English League Championship

FT Saturday, March 14, 2026
Watford DWLWD 1
–
Stoke City DWLLD 3
1st2ndT
WAT011
STK123
bet365 Stadium · 22,085 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

WAT leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Tommy SimkinG
  2. 26Ashley PhillipsCD-L
  3. 40Maksym TaloverovCD-R
  4. 17Eric BocatLB
  5. 22Junior TchamadeuRB
  6. 10Bae Jun-HoAM
  7. 19Tomás RigoLM
  8. 15Steven N'ZonziRM
  9. 49Milan SmitF
  10. 7Sorba ThomasAM-L
  11. 42Million ManhoefAM-R

WAT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Egil SelvikG
  2. 21Stephen MfuniCD-L
  3. 3Saba GoglichidzeCD-R
  4. 16Marc BolaLB
  5. 25James AbankwahRB
  6. 23Nampalys MendyCM-L
  7. 10Imran LouzaCM-R
  8. 8Giorgi ChakvetadzeLM
  9. 7Tom InceRM
  10. 18Vivaldo SemedoCF-L
  11. 39Edo KayembeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 50' Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 51' Nampalys Mendy (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Vivaldo Semedo.
  7. 70' Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Gibson replaces Eric-Junior Bocat.
  8. 71' Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher replaces Milan Smit.
  9. 71' Substitution, Watford. Jonathan Lawson replaces Tom Ince.
  10. 71' Substitution, Watford. Pierre Ekwah replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  11. 72' Tommy Simkin (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 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.
  13. 79' Substitution, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Million Manhoef.
  14. 79' Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  15. 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.
  16. 83' Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Steven Nzonzi.
  17. 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.
  18. 86' Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Stephen Mfuni.
  19. 86' Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Imrân Louza.
  20. 90'+3' Nestory Irankunda (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

EFL Championship News

All news
News PA Nuno Espírito Santo on West Ham loss: We played with 'hesitation' Nuno Espírito Santo admitted West Ham United's painfully slow start cost them after they crashed to a 3-2 home defeat by Southampton. ESPN PA Andri Gudjohnsen brace extends Wrexham's winless run on the road Andri Gudjohnsen's second brace in a week earned Blackburn a clinical 2-0 win over Wrexham. News ESPN News Services Kyle Walker: 'No intention' of removing Man City tattoos after radio comments Kyle Walker has said he has "never had any intention" of removing his Manchester City tattoos, in the wake of comments the full-back made on Wednesday. News PA Wrexham boss Parkinson gets fans' backing as big win eases pressure Phil Parkinson was delighted with the reaction of his players as a 4-1 win over Championship strugglers Preston eased the pressure on the Wrexham boss.