Watford vs Stoke City

Championship 29 Dec 2023, 19:45
Watford
Watford
1–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Stoke City
Stoke City
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 S. Oldham Round 25

Match report

Watford were held to a 1-1 draw by Stoke City in the Championship on 29 December 2023.

Stoke City had 14 shots to Watford's 13.

V. Bayo was sent off in the 52th minute.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with S. Oldham in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 13 - 14 On target 6 - 4 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 7 - 10 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Ryan Mmaee
Stoke City · 1 goal
8 Ryan Porteous 1 assist
8 Sead Haksabanovic captained the side
7 Jake Livermore 1 goal
7 Ben Hamer 3 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–6 5–8
Shots On Goal 4–1 2–3
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 3–0 2–4
Attacks 37–56 45–76
Match statistics
5 Substitution 4
82 Attacks 132
32 Dangerous Attacks 81
4 On Target 4
8 Off Target 9
13 Shots Total 14
6 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 7
2 Shots Blocked 3
10 Shots Inside Box 13
3 Shots Outside Box 1
7 Fouls 10
5 Corners 4
2 Offsides 2
46% Ball Possession 54%
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 4
449 Passes Total 527
363 Passes Accurate 454
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-1-4-1
26 B. Hamer
24 T. Dele-Bashiru 5 R. Porteous 4 W. Hoedt 42 J. Morris
8 J. Livermore
37 M. Martins 16 G. Chakvetadze 11 I. Koné 18 Y. Asprilla
19 V. Bayo
Stoke City · 4-2-3-1
13 J. Bonham
24 J. Tchamadeu 23 L. McNally 5 M. Rose 15 J. Thompson
4 B. Pearson 6 W. Burger
7 A. Vidigal 22 B. Jun-Ho 20 S. Haksabanovic
19 R. Mmaee
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 9 Mileta Rajovic
  • 39 Edo Kayembe
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 3 Francisco Sierralta
  • 1 Daniel Bachmann
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 10 Imrân Louza
  • 59 Jack Grieves
Stoke City
Coach
S. Schumacher
Substitutes
  • 17 Ki-Jana Hoever
  • 8 Lewis Baker
  • 12 Daniel Johnson
  • 18 Wesley Moraes
  • 45 Tommy Simkin
  • 16 Ben Wilmot
  • 30 Souleymane Sidibe
  • 21 Nikola Jojic
  • 35 Nathan Lowe
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ M. Rajović ↓ Matheus Martins Watford
  • 58' ↑ E. Kayembe ↓ I. Koné Watford
  • 58' ↑ K. Hoever ↓ J. Tchamadeu Stoke City
  • 67' ↑ L. Baker ↓ W. Burger Stoke City
  • 72' ↑ D. Johnson ↓ B. Pearson Stoke City
  • 72' ↑ Wesley ↓ R. Mmaee Stoke City
  • 73' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ Y. Asprilla Watford
  • 79' ↑ F. Sierralta ↓ J. Livermore Watford
  • 79' ↑ M. Pollock ↓ G. Chakvetadze Watford
Cards
  • 52' V. Bayo Watford
  • 14' J. Tchamadeu Stoke City
  • 42' I. Kone Watford
  • 45+4' J. Livermore Watford
  • 72' G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 80' J. Morris Watford
Head-to-head
Watford 4 3 draws 3 Stoke City
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
Watford D W D D D
Stoke City D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Stoke City?
Watford drew 1-1 against Stoke City on 29 December 2023.
Who won Watford vs Stoke City?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Watford vs Stoke City played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Stoke City?
Stoke City had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.