Bristol City 2-1 Watford: xG & Lineups – Apr 5, 2025

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Bristol City 2-1 Watford.

90+6'

E. Kayembe

Yellow card for E. Kayembe (Watford) for argument.

90+5'

S. Bell

Attempt saved. S. Bell (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.

90+2'

A. Mehmeti

Attempt blocked. A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

90+1'

M. Sykes

Substitution, Bristol City: S. Bell comes on for M. Sykes.

90'

5 minutes of added time.

90'

A. Mehmeti

Attempt saved. A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

90'

T. Ince

Attempt saved. T. Ince (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.

89'

E. Kayembe

Attempt blocked. E. Kayembe (Watford), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.

80'

M. Doumbia

Goal! Bristol City 2-1 Watford. M. Doumbia (Watford) scores, assisted by I. Louza.

79'

C. Wiley

Substitution, Watford: Y. Larouci comes on for C. Wiley.

78'

J. Ngakia

Substitution, Watford: R. Andrews comes on for J. Ngakia.

77'

T. Ince

Attempt blocked. T. Ince (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.

72'

M. Bird

Substitution, Bristol City: A. Mehmeti comes on for M. Bird.

70'

G. Chakvetadze

Attempt missed. G. Chakvetadze (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.

69'

R. Vata

Attempt blocked. R. Vata (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

69'

G. Earthy

Yellow card for G. Earthy (Bristol City) for time wasting.

66'

S. Armstrong

Attempt missed. S. Armstrong (Bristol City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.

64'

N. Wells

Substitution, Bristol City: S. Armstrong comes on for N. Wells.

64'

R. McCrorie

Substitution, Bristol City: H. Roberts comes on for R. McCrorie.

64'

J. Williams

Substitution, Bristol City: M. McGuane comes on for J. Williams.

60'

M. Sissoko

Substitution, Watford: G. Chakvetadze comes on for M. Sissoko.

60'

V. Bayo

Substitution, Watford: M. Doumbia comes on for V. Bayo.

55'

V. Bayo

Attempt missed. V. Bayo (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Bristol City 2-0 Watford.

45'

4 minutes of added time.

42'

M. Bird

Attempt missed. M. Bird (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.

29'

N. Wells

Goal! Bristol City 2-0 Watford. N. Wells (Bristol City) scores, assisted by M. Sykes.

24'

R. McCrorie

Goal! Bristol City 1-0 Watford. R. McCrorie (Bristol City) scores.

18'

K. Baah

Substitution, Watford: T. Ince comes on for K. Baah.

6'

K. Baah

Attempt saved. K. Baah (Watford), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.

1'

Kick-off: Bristol City vs Watford.

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Match events

18' 🔁 T. Ince ◂ K. Baah

24' ⚽ R. McCrorie1–0

29' ⚽ N. Wells · assist M. Sykes2–0

Half-time · 2–0

60' 🔁 M. Doumbia ◂ V. Bayo

60' 🔁 G. Chakvetadze ◂ M. Sissoko

64' 🔁 M. McGuane ◂ J. Williams

64' 🔁 H. Roberts ◂ R. McCrorie

64' 🔁 S. Armstrong ◂ N. Wells

69' G. Earthy · Time wasting

72' 🔁 A. Mehmeti ◂ M. Bird

78' 🔁 R. Andrews ◂ J. Ngakia

79' 🔁 Y. Larouci ◂ C. Wiley

80' ⚽ M. Doumbia · assist I. Louza2–1

Full-time · 2–1

90'⁺¹ 🔁 S. Bell ◂ M. Sykes

90'⁺⁶ E. Kayembe · Argument

Coaches

Michael Skubala

Alessio Dionisi

Recent form

Bristol City

LABurnley0-1

WHNorwich City2-1

DASheffield United1-1

DHHull City1-1

WAMillwall2-0

Watford

DHPlymouth Argyle0-0

LAOxford United0-1

WHSwansea City1-0

LHMillwall1-2

DAStoke City0-0

Match facts

Stadium

Ashton Gate

City

Bristol

Referee

Darren Bond

Kickoff

05 Apr, 14:00 UTC

Competition

Championship

Bristol City 3-4-2-1 · 4-3-3 Watford

1 M. O'Leary 6.6 14 Z. Vyner 6.9 16 R. Dickie 7.1 3 C. Pring 6.5 20 S. Bell ↑ 90' 12 J. Knight 6.7 24 H. Roberts 6.6 ↑ 64' 29 M. McGuane 7.0 ↑ 64' 11 A. Mehmeti 6.7 ↑ 72' 40 G. Earthy 6.6 30 S. Armstrong 6.6 ↑ 64' 33 E. Selvik 6.4 45 R. Andrews 6.7 ↑ 78' 6 M. Pollock 6.8 25 J. Abankwah 6.5 37 Y. Larouci 6.5 ↑ 79' 8 G. Chakvetadze 6.5 ↑ 60' 10 I. Louza 7.5 39 E. Kayembe 6.9 7 T. Ince 6.8 ↑ 18' 20 M. Doumbia 7.0 ↑ 60' 11 R. Vata 6.6

Substitutes

23GS. Bajić 2MR. McCrorie↓ 64'7.6 8MJ. Williams↓ 64'6.9 17MM. Sykes↓ 90'6.6 6MM. Bird↓ 72'6.5 31ME. Morrison 21FN. Wells↓ 64'7.0 7FY. Hirakawa

Coach: Michael Skubala

Substitutes

1GD. Bachmann 26DC. Wiley↓ 79'6.7 2DJ. Ngakia↓ 78'6.6 3DF. Sierralta 17MM. Sissoko↓ 60'6.3 24MT. Dele-Bashiru 14MP. Dwomoh 34FK. Baah↓ 18'6.7 19FV. Bayo↓ 60'6.7

Coach: Alessio Dionisi

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

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Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

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