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27th February 2026- Championship, Bristol City 1 Watford 2

Watford Observer: Team news: Goglichidze should return and ‘probably too early’ for Bove to start

Watford aiming to maintain good record after referee named for City trip

Still on back three option and where Bove and ‘class act’ Ekwah fit

Still: ‘It’s up to me to get Chakvetadze shining again’

Still claims Mfuni’s potential compares to current Man City centre-back Khusanov

Bristol City have one fit centre-back for Watford clash

Still addresses the need for Watford to string wins together quickly

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY AS IT HAPPENED: Bristol City 1-2 Watford

Match Report: Ngakia stunner earns crucial 2-1 win at Bristol City

Still: Watford starting to believe in each other after Ngakia ‘worldie’

Still asked ‘knackered’ players and staff for one more push at half-time

Head coach on Selvik’s response to Ipswich and Kjerrumgaard’s ‘high-level’ movement

Mfuni: ‘I’m loving every second of it’

In the race? Assessing Watford’s play-off chances

BBC: Jeremy Ngakia’s sublime second-half strike gave Watford victory at Championship play-off rivals Bristol City, who they leapfrogged in the table up to seventh.

Sky: The visitors took a seventh-minute lead when Giorgi Chakvetadze’s penetrating run down the right found Edo Kayembe, who pulled the ball back from the byline for Luca Kjerrumgaard to fire home from six yards. But City were level in the 36th minute when Scott Twine powered a close-range header past Egil Selvik from an inviting Adam Randell cross from the right.

Fran’s Watford Blog: The celebrations after the final whistle were joyous. The crowd was bouncing and, once the pleasantries with the officials and the opposition had been completed, the players all came over to greet the crowd. Ed Still came over pumping his fist at the crowd. Then Irankunda and Mfuni joined in, taking it in turns and fist pumping in unison as the crowd cheered. Finally, after finishing their interviews with Sky Sports, Ngakia and Kjerrumgaard came over to celebrate. Ngakia was beaming as he clutched his man of the match award. His smile broadened even further when he was serenaded with “Came from West Ham on a free. His name is Jeremy.” Wonderful stuff. I may have gone to the game on my own, but I was treated to lots of smiling faces and hugs on my way out of the ground.

From the Rookery End: Back at their spiritual home of The Railway Arms in Oxhey, Jon, Jordi and Jason reflect on a week that perfectly sums up Watford’s season so far. From the frustrating 2-0 home defeat to Ipswich to the much brighter 2-1 response away at Bristol City, the lads dig into what Ed Still tweaked — and what it might mean going forward.

10th January 2026- FA Cup Third Round, Bristol City 5 Watford 1

Watford Observer: Team news: Gracia to give squad players a chance at Bristol City

Gracia reminisces about Woking visit and 2018/19 FA Cup run

Match Wrap: Bristol City 5-1 Watford – Watford FCDownload

BBC: Emil Riis scored his first Bristol City hat-trick as the Robins claimed an emphatic win over fellow Championship side Watford to sail into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY AS IT HAPPENED: Bristol City 5-1 Watford

Match Report: Watford out of the FA Cup after 5-1 Bristol City hammering

Watford defended ‘really badly’ at Bristol City, says Gracia

Gracia on Pollock, Louza and bouncing back from FA Cup defeat in the league

Bristol City verdict: Response needed in more ways than one to maintain momentum

First senior goal is ‘very proud’ moment for boyhood Watford fan Grieves

Fran’s Watford Blog:  It was a truly abject second half performance. The first half had been competitive, and the Hornets had created some decent chances and could have been 2-1 up at one point. But once the third goal went in, the Hornets fell apart. This coincided with the substitutions and showed a worrying lack of depth in the squad. Once Pollock went off, the defence disappeared, which highlighted how much we rely on him and what a great asset Max Alleyne had been.

From the Rookery End: In the first – and last – FA Cup podcast of the season, Mike is joined by the Watford Observer’s Adam Drury to reflect on Watford’s 5–1 defeat away at Bristol City

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7th November 2025- Championship, Watford 1 Bristol City 1

Watford Observer: Away form makes home matches even more important, says Gracia

Match Wrap: Watford 1-1 Bristol City – Watford FCDownload

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY RECAP: Watford 1-1 Bristol City

Five talking points as Watford held to Bristol City draw

Match Report: Watford held to frustrating 1-1 draw with Bristol City

WATCH: Immediate reaction to Watford 1-1 Bristol City

Gracia on Bristol City draw: ‘Not the result we wanted or expected’

Gracia reveals why he switched to a back three for Bristol City draw

GALLERY: Best images of Rookery End poppy display ahead of Bristol City game

Bristol City analysis: Watford must find a way to win when they dominate possession

BBC: Watford and Bristol City played out an entertaining Friday night draw at Vicarage Road in the Championship.

Sky: Marc Bola netted his first Hornets goal to put Watford ahead after just six minutes but Twine ensured injury-hit City avoided losing for a third time in six days.

