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Watford vs Derby County
21 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
David WebbChampionship 2025/2026 · 26 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
Derby County- ⚽
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
5′ - ⇄
Giorgi Chakvetadze
Substitution
Off: Othmane Maamma
23′ - 23′
Matt Clarke
Yellowcard
Foul
Giorgi Chakvetadze
Yellowcard
Time wasting
52′- 55′
Callum Elder
Yellowcard
Foul
- 62′⇄
Bobby Clark
Substitution
Off: David Ozoh
- 62′⇄
Carlton Morris
Substitution
Off: Rhian Brewster
- 62′⇄
Derry Murkin
Substitution
Off: Callum Elder
- ⇄
Kwadwo Baah
Substitution
Off: Nestory Irankunda
68′ - ⇄
Mamadou Doumbia
Substitution
Off: Luca Kjerrumgaard
68′ - 78′⇄
Oscar Fraulo
Substitution
Off: Ben Brereton Díaz
Mamadou Doumbia
Yellowcard
Foul
83′- ⇄
Marc Bola
Substitution
Off: Kwadwo Baah
85′ - ⇄
Mattie Pollock
Substitution
Off: Saba Goglichidze
86′ - ⚽
Mamadou Doumbia 2-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Marc Bola
Left foot shot
90′ - 90+2′⇄
Cruz Anthony Allen
Substitution
Off: Lewis Travis
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7.08 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 7.73 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7.05 | |
| 86 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.75 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 7.43 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6.95 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.83 | |
| 68 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.31 | |
| 90 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.31 | |
| 23 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.86 | |
| 68 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.49 | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 67 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.99 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6.75 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7.49 | |
| 17 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.71 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Watford
Latest: Swansea City · 0–2
Match stats
31 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Swansea City · 2025/2026
Derby County
Latest: Bristol City · 5–0
Match stats
30 Jan 2026, 20:00 · Away vs Bristol City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Watford’s ground: 8 previous meetings, 5 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Watford’s home games with Derby County’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Watford
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Derby County
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Watford
Derby County
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Watford
Derby County
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Watford
Derby County
Previous meetings
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