English League Championship

Watford vs Stoke City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 74': Luca Kjerrumgaard
FT
1 - 0
Stoke City

    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.
    • 4': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
    • 4': Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Tom Ince.
    • 9': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
    • 10': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
    • 11': Offside, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník is caught offside.
    • 17': Offside, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník is caught offside.
    • 20': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
    • 20': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
    • 23': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marc Bola.
    • 29': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
    • 29': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
    • 32': Foul by Bosun Lawal (Stoke City).
    • 32': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
    • 33': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a headed pass.
    • 36': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City).
    • 36': Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 38': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
    • 40': Handball by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 40': Offside, Stoke City. Maksym Talovierov is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
    • 45': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Stoke City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Stoke City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher replaces Róbert Bozeník.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bosun Lawal.
    • 46': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 48': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
    • 48': Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Max Alleyne (Watford).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Bosun Lawal.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
    • 56': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Offside, Watford. Mattie Pollock is caught offside.
    • 58': Offside, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
    • 59': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
    • 60': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
    • 61': Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
    • 61': Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).
    • 61': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
    • 63': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
    • 65': Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Bosun Lawal.
    • 65': Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Steven Nzonzi.
    • 65': Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Tom Ince.
    • 66': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
    • 66': Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 68': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
    • 68': Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Mattie Pollock (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
    • 71': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
    • 73': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Goal! Watford 1, Stoke City 0. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hector Kyprianou with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 76': Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
    • 76': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 77': Substitution, Stoke City. Divin Mubama replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
    • 82': Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
    • 83': Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
    • 83': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
    • 85': Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Divin Mubama (Stoke City).
    • 88': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
    • 89': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
    • 89': Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Substitution, Watford. Nampalys Mendy replaces Imrân Louza.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tatsuki Seko.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Stoke City. Million Manhoef is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Divin Mubama.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford).
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 10
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 1
    59.6 Possession 40.4
    7 SHOTS 10
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    404 Accurate Passes 243
    478 Passes 316
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    19 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    58 Long Balls 64
    35 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    4 Effective Tackles 8
    5 Tackles 13
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 13
    21 Effective Clearances 39
    21 Clearances 39

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 19,285

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 24 +29 51
    2 Middlesbrough 24 +8 43
    3 Ipswich Town 24 +17 41
    4 Hull City 24 +3 41
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Egil Selvik (GK)
    3 Max Alleyne
    6 Matthew Pollock Yellow Card
    16 Marc Bola
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    10 Imran Louza
    5 Hector Kyprianou
    42 Othmane Maamma
    7 Tom Ince
    9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
    8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
    Watford Substitutes:
    Nampalys Mendy, Nestory Irankunda, Formose Mendy, Moussa Sissoko, James Abankwah, Nathan Baxter, Vivaldo Semedo, James Morris, Amin Nabizada.

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

    No. Name
    1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
    16 Ben Wilmot
    26 Ashley Phillips
    3 Aaron Cresswell
    40 Maksym Talovierov Yellow Card
    10 Bae Jun-Ho
    15 Steven N'Zonzi
    18 Bosun Lawal
    11 Róbert Bozeník Yellow Card
    7 Sorba Thomas Yellow Card
    42 Million Manhoef
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Divin Mubama, Tatsuki Seko, Ben Pearson, Jack Bonham, Ben Gibson, Sam Gallagher, Jamie Donley, Lamine Cisse, Tomás Rigo.

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