Watford vs Oxford United

Final score: Watford 2-1 Oxford United in the Championship, October 4, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 5 meetings: 2 wins for Watford, 1 draws, 2 wins for Oxford United.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 9
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Form: DLLWL Watford
: DWLWW Oxford United

3' 0-1 M. Alleyneown goal
5' Cameron Brannagan
30' Stanley Mills
32' ▲ L. Kjerrumgaard ▼ V. Semedo
39' Kévin Keben Biakolo
45'+5 Michał Helik
45' J. Ngakia 1-1
45' J. Ngakia 2-1
HT2-1
49' Luca Kjerrumgaard
53' Imrân Louza
57' ▲ W. Vaulks ▼ W. Lankshear
57' ▲ P. Placheta ▼ S. Mills
70' ▲ M. Sissoko ▼ I. Louza
70' ▲ J. Petris ▼ C. Wiley
70' ▲ E. Kayembe ▼ R. Vata
73' ▲ J. Currie ▼ G. Leigh
85' ▲ M. Harris ▼ S. Dembele
85' ▲ T. Bradshaw ▼ N. Prelec
87' ▲ K. Baah ▼ N. Irankunda
90'+2 Jack Currie
FT2-1

Line-ups

Watford Formation: 3-4-1-2 · Coach: Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez

1E. Selvik 7.0
3M. Alleyne 6.6
4K. Keben 7.0
25J. Abankwah 7.2
2J. Ngakia ⚽2 9.3
10I. Louza ▼ 70' 6.9
23N. Mendy 7.0
26C. Wiley ▼ 70' 6.7
11R. Vata ▼ 70' 7.0
66N. Irankunda ▼ 87' 7.2
18V. Semedo ▼ 32' 6.6

Substitutes 9

12N. Baxter
5H. Kyprianou
6M. Pollock
9L. Kjerrumgaard ▲ 32' 7.2
16M. Bola
17M. Sissoko ▲ 70' 6.3
29J. Petris ▲ 70' 6.3
34K. Baah ▲ 87' 6.7
39E. Kayembe ▲ 70' 6.6

Oxford United Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Gary Rowett

1J. Cumming 8.9
15B. Spencer 7.0
6M. Helik 6.3
2S. Long 6.2
22G. Leigh ▼ 73' 6.2
17S. Mills ▼ 57' 6.5
14B. De Keersmaecker 7.0
8C. Brannagan 5.9
23S. Dembele ▼ 85' 6.5
16N. Prelec ▼ 85' 6.2
27W. Lankshear ▼ 57' 6.2

Substitutes 9

21M. Ingram
4W. Vaulks ▲ 57' 7.0
7P. Placheta ▲ 57' 6.2
9M. Harris ▲ 85' 6.3
12L. Harris
19T. Goodrham
20T. Bradshaw ▲ 85' 6.5
26J. Currie ▲ 73' 6.9
29B. Davies

Statistics

03⚑9

⚑340

57%Possession43%

27Shots15

10Shots on target5

12Shots off target6

15Shots inside box7

12Shots outside box8

5Blocked shots4

9Corners3

1Offsides0

6Fouls9

3Yellow cards4

5Saves9

1.69Goals prevented1.69

447Passes342

367Accurate passes268

82%Pass accuracy78%

2.65Expected goals (xG)1.38

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0