English League Championship

Watford vs Stoke City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 28': Tom Cleverley
  • 61': João Pedro (P)
  • 90'+3': Ismaïla Sarr
FT
3 - 2
Stoke City
  • 2': Steven Fletcher
  • 81': Nick Powell

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
  • 2': Goal! Watford 0, Stoke City 1. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Powell following a corner.
  • 4': Offside, Watford. Ben Wilmot tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
  • 5': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
  • 19': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
  • 19': James McClean (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
  • 22': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
  • 25': John Obi Mikel (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 26': Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Goal! Watford 1, Stoke City 1. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
  • 32': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Stoke City).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
  • 42': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 42': Harry Souttar (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
  • 43': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Danny Batth (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
  • 45'+1': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Stoke City 1.
  • 49': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
  • 49': John Obi Mikel (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tommy Smith with a cross.
  • 56': Ben Wilmot (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
  • 56': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Penalty Watford. Ismaila Sarr draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 60': Penalty conceded by Angus Gunn (Stoke City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Angus Gunn (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Goal! Watford 2, Stoke City 1. João Pedro (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Watford. James Garner replaces Tom Cleverley.
  • 62': Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces João Pedro.
  • 62': Foul by James McClean (Stoke City).
  • 62': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
  • 64': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Ben Wilmot (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Garner with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Ben Wilmot (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 64': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Danny Batth.
  • 65': Hand ball by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
  • 66': Offside, Stoke City. Tommy Smith tries a through ball, but Nick Powell is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Stoke City. Jacob Brown replaces Steven Fletcher.
  • 72': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City).
  • 72': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
  • 72': James Garner (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Andre Gray (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
  • 74': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Vokes replaces Tommy Smith.
  • 79': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Stoke City).
  • 79': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': John Obi Mikel (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Hand ball by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
  • 81': Goal! Watford 2, Stoke City 2. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
  • 86': Substitution, Stoke City. Jordan Cousins replaces Nick Powell.
  • 87': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jacob Brown.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Kiko Femenía (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Substitution, Watford. Will Hughes replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
  • 90': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Watford).
  • 90': Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Offside, Stoke City. Jordan Thompson tries a through ball, but Harry Souttar is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Watford 3, Stoke City 2. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
  • 90'+4': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Harry Souttar (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City).
  • 90'+6': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 3, Stoke City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 3, Stoke City 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 1
33.6 Possession 66.4
5 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
250 Accurate Passes 590
345 Passes 691
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 6
15 Crosses 23
0.5 Cross % 0.3
65 Long Balls 78
29 Accurate Long Balls 44
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 2
9 Tackles 7
0.9 Tackle % 0.3
13 Interceptions 11
21 Effective Clearances 10
21 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 41 +42 84
2 Millwall 42 +9 73
3 Ipswich Town 39 +29 72
4 Middlesbrough 41 +21 72
Full Table

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
27 Christian Kabasele
6 Ben Wilmot
15 Craig Cathcart
8 Tom Cleverley
14 Nathaniel Chalobah Yellow Card
29 Étienne Capoue Yellow Card
12 Ken Sema
21 Kiko Femenía
23 Ismaïla Sarr
10 João Pedro
Watford Substitutes:
Jeremy Ngakia, Will Hughes, Troy Deeney, Daniel Bachmann, Andre Gray, James Garner, William Troost-Ekong.

STK Stoke City (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Angus Gunn (GK) Yellow Card
6 Danny Batth
36 Harry Souttar
3 Morgan Fox
14 Tommy Smith
34 Jordan Thompson
13 John Obi Mikel Yellow Card
11 James McClean
26 Tyrese Campbell
25 Nick Powell
21 Steven Fletcher
Stoke City Substitutes:
Josh Tymon, Liam Lindsay, Blondy Nna Noukeu, Jacob Brown, Jordan Cousins, Sam Vokes, Tashan Oakley-Boothe.

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