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Watford vs Stoke City
20 Dec 2025, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Ben TonerChampionship 2025/2026 · 20 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
Stoke City- 30′
Róbert Boženík
Yellowcard
Argument
- 46′⇄
Sam Gallagher
Substitution
Off: Róbert Boženík
- 59′
Sorba Thomas
Yellowcard
Argument
- 65′⇄
Ben Pearson
Substitution
Off: Steven N'Zonzi
- 65′⇄
Tatsuki Seko
Substitution
Off: Bosun Lawal
- ⇄
Vivaldo Semedo
Substitution
Off: Tom Ince
65′ Vivaldo Semedo
Yellowcard
Time wasting
66′Mattie Pollock
Yellowcard
Foul
69′- ⚽
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Hector Kyprianou
Right foot shot
74′ - ⇄
Nestory Irankunda
Substitution
Off: Luca Kjerrumgaard
76′ - ⇄
Moussa Sissoko
Substitution
Off: Giorgi Chakvetadze
76′ - 77′⇄
Divin Mubama
Substitution
Off: Jun-ho Bae
- 83′
Maksym Taloverov
Yellowcard
Foul
Nestory Irankunda
Yellowcard
Time wasting
89′- ⇄
Nampalys Mendy
Substitution
Off: Imrân Louza
90′
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 | 6.97 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.20 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.21 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.84 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7.24 | |
| 65 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.22 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.55 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.21 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.11 | |
| 76 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.93 | |
| 76 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 7.60 | |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.29 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.25 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.50 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.60 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Watford
Latest: Sheffield Wednesday · 1–1
Match stats
9 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Home vs Sheffield Wednesday · 2025/2026
Stoke City
Latest: Ipswich Town · 0–1
Match stats
10 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Away vs Ipswich Town · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Watford’s ground: 9 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Watford’s home games with Stoke City’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
Stoke City
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
Stoke City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Watford
Stoke City
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
Stoke City
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.