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Football› FA Cup› 2025/2026› Bristol City vs Watford

Bristol City vs Watford — result, stats & head-to-head, 10 Jan 2026

Bristol City vs WatfordFA Cup · 2025/2026 · Ashton Gate Stadium5–1

Bristol City 5–1 Full time

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Bristol City3 out

Ross McCrorieInjurysince 7 Nov 2025 · 43 matches missed Max Bird Injurysince 18 Sep 2025 · 51 matches missed Luke McNally Injurysince 9 Feb 2025 · 77 matches missed

Starting XI

Bristol City3-4-2-1

18⚽↓Jakobsen10.0↓ 83'
20↓Bell6.8↓ 58'
11⚽↓Mehmeti7.3↓ 58'
14Vyner6.9
12↓CKnight7.0↓ 59'
40Morsy7.2
21Neto8.0
19Tanner6.5
16Dickie6.8
5⚽↓Atkinson7.7↓ 71'
13Lumley6.1

Watford5-4-1

18Sousa6.6
66Irankunda6.5
10↓CLouza6.5↓ 62'
23Mendy6.3
17↓CSissoko6.8↓ 62'
22Morris5.5
4Keben5.8
6↓Pollock6.5↓ 62'
25Abankwah5.9
29Pétris6.6
12Baxter5.5

Timeline

2'
Emil Riis · 1–0assist: Neto Borges
37'
Anis Mehmeti · 2–0assist: Emil Riis
Half time
58'
Sam Bell ↑ George Earthy ↓substitution
58'
Anis Mehmeti ↑ Scott Twine ↓substitution
59'
Jason Knight ↑ Adam Randell ↓substitution
60'
James Abankwahyellow card
62'
Moussa Sissoko ↑ Kwadwo Baah ↓substitution
62'
Mattie Pollock ↑ Marc Bola ↓substitution
62'
Imrân Louza ↑ J. Grieves ↓substitution
66'
Rob Atkinson · 3–0assist: Scott Twine
68'
Emil Riis · 4–0assist: Neto Borges
71'
Rob Atkinson ↑ Yu Hirakawa ↓substitution
74'
J. Grieves · 4–1assist: Vivaldo Semedo
76'
Emil Riis · 5–1assist: George Earthy
79'
Joe Lumleyyellow card
83'
Emil Riis ↑ Sinclair Armstrong ↓substitution

Bristol City left · Watford right

Periods

1st half2

2nd half3

Extra time0

1st half0

2nd half1

Extra time0

Match statistics

13Shots8

7Shots on target1

3Corners4

5Fouls12

24Tackles15

1Yellow cards1

Match information

FA CupCompetition

2025/2026Season

Sat 10 Jan · 17:45 UTCKickoff

Ashton Gate StadiumVenue

1,500Capacity

13,312Attendance

Tom ReevesReferee

6°C · sky is clearWeather

Possession

Possession

54% · 46%

Duels won

57% · 43%

Pass accuracy

83% · 81%

Breakdown

Shooting

11Shots inside box5

2Shots outside box3

2Shots blocked2

6Big chances created3

2Big chances missed2

Passing

522Passes447

18Crosses14

5Accurate crosses2

39Long passes48

13Accurate long passes17

Defence

11Interceptions11

0Keeper saves2

Duels & dribbles

54Duels won40

10Dribble attempts18

4Successful dribbles8

Goalscorers

Emil Riis 3Bristol City

Bench

Bristol City · bench

1

3

4

Randell6.6↑ 59'

7

Hirakawa6.6↑ 71'

10

Twine7.0↑ 58'

24

27

30

Armstrong6.5↑ 83'

44

Earthy7.0↑ 58'

Watford · bench

1

5

7

9

16

Bola6.0↑ 62'

27

34

Baah6.3↑ 62'

42

43

Grieves7.1↑ 62'

Managers

G

Gerhard Struber

Bristol City · Manager

Javier Gracia Carlos

Watford · Manager

Previous meetings

In 4 recorded meetings, Bristol City have won 1 and Watford 2 — 1 ended level.

2026 · Championship

Bristol City vs Watford 1–2 2025 · Championship

Watford vs Bristol City 1–1 2025 · Championship

Bristol City vs Watford 2–1 2024 · Championship

Watford vs Bristol City 1–0 All 4 meetings →

Recent form

Bristol City WWLWL

Watford DWWWW

FA Cup

#	Team	Pts

Form and ranking

Team	Last 5	Rating
Bristol City	WWLWL	7.12
Watford	DWWWW	6.28

Market

No market on record.

How to watch

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Around this match

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Form

Bristol CityWWLWL

Match stats

54Possession46

13Shots8

7On target1

3Corners4

1Yellow cards1