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Watford vs Stoke City — result, stats & head-to-head, 12 Sep 2026

Watford vs Stoke CityChampionship · Round 7 · Vicarage Road1–2
Matches
Watford 1–2 Full time Stoke City

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 19'
    Iker Bravoyellow card
  2. 33'
    Djibril Soumaréyellow card
  3. 42'
    Jordan Zemura ↑ Omar Traoré ↓substitution
  4. 45+4'
    Jack McGlynn · 0–1Right foot shot
  5. 57'
    Eric-Junior Bocat · 0–2assist: Lamine Cissé
  6. 58'
    Othmane Maamma ↑ Amin Nabizada ↓substitution
  7. 58'
    Stephy Alvaro Mavididi ↑ Rocco Vata ↓substitution
  8. 65'
    Lamine Cissé ↑ George Hirst ↓substitution
  9. 69'
    Iker Bravo ↑ Luca Kjerrumgaard ↓substitution
  10. 80'
    Eric-Junior Bocat ↑ Luca Bombino ↓substitution
  11. 82'
    George Hirstyellow card
  12. 90'
    Jack McGlynn ↑ Ben Pearson ↓substitution
  13. 90+1'
    Amin Nabizada · 1–2assist: Edo Kayembe
  14. 90+3'
    Amin Nabizadayellow card

Watford left · Stoke City right

Periods

Watford
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0
Stoke City
1st half1
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

6Shots18
2Shots on target6
5Corners8
14Fouls6
18Tackles21
2Yellow cards2

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
7Round
Sat 12 Sep · 14:00 UTCKickoff
Vicarage RoadVenue
22,200Capacity
18,296 (82% full)Attendance
Lewis SmithReferee
23°C · broken cloudsWeather

Possession

Possession
41% · 59%
Duels won
38% · 62%
Pass accuracy
80% · 87%

Breakdown

Shooting
4Shots inside box10
2Shots outside box8
2Shots blocked4
0Hit woodwork1
0Big chances created2
0Big chances missed1
Passing
378Passes543
16Crosses21
2Accurate crosses7
48Long passes46
20Accurate long passes20
Defence
5Interceptions8
4Keeper saves1
Duels & dribbles
37Duels won61
12Dribble attempts17
5Successful dribbles9

Goalscorers

Amin Nabizada 3Watford
Ethan Galbraith 3Stoke City
Eric-Junior Bocat 2Stoke City

Bench

Watford · bench

9Kjerrumgaard6.7↑ 69'
11Vata6.7↑ 58'
18AntonioFW
21Nabizada7.0↑ 58'
23Traorè6.1↑ 42'
24WalkerGK
26BachmannGK
56EamesDF

Stoke City · bench

4Pearson6.5↑ 90'
9BoženíkFW
15Hirst6.2↑ 65'
19RigoMF
21Bombino6.7↑ 80'
23GibsonDF
24GriffithsGK
42ManhoefFW
43AndersonDF

Managers

A
M

Previous meetings

In 4 recorded meetings, Watford have won 2 and Stoke City 1 — 1 ended level.

2026 · ChampionshipStoke City vs Watford 3–1 2025 · ChampionshipWatford vs Stoke City 1–0 2025 · ChampionshipStoke City vs Watford 0–0 2024 · ChampionshipWatford vs Stoke City 3–0 All 4 meetings →

Recent form

Watford LDLLW
Stoke City LLWWD

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Swansea City9621157+820
2Middlesbrough95311712+518
3West Ham United94412312+1116
4Stoke City95131513+216
5Wolverhampton Wanderers84221511+414
6Queens Park Rangers9351118+314
7Birmingham City93511311+214
8Millwall94231615+114
9West Bromwich Albion9423109+114
10Bristol City94231213-114
11Southampton95222010+1013
12Charlton Athletic9342811-313
13Blackburn Rovers93331413+112
14Sheffield United93331211+112
15Wrexham92521013-311
16Lincoln City9324711-411
17Bolton Wanderers93151217-510
18Norwich City93061719-29
19Portsmouth8224911-28
20Watford9225714-78
21Cardiff City91441114-37
22Burnley91441317-47
23Derby County9135815-76
24Preston North End9117816-84

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
20
Watford
LDLLW
 6.55 8
4
Stoke City
LLWWD
 7.08 16
Market

No market on record.

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Form
WatfordLDLLW
Stoke CityLLWWD
Match stats
41Possession59
6Shots18
2On target6
5Corners8
2Yellow cards2