Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
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Shots insideboxWatford 3 · Bristol City 12 Scoring sequence31 · Goal · Dominic Ballard Shots on GoalWatford 2 · Bristol City 7
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English League Championship · 2026-2027
Final · Sep 18, 2026 · Ashton Gate England
Postgame analysis
The clearest statistical differences
Recorded for Bristol City; the type and time come directly from the event timeline.
Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
Game statistics
419Passes accurate208
3Shots insidebox12
7Shots outsidebox5
5Blocked Shots5
11Free Kicks14
2Shots on Goal7
6Goalkeeper Saves2
3Shots off Goal5
0Offsides3
491Total passes270
10Total Shots17
5Yellow Cards2
5Corner Kicks2
15Fouls11
0Red Cards0
64Ball Possession36
Timeline
subst · 
Bristol CityAdam Randell Substitution 5
Bristol CityAdam Randell Substitution 5subst · Bristol CityNoah Eile Substitution 4
Bristol CityNoah Eile Substitution 4Card · 
WatfordMatthew Pollock Yellow Card
WatfordMatthew Pollock Yellow Cardsubst · Bristol CitySam Greenwood Substitution 3
Bristol CitySam Greenwood Substitution 3subst · WatfordMamadou Doumbia Substitution 4
WatfordMamadou Doumbia Substitution 4subst · Bristol CityYu Hirakawa Substitution 2
Bristol CityYu Hirakawa Substitution 2subst · Bristol CityDominic Ballard Substitution 1
Bristol CityDominic Ballard Substitution 1subst · WatfordAmin Nabizada Substitution 3
WatfordAmin Nabizada Substitution 3subst · WatfordRocco Vata Substitution 2
WatfordRocco Vata Substitution 2subst · WatfordBranimir Mlacic Substitution 1
WatfordBranimir Mlacic Substitution 1Card · WatfordEdo Kayembe Yellow Card
WatfordEdo Kayembe Yellow CardCard · Bristol CityJoe Williams Yellow Card
Bristol CityJoe Williams Yellow CardCard · Bristol CityJason Knight Yellow Card
Bristol CityJason Knight Yellow CardCard · WatfordBranimir Mlacic Yellow Card
WatfordBranimir Mlacic Yellow CardGoal · Bristol CityDominic Ballard Normal Goal
Bristol CityDominic Ballard Normal GoalCard · WatfordAmin Nabizada Yellow Card
WatfordAmin Nabizada Yellow CardCard · WatfordMamadou Doumbia Yellow Card
WatfordMamadou Doumbia Yellow CardLineups
Watford
Starting lineup
1Federico RavagliaGoalkeeper29Branimir MlacicDefender39Edo KayembeDefensive Midfield5Hector KyprianouDefensive Midfield11Rocco VataSecond Striker17Iker BravoCentre-Forward20Mamadou DoumbiaAttacker21Amin NabizadaForward4Kévin KebenCentre-Back6Matthew PollockCentre-Back9Luca Tange KjerrumgaardAttacker
Bristol City
Starting lineup
Final result
Bristol City wins
0Final1
Bristol City won by 1.
- Date
- Sep 18, 2026
- Venue
- Ashton Gate
