PREVIEW | Bristol City vs Watford - team news, lineups, predictions | OneFootball

Bristol City and Watford go head-to-head at Ashton Gate Stadium this Friday in the EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on Sky Sports Football.

Bristol City have 50 points to their name this season and occupy 8th position in the table. In their last game, Gerhard Struber's team won 1-2 against Blackburn Rovers (EFL Championship 2025/26).

Watford have won 48 points to date and are placed in 12th position. Last time out, Edward Still's team slipped to a 0-2 defeat against Ipswich Town (EFL Championship 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Bristol City winning 5-1.

Predicted lineups

Bristol City: Radek Vítek, George Tanner, Cameron Pring, Rob Dickie, Noah Eile, Jason Knight, Sam Morsy, Mark Sykes, Tomi Horvat, Scott Twine, Emil Riis

Watford: Egil Selvik, Marc Bola, James Abankwah, Stephen Mfuni, Mattie Pollock, Jérémy Petris, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Imran Louza, Nampalys Mendy, Nestory Irankunda, Luca Kjerrumgaard

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Last starting XIs

Bristol City ( vs Blackburn Rovers 2026-02-24): Radek Vítek, George Tanner, Noah Eile, Rob Atkinson, Mark Sykes, Jason Knight, Sam Morsy, Cameron Pring, Tomi Horvat, Emil Riis, Scott Twine

Watford ( vs Ipswich Town 2026-02-24): Egil Selvik, Jérémy Petris, Marc Bola, Stephen Mfuni, James Abankwah, Mattie Pollock, Nestory Irankunda, Imran Louza, Nampalys Mendy, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Luca Kjerrumgaard