Championship
·Matchday 2
Featured match
- Edouard Kayembe 47'
- R. Andrews 49'
- Edouard Kayembe 73'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Stoke City 3-0. Scorers for Watford: Edouard Kayembe 47', R. Andrews 49', Edouard Kayembe 73'. Watford had 55% of possession.
Watford
Stoke City
- Full-time 3 - 0
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90'
Imrân Louza Out: T. Dele-Bashiru · Watford Substitution for Watford: Imrân Louza comes on for T. Dele-Bashiru
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90'
J. Laurent Yellow card · Stoke City J. Laurent of Stoke City is booked
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88'
Francisco Sierralta Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Francisco Sierralta (Watford)
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84'
K. Baah Out: Giorgi Chakvetadze · Watford Substitution for Watford: K. Baah comes on for Giorgi Chakvetadze
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83'
J. Dixon Out: M. Manhoef · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: J. Dixon comes on for M. Manhoef
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74'
R. Mmaee Out: J. Thompson · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: R. Mmaee comes on for J. Thompson
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73'
Edouard Kayembe 3-0 Goal · Assist: Giorgi Chakvetadze · Watford Giorgi Chakvetadze provides, Edouard Kayembe finishes for Watford (3-0)
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67'
Mileta Rajović Out: Vakoun Bayo · Watford Substitution for Watford: Mileta Rajović comes on for Vakoun Bayo
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63'
L. Koumas Out: L. Gooch · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: L. Koumas comes on for L. Gooch
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63'
A. Moran Out: W. Burger · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: A. Moran comes on for W. Burger
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63'
Bae Jun-Ho Out: E. Tezgel · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: Bae Jun-Ho comes on for E. Tezgel
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55'
J. Thompson Yellow card · Stoke City J. Thompson of Stoke City is booked
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49'
R. Andrews 2-0 Goal · Watford R. Andrews finds the net for Watford (2-0)
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47'
Edouard Kayembe 1-0 Goal · Watford Goal! Edouard Kayembe scores for Watford. It is 1-0
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46'
Y. Larouci Out: J. Ngakia · Watford Substitution for Watford: Y. Larouci comes on for J. Ngakia
- Half-time 0 - 0
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31'
Vakoun Bayo Yellow card · Watford Vakoun Bayo of Watford is booked
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Stoke City
WLDWW
Last 5 matches LWLWW
1.8Goals scored per match1.9
1.7Goals conceded per match0.3
2Clean sheets7
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford3-4-2-1
Stoke City4-2-3-1
17
7.3
Bocat
E. Bocat
Player profile
23
6.7
Gibson
B. Gibson
Player profile
16
6.7
Wilmot
B. Wilmot
Player profile
22
7.0
Tchamadeu
Junior Tchamadeu
Player profile
15
6.2
Thompson
55'74'
J. Thompson
- 55'Yellow card
- 74'Out
- 90'Yellow card
8
8.3
Chakvetadze
84'
Giorgi Chakvetadze
- 84'Out
- 47'Goal
- 73'Goal
2
6.9
Ngakia
46'
J. Ngakia
- 46'Out
- 90'Out
- 49'Goal
Watford3-4-2-1
Coach: T. Cleverley
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Bachmann 7.9
- 6DF M. Pollock 7.9
- 3DF Francisco Sierralta88' 7.3
- 22DF J. Morris 7.2
- 45MF R. Andrews49' 8.0
- 17MF M. Sissoko 7.0
- 24MF T. Dele-Bashiru90' 7.3
- 2MF J. Ngakia46' 6.9
- 39FW Edouard Kayembe47'73' 8.9
- 8FW Giorgi Chakvetadze84' 8.3
- 19FW Vakoun Bayo31'67' 6.5
Substitutes
- 37DF Y. Larouci46' 7.3
- 9FW Mileta Rajović67' 6.3
- 34FW K. Baah84' 7.0
- 10MF Imrân Louza90'
- 5DF Ryan Porteous
- 11FW R. Vata
- 12MF Ken Sema
- 7MF T. Ince
- 23GK J. Bond
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Coach: S. Schumacher
Starting XI
- 1GK Viktor Johansson 6.5
- 22DF Junior Tchamadeu 7.0
- 16DF B. Wilmot 6.7
- 23DF B. Gibson 6.7
- 17DF E. Bocat 7.3
- 28MF J. Laurent90' 6.6
- 15MF J. Thompson55'74' 6.2
- 42MF M. Manhoef83' 6.2
- 6MF W. Burger63' 6.2
- 2MF L. Gooch63' 6.3
- 37FW E. Tezgel63' 6.2
Substitutes
- 10MF Bae Jun-Ho63' 6.6
- 24MF A. Moran63' 6.7
- 11FW L. Koumas63' 6.5
- 19FW R. Mmaee74' 6.7
- 41DF J. Dixon83' 6.2
- 8MF L. Baker
- 12MF D. Johnson
- 34GK F. Fielding
- 30MF S. Sidibe
Watford
Stoke City
55%
45%
24
Shots
7
8
On target
3
9
Off target
3
2
Corners
4
12
Fouls
15
2
Offsides
3
2
Yellow cards
2
3
Saves
4
471
Passes
383
82%
Pass accuracy
79%
2.27
Expected goals
0.85
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leeds
|
46 | 95 | 30 | 95:30 | +65 | 100 |
| 2 |
Burnley
|
46 | 69 | 16 | 69:16 | +53 | 100 |
| 3 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 63 | 36 | 63:36 | +27 | 90 |
| 4 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 58 | 44 | 58:44 | +14 | 76 |
| 5 |
Coventry
|
46 | 64 | 58 | 64:58 | +6 | 69 |
| 6 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 55 | 59:55 | +4 | 68 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 53 | 48 | 53:48 | +5 | 66 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
46 | 47 | 49 | 47:49 | -2 | 66 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
46 | 57 | 47 | 57:47 | +10 | 64 |
| 10 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 64 | 56 | 64:56 | +8 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 61 |
| 12 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 60 | 69 | 60:69 | -9 | 58 |
| 13 |
Norwich
|
46 | 71 | 68 | 71:68 | +3 | 57 |
| 14 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 61 | 53:61 | -8 | 57 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 53 | 63 | 53:63 | -10 | 56 |
| 16 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 58 | 71 | 58:71 | -13 | 54 |
| 17 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 49 | 65 | 49:65 | -16 | 53 |
| 18 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 45 | 62 | 45:62 | -17 | 51 |
| 19 |
Derby
|
46 | 48 | 56 | 48:56 | -8 | 50 |
| 20 |
Preston
|
46 | 48 | 59 | 48:59 | -11 | 50 |
| 21 |
Hull City
|
46 | 44 | 54 | 44:54 | -10 | 49 |
| 22 |
Luton
|
46 | 45 | 69 | 45:69 | -24 | 49 |
| 23 |
Plymouth
|
46 | 51 | 88 | 51:88 | -37 | 46 |
| 24 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 48 | 73 | 48:73 | -25 | 44 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins2Draws1
Stoke City wins2Last meetings
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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