Championship
·Matchday 38
Featured match
- M. Manhoef 28'
- M. Manhoef 77'
- S. Gallagher 85'
- Nestory Irankunda 81'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Stoke City beat Watford 3-1. Scorers for Stoke City: M. Manhoef 28', M. Manhoef 77', S. Gallagher 85'. Scorers for Watford: Nestory Irankunda 81'. Watford had 55% of possession.
Stoke City
Watford
- Full-time 3 - 1
Added time: 3 minutes
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90+3'
Nestory Irankunda Yellow card · Watford Nestory Irankunda of Watford is booked
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86'
L. Kjerrumgaard Out: Imrân Louza · Watford Substitution for Watford: L. Kjerrumgaard comes on for Imrân Louza
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86'
E. Bove Out: S. Mfuni · Watford Substitution for Watford: E. Bove comes on for S. Mfuni
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85'
S. Gallagher 3-1 Goal · Assist: S. Thomas · Stoke City Goal! S. Gallagher scores for Stoke City, set up by S. Thomas. It is 3-1
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83'
T. Seko Out: S. N'Zonzi · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: T. Seko comes on for S. N'Zonzi
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81'
Nestory Irankunda 2-1 Goal · Assist: Giorgi Chakvetadze · Watford Giorgi Chakvetadze provides, Nestory Irankunda finishes for Watford (2-1)
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79'
Jesuran Rak-Sakyi Out: M. Manhoef · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: Jesuran Rak-Sakyi comes on for M. Manhoef
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79'
B. Pearson Out: Bae Jun-Ho · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: B. Pearson comes on for Bae Jun-Ho
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77'
M. Manhoef 2-0 Goal · Stoke City M. Manhoef finds the net for Stoke City (2-0)
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72'
T. Simkin Yellow card · Stoke City Yellow card for T. Simkin (Stoke City)
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71'
P. Ekwah Out: Nampalys Mendy · Watford Substitution for Watford: P. Ekwah comes on for Nampalys Mendy
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71'
J. Lawson Out: T. Ince · Watford Substitution for Watford: J. Lawson comes on for T. Ince
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71'
S. Gallagher Out: M. Smit · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: S. Gallagher comes on for M. Smit
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70'
B. Gibson Out: E. Bocat · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: B. Gibson comes on for E. Bocat
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62'
Nestory Irankunda Out: Vivaldo Semedo · Watford Substitution for Watford: Nestory Irankunda comes on for Vivaldo Semedo
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60'
Maksym Talovierov Yellow card · Stoke City Yellow card for Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City)
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51'
Nampalys Mendy Yellow card · Watford Nampalys Mendy of Watford is booked
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50'
S. Thomas Yellow card · Stoke City Yellow card for S. Thomas (Stoke City)
- Half-time 1 - 0
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28'
M. Manhoef 1-0 Goal · Assist: M. Smit · Stoke City Goal! M. Manhoef scores for Stoke City, set up by M. Smit. It is 1-0
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17'
Tomáš Rigo Yellow card · Stoke City Yellow card for Tomáš Rigo (Stoke City)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Stoke City
Watford
DWLLD
Last 5 matches DWLWD
1Goals scored per match0.9
1.6Goals conceded per match1.1
1Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Watford4-4-2
16
6.2
Bola
M. Bola
Player profile
21
6.7
Mfuni
86'
S. Mfuni
- 86'Out
7
8.3
Thomas
50'
S. Thomas
- 50'Yellow card
- 79'Out
- 28'Goal
- 77'Goal
- 79'Out
19
7.3
Rigo
17'
Tomáš Rigo
- 17'Yellow card
- 83'Out
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Coach: Mark Robins
Starting XI
- 25GK T. Simkin72' 5.9
- 22DF Junior Tchamadeu 6.6
- 40DF Maksym Talovierov60' 6.9
- 26DF A. Phillips 6.3
- 17DF E. Bocat70' 7.3
- 15MF S. N'Zonzi83' 7.0
- 19MF Tomáš Rigo17' 7.3
- 42MF M. Manhoef28'77'79' 8.3
- 10MF Bae Jun-Ho79' 6.6
- 7MF S. Thomas50' 8.3
- 49FW M. Smit71' 6.3
Substitutes
- 34GK F. Fielding
- 4MF B. Pearson79' 6.5
- 12MF T. Seko83' 6.7
- 29FW L. Cissé
- 23DF B. Gibson70' 6.3
- 20FW S. Gallagher71'85' 8.0
- 21FW Jesuran Rak-Sakyi79' 6.3
- 50MF S. Agina
- 59MF G. Kelly
Watford4-4-2
Coach: Edward Still
Starting XI
- 1GK Egil Selvik 7.2
- 25DF J. Abankwah 5.6
- 3DF Saba Goglichidze 6.2
- 21DF S. Mfuni86' 6.7
- 16DF M. Bola 6.2
- 7MF T. Ince71' 5.9
- 10MF Imrân Louza86' 6.0
- 23MF Nampalys Mendy51'71' 7.3
- 8MF Giorgi Chakvetadze 7.5
- 39FW Edouard Kayembe 6.2
- 18FW Vivaldo Semedo62' 6.2
Substitutes
- 12GK N. Baxter
- 15MF E. Bove86' 6.5
- 6DF M. Pollock
- 4DF K. Keben
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard86' 6.3
- 64FW J. Lawson71' 6.2
- 17MF P. Ekwah71' 6.2
- 66FW Nestory Irankunda62'81'90+3' 7.5
- 53FW Amin Nabizada
Stoke City
Watford
45%
55%
19
Shots
15
12
On target
4
4
Off target
7
6
Corners
7
11
Fouls
13
2
Offsides
0
4
Yellow cards
2
3
Saves
9
318
Passes
391
71%
Pass accuracy
78%
1.66
Expected goals
1.83
| 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
Stoke City wins2Draws2
Watford wins4Last meetings
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20 December 2025 · Championship
Watford
1-0
Stoke City
-
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