Stoke City vs Watford
Ref: L. Doughtybet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Stoke City beat Watford 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Manhoef, Manhoef, and Gallagher scored for Stoke City; Irankunda replied for Watford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.66 for Stoke City versus 1.83 for Watford. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
Rigo
Yellow Card
⚽
Manhoef
Assist: Smit
Second Half
Thomas
Yellow Card
51'
Mendy
Yellow Card
Talovierov
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Vivaldo Semedo
⇄
Bocat
⇄
Smit
71'
⇄
Mendy
71'
⇄
Ince
Simkin
Yellow Card
⚽
Manhoef
⇄
Bae Jun-Ho
⇄
Manhoef
81'
⚽
Irankunda
Assist: Chakvetadze
⇄
Nzonzi
⚽
Gallagher
Assist: Thomas
86'
⇄
Mfuni
86'
⇄
Louza
90+3'
Irankunda
Yellow Card
| # | 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 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Stoke CityWatford
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.66VS1.83
Attack3 · 2 won
19
Shots
15
12
Shots on target
4
13
Shots in the box
9
6
Shots outside box
6
4
Shots off goal
7
6
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
318
Total passes
391
227
Accurate passes
306
71%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline1 · 2 won
11
Fouls
13
4
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
9
3
Blocked shots
4
0.82
Goals prevented
0.82
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Watford
4-4-2Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7S. ThomasM
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 17E. BocatD
- 19T. RigoM
- 22J. TchamadeuD
- 25Tommy SimkinG
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 40M. TalovierovD
- 42M. ManhoefM
- 49M. SmitF
Substitutes
- 4B. PearsonM
- 12T. SekoM
- 20S. GallagherF
- 21J. Rak-SakyiF
- 23B. GibsonD
- 29L. CisséF
- 34F. FieldingG
- 50Sydney AginaM
- 59G. KellyM
Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 3S. GoglichidzeD
- 7T. InceM
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 21S. MfuniD
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 39E. KayembeF
Substitutes
- 4K. KebenD
- 6M. PollockD
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 12N. BaxterG
- 15E. BoveM
- 17P. EkwahM
- 53Amin NabizadaF
- 64J. LawsonF
- 66N. IrankundaF
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 8.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Million Manhoef | M | 79 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Eric Bocat | D | 70 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Steven N'Zonzi(C) | M | 83 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 79 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Junior Tchamadeu | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Milan Smit | F | 71 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Tommy Simkin | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Frank Fielding | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sydney Agina | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Kelly | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Gallagher | F | 19 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gibson | D | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 71 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Mfuni | D | 86 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Edo Kayembe | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Saba Goglichidze | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 86 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Thomas Ince | M | 71 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amin Nabizada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 28 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Edoardo Bove | M | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Lawson | F | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Pierre Ekwah | M | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |