Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Watford vs Millwall
17 Jan 2026, 12:30 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Ruebyn RicardoChampionship 2025/2026 · 20 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
MillwallHector Kyprianou
Yellowcard
Foul
45+4′- 46′⇄
Macaulay Langstaff
Substitution
Off: Casper De Norre
- 49′
Billy Mitchell
Yellowcard
Foul
Giorgi Chakvetadze
Yellowcard
Argument
54′- ⇄
Kévin Keben
Substitution
Off: Jeremy Ngakia
66′ - 66′⇄
Aidomo Emakhu
Substitution
Off: Thierno Ballo
- 66′
Alfie Doughty
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Nestory Irankunda
Substitution
Off: Othmane Maamma
66′ - 67′⇄
Josh Coburn
Substitution
Off: Mihailo Ivanović
- 69′⚽
Femi Azeez 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
- 71′
Camiel Neghli
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Kwadwo Baah
Substitution
Off: Hector Kyprianou
80′ - 80′⇄
Luke Cundle
Substitution
Off: Femi Azeez
- ⇄
Vivaldo Semedo
Substitution
Off: Luca Kjerrumgaard
80′ - 81′⚽
Josh Coburn 0-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Camiel Neghli
Right foot shot
- 87′⇄
Zak Sturge
Substitution
Off: Camiel Neghli
- 89′
Tristan Crama
Yellowcard
Argument
Nestory Irankunda
Yellowcard
Argument
89′Mattie Pollock
Yellowcard
Foul
90+2′
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6.35 | |
| 66 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.63 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.29 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.43 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.51 | |
| 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.64 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.70 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7.65 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7.00 | |
| 66 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.16 | |
| 80 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.39 | |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.26 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.41 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.35 | |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.55 |
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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: Birmingham City · 3–0
Match stats
1 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Birmingham City · 2025/2026
Millwall
Latest: Southampton · 0–0
Match stats
1 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Southampton · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Watford’s ground: 10 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 Millwall’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
Millwall
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Watford
Millwall
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Watford
Millwall
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
Millwall
Previous meetings
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