Championship · Regular Season - 38
Saturday, 14 March 2026 · 23:00 · Bet365 Stadium, Stoke on Trent · Referee: L. Doughty
Stoke City3 : 1
Full-time
WatfordHalf-time: 1-0
Match Events
- 17'Tomáš RigoYellow Card
- 28'M. Manhoef (assist: M. Smit)Normal Goal
- 50'Sorba ThomasYellow Card
- 51'Nampalys MendyYellow Card
- 60'Maksym TalovierovYellow Card
- 62'V. Semedo (assist: N. Irankunda)Substitution 1
- 70'E. Bocat (assist: B. Gibson)Substitution 1
- 71'M. Smit (assist: S. Gallagher)Substitution 2
- 71'T. Ince (assist: J. Lawson)Substitution 2
- 71'N. Mendy (assist: P. Ekwah)Substitution 3
- 72'Tommy SimkinYellow Card
- 77'M. ManhoefNormal Goal
- 79'J. Bae (assist: B. Pearson)Substitution 3
- 79'M. Manhoef (assist: J. Rak-Sakyi)Substitution 4
- 81'N. Irankunda (assist: G. Chakvetadze)Normal Goal
- 83'S. N'Zonzi (assist: T. Seko)Substitution 5
- 85'S. Gallagher (assist: S. Thomas)Normal Goal
- 86'S. Mfuni (assist: E. Bove)Substitution 4
- 86'I. Louza (assist: L. Kjerrumgaard)Substitution 5
- 90+3'Nestory IrankundaYellow Card
Statistics
12Shots on Goal4
4Shots off Goal7
19Total Shots15
3Blocked Shots4
13Shots insidebox9
6Shots outsidebox6
11Fouls13
6Corner Kicks7
2Offsides0
45%Ball Possession55%
4Yellow Cards2
-Red Cards-
3Goalkeeper Saves9
318Total passes391
227Passes accurate306
71%Passes %78%
1.66expected_goals1.83
0.82goals_prevented0.82
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 25T. Simkin(G)
- 22J. Tchamadeu(D)
- 40M. Talovierov(D)
- 26A. Phillips(D)
- 17E. Bocat(D)
- 15S. N'Zonzi(M)
- 19T. Rigo(M)
- 42M. Manhoef(M)
- 10J. Bae(M)
- 7S. Thomas(M)
- 49M. Smit(F)
Substitutes
- 34F. Fielding(G)
- 4B. Pearson(M)
- 12T. Seko(M)
- 29L. Cisse(F)
- 23B. Gibson(D)
- 20S. Gallagher(F)
- 21J. Rak-Sakyi(F)
- 50S. Agina(M)
- 59G. Kelly(M)
Watford4-4-2
Starting XI
- 1E. Selvik(G)
- 25J. Abankwah(D)
- 3S. Goglichidze(D)
- 21S. Mfuni(D)
- 16M. Bola(D)
- 7T. Ince(M)
- 10I. Louza(M)
- 23N. Mendy(M)
- 8G. Chakvetadze(M)
- 39E. Kayembe(F)
- 18V. Semedo(F)
Substitutes
- 12N. Baxter(G)
- 15E. Bove(M)
- 6M. Pollock(D)
- 4K. Keben(D)
- 9L. Kjerrumgaard(F)
- 64J. Lawson(F)
- 17P. Ekwah(M)
- 66N. Irankunda(F)
- 53A. Nabizada(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
Stoke City — recent form
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Watford — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | -5 | 55 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -12 | 57 |