Championship
·Matchday 7
Featured match
- Amin Nabizada 90'
- J. McGlynn 45'
- E. Bocat 57'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Stoke City beat Watford 2-1. Scorers for Watford: Amin Nabizada 90'. Scorers for Stoke City: J. McGlynn 45', E. Bocat 57'. Stoke City had 59% of possession.
Watford
Stoke City
- Full-time 1 - 2
Added time: 3 minutes
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90+3'
Amin Nabizada Yellow card · Watford Amin Nabizada of Watford is booked
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90'
Amin Nabizada 1-2 Goal · Assist: Edouard Kayembe · Watford Edouard Kayembe provides, Amin Nabizada finishes for Watford (1-2)
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90'
B. Pearson Out: J. McGlynn · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: B. Pearson comes on for J. McGlynn
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82'
George Hirst Yellow card · Stoke City Yellow card for George Hirst (Stoke City)
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80'
L. Bombino Out: E. Bocat · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: L. Bombino comes on for E. Bocat
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69'
L. Kjerrumgaard Out: Iker Bravo · Watford Substitution for Watford: L. Kjerrumgaard comes on for Iker Bravo
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65'
George Hirst Out: L. Cissé · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: George Hirst comes on for L. Cissé
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58'
Amin Nabizada Out: O. Maamma · Watford Substitution for Watford: Amin Nabizada comes on for O. Maamma
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58'
R. Vata Out: S. Mavididi · Watford Substitution for Watford: R. Vata comes on for S. Mavididi
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57'
E. Bocat 0-2 Goal · Assist: L. Cissé · Stoke City L. Cissé provides, E. Bocat finishes for Stoke City (0-2)
- Half-time 0 - 1
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45'
J. McGlynn 0-1 Goal · Stoke City Goal! J. McGlynn scores for Stoke City. It is 0-1
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42'
O. Traoré Out: Jordan Zemura · Watford Substitution for Watford: O. Traoré comes on for Jordan Zemura
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33'
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré Yellow card · Stoke City El Hadji Djibril Soumaré of Stoke City is booked
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19'
Iker Bravo Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Iker Bravo (Watford)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Stoke City
LDLLW
Last 5 matches DLWWD
1.1Goals scored per match1.4
1.3Goals conceded per match1.2
2Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-2-3-1
Stoke City3-4-2-1
5
6.9
Graham
Luke Graham
Player profile
40
7.0
Talovierov
Maksym Talovierov
Player profile
16
6.9
Wilmot
B. Wilmot
Player profile
17
8.0
Bocat
57'80'
E. Bocat
- 57'Goal
- 80'Out
- 33'Yellow card
45
6.2
Mavididi
58'
S. Mavididi
- 58'Out
- 19'Yellow card
- 69'Out
- 58'Out
Watford4-2-3-1
Coach: Alessio Dionisi
Starting XI
- 1GK F. Ravaglia 6.3
- 4DF K. Keben 6.0
- 6DF M. Pollock 6.5
- 3DF S. Coulibaly 6.3
- 33DF Jordan Zemura42' 7.0
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe 6.0
- 5MF H. Kyprianou 6.9
- 7MF O. Maamma58' 6.6
- 17MF Iker Bravo19'69' 6.2
- 45MF S. Mavididi58' 6.2
- 20FW Mamadou Doumbia 6.6
Substitutes
- 24GK S. Walker
- 26GK D. Bachmann
- 23DF O. Traoré42' 6.2
- 56— A. Eames
- 11FW R. Vata58' 6.3
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard69' 6.9
- 18FW M. Antonio
- 21FW Amin Nabizada58'90'90+3' 7.2
Stoke City3-4-2-1
Coach: Mark Robins
Starting XI
- 1GK Viktor Johansson 7.2
- 16DF B. Wilmot 6.9
- 40DF Maksym Talovierov 7.0
- 5DF Luke Graham 6.9
- 2MF B. Johnson 6.6
- 27MF El Hadji Djibril Soumaré33' 6.9
- 8MF E. Galbraith 7.6
- 17MF E. Bocat57'80' 8.0
- 7FW J. McGlynn45'90' 7.6
- 13FW J. Devenny 7.2
- 11FW L. Cissé65' 6.9
Substitutes
- 24GK J. Griffiths
- 21DF L. Bombino80' 6.7
- 43DF F. Anderson
- 23DF B. Gibson
- 4MF B. Pearson90'
- 19MF Tomáš Rigo
- 9FW Róbert Boženík
- 42FW M. Manhoef
- 15FW George Hirst65'82' 6.3
Watford
Stoke City
41%
59%
6
Shots
18
2
On target
6
2
Off target
8
5
Corners
8
14
Fouls
6
0
Offsides
3
2
Yellow cards
2
4
Saves
1
380
Passes
545
80%
Pass accuracy
87%
0.39
Expected goals
1.50
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swansea
|
11 | 16 | 8 | 16:8 | +8 | 23 |
| 2 |
West Ham
|
11 | 30 | 12 | 30:12 | +18 | 22 |
| 3 |
Middlesbrough
|
11 | 22 | 16 | 22:16 | +6 | 22 |
| 4 |
Birmingham
|
11 | 20 | 11 | 20:11 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
11 | 15 | 12 | 15:12 | +3 | 20 |
| 6 |
Stoke City
|
11 | 18 | 16 | 18:16 | +2 | 19 |
| 7 |
Southampton
|
11 | 21 | 10 | 21:10 | +11 | 17 |
| 8 |
Wolves
|
10 | 18 | 15 | 18:15 | +3 | 17 |
| 9 |
QPR
|
11 | 15 | 12 | 15:12 | +3 | 17 |
| 10 |
Blackburn
|
11 | 17 | 16 | 17:16 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 |
Sheffield Utd
|
11 | 15 | 14 | 15:14 | +1 | 15 |
| 12 |
Millwall
|
11 | 18 | 18 | 18:18 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 |
Portsmouth
|
10 | 13 | 13 | 13:13 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 |
Wrexham
|
11 | 15 | 16 | 15:16 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 |
Bolton
|
11 | 15 | 18 | 15:18 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 |
Bristol City
|
11 | 12 | 15 | 12:15 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 |
Charlton
|
11 | 10 | 15 | 10:15 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 |
Lincoln
|
11 | 9 | 19 | 9:19 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 |
Cardiff
|
11 | 18 | 17 | 18:17 | +1 | 11 |
| 20 |
Watford
|
11 | 10 | 19 | 10:19 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 |
Norwich
|
11 | 17 | 21 | 17:21 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 |
Burnley
|
11 | 16 | 21 | 16:21 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 |
Derby
|
11 | 9 | 20 | 9:20 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 |
Preston
|
11 | 9 | 24 | 9:24 | -15 | 4 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins4Draws2
Stoke City wins3Last meetings
-
14 March 2026 · Championship
Stoke City
3-1
Watford
-
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