| 14 Mar 2026-3:00 pm
Stoke City
d w l l d
3 : 1
Full Time
Watford
d w l w d
M. Manhoef
28'
M. Manhoef
77'
S. Gallagher
85'
N. Irankunda
81'
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
5'
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WRE
2 : 0
SWA
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MID
1 : 1
BRI
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OXF
1 : 1
CHA
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COV
1 : 2
SOU
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LEI
1 : 3
QPR
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BIR
1 : 1
SHE
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MIL
1 : 2
BLA
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WES
3 : 0
HUL
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NOR
2 : 0
PRE
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SHE
0 : 2
IPS
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STO
3 : 1
WAT
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POR
0 : 1
DER
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Commentary
Line Ups
Stats
Events
Standing
Stoke City
Watford
Yellow Card 17'
T. Rigo
Foul
Goal 1:0 28'
M. Manhoef
Assistant: M. Smit
Yellow Card 50'
B. Thomas
Foul
51' Yellow Card
N. Mendy
Foul
Yellow Card 60'
M. Talovierov
Foul
62' Substitute
In:N. Irankunda
Out:Vivaldo Semedo
Substitute 70'
In:B. Gibson
Out:E. Bocat
Substitute 71'
In:S. Gallagher
Out:M. Smit
71' Substitute
In:J. Lawson
Out:T. Ince
71' Substitute
In:P. Ekwah
Out:N. Mendy
Yellow Card 72'
T. Simkin
Time wasting
Goal 2:0 77'
M. Manhoef
Substitute 79'
In:B. Pearson
Out:J. Bae
Substitute 79'
In:J. Rak-Sakyi
Out:M. Manhoef
81' 2:1 Goal
N. Irankunda
Assistant: G. Chakvetadze
Substitute 83'
In:T. Seko
Out:S. Nzonzi
Goal 3:1 85'
S. Gallagher
Assistant: B. Thomas
86' Substitute
In:E. Bove
Out:S. Mfuni
86' Substitute
In:L. Kjerrumgaard
Out:I. Louza
90' +3' Yellow Card
N. Irankunda
player photo
25
T. Simkin
player photo
17
E. Bocat
player photo
26
A. Phillips
player photo
40
M. Talovierov
player photo
22
J. Tchamadeu
player photo
19
T. Rigo
player photo
15
S. Nzonzi
player photo
7
B. Thomas
player photo
10
J. Bae
player photo
42
M. Manhoef
player photo
49
M. Smit
player photo
1
E. Selvik
player photo
16
M. Bola
player photo
21
S. Mfuni
player photo
3
S. Goglichidze
player photo
25
J. Abankwah
player photo
8
G. Chakvetadze
player photo
23
N. Mendy
player photo
10
I. Louza
player photo
7
T. Ince
player photo
18
Vivaldo Semedo
player photo
39
E. Kayembe
field field
Stoke City
25
g
72'
60'
17
d
70'
15
m
83'
19
m
17'
42
f
28'77'79'
10
m
79'
7
m
50'
49
f
71'
Substitutes
79'
12
m
83'
29
m
23
d
70'
71'85'
79'
59
m
Coach
Watford
1
g
21
d
86'
16
d
7
m
71'
10
m
86'
23
m
51'71'
39
f
62'
Substitutes
12
g
15
m
86'
4
d
86'
64
f
71'
17
m
71'
62'81'90'
Coach
Stoke City
Watford
Off Target 7
On Target 12
On Target 4
Off Target 11
4 Yellow Cards 2
6 Corners 7
11 Fouls 13
2 Offsides 0
45 Ball Possession 55
19 Shots 15
12 Shots on Goal 4
3 Goals 1
Stoke City
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Watford
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Goals
Goal
M. Manhoef (Assistant: M. Smit)
28'
77'
81'
Goal
Goal
85'
Cards
Yellow Card
17'
Yellow Card
50'
51'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
60'
Yellow Card
72'
90'
+3
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: L. Doughty