roberts.
    • 78': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
    • 79': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 79': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Substitution, Bristol City. George Earthy replaces Max Bird.
    • 80': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 80': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Luke McNally (Bristol City).
    • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Bachmann (Watford).
    • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Luke McNally (Bristol City).
    • 83': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Edo Kayembe.
    • 83': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Vakoun Bayo.
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Foul by Yasser Larouci (Watford).
    • 84': Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
    • 85': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Scott Twine (Bristol City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Cameron Pring.
    • 86': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
    • 87': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
    • 87': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke McNally.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Watford. Yasser Larouci is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Fally Mayulu (Bristol City).
    • 90'+3': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
    • 90'+5': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Bristol City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Bristol City 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 6
    60.5 Possession 39.5
    14 SHOTS 7
    5 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    393 Accurate Passes 241
    485 Passes 318
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    18 Crosses 9
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    60 Long Balls 62
    26 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 13
    16 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    3 Interceptions 7
    34 Effective Clearances 52
    34 Clearances 52

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 17,579

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 33 +48 72
    2 Sheffield United 33 +24 70
    3 Burnley 34 +34 68
    4 Sunderland 34 +19 62
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    3 Francisco Sierralta Yellow Card
    6 Matthew Pollock
    5 Ryan Porteous
    10 Imran Louza
    39 Edo Kayembe
    36 Festy Ebosele
    45 Ryan Andrews
    19 Bayo Youssouf Yellow Card
    8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
    34 Kwadwo Baah
    Watford Substitutes:
    Moussa Sissoko, Pierre Dwomoh, Jonathan Bond, Mamadou Doumbia, James Morris, Ken Sema, Tom Ince, Yasser Larouci, Jeremy Ngakia.

    BRC Bristol City (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Max O'Leary (GK)
    16 Robert Dickie
    15 Luke McNally
    14 Zak Vyner
    12 Jason Knight
    29 Marcus McGuane
    3 Cameron Pring Yellow Card
    7 Yu Hirakawa
    21 Nahki Wells
    11 Anis Mehmeti
    6 Max Bird
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Josh Campbell-Slowey, Elijah Morrison, Scott Twine, George Earthy, Harry Cornick, Fally Mayulu, Sinclair Armstrong, Stefan Bajic, Hayden Roberts.

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