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

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Hull City are hosting Watford at The MKM Stadium, Hull, 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.
3': Offside, Hull City. Joe Gelhardt is caught offside.
6': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
9': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
12': Offside, Watford. Marc Bola is caught offside.
13': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
14': Attempt missed. Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Amir Hadziahmetovic following a corner.
15': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
15': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
17': Matty Jacob (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Matty Jacob (Hull City).
21': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Hull City).
21': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
23': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by Marc Bola.
23': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ivor Pandur.
23': Attempt missed. Stephen Mfuni (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
26': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
26': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Handball by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
34': Foul by Stephen Mfuni (Watford).
34': Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Stephen Mfuni (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Foul by Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
36': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
37': John Egan (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
43': Corner, Watford. Conceded by John Egan.
44': Attempt missed. Stephen Mfuni (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
44': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Hull City).
44': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
45'+1': Yu Hirakawa (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Charlie Hughes (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Joe Gelhardt with a cross.
45'+2': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
45'+2': First Half ends, Hull City 0, Watford 0.
45': Second Half begins Hull City 0, Watford 0.
46': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Bola.
48': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
48': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Hull City).
49': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt saved. Regan Slater (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
51': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
52': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Edo Kayembe.
53': Attempt missed. John Egan (Hull City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt with a cross following a corner.
54': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Nampalys Mendy.
55': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by James Abankwah.
56': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
57': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
58': Foul by Stephen Mfuni (Watford).
58': Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Delay in match because of an injury Egil Selvik (Watford).
61': Substitution, Hull City. John Lundstram replaces Amir Hadziahmetovic.
61': Substitution, Hull City. Lewis Koumas replaces Kieran Dowell.
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Stephen Mfuni.
64': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Substitution, Watford. Kévin Keben replaces Stephen Mfuni.
66': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Petris replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
67': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Petris following a fast break.
68': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Hull City).
68': Jeremy Petris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
72': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
73': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
73': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Hull City. Liam Millar replaces Matty Jacob.
75': Substitution, Hull City. Ryan Giles replaces Joe Gelhardt.
75': Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
75': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
77': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewie Coyle with a cross.
78': Offside, Hull City. Liam Millar is caught offside.
79': Foul by Ryan Giles (Hull City).
79': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Ryan Giles (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
82': Foul by John Lundstram (Hull City).
82': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': John Lundstram (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Hull City. Kyle Joseph replaces Yu Hirakawa.
83': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
83': Liam Millar (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Hull City).
87': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kwadwo Baah.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marc Bola.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
90'+2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
90'+4': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Othmane Maamma.
90'+5': Foul by Jeremy Petris (Watford).
90'+5': Liam Millar (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Jeremy Petris.
90'+7': Attempt saved. Charlie Hughes (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Regan Slater with a cross.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Hull City 0, Watford 0.
0': Match ends, Hull City 0, Watford 0.

Statistics

WAT		HUL
9	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	2
59.9	Possession	40.1
16	SHOTS	6
2	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
393	Accurate Passes	216
497	Passes	329
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	5
27	Crosses	20
0.1	Cross %	0.3
64	Long Balls	66
24	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	0
7	Effective Tackles	11
12	Tackles	24
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	15
31	Effective Clearances	32
31	Clearances	32

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The MKM Stadium
Location: Hull, England
Attendance: 20,441

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	32	+30	62
2	Middlesbrough	32	+17	61
3	Millwall	32	+4	56
4	Ipswich Town	30	+22	54

Full Table

Line-Ups

Hull City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ivor Pandur (GK)
4	Charlie Hughes
15	John Egan
16	Matty Jacob
2	Lewie Coyle
26	Kieran Dowell
20	Amir Hadziahmetovic
27	Regan Slater
9	Oliver McBurnie
13	Yu Hirakawa
21	Joe Gelhardt

Hull City Substitutes:

Akin Famewo, Cathal McCarthy, Dillon Phillips, Kyle Joseph, Liam Millar, Ryan Giles, John Lundstram, Lewis Koumas, Paddy McNair.

Watford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Egil Selvik (GK)
21	Stephen Mfuni
25	James Abankwah
16	Marc Bola
2	Jeremy Ngakia
39	Edo Kayembe
10	Imran Louza
23	Nampalys Mendy
20	Mamadou Doumbia
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze
42	Othmane Maamma

Watford Substitutes:

Kwadwo Baah, Jeremy Petris, Tom Ince, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Kévin Keben, Nathan Baxter, Vivaldo Semedo, Jack Grieves, Formose Mendy.

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