Stoke City vs Watford

Championship 19 Aug 2023, 14:00
Stoke City
Stoke City
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) 👤 J. Bell Round 3

Match report

Stoke City edged past Watford 1-0 in the Championship on 19 August 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Stoke City had 13 shots to Watford's 10.

The match was played at bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire), with J. Bell in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 42% - 58% Shots 13 - 10 On target 2 - 3 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 21 - 10 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Luke McNally
Stoke City · captained the side
8 Ki-Jana Hoever 1 assist
8 Ryan Porteous captained the side
8 Wesley Hoedt captained the side
7 André Vidigal 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–4 7–6
Shots On Goal 1–1 1–2
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 4–0 3–2
Match statistics
13 Shots Total 10
2 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 4
7 Shots Blocked 3
7 Shots Inside Box 4
6 Shots Outside Box 6
21 Fouls 10
7 Corners 2
0 Offsides 3
42% Ball Possession 58%
4 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 1
316 Passes Total 455
217 Passes Accurate 372
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Stoke City · 3-5-2
1 M. Travers
23 L. McNally 5 M. Rose 16 B. Wilmot
17 K. Hoever 15 J. Thompson 28 J. Laurent 12 D. Johnson 3 E. Stevens
18 W. Moraes 7 A. Vidigal
Watford · 4-3-3
1 D. Bachmann
45 R. Andrews 5 R. Porteous 4 W. Hoedt 42 J. Morris
10 I. Louza 8 J. Livermore 24 T. Dele-Bashiru
12 K. Sema 19 V. Bayo 37 M. Martins
Stoke City
Coach
A. Neil
Substitutes
  • 14 Josh Tymon
  • 4 Ben Pearson
  • 20 Chiquinho
  • 19 Ryan Mmaee
  • 13 Jack Bonham
  • 32 David Okagbue
  • 30 Sol Sidibe
  • 35 Nathan Lowe
  • 11 Dwight Gayle
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 18 Yaser Asprilla
  • 11 Ismael Koné
  • 16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 39 Edo Kayembe
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 26 Ben Hamer
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 53 James Collins
  • 14 Rhys Healey
Substitutions
  • 43' ↑ Y. Asprilla ↓ J. Morris Watford
  • 46' ↑ I. Koné ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
  • 61' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ I. Louza Watford
  • 61' ↑ E. Kayembe ↓ J. Livermore Watford
  • 69' ↑ J. Tymon ↓ M. Rose Stoke City
  • 72' ↑ T. Ince ↓ Matheus Martins Watford
  • 80' ↑ Chiquinho ↓ André Vidigal Stoke City
  • 80' ↑ R. Mmaee ↓ Wesley Stoke City
  • 80' ↑ B. Pearson ↓ J. Thompson Stoke City
Cards
  • 29' L. McNally Stoke City
  • 52' Wesley Stoke City
  • 60' I. Kone Watford
  • 77' J. Thompson Stoke City
  • 83' D. Johnson Stoke City
Head-to-head
Stoke City 3 3 draws 4 Watford
2026-09-12 Watford vs Stoke 0 - 0
2026-03-14 Stoke vs Watford 3 - 1
2025-12-20 Watford vs Stoke 1 - 0
2025-03-01 Stoke City vs Watford 0 - 0
2024-08-17 Watford vs Stoke City 3 - 0
2023-12-29 Watford vs Stoke City 1 - 1
Recent form
Stoke City D D D W W
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Stoke City vs Watford?
Stoke City won 1-0 against Watford on 19 August 2023.
Who won Stoke City vs Watford?
Stoke City won the match 1-0.
Where was Stoke City vs Watford played?
The match was played at bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire).
Who had more possession in Stoke City vs Watford?
Watford had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.