WATFORD. Bristol City had a straightforward win over Watford. Bristol City scored with Cameron Pring (28′), Wesley Hoedt (45′), Mark Sykes (50′) and Andreas Weimann (83′). On the other side, Giorgi Chakvetadze (49′) scored for Watford. Watford lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 19,626 spectators.​ The referee was John Busby who was helped by Richard Wild and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.93 degrees Celsius or 48.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Watford

1 - 4

Bristol City

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 13 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 120 Attack 102
  • 47 Dangerous attack 45
  • 76 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 10 Total 4
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Watford had a strong ball possession 59% while Bristol City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Watford was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Bristol City found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Watford shot 13 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bristol City shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Watford received 1 yellow card (Wesley Hoedt). Talking about the opposition, Bristol City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

28'
Cameron Pring(goal)
Matheus Martins- sub ->Jamal Lewis
45'
Wesley Hoedt(own-goal)
45'
Giorgi Chakvetadze- sub ->Jake Livermore
46'
T. Dele-Bashiru- sub ->Ryan Andrews
46'
Giorgi Chakvetadze(goal)Yaser Asprilla
49'
50'
Mark Sykes(goal)
62'
68'
Matty James- sub ->Taylor Gardner-Hickman
Vakoun Bayo- sub ->Mileta Rajovic
75'
77'
77'
Nahki Wells- sub ->Tommy Conway
Wesley Hoedt- Yellow
80'
83'
87'
Sam Bell- sub ->Mark Sykes
87'
Harry Cornick- sub ->Joe Williams

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After playing this contest, Watford stays with 34 points like Cardiff City and Norwich City to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Bristol City will has 35 points like Preston North End to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Watford will play away with Queens Park Rangers on the 5th of August with a 8-8 head to head statistic.

Bristol City will play away against Birmingham City on the 29th of December with a 16-4 head to head in favor of Birmingham City (3 draws).

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Ben Hamer 26.England
6.1
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
7.3
80'
D
Jamal Lewis 6.Northern Ireland
6.4
45'
D
R. Andrews 45.England
6.3
46'
D
F. Sierralta 3.Chile
6.6
M
Jake Livermore 8.England
6.6
46'
M
Ismaël Koné 11.Canada
6.3
62'
M
Ken Sema 12.Sweden
6.7
M
Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia
8.1
M
Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo
6.7
F
Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark
6.8
75'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Bachmann 1.Austria
D
R. Porteous 5.Scotland
D
Mattie Pollock 15.England
M
Tom Ince 7.England
M
Giorgi Chakvetadze 16.Georgia
7.0
46' 49'
M
T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria
6.7
46'
F
Rhys Healey 14.England
7.0
62'
F
Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast
6.4
75'
F
Matheus Martins 37.Brazil
6.8
45'

Watford started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Ben Hamer (6.1), Ryan Andrews (6.3), Francisco Sierralta (6.6), Wesley Hoedt (7.3), Jamal Lewis (6.4), Jake Livermore (6.6), Yaser Asprilla (8.1), Edo Kayembe (6.7), Ismaël Koné (6.3), Ken Sema (6.7) and Mileta Rajovic (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ryan Porteous, Horacio Barrenechea, Thomas Ince, Rhys Healey (7.0), Matthew Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze (7.0), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (6.4), Tom Dele-Bashiru (6.7) and Matheus Martins (6.8).

Watford could not rely on the presence of Matheus Martins (injured).

Substitutions

Watford made 5 changes: Jamal Lewis for Matheus Martins (45′), Jake Livermore for Giorgi Chakvetadze (46′), Ryan Andrews for Tom Dele-Bashiru (46′), Ismaël Koné for Rhys Healey (62′) and Mileta Rajovic for Vakoun Issouf Bayo (75′).

Player of the match: Yaser Asprilla​

The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Yaser Asprilla.

His rating is 8.1 with 45 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City
G
Max O'Leary 1.England
7.5
D
Cameron Pring 3.England
7.5
28'
D
Rob Dickie 16.England
7.0
D
George Tanner 19.England
7.5
D
Zak Vyner 26.England
6.8
M
Anis Mehmeti 11.Albania
7.5
77'
M
Mark Sykes 17.Northern Ireland
7.5
87' 50'
M
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 22.England
7.3
68'
M
Joe Williams 8.England
7.8
87'
F
Jason Knight 12.Republic of Ireland
7.0
F
T. Conway 15.Scotland
7.0
77'
Substitutes
G
S. Bajić 23.France
D
J. Knight-Lebel 27.Canada
M
Matty James 6.England
6.4
68'
F
Harry Cornick 9.England
6.4
87'
F
Andreas Weimann 14.Austria
7.5
77' 83'
F
Sam Bell 20.England
6.8
87'
F
Nahki Wells 21.Bermuda
6.7
77'
F
Ephrahim Yeboah 29.Italy
F
R. Nelson 30.England

Bristol City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Liam Manning played with: Max O’Leary (7.5), George Tanner (7.5), Zak Vyner (6.8), Robert Dickie (7.0), Cameron Pring (7.5), Mark Sykes (7.5), Joe Williams (7.8), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (7.3), Anis Mehmeti (7.5), Jason Knight (7.0) and Tommy Conway (7.0).

They had on the bench: Matty James (6.4), Harry Cornick (6.4), Andreas Weimann (7.5), Sam Bell (6.8), Nahki Wells (6.7), Stefan Bajić, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Ephrahim Yeboah and Raekwan Nelson.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 5 changes: Taylor Gardner-Hickman for Matty James (68′), Mark Sykes for Sam Bell (87′), Joe Williams for Harry Cornick (87′), Anis Mehmeti for Andreas Weimann (77′) and Tommy Conway for Nahki Wells (77′).

Player of the match: Joe Williams​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was Joe Williams even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.8 with 39 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​