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Watford vs Bristol City is best understood through a close Championship balance rather than a separate cup margin. Watford won 2-1 in the league on 27 February 2026, while the clubs drew 1-1 on 7 November 2025 and Bristol City won 2-1 on 5 April. Bristol City’s 5-1 FA Cup victory on 10 January belongs as secondary context, leaving the league comparison finely poised.
Past matches, Watford vs Bristol City
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Bristol City
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45F
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40G
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2D
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14M
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3D
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9F
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10M
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17M
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27M
Watford Substitutes
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F
45
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F
7
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F
43
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F
10
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G
24
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G
26
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F
19
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D
53
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D
56
Match events
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21'Mamadou Doumbia Yellow Card
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25'Amin Nabizada Yellow Card
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31'⚽Dominic Ballard Normal Goal (Asst: Rio Cardines)
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54'Branimir Mlacic Yellow Card
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54'Jason Knight Yellow Card
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54'Joe Williams Yellow Card
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54'Edo Kayembe Yellow Card
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62'Albert Eames Branimir Mlacic
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62'Othmane Maamma Rocco Vata
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62'Stephy Mavididi Amin Nabizada
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63'lorent tolaj Dominic Ballard
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63'Jed Wallace Yu Hirakawa
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70'Myron Boadu Mamadou Doumbia
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70'Cameron Pring Sam Greenwood
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81'Matthew Pollock Yellow Card
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88'Lisav Naif Eissat N.Eile
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88'Gibson Osahumen Yah Adam Randell
Stats for this game
Matchup Watford VS Bristol City
The league balance stays close
Watford’s 2-1 Championship win at Bristol City on 27 February 2026 followed a 1-1 league draw at Watford on 7 November 2025. Bristol City had supplied its own 2-1 league answer on 5 April 2025, while Watford won 1-0 on 26 November 2024. These results point to narrow margins and replies rather than a lasting hierarchy between the clubs. The 1-1 draw on 20 January 2024 offers another league marker of parity.
The cup margin needs context
Bristol City’s 5-1 FA Cup win at home on 10 January 2026 supplies clear separation, but its knockout setting gives it secondary weight beside the league exchanges. It adds a wider result without redefining the subsequent Championship meeting. The 2-1 league margins show that either club can answer. The durable question is whether Watford can add another close league win, or whether Bristol City can supply the stronger league answer.
Past head to head stats
Watford VS Bristol City
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Watford VS Bristol City
Head-to-Head History
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