Derby vs Watford

Championship 22 Nov 2025, 15:00
Derby
Derby
2–3
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Pride Park Round 16

Match report

Watford edged past Derby 3-2 in the Championship on 22 November 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Watford dominated possession with 69% of the ball and had 14 shots to Derby's 9.

The match was played at Pride Park.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 31% - 69% Shots 9 - 14 On target 2 - 4 Corners 9 - 3 Fouls 8 - 15 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Edo Kayembe
Watford · 2 goals
7 Sondre Klingen Langås 1 goal
7 Dion Sanderson 1 goal
7 Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 goal
7 Joe Ward 1 assist
First half vs second half
Watford came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–5 3–9
Shots On Goal 1–0 1–4
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 4–2 5–1
Attacks 55–49 56–52
Match statistics
9 Corners 3
0 Penalty 1
4 Substitution 4
111 Attacks 101
51 Dangerous Attacks 45
5 On Target 7
2 Off Target 6
31% Ball Possession 69%
9 Shots Total 14
2 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 7
6 Shots Inside Box 9
3 Shots Outside Box 5
8 Fouls 15
9 Corners 3
1 Offsides 0
38% Ball Possession 62%
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 0
264 Passes Total 477
174 Passes Accurate 390
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Derby · 3-4-2-1
1 J. Zetterström
6 S. Langås 28 D. Sanderson 5 M. Clarke
23 J. Ward 32 E. Adams 42 B. Clark 20 C. Elder
25 B. Díaz 7 P. Agyemang
9 C. Morris
Watford · 4-2-3-1
12 N. Baxter
2 J. Ngakia 4 K. Biakolo 6 M. Pollock 16 M. Bola
10 I. Louza 5 H. Kyprianou
34 K. Baah 39 E. Kayembe 42 O. Maamma
9 L. Kjerrumgaard
Derby
Coach
John Mark Eustace
Substitutes
  • 14 Andreas Weimann
  • 19 Kayden Jackson
  • 15 Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
  • 16 Liam Thompson
  • 31 Josh Vickers
  • 24 Ryan Nyambe
  • 3 Craig Forsyth
  • 4 Danny Batth
  • 11 Corey Blackett-Taylor
Watford
Coach
Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Substitutes
  • 66 Nestory Irankunda
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
  • 18 Vivaldo
  • 17 Moussa Sissoko
  • 41 Alfie Marriott
  • 25 James Abankwah
  • 3 Max Alleyne
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 23 Nampalys Mendy
Substitutions
  • 18' ↑ A. Weimann ↓ C. Morris Derby
  • 35' ↑ N. Irankunda ↓ K. Baah Watford
  • 65' ↑ V. Semedo ↓ H. Kyprianou Watford
  • 65' ↑ M. Doumbia ↓ L. Kjerrumgaard Watford
  • 70' ↑ K. Jackson ↓ B. Brereton Diaz Derby
  • 71' ↑ L. Salvesen ↓ P. Agyemang Derby
  • 81' ↑ M. Sissoko ↓ O. Maamma Watford
  • 90+1' ↑ L. Thompson ↓ S. Langas Derby
Cards
  • 39' D. Sanderson Derby
  • 58' B. Brereton Diaz Derby
  • 68' E. Kayembe Watford
Head-to-head
Derby 0 0 draws 6 Watford
2026-02-21 Watford vs Derby 2 - 0
2025-11-22 Derby vs Watford 2 - 3
2025-01-18 Derby County vs Watford 0 - 2
2024-08-24 Watford vs Derby County 2 - 1
2021-02-19 Watford vs Derby County 2 - 1
2020-10-16 Derby County vs Watford 0 - 1
Recent form
Derby D L D D W
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Derby vs Watford?
Derby lost 2-3 against Watford on 22 November 2025.
Who won Derby vs Watford?
Watford won the match 3-2.
Where was Derby vs Watford played?
The match was played at Pride Park.
Who had more possession in Derby vs Watford?
Watford had 69% of possession, compared to 31% for the other side.