Watford vs Charlton
Ref: A. KitchenVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford and Charlton drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Irankunda scored for Watford; Godden replied for Charlton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.29 for Watford versus 2.11 for Charlton. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Charlton are 19th.
First Half
33'
Docherty
Yellow Card
Mendy
Yellow Card
38'
Clarke
Yellow Card
Second Half
61'
⇄
Chambers
61'
⇄
Carey
62'
⚽
Godden
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
⇄
Pétris
⚽
Irankunda
Assist: Louza
80'
⇄
Dykes
⇄
Doumbia
⇄
Irankunda
90+9'
⇄
Coady
Selvik
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 |
| 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
WatfordCharlton
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.29VS2.11
Attack5 · 1 won
31
Shots
14
10
Shots on target
4
18
Shots in the box
12
13
Shots outside box
2
6
Shots off goal
8
17
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
363
Total passes
216
297
Accurate passes
141
82%
Pass accuracy
65%
Discipline0 · 2 won
13
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
9
15
Blocked shots
2
0.59
Goals prevented
0.59
Watford
4-4-2
Charlton
3-4-2-1Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 3S. GoglichidzeD
- 4K. KebenD
- 6M. PollockD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 23N. MendyM
- 29J. PétrisD
- 66N. IrankundaM
Substitutes
- 7T. InceM
- 15E. BoveM
- 17P. EkwahM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 27F. MendyD
- 34K. BaahF
- 41Alfie Marriott
- 50J. MullinsD
- 53Amin NabizadaF
Charlton
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2K. RamsayD
- 5L. JonesD
- 7T. Campbell
- 10G. DochertyM
- 14S. CareyF
- 15C. CoadyM
- 17A. BellD
- 19L. ChambersM
- 25W. MannionG
- 44H. ClarkeM
- 99L. DykesF
Substitutes
- 3M. GillespheyD
- 6C. CoventryM
- 8L. BerryM
- 21T. BrooksG
- 23C. KelmanF
- 24M. GoddenF
- 26J. Rankin-CostelloM
- 41H. KnibbsM
- 77J. FevrierF
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2/3 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1/3 |
| Nestory Irankunda | M | 81 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1/1 |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Jeremy Petris | D | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saba Goglichidze | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Edoardo Bove | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Mullins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Marriott | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Formose Mendy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Ekwah | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amin Nabizada | F | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3/6 |
| Vivaldo | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Thomas Ince | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Charlton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreece Campbell | F | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1/4 |
| Lloyd Jones | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| William Mannion | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Chambers | M | 61 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Conor Coady | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sonny Carey | F | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Harry Clarke | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kayne Ramsay | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Amari'i Bell | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Greg Docherty(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 80 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tiernan Brooks | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Knibbs | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Kelman | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Berry | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Coventry | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Godden | F | 29 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Macaulay Gillesphey | D | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Rankin-Costello | M | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jayden Fevrier | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |