| 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 d w w
>
45
27
11
7
93
45
48
92
2
Ipswich
l d w d d
>
45
22
15
8
77
47
30
81
3
Millwall
l d w w d
>
45
23
11
11
62
49
13
80
4
Middlesbrough
d l d w w
>
45
22
13
10
70
45
25
79
5
Southampton
w w w d d
>
45
21
14
10
79
55
24
77
6
Wrexham
l l w w l
>
45
19
13
13
67
63
4
70
7
Hull City
d l d d l
>
45
20
10
15
68
65
3
70
8
Derby
w l w l w
>
45
20
9
16
66
57
9
69
9
Norwich
w l w w d
>
45
19
8
18
62
54
8
65
10
Birmingham
l w d w w
>
45
17
12
16
56
55
1
63
11
Swansea
d w l w d
>
45
17
10
18
54
58
-4
61
12
Preston
d w l l w
>
45
15
15
15
54
59
-5
60
13
Bristol City
w d l d l
>
45
16
11
18
57
59
-2
59
14
QPR
d d l l l
>
45
16
10
19
61
70
-9
58
15
Sheffield Utd
l w w l l
>
45
17
6
22
64
65
-1
57
16
Watford
d l l l l
>
45
14
15
16
53
61
-8
57
17
Stoke City
l d l l l
>
45
15
10
20
51
54
-3
55
18
Portsmouth
w w w l w
>
45
14
12
19
48
63
-15
54
19
West Brom
d d w w d
>
45
13
14
18
47
56
-9
53
20
Charlton
d l d l w
>
45
13
14
18
43
55
-12
53
21
Blackburn
d d l d w
>
45
13
13
19
42
55
-13
52
22
Leicester
d l l d d
>
45
11
16
18
57
68
-11
49
23
Oxford United
d w l l w
>
45
11
14
20
45
57
-12
47
24
45
1
12
32
27
88
-61
15
- 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