Stoke vs Watford

Championship 14 Mar 2026, 15:00
Stoke
Stoke
3–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Bet365 Stadium 👤 L. Doughty Round 38

Match report

Stoke beat Watford 3-1 in the Championship on 14 March 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Stoke had 19 shots to Watford's 15.

The match was played at Bet365 Stadium, with L. Doughty in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 19 - 15 On target 12 - 4 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 11 - 12 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Million Manhoef
Stoke · 2 goals
8 Sam Gallagher 1 goal
8 Tomáš Rigo captained the side
8 Sorba Thomas 1 assist
7 Nestory Irankunda 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–7 9–8
Shots On Goal 5–1 7–3
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 6–2 0–5
Attacks 52–45 23–56
Match statistics
6 Corners 7
5 Substitution 5
75 Attacks 101
48 Dangerous Attacks 57
10 On Target 4
8 Off Target 11
19 Shots Total 15
12 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 7
3 Shots Blocked 4
13 Shots Inside Box 9
6 Shots Outside Box 6
11 Fouls 12
6 Corners 7
2 Offsides 0
44% Ball Possession 56%
4 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 9
313 Passes Total 389
225 Passes Accurate 305
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Stoke · 4-2-3-1
25 T. Simkin
22 J. Tchamadeu 40 M. Talovierov 26 A. Phillips 17 E. Bocat
15 S. N'Zonzi 19 T. Rigo
42 M. Manhoef 10 J. Bae 7 S. Thomas
49 M. Smit
Watford · 4-4-2
1 E. Selvik
25 J. Abankwah 3 S. Goglichidze 21 S. Mfuni 16 M. Bola
7 T. Ince 10 I. Louza 23 N. Mendy 8 G. Chakvetadze
39 E. Kayembe 18 Vivaldo
Stoke
Coach
Mark Robins
Substitutes
  • 23 Ben Gibson
  • 20 Sam Gallagher
  • 4 Ben Pearson
  • 21 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
  • 34 Frank Fielding
  • 50 Sydney Agina
  • 12 Tatsuki Seko
  • 59 Gabriel Kelly
  • 29 Lamine Cissé
Watford
Coach
Edward Still
Substitutes
  • 66 Nestory Irankunda
  • 17 Pierre Ekwah
  • 64 Jonathan Lawson
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 4 Kévin Keben Biakolo
  • 6 Matthew Pollock
  • 53 Amin Nabizada
  • 15 Edoardo Bove
  • 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ N. Irankunda ↓ V. Semedo Watford
  • 70' ↑ B. Gibson ↓ E. Bocat Stoke
  • 71' ↑ S. Gallagher ↓ M. Smit Stoke
  • 71' ↑ J. Lawson ↓ T. Ince Watford
  • 71' ↑ P. Ekwah ↓ N. Mendy Watford
  • 79' ↑ B. Pearson ↓ J. Bae Stoke
  • 79' ↑ J. Rak-Sakyi ↓ M. Manhoef Stoke
  • 83' ↑ T. Seko ↓ S. N'Zonzi Stoke
  • 86' ↑ E. Bove ↓ S. Mfuni Watford
  • 86' ↑ L. Kjerrumgaard ↓ I. Louza Watford
Cards
  • 17' T. Rigo Stoke
  • 50' S. Thomas Stoke
  • 51' N. Mendy Watford
  • 60' M. Talovierov Stoke
  • 72' T. Simkin Stoke
  • 90+3' N. Irankunda Watford
Head-to-head
Stoke 3 3 draws 4 Watford
2026-09-12 Watford vs Stoke 0 - 0
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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 D D D W W
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Stoke vs Watford?
Stoke won 3-1 against Watford on 14 March 2026.
Who won Stoke vs Watford?
Stoke won the match 3-1.
Where was Stoke vs Watford played?
The match was played at Bet365 Stadium.