Football
Watford vs Bristol City. Sky Bet Championship.
3:00pm, Tuesday 26th December 2023.
Vicarage RoadAttendance: Attendance19,626.
Match ends, Watford 1, Bristol City 4.
Second Half ends, Watford 1, Bristol City 4.
Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rhys Healey.
Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
Sam Bell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Watford. Rhys Healey is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Rhys Healey (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
Attempt missed. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
Foul by Matheus Martins (Watford).
Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Mark Sykes.
Substitution, Bristol City. Harry Cornick replaces Joe Williams.
Attempt blocked. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
Goal! Watford 1, Bristol City 4. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Williams with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Williams with a cross following a set piece situation.
Wesley Hoedt (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Bristol City. Nahki Wells replaces Tommy Conway.
Substitution, Bristol City. Andreas Weimann replaces Anis Mehmeti.
Foul by Rhys Healey (Watford).
Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Mileta Rajovic.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Williams.
Attempt missed. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Knight.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Watford).
Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
Attempt saved. Rhys Healey (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
Substitution, Bristol City. Matty James replaces Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mark Sykes.
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
Substitution, Watford. Rhys Healey replaces Ismaël Koné.
Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by George Tanner.
Attempt missed. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
Goal! Watford 1, Bristol City 3. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
Goal! Watford 1, Bristol City 2. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a cross following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Joe Williams (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Jake Livermore.
Substitution, Watford. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Ryan Andrews.
Second Half begins Watford 0, Bristol City 2.
First Half ends, Watford 0, Bristol City 2.
Own Goal by Wesley Hoedt, Watford. Watford 0, Bristol City 2.
Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
Substitution, Watford. Matheus Martins replaces Jamal Lewis because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Jamal Lewis (Watford).
Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
Attempt blocked. Joe Williams (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mark Sykes following a corner.
Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Watford 0, Bristol City 1. Cameron Pring (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Jamal Lewis (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City).
Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
Attempt saved. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a cross.
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
Offside, Watford. Mileta Rajovic is caught offside.
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.