English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Stoke City
  • 28': Million Manhoef
  • 77': Million Manhoef
  • 85': Sam Gallagher
FT
3 - 1
Watford
  • 81': Nestory Irankunda

About

Stoke City are hosting Watford at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, 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.
  • 1': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 1': Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Smit.
  • 4': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
  • 4': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
  • 7': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 9': Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Bola with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 11': Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 13': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
  • 13': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Saba Goglichidze (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Vivaldo Semedo.
  • 17': Foul by Tomás Rigo (Stoke City).
  • 17': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Stephen Mfuni.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Abankwah following a fast break.
  • 22': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
  • 22': Saba Goglichidze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Million Manhoef.
  • 23': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 28': Goal! Stoke City 1, Watford 0. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Milan Smit.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Mfuni.
  • 31': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
  • 33': Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
  • 34': Attempt saved. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu.
  • 37': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 37': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Offside, Stoke City. Ashley Phillips is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Milan Smit (Stoke City).
  • 41': Nampalys Mendy (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
  • 41': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 41': Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
  • 44': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Stoke City 1, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Watford 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 48': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
  • 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Stephen Mfuni (Watford) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
  • 50': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
  • 51': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Nampalys Mendy (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Rigo (Stoke City).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Stephen Mfuni (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Milan Smit (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Rigo with a cross.
  • 60': Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
  • 60': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Vivaldo Semedo.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Milan Smit.
  • 66': Delay in match (Watford).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Offside, Stoke City. Junior Tchamadeu is caught offside.
  • 70': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 70': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Gibson replaces Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 71': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher replaces Milan Smit.
  • 71': Substitution, Watford. Jonathan Lawson replaces Tom Ince.
  • 71': Substitution, Watford. Pierre Ekwah replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  • 72': Tommy Simkin (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Watford).
  • 73': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Tomás Rigo.
  • 77': Goal! Stoke City 2, Watford 0. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 79': Substitution, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Million Manhoef.
  • 79': Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 80': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
  • 80': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Goal! Stoke City 2, Watford 1. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze following a fast break.
  • 83': Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Steven Nzonzi.
  • 85': Goal! Stoke City 3, Watford 1. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
  • 86': Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Stephen Mfuni.
  • 86': Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Imrân Louza.
  • 87': Foul by Ben Gibson (Stoke City).
  • 87': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Pierre Ekwah.
  • 88': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tommy Simkin.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 89': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
  • 89': Pierre Ekwah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
  • 90'+1': Tommy Simkin (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sorba Thomas.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tomás Rigo.
  • 90'+3': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
  • 90'+6': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
  • 90'+6': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Stoke City 3, Watford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 3, Watford 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 6
9 Saves 3
55.5 Possession 44.5
15 SHOTS 19
4 ON GOAL 12
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
306 Accurate Passes 227
391 Passes 318
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 7
27 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.4
58 Long Balls 51
23 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 11
34 Effective Clearances 29
34 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 22,085

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
3 Millwall 46 +15 83
4 Southampton 46 +26 80
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Line-Ups

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

No. Name
25 Tommy Simkin (GK) Yellow Card
26 Ashley Phillips
40 Maksym Talovierov Yellow Card
17 Eric Bocat
22 Junior Tchamadeu
10 Bae Jun-Ho
19 Tomás Rigo Yellow Card
15 Steven N'Zonzi
49 Milan Smit
7 Sorba Thomas Yellow Card
42 Million Manhoef
Stoke City Substitutes:
Tatsuki Seko, Ben Pearson, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Syd Agina, Ben Gibson, Frank Fielding, Gabriel Kelly, Lamine Cisse, Sam Gallagher.

WAT Watford (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Egil Selvik (GK)
21 Stephen Mfuni
3 Saba Goglichidze
16 Marc Bola
25 James Abankwah
23 Nampalys Mendy Yellow Card
10 Imran Louza
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
7 Tom Ince
18 Vivaldo Semedo
39 Edo Kayembe
Watford Substitutes:
Nathan Baxter, Pierre Ekwah, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Edoardo Bove, Jonathan Lawson, Amin Nabizada, Matthew Pollock, Nestory Irankunda, Kévin Keben.

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