Pick of the stats - Watford v Bristol City
Watford v Bristol City
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Watford are only behind West Brom in the play-off spots on goal difference following their 2-2 draw at Plymouth on Friday night and have won three of their last five games (D1 L1).
They host Bristol City on Tuesday night, who fell to their second defeat in three games in a 1-0 loss at home to Burnley on Saturday, having previously been unbeaten in eight (W3 D5).
Watford have lost only one of their last six league games against Bristol City (W2 D3).
Bristol City are looking to win consecutive away league visits to Watford for the first time since doing so in 2007-08 and 2008-09.
Watford are unbeaten at Vicarage Road in the league in their previous 11 games (W7 D4); they last went 12 such games unbeaten in January 1999.
Bristol City are looking to win three successive away league games for the first time since September 2021 under Nigel Pearson.
Only against Rotherham (9) does Watford's Tom Ince have more EFL goals against a side than Bristol City (8), though he hasn't scored in his last seven league games against the Robins.