Stoke City vs Watford

Final score: Stoke City 3-1 Watford in the Championship, March 14, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Stoke City, 2 draws, 5 wins for Watford.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 38
Form: DLWWD Stoke City
: LDLLW Watford

17' Tomáš Rigo
28' M. Manhoef · M. Smit 1-0
HT1-0
50' Sorba Thomas
51' Nampalys Mendy
60' Maksym Talovierov
62' ▲ N. Irankunda ▼ V. Semedo
70' ▲ B. Gibson ▼ E. Bocat
71' ▲ S. Gallagher ▼ M. Smit
71' ▲ J. Lawson ▼ T. Ince
71' ▲ P. Ekwah ▼ N. Mendy
72' Tommy Simkin
77' M. Manhoef 2-0
79' ▲ B. Pearson ▼ J. Bae
79' ▲ J. Rak-Sakyi ▼ M. Manhoef
81' 2-1 N. Irankunda · G. Chakvetadze
83' ▲ T. Seko ▼ S. N'Zonzi
85' S. Gallagher · S. Thomas 3-1
86' ▲ E. Bove ▼ S. Mfuni
86' ▲ L. Kjerrumgaard ▼ I. Louza
90'+3 Nestory Irankunda
FT3-1

Line-ups

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

25T. Simkin 5.9
22J. Tchamadeu 6.6
40M. Talovierov 6.9
26A. Phillips 6.3
17E. Bocat ▼ 70' 7.3
15S. N'Zonzi ▼ 83' 7.0
19T. Rigo 7.3
42M. Manhoef ⚽2 ▼ 79' 8.3
10J. Bae ▼ 79' 6.6
7S. Thomas ⇢ 8.3
49M. Smit ⇢ ▼ 71' 6.3

Substitutes 9

34F. Fielding
4B. Pearson ▲ 79' 6.5
12T. Seko ▲ 83' 6.7
29L. Cisse
23B. Gibson ▲ 70' 6.3
20S. Gallagher ⚽ ▲ 71' 8.0
21J. Rak-Sakyi ▲ 79' 6.3
50S. Agina
59G. Kelly

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

1E. Selvik 7.2
25J. Abankwah 5.6
3S. Goglichidze 6.2
21S. Mfuni ▼ 86' 6.7
16M. Bola 6.2
7T. Ince ▼ 71' 5.9
10I. Louza ▼ 86' 6.0
23N. Mendy ▼ 71' 7.3
8G. Chakvetadze ⇢ 7.5
39E. Kayembe 6.2
18V. Semedo ▼ 62' 6.2

Substitutes 9

12N. Baxter
15E. Bove ▲ 86' 6.5
6M. Pollock
4K. Keben
9L. Kjerrumgaard ▲ 86' 6.3
64J. Lawson ▲ 71' 6.2
17P. Ekwah ▲ 71' 6.2
66N. Irankunda ⚽ ▲ 62' 7.5
53A. Nabizada

Statistics

04⚑6

⚑720

45%Possession55%

19Shots15

12Shots on target4

4Shots off target7

13Shots inside box9

6Shots outside box6

3Blocked shots4

6Corners7

2Offsides0

11Fouls13

4Yellow cards2

3Saves9

0.82Goals prevented0.82

318Passes391

227Accurate passes306

71%Pass accuracy78%

1.66Expected goals (xG)1.83

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