Championship
·Matchday 22
Featured match
- L. Kjerrumgaard 74'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Stoke City 1-0. Scorers for Watford: L. Kjerrumgaard 74'. Stoke City had 60% of possession.
Watford
Stoke City
- Full-time 1 - 0
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90'
Nampalys Mendy Out: I. Louza · Watford Substitution for Watford: Nampalys Mendy comes on for I. Louza
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89'
Nestory Irankunda Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Nestory Irankunda (Watford)
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83'
Maksym Talovierov Yellow card · Stoke City Maksym Talovierov of Stoke City is booked
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77'
D. Mubama Out: Bae Jun-Ho · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: D. Mubama comes on for Bae Jun-Ho
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76'
Nestory Irankunda Out: L. Kjerrumgaard · Watford Substitution for Watford: Nestory Irankunda comes on for L. Kjerrumgaard
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76'
M. Sissoko Out: Giorgi Chakvetadze · Watford Substitution for Watford: M. Sissoko comes on for Giorgi Chakvetadze
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74'
L. Kjerrumgaard 1-0 Goal · Assist: H. Kyprianou · Watford H. Kyprianou provides, L. Kjerrumgaard finishes for Watford (1-0)
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69'
M. Pollock Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for M. Pollock (Watford)
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66'
V. Semedo Yellow card · Watford V. Semedo of Watford is booked
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65'
T. Seko Out: B. Lawal · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: T. Seko comes on for B. Lawal
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65'
B. Pearson Out: S. N'Zonzi · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: B. Pearson comes on for S. N'Zonzi
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65'
V. Semedo Out: T. Ince · Watford Substitution for Watford: V. Semedo comes on for T. Ince
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59'
Sorba Thomas Yellow card · Stoke City Sorba Thomas of Stoke City is booked
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46'
S. Gallagher Out: Róbert Boženík · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: S. Gallagher comes on for Róbert Boženík
- Half-time 0 - 0
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30'
Róbert Boženík Yellow card · Stoke City Róbert Boženík of Stoke City is booked
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Stoke City
DLWDD
Last 5 matches WLLLW
1.7Goals scored per match1.6
1.5Goals conceded per match1.2
1Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-4-2
Stoke City4-2-3-1
3
7.0
Cresswell
A. Cresswell
Player profile
16
7.7
Wilmot
B. Wilmot
Player profile
26
6.6
Phillips
A. Phillips
Player profile
40
6.5
Talovierov
83'
Maksym Talovierov
- 83'Yellow card
9
7.7
Kjerrumgaard
74'76'
L. Kjerrumgaard
- 74'Goal
- 76'Out
- 76'Out
42
6.9
Maamma
O. Maamma
Player profile
10
7.5
Louza
90'
I. Louza
- 90'Out
- 65'Out
Watford4-4-2
Coach: Javier Gracia Carlos
Starting XI
- 1GK Egil Selvik 7.2
- 2DF J. Ngakia 7.3
- 6DF M. Pollock69' 7.3
- 3DF Max Alleyne 6.9
- 16DF M. Bola 7.5
- 7MF T. Ince65' 6.6
- 5MF H. Kyprianou 7.7
- 10MF I. Louza90' 7.5
- 42MF O. Maamma 6.9
- 8FW Giorgi Chakvetadze76' 6.9
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard74'76' 7.7
Substitutes
- 12GK N. Baxter
- 17MF M. Sissoko76' 6.3
- 18FW V. Semedo65'66' 6.3
- 22DF J. Morris
- 23MF Nampalys Mendy90' 6.7
- 25DF J. Abankwah
- 27DF Formose Mendy
- 53FW A. Nabizada
- 66FW Nestory Irankunda76'89' 6.5
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Coach: Mark Robins
Starting XI
- 1GK Viktor Johansson 7.3
- 40DF Maksym Talovierov83' 6.5
- 26DF A. Phillips 6.6
- 16DF B. Wilmot 7.7
- 3DF A. Cresswell 7.0
- 18— B. Lawal65'
- 15MF S. N'Zonzi65' 6.6
- 42MF Million Manhoef 6.9
- 10MF Bae Jun-Ho77' 6.3
- 7MF Sorba Thomas59' 6.3
- 11FW Róbert Boženík30'46' 6.0
Substitutes
- 13GK J. Bonham
- 23DF B. Gibson
- 4MF B. Pearson65' 6.3
- 12MF T. Seko65' 7.2
- 19MF Tomáš Rigo
- 14MF J. Donley
- 29FW L. Cisse
- 20FW S. Gallagher46' 6.6
- 9FW D. Mubama77' 6.7
Watford
Stoke City
40%
60%
10
Shots
7
5
On target
1
4
Off target
2
7
Corners
5
10
Fouls
12
1
Offsides
5
3
Yellow cards
3
1
Saves
3
316
Passes
478
77%
Pass accuracy
85%
1.22
Expected goals
0.52
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins3Draws2
Stoke City wins2Last meetings
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1 March 2025 · Championship
Stoke City
0-0
Watford
-
17 August 2024 · Championship
Watford
3-0
Stoke City
-
29 December 2023 · Championship
Watford
1-1
Stoke City
-
19 August 2023 · Championship
Stoke City
1-0
Watford
-
8 May 2023 · Championship
Watford
2-0
Stoke City
-
2 October 2022 · Championship
Stoke City
0-4
Watford
-
21 September 2021 · League Cup
Watford
1-3
Stoke City