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Stoke City
Site time 20.12.2025 15:00 GMT LeagueChampionship, England Season2025/26 RoundRegular Season - 22 VenueVicarage Road RefereeBen Toner, England

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League context

Standings

Watford are 16 in the table and Stoke City are 17.

Phase League phase
Watford Rank 16, 57 pts
Stoke City Rank 17, 55 pts
Events 15
H2H 10

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Key events

Watford
Stoke City
30'
Yellow card

R. Boženík

46'
Substitution

R. Boženík · A S. Gallagher

59'
Yellow card

S. Thomas

Substitution

T. Ince · A Vivaldo Semedo

65'
Substitution

S. Nzonzi · A B. Pearson

Substitution

B. Lawal · A T. Seko

Yellow card

Vivaldo Semedo

66'
Yellow card

M. Pollock

69'
Normal goal

L. Kjerrumgaard · A H. Kyprianou

74'
Substitution

G. Chakvetadze · A M. Sissoko

Substitution

L. Kjerrumgaard · A N. Irankunda

76'
77'
Substitution

Bae Jun-Ho · A D. Mubama

83'
Yellow card

M. Talovierov

Yellow card

N. Irankunda

89'
Substitution

I. Louza · A N. Mendy

90'

Match statistics

Watford Watford
Stoke City Stoke City
5
Shots on target
1
4
Shots off target
2
10
Total shots
7
1.22
xG
0.52
40%
Possession
60%
316
Total passes
478
243
Accurate passes
404
7
Corner kicks
5
1
Offsides
5
10
Fouls
12
3
Yellow cards
3
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
4
7
Shots inside the box
5
3
Shots outside the box
2
0
Goals prevented
0

Player match statistics

Watford Watford
H. Kyprianou

Min 90

G — A 1 Rating 7.70
M. Bola

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.50
J. Ngakia

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.30
M. Pollock

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.30
E. Selvik

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.20
Max Alleyne

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.90
O. Maamma

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.90
I. Louza

Min 89

G — A 0 Rating 7.50
Stoke City Stoke City
B. Wilmot

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.70
V. Johansson

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.30
A. Cresswell

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.00
M. Manhoef

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.90
A. Phillips

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.60
M. Talovierov

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.50
S. Thomas

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.30
Bae Jun-Ho

Min 77

G — A 0 Rating 6.30

Lineups

Watford

Watford

Formation: 4-4-2
Coach Javier Gracia Carlos
Starting XI Player shape on the pitch
#6
M. Pollock Defender
#10
I. Louza Midfielder
#7
T. Ince Midfielder
#9
L. Kjerrumgaard Forward
Substitutes
#17
M. Sissoko Midfielder
#18
V. Semedo Forward
#23
N. Mendy Midfielder
#66
N. Irankunda Forward
Stoke City

Stoke City

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Coach Mark Robins
Starting XI Player shape on the pitch
#15
S. N'Zonzi Midfielder
#18
B. Lawal
#7
S. Thomas Midfielder
#10
J. Bae Midfielder
#11
R. Bozenik Forward
Substitutes
#4
B. Pearson Midfielder
#12
T. Seko Midfielder
#9
D. Mubama Forward

Head-to-head

Watford lead this head-to-head: Watford 5, draws 2, Stoke City 3.

Watford Watford
5 Wins
Draws
2 Matches
Stoke City Stoke City
3 Wins
Meetings
10 Goals 15:9

Last meetings

10 Matches
21.09.2021 Championship, England
Watford Watford
1:3
Stoke City Stoke City

Recent team matches

Watford

Watford

Stoke City

Stoke City

Standings

Standings
# Team P W D L G GD Pts
1 Coventry 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
2 Ipswich 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
3 Millwall 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
4 Southampton 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
6 Hull City 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73

Key: # Position P Played W Wins D Draws L Losses G Goals GD Goal difference Pts Points

1 Coventry 95 pts
P 46 28W 11D 7L G 97:45 GD +52
2 Ipswich 84 pts
P 46 23W 15D 8L G 80:47 GD +33
3 Millwall 83 pts
P 46 24W 11D 11L G 64:49 GD +15
6 Hull City 73 pts
P 46 21W 10D 15L G 70:66 GD +4

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