Watford vs Hull City
Ref: Oliver Langford, EnglandVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford beat Hull City 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Louza and Vivaldo Semedo scored for Watford; McBurnie replied for Hull City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.82 for Watford versus 0.86 for Hull City. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Hull City are 6th.
First Half
12'
Lundstram
Yellow Card
Vivaldo Semedo
Yellow Card
25'
⚽
McBurnie
Assist: Drameh
30'
Giles
Yellow Card
Second Half
50'
Drameh
Yellow Card
⚽
Louza
Assist: Vivaldo Semedo
⇄
Ngakia
73'
⇄
Hadžiahmetović
73'
⇄
Gelhardt
⇄
Kayembe
⚽
Vivaldo Semedo
Assist: Louza
⇄
Vivaldo Semedo
⇄
Irankunda
⇄
Mendy
84'
⇄
Lundstram
84'
⇄
Drameh
88'
⇄
Joseph
90+2'
Coyle
Yellow Card
90+4'
Akintola
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | +4 | 71 |
| 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 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
WatfordHull City
12Won
Statistical edge
12–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.82VS0.86
Attack4 · 0 won
21
Shots
11
8
Shots on target
4
17
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
6
6
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
350
Total passes
285
280
Accurate passes
196
80%
Pass accuracy
69%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
5
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
5
Blocked shots
1
0.34
Goals prevented
0.34
Watford
3-4-1-2
Hull City
4-2-3-1Watford
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 2J. NgakiaM
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 4K. KebenD
- 6M. PollockD
- 10I. LouzaF
- 12N. BaxterG
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 23N. MendyM
- 29J. PétrisM
- 39E. KayembeM
- 66N. IrankundaF
Substitutes
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 11R. VataF
- 16M. BolaD
- 17M. SissokoM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 26C. WileyD
- 34K. BaahF
- 41Alfie Marriott
Hull City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1I. PandurG
- 2L. CoyleD
- 3R. GilesD
- 4C. HughesD
- 5J. LundstramM
- 9O. McBurnieF
- 15J. EganD
- 18C. DramehM
- 20A. HadžiahmetovićM
- 21J. GelhardtM
- 22K. JosephM
Substitutes
- 7L. MillarF
- 11D. AkintolaF
- 12D. PhillipsG
- 23A. FamewoD
- 24D. GyabiM
- 27R. SlaterM
- 30B. WilliamsD
- 39E. DestanF
- 45K. PalmerM
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imrân Louza(C) | F | 90 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0/1 |
| Jeremy Petris | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 83 | 7.6 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | M | 62 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Vivaldo | F | 83 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 75 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Max Alleyne | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Nathan Baxter | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 83 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rocco Vata | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Marriott | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Abankwah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 15 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Caleb Wiley | D | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Moussa Sissoko | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hull City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hughes | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oliver McBurnie | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Ivor Pandur | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Gelhardt | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Amir Hadžiahmetović | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ryan Giles | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| John Lundstram | M | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| John Egan | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewie Coyle(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cody Drameh | M | 84 | 6.0 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Kyle Joseph | M | 88 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Akin Famewo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Millar | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Williams | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dillon Phillips | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enis Destan | F | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Regan Slater | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Babajide David Akintola | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kasey Palmer | M | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darko Gyabi | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |