English League Championship

Watford vs Stoke City, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 90'+1': Amin Nabizada
FT
1 - 2
Stoke City
  • 45'+4': Jack McGlynn
  • 57': Eric Bocat

About

Watford are hosting Stoke City at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Eric Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Cissé with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jordan Zemura.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Devenny.
  • 6': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
  • 7': Delay in match (Stoke City).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Eric Bocat with a cross.
  • 13': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
  • 13': Justin Devenny (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Mamadou Doumbia.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Eric Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Graham with a headed pass.
  • 14': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
  • 16': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  • 16': Jack McGlynn (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Ben Johnson (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
  • 19': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 19': Justin Devenny (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Iker Bravo (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Johnson.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Eric Bocat.
  • 20': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 20': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Djibril Soumaré.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Johnson.
  • 33': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City).
  • 33': Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 37': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City).
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
  • 38': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
  • 39': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 39': Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Zemura (Watford).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Substitution, Watford. Omar Haktab Traoré replaces Jordan Zemura because of an injury.
  • 44': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
  • 45': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
  • 45'+2': Eric Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Watford 0, Stoke City 1. Jack McGlynn (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Watford 0, Stoke City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Stoke City 1.
  • 46': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Watford).
  • 46': Ben Johnson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Ben Johnson (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Cissé.
  • 47': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Omar Haktab Traoré.
  • 48': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Othmane Maamma.
  • 51': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Ben Johnson (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Justin Devenny (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Johnson with a cross.
  • 53': Offside, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé is caught offside.
  • 57': Goal! Watford 0, Stoke City 2. Eric Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Cissé.
  • 58': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 58': Substitution, Watford. Amin Nabizada replaces Othmane Maamma.
  • 61': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Eric Bocat (Stoke City).
  • 61': Foul by Rocco Vata (Watford).
  • 61': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Amin Nabizada (Watford).
  • 62': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Substitution, Stoke City. George Hirst replaces Lamine Cissé.
  • 66': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Stoke City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Justin Devenny with a cross.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 68': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rocco Vata with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Iker Bravo.
  • 70': Foul by Rocco Vata (Watford).
  • 70': Eric Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Offside, Stoke City. George Hirst is caught offside.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Eric Bocat (Stoke City).
  • 80': Substitution, Stoke City. Luca Bombino replaces Eric Bocat because of an injury.
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by George Hirst (Stoke City).
  • 82': George Hirst (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Foul by Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford).
  • 83': Ben Johnson (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by George Hirst (Stoke City).
  • 85': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 85': Luke Graham (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Amin Nabizada (Watford).
  • 87': Luca Bombino (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Kévin Keben (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Luca Bombino (Stoke City).
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Jack McGlynn (Stoke City).
  • 90': Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Jack McGlynn.
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Rocco Vata.
  • 90': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Watford 1, Stoke City 2. Amin Nabizada (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Edo Kayembe following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Amin Nabizada (Watford).
  • 90'+3': Luca Bombino (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Amin Nabizada (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Justin Devenny (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Ben Pearson.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 4
58.9 Possession 41.1
18 SHOTS 6
6 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
472 Accurate Passes 303
543 Passes 378
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 2
21 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.1
46 Long Balls 48
20 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
16 Effective Tackles 11
21 Tackles 18
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 5
24 Effective Clearances 27
24 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,296

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Federico Ravaglia (GK)
3 Soumaila Coulibaly
6 Matthew Pollock
33 Jordan Zemura
4 Kévin Keben
17 Iker Bravo Yellow Card
5 Hector Kyprianou
39 Edo Kayembe
20 Mamadou Doumbia
45 Stephy Mavididi
7 Othmane Maamma
Watford Substitutes:
Sam Walker, Michail Antonio, Rocco Vata, Daniel Bachmann, Albert Eames, Amin Nabizada, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Omar-Haktab Traoré.

STK Stoke City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
40 Maksym Talovierov
5 Luke Graham
16 Ben Wilmot
8 Ethan Galbraith
27 Djibril Soumaré Yellow Card
17 Eric Bocat
2 Ben Johnson
11 Lamine Cisse
13 Justin Devenny
7 Jack McGlynn
Stoke City Substitutes:
Million Manhoef, Tomás Rigo, George Hirst, Ben Pearson, Róbert Bozeník, Ben Gibson, Joshua Griffiths, Luca Bombino, Freddie Anderson.

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