Amin Nabizada 90'+1'
Jack McGlynn 45'+4'
Eric Bocat 57'
Iker Bravo
19'
33'
Djibril Soumaré
Omar-Haktab TraoréJordan Zemura
42'
45'+4'
Jack McGlynn
HT 0 - 1
57'
Eric BocatLamine Cisse
Rocco VataStephy Mavididi
58'
Amin NabizadaOthmane Maamma
58'
65'
George HirstLamine Cisse
Luca KjerrumgaardIker Bravo
69'
80'
Luca BombinoEric Bocat
82'
George Hirst
90'
Ben PearsonJack McGlynn
Amin NabizadaEdo Kayembe
90'+1'
Amin Nabizada
90'+3'
FT 1 - 2
41%Possession59%
6Shots18
2Shots on target6
5Corners8
14Fouls6
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Offsides3
4Saves1
378Passes543
80%Pass accuracy87%
Watford4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1Federico RavagliaG
4Kévin KebenRB
33Jordan ZemuraLB
5Hector KyprianouLM
6Matthew PollockCD-R
3Soumaila CoulibalyCD-L
7Othmane MaammaAM-R
39Edo KayembeRM
20Mamadou DoumbiaF
17Iker BravoAM
45Stephy MavididiAM-L
Substitutes
24Sam WalkerSUB
18Michail AntonioSUB
11Rocco VataSUB
26Daniel BachmannSUB
56Albert EamesSUB
21Amin NabizadaSUB
9Luca KjerrumgaardSUB
23Omar-Haktab TraoréSUB
Stoke City3-4-2-1
Starting XI
1Viktor JohanssonG
2Ben JohnsonRM
17Eric BocatLM
5Luke GrahamCD-L
40Maksym TaloverovCD
16Ben WilmotCD-R
27Djibril SoumaréCM-R
8Ethan GalbraithCM-L
11Lamine CisseF
7Jack McGlynnCF-R
13Justin DevennyCF-L
Substitutes
42Million ManhoefSUB
19Tomás RigoSUB
15George HirstSUB
4Ben PearsonSUB
9Róbert BozeníkSUB
23Ben GibsonSUB
24Joshua GriffithsSUB
21Luca BombinoSUB
43Freddie AndersonSUB
Recent form
WatfordLDLLW
Stoke CityLLWWD
Last meetings
14/03/26Stoke City3 - 1Watford
20/12/25Watford1 - 0Stoke City
01/03/25Stoke City0 - 0Watford
17/08/24Watford3 - 0Stoke City
30/12/23Watford1 - 1Stoke City
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +14 | 24 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 |