BHappy: There’s nothing dull about a night time game at the Vic for one thing, much less one that starts with a fine tribute and display to commemorate Remembrance Day and often has a febrile air, a decent crowd for an evening game and frequent joyful, furious tributes to someone who drinks sangria as our raw, young, thrillingly promising side rattled at Bristol City.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It had been a thoroughly entertaining game of game of football which ended with some frustration that the Hornets were unable to take all three points. The goal had been a thing of beauty with Louza’s assist and Bola’s finish both excellent. Sadly, despite creating several the chances, we couldn’t beat Vítek for a second time and conceded a poor goal from a set piece.

From the Rookery End: Join Jon, Jason, DCW and the Brigadier as they walk down Occupation Road and towards the Railway Arms. They pick apart a match that started in style but fizzled into frustration.

5th April 2025- Championship, Bristol City 2 Watford 1

WFC.Net goal commentary: 1

Report: Bristol City 2-1 Watford – Watford FCDownload

BBC: Nahki Wells scored one goal and made another as Bristol City scored twice in four first-half minutes to move into the Championship play-off places and seemingly end Watford’s hopes of a top-six finish.

Sky: Watford substitute Mamadou Doumbia reduced the deficit 10 minutes from time, making space on the edge of the box to beat Max O’Leary with a sweetly struck volley that found the bottom corner – but it was not enough to deny Liam Manning’s team three deserved points.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Bristol City 2 Watford 1

Bristol City 2 Watford 1 minute-by-minute report

Losing Baah so early tore the Watford game-plan to shreds

Striker’s cameo in defeat meant it wasn’t all gloom and Doumbia

‘We were all comfortable with him starting’ – Cleverley on Baah

Fran’s Watford Blog: It was another disappointing game which was completely changed by the injury to Baah. Up until that point the Hornets had created the better of the chances, but we missed his attacking threat. It was an even game with little in the way of goalmouth action. Sadly, an error by Abankwah and another by the linesman allowed the home side to score two goals in a five minute period and from that point on the Hornets never looked like getting anything out of the game. The highlight for the travelling fans was the Doumbia goal. He was set up by a gorgeous pass from Louza, but he took his chance very well and it was great to see a striker scoring an impressive goal.

From the Rookery End: Mike and DCW look back at the defeat to Bristol City on Saturday and try to make sense of how we should feel about our season given that our already slim chances of making the play-offs are now almost certainly done and dusted

26th November 2024- Championship, Watford 1 Bristol City 0

WFC.Net goal commentary: 1

Report: Watford 1-0 Bristol City – Watford FCDownload

BBC:Watford climbed into the Championship’s play-off positions with a narrow victory over Bristol City at Vicarage Road.

Sky: Andrews scored from his side’s only shot on target as the Hornets maintained their unbeaten run at home under manager Tom Cleverley.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 1 Bristol City 0

Watford 1 Bristol City 0 minute-by-minute report

‘We have a way of being able to find a win here at home’

Let’s just enjoy that feeling of winning when we probably shouldn’t have

Fran’s Watford Blog: After the superb showing on Friday, this performance was rather disappointing, but the three points were very welcome. The visitors had dominated the first half, but the Hornets were much better in the second with the defence restricting the chances for the visitors. Sadly, the forward play was lacking. Louza was named Man of the Match by the sponsors, but Bachmann deservedly won out in the fan vote. He had an excellent game, pulling off some crucial saves. Having been impressed by the football played by the Hornets on Friday, I thought that there were too many loose and misplaced passes in this game. But a win always sends the crowd home happy and we can just hope for a better performance for the visit of QPR on Saturday.

20th January 2024- Championship, Bristol City 1 Watford 1

Bristol City no longer produce a match day programme.

https://www.skysports.com/football/bristol-city-vs-watford/report/485027

WFC.Net Jon Marks Goal Commentary: 1

Sky: The visitors grabbed a 13th-minute lead when referee Andrew Kitchen spotted a handball by centre-back Rob Dickie after a free-kick had been played into City’s box and Tom Dele-Bashiru fired a right-footed penalty beyond Max O’Leary’s despairing dive.

BBC: Scott Twine marked his Bristol City debut with a goal as they shared the points with Watford at Ashton Gate. Midfielder Twine, signed on loan from Burnley earlier in the week, headed in the equaliser to cancel out Tom Dele-Bashiru’s penalty.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Bristol City 1 Watford 1

Until they stop gifting goals, who Watford sign this month is academic

A good away point but lack of maturity cost Watford chance of more

Fran’s Watford Blog: A draw was a fair result based on the balance of play, it had been a very even game.  The fans that I spoke to on the way out were all quite happy with an away point.  It was certainly a much better showing than against the same opposition on Boxing Day.  I would say that nobody played brilliantly, but nobody played badly.  City defended resolutely which meant that the Hornets were restricted to hopeful efforts from distance that usually had a body in the way.  But, after some horror shows on the road, we have now gone six away games unbeaten with the result that the numbers travelling to support the lads are increasing, there were 2621 at Ashton Gate, and the mood among the travelling fans is positive.  Long may that last.

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