• Watford v Bristol City
• Sky Bet Championship
• Vicarage Road
• Saturday April 15, 3pm KO
• Yellow and black home kit

• Referee: Dean Whitestone
• Assistant Referees: Daniel Leach and Rob Smith
• Fourth Official: Carl Brook

Unbeaten in April with a win over Stoke City in-between points against Reading and high-flying Middlesbrough, Nigel Pearson’s side come into the match against the Hornets in decent form.

Currently ranked 13th in the Sky Bet Championship, one place below Watford, the Robins will be hoping to maintain their impressive run as they look to end the season on a high.

• Watford are unbeaten in their last three home league matches against Bristol City, with this their first home game against the Robins since a 6-0 win in February 2021.

• Bristol City haven’t scored in any of their last three league games against Watford, since a 2-0 win in January 2013.

• The Golden Boys are winless in their last four league games, conceding at least two goals in their last three. They haven’t done so in four successive games outside the top-flight since May 2014.

For a full statistical breakdown, check out Stats Buzz: Bristol City In Numbers.

For the Hornets, Keinan Davis is expected to be back, while Britt Assombalonga won’t be involved after sustaining an injury during the Coventry City contest last time out (Monday April 10).

For Bristol City, Alex Scott returns to contention after a short spell on the sidelines following a minor knee ligament injury. Kal Naismith returned to the pitch against Middlesbrough and came through unscathed, meaning he’ll be available for more minutes.

Chris Wilder, Watford Head Coach:

“Bristol City are a young side and another team who have found that consistency hard to get. They have had some really good results and you know what you will get with Nigel Pearson and I like it that way.

“If we can stick together on Saturday against the talented side that Nigel’s got then hopefully we can stick a decent performance together and match that with a result.”

Nigel Pearson, Bristol City Manager:

“Having worked there, I know what it’s like to manage the club and it’s a really good club in lots of ways. I made some really good friendships there.

“Our best chance of success is to have a very strong team effort, because we can’t compete with sides who come down from the Premier League. We have to have a different way of achieving success, and ours is to develop a team identity with a few very good players in there, but that’s the essence to how we will achieve our success.”

Overall:

Won: 30
Drawn: 31
Lost: 37

Last Six:

November 2022: Bristol City 0-0 Watford (Championship)
February 2021: Watford 6-0 Bristol City (Championship)
November 2020: Bristol City 0-0 Watford (Championship)
January 2018: Watford 3-0 Bristol City (FA Cup)
August 2017: Watford 2-3 Bristol City (League Cup)
January 2014: Watford 2-0 Bristol City (FA Cup)

Watford put six past Bristol City in their last meeting at Vicarage Road, back in February 2021. The scorers on that day were Ken Sema (2), Ismaïla Sarr (2), Will Hughes and Philip Zinckernagel.