Watford vs Derby

Championship 21 Feb 2026, 15:00
Watford
Watford
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Derby
Derby
🏟 Vicarage Road 👤 D. Webb Round 33

Match report

Watford beat Derby 2-0 in the Championship on 21 February 2026.

Watford had 18 shots to Derby's 5.

The match was played at Vicarage Road, with D. Webb in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 18 - 5 On target 8 - 1 Corners 2 - 2 Fouls 12 - 8 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Luca Kjerrumgaard
Watford · 1 goal
8 Jeremy Ngakia captained the side
8 Stephen Mfuni captained the side
7 Mamadou Doumbia 1 goal
7 Egil Selvik captained the side
First half vs second half
Watford stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–2 12–3
Shots On Goal 3–0 5–1
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 0–2 2–0
Attacks 48–65 38–58
Match statistics
2 Corners 2
6 Substitution 5
86 Attacks 123
40 Dangerous Attacks 37
8 On Target 2
10 Off Target 4
18 Shots Total 5
8 Shots On Goal 1
5 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 1
8 Shots Inside Box 3
10 Shots Outside Box 2
12 Fouls 8
2 Corners 2
1 Offsides 0
45% Ball Possession 55%
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 6
359 Passes Total 425
279 Passes Accurate 355
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-2-3-1
1 E. Selvik
2 J. Ngakia 25 J. Abankwah 3 S. Goglichidze 21 S. Mfuni
10 I. Louza 23 N. Mendy
66 N. Irankunda 39 E. Kayembe 42 O. Maamma
9 L. Kjerrumgaard
Derby · 4-2-3-1
31 J. Vickers
23 J. Ward 28 D. Sanderson 5 M. Clarke 20 C. Elder
18 D. Ozoh 27 L. Travis
25 B. Díaz 19 S. Szmodics 10 R. Brewster
7 P. Agyemang
Watford
Coach
Edward Still
Substitutes
  • 8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 34 Kwadwo Baah
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
  • 16 Marc Bola
  • 6 Matthew Pollock
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 17 Pierre Ekwah
  • 15 Edoardo Bove
Derby
Coach
John Eustace
Substitutes
  • 2 Derry Murkin
  • 42 Bobby Clark
  • 9 Carlton Morris
  • 29 Oscar Fraulo
  • 54 Cruz Allen
  • 12 Richard O'Donnell
  • 44 Isaac Gordon
  • 3 Craig Forsyth
  • 37 Owen Eames
Substitutions
  • 23' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ O. Maamma Watford
  • 62' ↑ D. Murkin ↓ C. Elder Derby
  • 62' ↑ C. Morris ↓ R. Brewster Derby
  • 62' ↑ B. Clark ↓ D. Ozoh Derby
  • 68' ↑ M. Doumbia ↓ L. Kjerrumgaard Watford
  • 68' ↑ K. Baah ↓ N. Irankunda Watford
  • 78' ↑ O. Fraulo ↓ B. Brereton Diaz Derby
  • 86' ↑ M. Pollock ↓ S. Goglichidze Watford
  • 90+2' ↑ C. Allen ↓ L. Travis Derby
Cards
  • 23' M. Clarke Derby
  • 52' G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 55' C. Elder Derby
  • 83' M. Doumbia Watford
Head-to-head
Watford 6 0 draws 0 Derby
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
Watford D W D D D
Derby D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Derby?
Watford won 2-0 against Derby on 21 February 2026.
Who won Watford vs Derby?
Watford won the match 2-0.
Where was Watford vs Derby played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road.