Watford vs Stoke City

Final score: Watford 1-0 Stoke City in the Championship, December 20, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 5 wins for Watford, 2 draws, 3 wins for Stoke City.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 22
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Form: LDLLW Watford
: DLWWD Stoke City

30' Róbert Boženík
HT0-0
46' ▲ S. Gallagher ▼ R. Bozenik
59' Sorba Thomas
65' ▲ V. Semedo ▼ T. Ince
65' ▲ B. Pearson ▼ S. N'Zonzi
65' ▲ T. Seko ▼ B. Lawal
66' Vivaldo
69' Matthew Pollock
74' L. Kjerrumgaard · H. Kyprianou 1-0
76' ▲ M. Sissoko ▼ G. Chakvetadze
76' ▲ N. Irankunda ▼ L. Kjerrumgaard
77' ▲ D. Mubama ▼ J. Bae
83' Maksym Talovierov
89' Nestory Irankunda
90' ▲ N. Mendy ▼ I. Louza
FT1-0

Line-ups

Watford Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Javier Gracia Carlos

1E. Selvik 7.2
2J. Ngakia 7.3
6M. Pollock 7.3
3M. Alleyne 6.9
16M. Bola 7.5
7T. Ince ▼ 65' 6.6
5H. Kyprianou ⇢ 7.7
10I. Louza ▼ 90' 7.5
42O. Maamma 6.9
8G. Chakvetadze ▼ 76' 6.9
9L. Kjerrumgaard ⚽ ▼ 76' 7.7

Substitutes 9

12N. Baxter
17M. Sissoko ▲ 76' 6.3
18V. Semedo ▲ 65' 6.3
22J. Morris
23N. Mendy ▲ 90' 6.7
25J. Abankwah
27F. Mendy
53A. Nabizada
66N. Irankunda ▲ 76' 6.5

Stoke City Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Mark Robins

1V. Johansson 7.3
40M. Talovierov 6.5
26A. Phillips 6.6
16B. Wilmot 7.7
3A. Cresswell 7.0
18B. Lawal ▼ 65' 6.7
15S. N'Zonzi ▼ 65' 6.6
42M. Manhoef 6.9
10J. Bae ▼ 77' 6.3
7S. Thomas 6.3
11R. Bozenik ▼ 46' 6.0

Substitutes 9

13J. Bonham
23B. Gibson
4B. Pearson ▲ 65' 6.3
12T. Seko ▲ 65' 7.2
19T. Rigo
14J. Donley
29L. Cisse
20S. Gallagher ▲ 46' 6.6
9D. Mubama ▲ 77' 6.7

Statistics

03⚑7

⚑530

40%Possession60%

10Shots7

5Shots on target1

4Shots off target2

7Shots inside box5

3Shots outside box2

1Blocked shots4

7Corners5

1Offsides5

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards3

1Saves3

0.87Goals prevented0.87

316Passes478

243Accurate passes404

77%Pass accuracy85%

1.22Expected goals (xG)0.52

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