| 24 Feb 2026-7:45 pm
Watford
l d l d w
0 : 2
Full Time
Ipswich
l d w l l
S. Egeli
37'
G. Hirst
77'
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
7'
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WAT
0 : 2
IPS
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WES
1 : 1
CHA
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HUL
4 : 2
DER
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BLA
1 : 2
BRI
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MID
1 : 1
LEI
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SWA
1 : 1
PRE
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WRE
2 : 1
POR
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SOU
5 : 0
QPR
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MIL
3 : 0
BIR
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SHE
1 : 2
COV
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NOR
2 : 0
SHE
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STO
2 : 1
OXF
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Commentary
Line Ups
Stats
Events
Standing
Watford
Ipswich
Yellow Card 25'
J. Abankwah
Foul
Yellow Card 28'
N. Irankunda
Argument
37' 0:1 Goal
S. Egeli
Substitute 46'
In:J. Ngakia
Out:J. Pétris
Substitute 46'
In:E. Bove
Out:G. Chakvetadze
56' Yellow Card
C. Kipré
Foul
Substitute 59'
In:M. Doumbia
Out:L. Kjerrumgaard
66' Substitute
In:J. Cajuste
Out:D. Neil
66' Substitute
In:W. Burns
Out:S. Egeli
Substitute 73'
In:T. Ince
Out:J. Abankwah
74' Substitute
In:A. Mehmeti
Out:M. Núñez
74' Substitute
In:G. Hirst
Out:Iván Azón
77' 0:2 Goal
G. Hirst
Assistant: J. Greaves
Substitute 80'
In:P. Ekwah
Out:I. Louza
83' Yellow Card
D. Furlong
Foul
85' Yellow Card
C. Walton
Argument
89' Substitute
In:B. Johnson
Out:J. Clarke
player photo
1
E. Selvik
player photo
16
M. Bola
player photo
21
S. Mfuni
player photo
6
M. Pollock
player photo
25
J. Abankwah
player photo
29
J. Pétris
player photo
8
G. Chakvetadze
player photo
10
I. Louza
player photo
23
N. Mendy
player photo
66
N. Irankunda
player photo
9
L. Kjerrumgaard
player photo
28
C. Walton
player photo
24
J. Greaves
player photo
4
C. Kipré
player photo
26
D. O'Shea
player photo
19
D. Furlong
player photo
6
D. Neil
player photo
5
A. Matusiwa
player photo
47
J. Clarke
player photo
32
M. Núñez
player photo
8
S. Egeli
player photo
31
Iván Azón
field field
Watford
1
g
29
m
46'
25'73'
21
d
16
d
28'
23
m
10
m
80'
46'
59'
Substitutes
12
g
2
d
46'
7
m
73'
15
m
46'
17
m
80'
20
f
59'
27
d
39
f
Coach
Ipswich
28
g
85'
19
d
83'
26
d
4
d
56'
24
d
6
m
66'
8
f
37'66'
32
m
74'
47
m
89'
74'
Substitutes
1
g
18
d
89'
14
m
12
m
66'
33
m
74'
20
m
7
m
66'
29
f
9
f
74'77'
Coach
Watford
Ipswich
Off Target 9
On Target 2
On Target 3
Off Target 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
3 Corners 4
14 Fouls 16
3 Offsides 3
48 Ball Possession 52
11 Shots 11
2 Shots on Goal 3
0 Goals 2
Watford
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Ipswich
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Goals
37'
77'
Goal
G. Hirst (Assistant: J. Greaves)
Cards
Yellow Card
25'
Yellow Card
28'
56'
Yellow Card
83'
Yellow Card
85'
Yellow Card

Championship 2025-2026 – Group #1

All
Home
Away
#
Club
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pt
1
Coventry
d d w w w
46
28
11
7
97
45
52
95
2
Ipswich
d w d d w
46
23
15
8
80
47
33
84
3
Millwall
d w w d w
46
24
11
11
64
49
15
83
4
Southampton
w w d d w
46
22
14
10
82
56
26
80
5
Middlesbrough
l d w w d
46
22
14
10
72
47
25
80
6
Hull City
l d d l w
46
21
10
15
70
66
4
73
7
Wrexham
l w w l d
46
19
14
13
69
65
4
71
8
Derby
l w l w l
46
20
9
17
67
59
8
69
9
Norwich
l w w d l
46
19
8
19
63
56
7
65
10
Birmingham
w d w w d
46
17
13
16
57
56
1
64
11
Swansea
w l w d w
46
18
10
18
57
59
-2
64
12
Bristol City
d l d l w
46
17
11
18
59
59
0
62
13
Sheffield Utd
w w l l w
46
18
6
22
66
66
0
60
14
Preston
w l l w l
46
15
15
16
55
62
-7
60
15
QPR
d l l l l
46
16
10
20
61
73
-12
58
16
Watford
l l l l l
46
14
15
17
53
65
-12
57
17
Stoke City
d l l l l
46
15
10
21
51
56
-5
55
18
Portsmouth
w w l w d
46
14
13
19
49
64
-15
55
19
West Brom
d w w d l
46
13
14
19
48
58
-10
53
20
Charlton
l d l w l
46
13
14
19
44
58
-14
53
21
Leicester
l l d d w
46
12
16
18
58
68
-10
52
22
Blackburn
d l d w l
46
13
13
20
42
56
-14
52
23
Oxford United
w l l w l
46
11
14
21
45
59
-14
47
24
46
2
12
32
29
89
-60
18
- Promotion to the Premier League
- Qualification for Championship play-offs
- Relegation to EFL League One

Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended
Referee: B. Toner