Watford vs Derby

Final score: Watford 2-0 Derby in the Championship, February 21, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 6 wins for Watford, 1 draws, 3 wins for Derby.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 33
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Form: DLLWL Watford
: LWLLL Derby

5' L. Kjerrumgaard 1-0
23' Matthew Clarke
23' ▲ G. Chakvetadze ▼ O. Maamma
HT1-0
52' Giorgi Chakvetadze
55' Callum Elder
62' ▲ D. Murkin ▼ C. Elder
62' ▲ C. Morris ▼ R. Brewster
62' ▲ B. Clark ▼ D. Ozoh
68' ▲ M. Doumbia ▼ L. Kjerrumgaard
68' ▲ K. Baah ▼ N. Irankunda
78' ▲ O. Fraulo ▼ B. Brereton Diaz
83' Mamadou Doumbia
85' ▲ M. Bola ▼
86' ▲ M. Pollock ▼ S. Goglichidze
90'+2 ▲ C. Allen ▼ L. Travis
90' M. Doumbia · M. Bola 2-0
FT2-0

Line-ups

Watford Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Edward Still

1E. Selvik 7.2
2J. Ngakia 7.9
25J. Abankwah 6.9
3S. Goglichidze ▼ 86' 6.9
21S. Mfuni 7.7
10I. Louza 6.5
23N. Mendy 6.9
66N. Irankunda ▼ 68' 7.7
39E. Kayembe 7.0
42O. Maamma ▼ 23' 6.9
9L. Kjerrumgaard ⚽ ▼ 68' 7.7

Substitutes 9

12N. Baxter
6M. Pollock ▲ 86' 6.3
7T. Ince
8G. Chakvetadze ▲ 23' 7.3
15E. Bove
16M. Bola ▲ 85' 7.3
17P. Ekwah
20M. Doumbia ⚽ ▲ 68' 7.2
34K. Baah ▲ 68' 6.9

Derby Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: John Eustace

31J. Vickers 7.7
23J. Ward 6.3
28D. Sanderson 6.0
5M. Clarke 6.9
20C. Elder ▼ 62' 6.3
18D. Ozoh ▼ 62' 6.6
27L. Travis ▼ 90' 6.7
25B. Brereton Diaz ▼ 78' 6.3
19S. Szmodics 6.3
10R. Brewster ▼ 62' 6.5
7P. Agyemang 6.7

Substitutes 9

12R. O'Donnell
2D. Murkin ▲ 62' 7.3
3C. Forsyth
9C. Morris ▲ 62' 6.5
29O. Fraulo ▲ 78' 6.2
37O. Eames
42B. Clark ▲ 62' 6.3
44I. Gordon
54C. Allen ▲ 90'

Statistics

02⚑2

⚑220

45%Possession55%

18Shots5

8Shots on target1

5Shots off target3

8Shots inside box3

10Shots outside box2

5Blocked shots1

2Corners2

1Offsides0

13Fouls11

2Yellow cards2

1Saves6

-0.39Goals prevented-0.39

359Passes424

278Accurate passes354

77%Pass accuracy83%

1.30Expected goals (xG)0.54

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