Charlton vs Watford
Ref: S. MartinThe Valley, London · 27,111 cap
Match recap
Charlton beat Watford 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Knibbs scored for Charlton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.16 for Charlton versus 0.72 for Watford. Charlton sit 19th in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
25'
Kyprianou
Yellow Card
Second Half
Docherty
Yellow Card
52'
Baah
Yellow Card
63'
⇄
Baah
⇄
Kelman
72'
⇄
Sissoko
72'
⇄
Doumbia
73'
⇄
Louza
⇄
Edwards
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Carey
87'
⇄
Abankwah
⚽
Knibbs
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CharltonWatford
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.16VS0.72
Attack4 · 2 won
12
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
1
9
Shots in the box
4
3
Shots outside box
6
4
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
42%
Possession
58%
295
Total passes
411
224
Accurate passes
329
76%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 0 won
6
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
4
-0.09
Goals prevented
-0.09
Charlton
4-2-3-1
Watford
4-3-3Charlton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1T. KaminskiG
- 2K. RamsayD
- 5L. JonesD
- 6C. CoventryM
- 7T. Campbell
- 10G. DochertyM
- 14S. CareyM
- 16J. EdwardsD
- 17A. BellD
- 23C. KelmanF
- 30R. ApterM
Substitutes
- 3M. GillespheyD
- 4A. MitchellD
- 8L. BerryM
- 11M. LeaburnF
- 18Karoy AndersonM
- 22I. OlaofeF
- 25W. MannionG
- 26J. Rankin-CostelloM
- 41H. KnibbsM
Watford
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 4K. KebenD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 17M. SissokoM
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 34K. BaahF
Substitutes
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 7T. InceM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 24T. Dele-BashiruM
- 39E. KayembeM
- 43J. GrievesF
- 45R. AndrewsD
- 66N. IrankundaF
Charlton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amari'i Bell | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Robert Apter | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1/3 |
| Josh Edwards | D | 80 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyreece Campbell | M | 80 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lloyd Jones | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Sonny Carey | M | 86 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Conor Coventry | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kayne Ramsay | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Kelman | F | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Thomas Kaminski | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Docherty(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Karoy Anderson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Mitchell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Rankin-Costello | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Berry | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Mannion | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Knibbs | M | 10 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Macaulay Gillesphey | D | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miles Leaburn | F | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Isaac Olaofe | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moussa Sissoko(C) | M | 72 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| James Abankwah | D | 87 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Imrân Louza | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Vivaldo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Andrews | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Thomas Ince | M | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Alleyne | D | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Grieves | F | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |