Bristol City 1–0 Watford

Bristol City ground out a scrappy but crucial home win, and Dominic Ballard's 31st-minute strike was enough to see off Watford at Ashton Gate. The goal came at the perfect time for a Bristol City side that has now won three of its last five Championship games, riding a five-match run of LLWWW into this one and climbing to 10 points from five outings. Watford, by contrast, arrive with just a single win in their last five and sit down in 17th on 8 points, their WLWLD-shaped form doing them no favours. There was a slice of revenge in it too: Bristol City had lost the only previous meeting between these two, so shutting Watford out this time carries a little extra satisfaction. Neither side has a player anywhere near the division's top scorers, C. Larin still well clear on 15 for the season, but Ballard's finish didn't need a big reputation behind it to matter. Want to see exactly how he beat the Watford defense in first-half stoppage momentum? The highlight clip has the goal from every angle below.