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Watford vs Stoke City
12 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2026/2027
Referee
Lewis SmithChampionship 2026/2027 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
Stoke CityIker Bravo
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
19′- 33′
Djibril Soumaré
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Omar Traoré
Substitution
Off: Jordan Zemura
42′ - 45+4′⚽
Jack McGlynn 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 57′⚽
Eric-Junior Bocat 0-2
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Lamine Cissé
Left foot shot
- ⇄
Amin Nabizada
Substitution
Off: Othmane Maamma
58′ - ⇄
Rocco Vata
Substitution
Off: Stephy Alvaro Mavididi
58′ - 65′⇄
George Hirst
Substitution
Off: Lamine Cissé
- ⇄
Luca Kjerrumgaard
Substitution
Off: Iker Bravo
69′ - 80′⇄
Luca Bombino
Substitution
Off: Eric-Junior Bocat
- 82′
George Hirst
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 90′⇄
Ben Pearson
Substitution
Off: Jack McGlynn
- ⚽
Amin Nabizada 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Edo Kayembe
Right foot shot
90+1′ Amin Nabizada
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
90+3′
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6.77 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5.79 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.77 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.35 | |
| 42 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.83 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.40 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6.87 | |
| 58 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.62 | |
| 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.27 | |
| 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.19 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.87 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.12 | |
| 32 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.95 | |
| 21 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.60 | |
| 32 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6.67 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Watford
Latest: Preston North End · 2–1
Match stats
8 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Preston North End · 2026/2027
Stoke City
Latest: Cardiff City · 1–1
Match stats
8 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Away vs Cardiff City · 2026/2027
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 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Watford
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Stoke City
Yellow 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
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