| Vicarage Road | 20 Dec 2025-3:00 pm
Watford
d l w d d
1 : 0
1.06
xG
0.18
Full Time
Stoke City
w l l l w
L. Kjerrumgaard
74'
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
7'
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
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SWA
2 : 1
WRE
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SOU
1 : 1
COV
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PRE
1 : 1
NOR
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BLA
2 : 0
MIL
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WAT
1 : 0
STO
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BRI
2 : 0
MID
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IPS
3 : 1
SHE
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SHE
3 : 0
BIR
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HUL
1 : 0
WES
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DER
1 : 1
POR
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QPR
4 : 1
LEI
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CHA
1 : 0
OXF
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Commentary
Line Ups
Stats
Events
Standing
Watford
Stoke City
Substitute 90'
In:N. Mendy
Out:I. Louza
Yellow Card 89'
N. Irankunda
83' Yellow Card
M. Talovierov
77' Substitute
In:D. Mubama
Out:J. Bae
Substitute 76'
In:N. Irankunda
Out:L. Kjerrumgaard
Substitute 76'
In:M. Sissoko
Out:G. Chakvetadze
Goal 1:0 74'
L. Kjerrumgaard
Assistant: H. Kyprianou
Yellow Card 69'
M. Pollock
Yellow Card 66'
Vivaldo Semedo
65' Substitute
In:T. Seko
Out:M. Lawal
65' Substitute
In:B. Pearson
Out:S. Nzonzi
Substitute 65'
In:Vivaldo Semedo
Out:T. Ince
59' Yellow Card
B. Thomas
46' Substitute
In:S. Gallagher
Out:R. Boženík
30' Yellow Card
R. Boženík
6.7
1
E. Selvik
7.3
16
M. Bola
6.7
3
M. Alleyne
7
6
M. Pollock
7.3
2
J. Ngakia
7
42
O. Maamma
7.3
10
I. Louza
7.5
5
H. Kyprianou
6.3
7
T. Ince
7.7
9
L. Kjerrumgaard
6.9
8
G. Chakvetadze
7.3
1
V. Johansson
7
3
A. Cresswell
7.6
16
B. Wilmot
6.6
26
A. Phillips
6.2
40
M. Talovierov
6.6
15
S. Nzonzi
6.3
18
Mohammed Olabosun Lawal
6.2
7
B. Thomas
6.5
10
J. Bae
6.6
42
M. Manhoef
6.2
11
R. Boženík
field field
Watford
1
g
6.7
2
d
7.3
69'
7
6.7
16
d
7.3
7
m
65'
6.3
7.5
10
m
90'
7.3
42
f
7
76'
6.9
74'76'
7.7
Substitutes
65'66'
6.5
17
m
76'
6.5
76'89'
6.3
12
g
22
d
27
d
23
m
90'
Stoke City
7.3
83'
6.2
6.6
16
d
7.6
7
15
m
65'
6.6
42
m
6.6
10
m
77'
6.5
7
m
59'
6.2
30'46'
6.2
Substitutes
46'
6.6
65'
6.5
12
m
65'
7.3
9
f
77'
6.2
13
g
23
d
14
m
19
m
29
m
Coach
Watford
Stoke City
Off Target 4 Blocked 1
On Target 5
On Target 0
Off Target 5 Blocked 3
3 Yellow Cards 3
7 Corners 5
10 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 4
41 Ball Possession 59
10 Shots 5
5 Shots on Goal 0
1 Goals 0
4 Shots off Goal 2
1 Blocked Shots 3
7 Shots insidebox 3
3 Shots outsidebox 2
0 Goalkeeper Saves 3
313 Total passes 457
239 Passes accurate 388
1.06 Expected Goals 0.18
Watford
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Stoke City
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Goals
74'
Cards
30'
Yellow Card
59'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
66'
Yellow Card
69'
83'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
89'
Standing

Championship 2025-2026 – Group #1

All
Home
Away
#
Club
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pt
1
Coventry
d w l d l
>
26
15
7
4
57
29
28
52
2
Middlesbrough
l d l l w
>
26
13
7
6
37
26
11
46
3
Ipswich
l w d w w
>
25
12
8
5
42
24
18
44
4
Preston
d d l w w
>
26
11
10
5
36
25
11
43
5
Millwall
l d w d w
>
26
12
7
7
29
33
-4
43
6
Watford
d w w w w
>
25
11
8
6
37
29
8
41
7
Hull City
w w d w l
>
25
12
5
8
40
38
2
41
8
Stoke City
l d l w w
>
26
12
4
10
32
23
9
40
9
Wrexham
l w w w w
>
26
10
10
6
38
32
6
40
10
Bristol City
w w l w l
>
26
11
6
9
38
29
9
39
11
QPR
w d l l w
>
26
11
5
10
38
39
-1
38
12
Leicester
l l w l w
>
26
10
7
9
37
38
-1
37
13
Derby
d d l w l
>
26
9
8
9
35
35
0
35
14
Birmingham
l d d l w
>
26
9
7
10
35
36
-1
34
15
Southampton
d l d d l
>
26
8
9
9
38
38
0
33
16
Sheffield Utd
l w l w w
>
25
10
2
13
36
38
-2
32
17
Swansea
w l w w l
>
26
9
5
12
27
33
-6
32
18
West Brom
l l w l l
>
26
9
4
13
29
35
-6
31
19
Charlton
w l l d d
>
25
7
8
10
25
32
-7
29
20
Blackburn
w d d l d
>
25
7
7
11
24
30
-6
28
21
Portsmouth
w d d w l
>
24
6
7
11
21
35
-14
25
22
Norwich
d w l w l
>
26
6
6
14
28
39
-11
24
23
Oxford United
l l w l l
>
25
5
7
13
25
35
-10
22
24
25
1
8
16
18
51
-33
11
- 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