Watford vs Ipswich Town

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

24 Feb 2026, 20:45

0:2

Finished

Ipswich Town

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

25'

J. Abankwah

28'

N. Irankunda

S. Egeli

Goal

37'

2ND HALF

46'

Edoardo Bove

G. Chakvetadze

46'

Jeremy Ngakia

J. Pétris

Cédric Kipré

56'

59'

M. Doumbia

L. Kjerrumgaard

Jens Cajuste

66'

D. Neil

66'

S. Egeli

Wes Burns

66'

73'

Tom Ince

73'

J. Abankwah

George Hirst

74'

Iván Azón

74'

Marcelino Nuñez

A. Mehmeti

74'

George Hirst(J. Greaves)

Goal

77'

80'

Pierre Ekwah

Imrân Louza

D. Furlong

83'

C. Walton

85'

Ben Johnson

89'

J. Clarke

89'

Match statistics

47%Possession53%

367Passes Attempted407

304Completed Passes325

3Corners4

14Throw-ins25

11Shots On Target11

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

5-4-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Stephen Mfuni

#21Stephen Mfuni

J. Pétris

#29J. Pétris

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

N. Mendy

#23N. Mendy

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

N. Irankunda

#66N. Irankunda

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Mattie Pollock #6
J. Abankwah #25	73' 25'
Stephen Mfuni #21
J. Pétris #29	46'
Marc Bola #16
Imrân Louza #10	80'
N. Mendy #23
G. Chakvetadze #8	46'
N. Irankunda #66	28'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	59'

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
F. Mendy #27
Jeremy Ngakia #2	46'
Edoardo Bove #15	46'
Pierre Ekwah #17	80'
Edo Kayembe #39
M. Doumbia #20	59'
Tom Ince #7	73'
Vivaldo #18

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

5-4-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Stephen Mfuni

#21Stephen Mfuni

J. Pétris

#29J. Pétris

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

N. Mendy

#23N. Mendy

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

N. Irankunda

#66N. Irankunda

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Mattie Pollock #6
J. Abankwah #25	73' 25'
Stephen Mfuni #21
J. Pétris #29	46'
Marc Bola #16
Imrân Louza #10	80'
N. Mendy #23
G. Chakvetadze #8	46'
N. Irankunda #66	28'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	59'

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
F. Mendy #27
Jeremy Ngakia #2	46'
Edoardo Bove #15	46'
Pierre Ekwah #17	80'
Edo Kayembe #39
M. Doumbia #20	59'
Tom Ince #7	73'
Vivaldo #18

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

Ipswich Town

Formation

4-2-3-1

C. Walton

#28C. Walton

Cédric Kipré

#4Cédric Kipré

Dara O'shea

#26Dara O'shea

J. Greaves

#24J. Greaves

D. Furlong

#19D. Furlong

D. Neil

#6D. Neil

A. Matusiwa

#5A. Matusiwa

Marcelino Nuñez

#32Marcelino Nuñez

J. Clarke

#47J. Clarke

S. Egeli

#8S. Egeli

Iván Azón

#31Iván Azón

Starting XI

C. Walton #28	85'
Cédric Kipré #4	56'
Dara O'shea #26
J. Greaves #24	🎯77'
D. Furlong #19	83'
D. Neil #6	66'
A. Matusiwa #5
Marcelino Nuñez #32	74'
J. Clarke #47	89'
S. Egeli #8	66' ⚽37'
Iván Azón #31	74'

Substitutes

Alex Palmer #1
Wes Burns #7	66'
Ben Johnson #18	89'
Jens Cajuste #12	66'
Kasey Mcateer #20
A. Mehmeti #33	74'
Jack Taylor #14
Chuba Akpom #29
George Hirst #9	⚽77' 74'

Will not play

Ashley

Ashley Young

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Jaden

Jaden Philogene-Bidace

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Head-to-head

36 matches

Watford

Watford

16

Wins

8

Draws

12

Wins

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town

Championship2025 • 1 match

Ipswich Town

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Watford

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Ipswich Town

Championship2015 • 1 match

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Championship2014 • 2 matches

Ipswich Town

Watford

Watford

Ipswich Town

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:

Ben Toner

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

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