Watford vs Stoke City
Ref: Ben Toner, EnglandVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford beat Stoke City 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Kjerrumgaard scored for Watford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.22 for Watford versus 0.52 for Stoke City. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Stoke City are 17th.
First Half
30'
Boženík
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Boženík
59'
Thomas
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Nzonzi
65'
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Ince
Vivaldo Semedo
Yellow Card
Pollock
Yellow Card
⚽
Kjerrumgaard
Assist: Kyprianou
⇄
Chakvetadze
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
77'
⇄
Bae Jun-Ho
83'
Talovierov
Yellow Card
Irankunda
Yellow Card
⇄
Louza
| # | 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
WatfordStoke City
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.22VS0.52
Attack6 · 0 won
10
Shots
7
5
Shots on target
1
7
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
40%
Possession
60%
316
Total passes
478
243
Accurate passes
404
77%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline2 · 0 won
10
Fouls
12
3
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
5
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
4
0.87
Goals prevented
0.87
Watford
4-4-2
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 6M. PollockD
- 7T. InceM
- 8G. ChakvetadzeF
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 42O. MaammaM
Substitutes
- 12N. BaxterG
- 17M. SissokoM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 22J. MorrisD
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 27F. MendyD
- 53Amin NabizadaF
- 66N. IrankundaF
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. JohanssonG
- 3A. CresswellD
- 7S. ThomasM
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 15S. NzonziM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 18B. Lawal
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 40M. TalovierovD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 4B. PearsonM
- 9D. MubamaF
- 12T. SekoM
- 13J. BonhamG
- 14J. DonleyM
- 19T. RigoM
- 20S. GallagherF
- 23B. GibsonD
- 29L. CisséF
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 76 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 89 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | F | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Max Alleyne | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Othmane Maamma | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/4 |
| Thomas Ince | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Formose Mendy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Morris | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Abankwah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amin Nabizada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vivaldo | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Moussa Sissoko | M | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Cresswell | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Million Manhoef | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/3 |
| Bosun Lawal | M | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Róbert Boženík | F | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ben Gibson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Donley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Bonham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 25 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Divin Mubama | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Sam Gallagher | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ben Pearson | M | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |