Watford vs Ipswich

Final score: Watford 0-2 Ipswich in the Championship, February 24, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 2 wins for Watford, 3 draws, 5 wins for Ipswich.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 34
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Form: DLLWL Watford
: WWLLW Ipswich

25' James Abankwah
28' Nestory Irankunda
37' 0-1 S. W. Egeli
HT0-1
46' ▲ J. Ngakia ▼ J. Petris
46' ▲ E. Bove ▼ G. Chakvetadze
56' Cédric Kipré
59' ▲ M. Doumbia ▼ L. Kjerrumgaard
66' ▲ J. Cajuste ▼ D. Neil
66' ▲ W. Burns ▼ S. W. Egeli
73' ▲ T. Ince ▼ J. Abankwah
74' ▲ A. Mehmeti ▼ M. Nunez
74' ▲ G. Hirst ▼ I. Azon
77' 0-2 G. Hirst · J. Greaves
80' ▲ P. Ekwah ▼ I. Louza
83' Darnell Furlong
85' Christian Walton
89' ▲ B. Johnson ▼ J. Clarke
FT0-2

Line-ups

Watford Formation: 5-4-1 · Coach: Edward Still

1E. Selvik 5.9
29J. Petris ▼ 46' 6.6
25J. Abankwah ▼ 73' 6.2
6M. Pollock 6.5
21S. Mfuni 7.3
16M. Bola 6.3
66N. Irankunda 6.3
23N. Mendy 6.6
10I. Louza ▼ 80' 6.3
8G. Chakvetadze ▼ 46' 6.3
9L. Kjerrumgaard ▼ 59' 6.3

Substitutes 9

12N. Baxter
2J. Ngakia ▲ 46' 6.7
7T. Ince ▲ 73' 6.5
15E. Bove ▲ 46' 6.3
17P. Ekwah ▲ 80' 6.6
18V. Semedo
20M. Doumbia ▲ 59' 6.7
27F. Mendy
39E. Kayembe

Ipswich Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Kieran McKenna

28C. Walton 7.9
19D. Furlong 6.3
26D. O'Shea 7.2
4C. Kipre 7.0
24J. Greaves ⇢ 7.5
5A. Matusiwa 7.2
6D. Neil ▼ 66' 7.0
8S. W. Egeli ⚽ ▼ 66' 7.7
32M. Nunez ▼ 74' 7.3
47J. Clarke ▼ 89' 7.0
31I. Azon ▼ 74' 6.5

Substitutes 9

1A. Palmer
18B. Johnson ▲ 89' 6.3
14J. Taylor
12J. Cajuste ▲ 66' 6.3
33A. Mehmeti ▲ 74' 6.5
20K. McAteer
7W. Burns ▲ 66' 6.7
29C. Akpom
9G. Hirst ⚽ ▲ 74' 7.3

Statistics

02⚑3

⚑430

48%Possession52%

11Shots11

2Shots on target3

6Shots off target5

5Shots inside box5

6Shots outside box6

3Blocked shots3

3Corners4

3Offsides3

14Fouls16

2Yellow cards3

1Saves2

1.01Goals prevented1.01

369Passes409

301Accurate passes329

82%Pass accuracy80%

1.68Expected goals (xG)1.12

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