Watford vs Stoke

Championship 20 Dec 2025, 15:00
Watford
Watford
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Stoke
Stoke
🏟 Vicarage Road Round 22

Match report

Watford edged past Stoke 1-0 in the Championship on 20 December 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Watford had 10 shots to Stoke's 7.

The match was played at Vicarage Road.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 10 - 7 On target 5 - 1 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 10 - 12 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Luca Kjerrumgaard
Watford · 1 goal
8 Egil Selvik captained the side
8 Jeremy Ngakia captained the side
8 Marc Bola captained the side
8 Hector Kyprianou 1 assist
First half vs second half
Stoke came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 5–5
Shots On Goal 1–0 4–1
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 2–2 5–3
Attacks 39–50 23–51
Match statistics
7 Corners 5
4 Substitution 4
62 Attacks 101
42 Dangerous Attacks 51
4 On Target 1
6 Off Target 7
50% Ball Possession 50%
10 Shots Total 7
5 Shots On Goal 1
4 Shots Off Goal 2
1 Shots Blocked 4
7 Shots Inside Box 4
3 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 12
7 Corners 5
1 Offsides 5
41% Ball Possession 59%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 3
322 Passes Total 478
244 Passes Accurate 405
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-4-2
1 E. Selvik
2 J. Ngakia 6 M. Pollock 3 M. Alleyne 16 M. Bola
7 T. Ince 5 H. Kyprianou 10 I. Louza 42 O. Maamma
8 G. Chakvetadze 9 L. Kjerrumgaard
Stoke · 4-2-3-1
1 V. Johansson
40 M. Talovierov 26 A. Phillips 16 B. Wilmot 3 A. Cresswell
18 B. Lawal 15 S. N'Zonzi
42 M. Manhoef 10 J. Bae 7 S. Thomas
11 R. Boženík
Watford
Coach
Javier Gracia Carlos
Substitutes
  • 18 Vivaldo
  • 17 Moussa Sissoko
  • 66 Nestory Irankunda
  • 23 Nampalys Mendy
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 22 James Morris
  • 27 Formose Mendy
  • 25 James Abankwah
  • 53 Amin Nabizada
Stoke
Coach
Mark Robins
Substitutes
  • 20 Sam Gallagher
  • 4 Ben Pearson
  • 12 Tatsuki Seko
  • 9 Divin Mubama
  • 13 Jack Bonham
  • 23 Ben Gibson
  • 14 Jamie Donley
  • 19 Tomáš Rigo
  • 29 Lamine Cissé
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Gallagher ↓ R. Bozenik Stoke
  • 65' ↑ V. Semedo ↓ T. Ince Watford
  • 65' ↑ B. Pearson ↓ S. N'Zonzi Stoke
  • 65' ↑ T. Seko ↓ B. Lawal Stoke
  • 76' ↑ M. Sissoko ↓ G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 76' ↑ N. Irankunda ↓ L. Kjerrumgaard Watford
  • 77' ↑ D. Mubama ↓ J. Bae Stoke
  • 90' ↑ N. Mendy ↓ I. Louza Watford
Cards
  • 30' R. Bozenik Stoke
  • 59' S. Thomas Stoke
  • 66' V. Semedo Watford
  • 69' M. Pollock Watford
  • 83' M. Talovierov Stoke
  • 89' N. Irankunda Watford
Head-to-head
Watford 4 3 draws 3 Stoke
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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 D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Stoke?
Watford won 1-0 against Stoke on 20 December 2025.
Who won Watford vs Stoke?
Watford won the match 1-0.
Where was Watford vs Stoke played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road.
Who had more possession in Watford vs Stoke?
Watford had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.