Match summary
Stoke City beat Watford 2-1 in the Championship (England).
Watford vs Stoke CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Vicarage Road
Watford vs Stoke City in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Stoke City moved from 15th to 8th in the Championship (England) table with this result.7 places up. Table rebuilt from 73 results before kickoff and 80 after it (including 6 matches played at the same time); 24 teams; 10 points after 7 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Watford1W 1D 3L
WatfordStoke City
4Pointsof 158
4Goals scored8
10Goals conceded6
0Clean sheets2
1Scored in a row12
1Unbeaten in a row3
0Without a win1
7Conceded in a row1
Head to head17 meetings · Oct 2015 – Mar 2026
- Watford wins
- 7
- Draws
- 3
- Stoke City wins
- 7
2.24goals per meeting
35%both teams scored
41%3+ goals
41%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsWatford 2W 2D 1L · 2 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipStoke City3-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford1-0Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City0-0Watford
- ChampionshipWatford3-0Stoke City
- ChampionshipWatford1-1Stoke City
Show all 17 meetings
- ChampionshipStoke City1-0Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-0Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City0-4Watford
- Carabao CupWatford1-3Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City1-2Watford
- ChampionshipWatford3-2Stoke City
- Premier LeagueStoke City0-0Watford
- Premier LeagueWatford0-1Stoke City
- Premier LeagueStoke City2-0Watford
- Premier LeagueWatford0-1Stoke City
- Premier LeagueWatford1-2Stoke City
- Premier LeagueStoke City0-2Watford
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 73 earlier results
WatfordStoke City
#14Position#15
8Points6 v 6 games7
-1Goal difference-1
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.421.5
1.17Conceded per game1.67
#16Form table position#14
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
WatfordStoke City
- Yellow Card · Watford · Amin Nabizada90+3'
- Goal · Watford · Amin Nabizada1-290+1'
- 90'Substitution · Stoke City · Ben Pearson · InOut: Jack McGlynn
- 82'Yellow Card · Stoke City · George Hirst
- 80'Substitution · Stoke City · Luca Bombino · InOut: Eric-Junior Bocat
- Substitution · Watford · Luca Kjerrumgaard · InOut: Iker Bravo69'
- 65'Substitution · Stoke City · George Hirst · InOut: Lamine Cissé
- Substitution · Watford · Amin Nabizada · InOut: Othmane Maamma58'
- Substitution · Watford · Rocco Vata · InOut: Stephy Alvaro Mavididi58'
- 57'Goal · Stoke City · Eric-Junior Bocat0-2
- 45+4'Goal · Stoke City · Jack McGlynn0-1
- Substitution · Watford · Omar Traoré · InOut: Jordan Zemura42'
- 33'Yellow Card · Stoke City · Djibril Soumaré
- Yellow Card · Watford · Iker Bravo19'
Match Statistics
Match stats
WatfordStoke City
41%Ball Possession59%
6Shots Total18
2Shots On Target6
5Corners8
14Fouls6
2Yellow Cards2
0Offsides1
4Saves1
378Passes543
2Shots Off Target8
101Attacks92
46Dangerous Attacks45
4Shots Inside Box10
2Shots Outside Box8
1Goals2
6Free Kicks14
2Shots Blocked4
4Substitutions3
0Hit Woodwork1
18Tackles21
1Assists1
303Accurate Passes472
2Injuries2
16Total Crosses21
2Accurate Crosses7
5Interceptions8
37Duels Won61
0Big Chances Created2
0Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-2-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amin Nabizada FW | 7.0 | 32' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 11(82%) | 1 | 1/9 |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 48(83%) | 3 | 6/11 | |
| 6.8 | 42' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(85%) | 2 | 3/3 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(86%) | - | - | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 20(70%) | 2 | 4/9 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 49(78%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 6.7 | 21' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 7(71%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.7 | 32' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(80%) | 2 | 3/9 | |
| 6.7 | 58' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 13(77%) | 2 | 4/7 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(92%) | 2 | 3/5 | |
| 6.3 | 69' | 0 | 0 | - | 20(90%) | - | 3/6 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 45(80%) | 1 | 2/15 | |
| 6.2 | 58' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(60%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.1 | 48' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(86%) | - | 0/5 | |
| 5.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 36(69%) | 2 | 4/10 |
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