Watford vs Derby County

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

21 Feb 2026, 16:00

2:0

Finished

Derby County

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

5'

Goal

L. Kjerrumgaard

23'

Injured

O. Maamma

23'

G. Chakvetadze

O. Maamma

Matt Clarke

23'

2ND HALF

52'

G. Chakvetadze

C. Elder

55'

D. Murkin

62'

C. Elder

62'

R. Brewster

Carlton Morris

62'

David Ozoh

Bobby Clark

62'

68'

M. Doumbia

L. Kjerrumgaard

68'

Kwadwo Baah

N. Irankunda

Ben Brereton

Oscar Fraulo

78'

83'

M. Doumbia

85'

Marc Bola

Kwadwo Baah

86'

Mattie Pollock

S. Goglichidze

90'

Goal

M. Doumbia(Marc Bola)

Lewis Travis

Cruz Allen

92'

Match statistics

45%Possession55%

359Passes Attempted425

279Completed Passes356

2Corners2

18Throw-ins34

18Shots On Target5

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

4-2-3-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

S. Goglichidze

#3S. Goglichidze

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Stephen Mfuni

#21Stephen Mfuni

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

N. Mendy

#23N. Mendy

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

N. Irankunda

#66N. Irankunda

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
S. Goglichidze #3	86'
J. Abankwah #25
Stephen Mfuni #21
Jeremy Ngakia #2
N. Mendy #23
Imrân Louza #10
Edo Kayembe #39
O. Maamma #42	23' 23'
N. Irankunda #66	68'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	68' ⚽5'

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
Marc Bola #16	🎯90' 85'
Mattie Pollock #6	86'
Edoardo Bove #15
G. Chakvetadze #8	52' 23'
Pierre Ekwah #17
M. Doumbia #20	⚽90' 83' 68'
Tom Ince #7
Kwadwo Baah #34	85' 68'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Watford

Edward Still

Watford

Formation

4-2-3-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

S. Goglichidze

#3S. Goglichidze

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Stephen Mfuni

#21Stephen Mfuni

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

N. Mendy

#23N. Mendy

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

N. Irankunda

#66N. Irankunda

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
S. Goglichidze #3	86'
J. Abankwah #25
Stephen Mfuni #21
Jeremy Ngakia #2
N. Mendy #23
Imrân Louza #10
Edo Kayembe #39
O. Maamma #42	23' 23'
N. Irankunda #66	68'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	68' ⚽5'

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
Marc Bola #16	🎯90' 85'
Mattie Pollock #6	86'
Edoardo Bove #15
G. Chakvetadze #8	52' 23'
Pierre Ekwah #17
M. Doumbia #20	⚽90' 83' 68'
Tom Ince #7
Kwadwo Baah #34	85' 68'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Watford

Edward Still

Derby County

Formation

4-2-3-1

J. Vickers

#31J. Vickers

Matt Clarke

#5Matt Clarke

D. Sanderson

#28D. Sanderson

C. Elder

#20C. Elder

J. Ward

#23J. Ward

Lewis Travis

#27Lewis Travis

David Ozoh

#18David Ozoh

Sammie Szmodics

#19Sammie Szmodics

R. Brewster

#10R. Brewster

Ben Brereton

#25Ben Brereton

P. Agyemang

#7P. Agyemang

Starting XI

J. Vickers #31
Matt Clarke #5	23'
D. Sanderson #28
C. Elder #20	62' 55'
J. Ward #23
Lewis Travis #27	92'
David Ozoh #18	62'
Sammie Szmodics #19
R. Brewster #10	62'
Ben Brereton #25	78'
P. Agyemang #7

Substitutes

R. O'donnell #12
D. Murkin #2	62'
C. Forsyth #3
Isaac Gordon #44
Cruz Allen #54	92'
Bobby Clark #42	62'
Owen Eames #37
Oscar Fraulo #29	78'
Carlton Morris #9	62'

Will not play

Sondre

Sondre Klingen Langås

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Max

Max Johnston

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Derby County

John Eustace

Head-to-head

39 matches

Watford

Watford

15

Wins

9

Draws

15

Wins

Derby County

Derby County

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Derby County

Watford

Derby County

Watford

Championship2024 • 1 match

Watford

Derby County

Championship2021 • 1 match

Watford

Derby County

Championship2020 • 1 match

Derby County

Watford

Championship2015 • 1 match

Derby County

Watford

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

D. Webb

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

Watford vs Derby County match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Watford and Derby County. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.

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