Championship · Regular Season - 22
Saturday, 20 December 2025 · 23:00 · Vicarage Road, Watford · Referee: Ben Toner, England
Watford1 : 0
Full-time
Stoke CityHalf-time: 0-0
Match Events
- 30'Róbert BoženíkYellow Card
- 46'R. Bozenik (assist: S. Gallagher)Substitution 1
- 59'Sorba ThomasYellow Card
- 65'T. Ince (assist: V. Semedo)Substitution 1
- 65'S. N'Zonzi (assist: B. Pearson)Substitution 2
- 65'B. Lawal (assist: T. Seko)Substitution 3
- 66'VivaldoYellow Card
- 69'Matthew PollockYellow Card
- 74'L. Kjerrumgaard (assist: H. Kyprianou)Normal Goal
- 76'G. Chakvetadze (assist: M. Sissoko)Substitution 2
- 76'L. Kjerrumgaard (assist: N. Irankunda)Substitution 3
- 77'J. Bae (assist: D. Mubama)Substitution 4
- 83'Maksym TalovierovYellow Card
- 89'Nestory IrankundaYellow Card
- 90'I. Louza (assist: N. Mendy)Substitution 4
Statistics
5Shots on Goal1
4Shots off Goal2
10Total Shots7
1Blocked Shots4
7Shots insidebox5
3Shots outsidebox2
10Fouls12
7Corner Kicks5
1Offsides5
40%Ball Possession60%
3Yellow Cards3
-Red Cards-
1Goalkeeper Saves3
316Total passes478
243Passes accurate404
77%Passes %85%
1.22expected_goals0.52
0.87goals_prevented0.87
Watford4-4-2
Starting XI
- 1E. Selvik(G)
- 2J. Ngakia(D)
- 6M. Pollock(D)
- 3M. Alleyne(D)
- 16M. Bola(D)
- 7T. Ince(M)
- 5H. Kyprianou(M)
- 10I. Louza(M)
- 42O. Maamma(M)
- 8G. Chakvetadze(F)
- 9L. Kjerrumgaard(F)
Substitutes
- 12N. Baxter(G)
- 17M. Sissoko(M)
- 18V. Semedo(F)
- 22J. Morris(D)
- 23N. Mendy(M)
- 25J. Abankwah(D)
- 27F. Mendy(D)
- 53A. Nabizada(F)
- 66N. Irankunda(F)
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1V. Johansson(G)
- 40M. Talovierov(D)
- 26A. Phillips(D)
- 16B. Wilmot(D)
- 3A. Cresswell(D)
- 18B. Lawal
- 15S. N'Zonzi(M)
- 42M. Manhoef(M)
- 10J. Bae(M)
- 7S. Thomas(M)
- 11R. Bozenik(F)
Substitutes
- 13J. Bonham(G)
- 23B. Gibson(D)
- 4B. Pearson(M)
- 12T. Seko(M)
- 19T. Rigo(M)
- 14J. Donley(M)
- 29L. Cisse(F)
- 20S. Gallagher(F)
- 9D. Mubama(F)
Head-to-Head
- Stoke City 3 - 1 WatfordSaturday, 14 March 2026
- Watford 1 - 0 Stoke CitySaturday, 20 December 2025
- Stoke City 0 - 0 WatfordSaturday, 1 March 2025
- Watford 3 - 0 Stoke CitySaturday, 17 August 2024
- Watford 1 - 1 Stoke CitySaturday, 30 December 2023
Watford — recent form
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Stoke City — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | -5 | 55 |