Watford vs Swansea
Ref: M. CorlettVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Swansea beat Watford 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Stamenić and Key scored for Swansea. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.91 for Watford versus 2.64 for Swansea. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Swansea are 11th.
First Half
7'
Burgess
Yellow Card
Second Half
Louza
Yellow Card
55'
⚽
Stamenić
Assist: Vipotnik
59'
⇄
Fulton
59'
⇄
Eom Ji-Sung
⇄
Ince
⇄
Maamma
68'
⇄
Ward
69'
⇄
Gonçalo Franco
⇄
Doumbia
⇄
Louza
80'
⚽
Key
Assist: Stamenić
80'
⇄
Ronald
90+2'
Cullen
Yellow Card
Irankunda
Red Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 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
WatfordSwansea
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.91VS2.64
Attack3 · 3 won
17
Shots
14
5
Shots on target
7
7
Shots in the box
9
10
Shots outside box
5
7
Shots off goal
2
5
Corners
8
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
454
Total passes
348
353
Accurate passes
260
78%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline3 · 1 won
10
Fouls
11
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
5
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
5
5
Blocked shots
5
0.33
Goals prevented
0.33
Watford
4-2-3-1
Swansea
4-1-4-1Watford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 4K. KebenD
- 7T. InceM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 20M. DoumbiaM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 39E. KayembeM
- 42O. MaammaM
Substitutes
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 21S. MfuniD
- 23N. MendyM
- 34K. BaahF
- 43J. GrievesF
- 66N. IrankundaF
Swansea
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 4J. FultonM
- 5B. CabangoD
- 6M. StamenićM
- 9Z. VipotnikF
- 10Eom Ji-SungM
- 14J. TymonD
- 15C. BurgessD
- 17Gonçalo FrancoM
- 22L. VigourouxG
- 25J. WardD
- 35RonaldM
Substitutes
- 1A. FisherG
- 2J. KeyD
- 8M. YalcouyéM
- 16I. Samuels-SmithD
- 18Gustavo GomesF
- 20L. CullenF
- 30E. GalbraithM
- 31O. CooperM
- 43Daniel WattsD
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edo Kayembe | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5/7 |
| Othmane Maamma | M | 65 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3/3 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 77 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | M | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Vivaldo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Eames | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Mfuni | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Grieves | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swansea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Stamenić | M | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Burgess | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ji-sung Eom | M | 59 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jay Fulton | M | 59 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Cabango(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronald | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Gonçalo Franco | M | 69 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Josh Tymon | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Joel Ward | D | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Žan Vipotnik | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Daniel Watts | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ishé Samuels-Smith | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Cooper | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Fisher | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Key | D | 10 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Malick Yalcouyé | M | 21 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gustavo Nunes | F | 31 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Liam Cullen | F | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Galbraith | M | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |