Watford vs Queens Park Rangers

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

16 Aug 2025, 16:00

2:1

Finished

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

19'

Goal

L. Kjerrumgaard(N. Irankunda)

23'

Goal

L. Kjerrumgaard(Imrân Louza)

A. Mbengue

40'

Kieran Morgan

Goal

49'

2ND HALF

P. Smyth

R. Kolli

46'

56'

Kwadwo Baah

N. Irankunda

A. Mbengue

Esquerdinha

61'

Nicolas Madsen

J. Varane

61'

65'

Edo Kayembe

R. Burrell

R. Kone

70'

74'

M. Doumbia

L. Kjerrumgaard

74'

R. Andrews

Marc Bola

K. Dembélé

79'

K. Dembélé

Zan Celar

81'

86'

A. Dele-Bashiru

Edo Kayembe

93'

Imrân Louza

Match statistics

46%Possession54%

402Passes Attempted461

331Completed Passes393

2Corners4

24Throw-ins11

17Shots On Target13

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

5-3-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

M. Sissoko

#17M. Sissoko

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

N. Irankunda

#66N. Irankunda

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Kévin Keben #4
J. Abankwah #25
H. Kyprianou #5
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Marc Bola #16	74'
Imrân Louza #10	93' 🎯23'
Edo Kayembe #39	86' 65'
M. Sissoko #17
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	74' ⚽19' ⚽23'
N. Irankunda #66	56' 🎯19'

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

Paulo Pezzolano

Watford

Formation

5-3-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

M. Sissoko

#17M. Sissoko

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

N. Irankunda

#66N. Irankunda

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Kévin Keben #4
J. Abankwah #25
H. Kyprianou #5
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Marc Bola #16	74'
Imrân Louza #10	93' 🎯23'
Edo Kayembe #39	86' 65'
M. Sissoko #17
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	74' ⚽19' ⚽23'
N. Irankunda #66	56' 🎯19'

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

Paulo Pezzolano

Queens Park Rangers

Formation

4-2-3-1

J. Walsh

#13J. Walsh

S. Cook

#5S. Cook

L. Morrison

#4L. Morrison

A. Mbengue

#27A. Mbengue

Kieran Morgan

#21Kieran Morgan

S. Field

#8S. Field

Nicolas Madsen

#24Nicolas Madsen

I. Chair

#10I. Chair

P. Smyth

#11P. Smyth

K. Dembélé

#7K. Dembélé

R. Burrell

#16R. Burrell

Starting XI

J. Walsh #13
S. Cook #5
L. Morrison #4
A. Mbengue #27	61' 40'
Kieran Morgan #21	⚽49'
S. Field #8
Nicolas Madsen #24	61'
I. Chair #10
P. Smyth #11	46'
K. Dembélé #7	81' 79'
R. Burrell #16	70'

Will not play

Ilias Emilian

Ilias Emilian Chair

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Karamoko Kader

Karamoko Kader Dembélé

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Nicolas Martin

Nicolas Martin Hautorp Madsen

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Kwame Afriyie

Kwame Afriyie Adubofour Poku

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Ziyad

Ziyad Larkeche

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Rumarn Kameron-Scott

Rumarn Kameron-Scott Burrell

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Justin Patrick Nnamdi

Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Queens Park Rangers

Julien Stéphan

Head-to-head

27 matches

Watford

Watford

13

Wins

5

Draws

9

Wins

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Championship2024 • 1 match

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Watford

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Watford

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Watford

Championship2022 • 1 match

Watford

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Championship2021 • 1 match

Watford

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Championship2020 • 1 match

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

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:

Tony Harrington

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

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