Watford vs Stoke City

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

20 Dec 2025, 16:00

1:0

Finished

Stoke City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

R. Bozenik

30'

2ND HALF

R. Bozenik

Sam Gallagher

46'

Sorba Thomas

59'

Bosun Lawal

B. Pearson

65'

S. N'zonzi

T. Seko

65'

65'

Vivaldo

Tom Ince

66'

Vivaldo

69'

Mattie Pollock

74'

Goal

L. Kjerrumgaard(H. Kyprianou)

76'

M. Sissoko

G. Chakvetadze

76'

N. Irankunda

L. Kjerrumgaard

Jun-ho Bae

Divin Mubama

77'

M. Taloverov

83'

89'

N. Irankunda

90'

N. Mendy

Imrân Louza

Match statistics

40%Possession60%

316Passes Attempted478

243Completed Passes404

7Corners5

15Throw-ins24

10Shots On Target7

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Max Alleyne #3
Mattie Pollock #6	69'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Imrân Louza #10	90'
H. Kyprianou #5	🎯74'
O. Maamma #42
Tom Ince #7	65'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	76' ⚽74'
G. Chakvetadze #8	76'

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

Javi Gracia

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Max Alleyne #3
Mattie Pollock #6	69'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Imrân Louza #10	90'
H. Kyprianou #5	🎯74'
O. Maamma #42
Tom Ince #7	65'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	76' ⚽74'
G. Chakvetadze #8	76'

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

Javi Gracia

Stoke City

Formation

4-2-3-1

V. Johansson

#1V. Johansson

Ben Wilmot

#16Ben Wilmot

Ashley Phillips

#26Ashley Phillips

A. Cresswell

#3A. Cresswell

M. Taloverov

#40M. Taloverov

S. N'zonzi

#15S. N'zonzi

Bosun Lawal

#18Bosun Lawal

Jun-ho Bae

#10Jun-ho Bae

Sorba Thomas

#7Sorba Thomas

M. Manhoef

#42M. Manhoef

R. Bozenik

#11R. Bozenik

Starting XI

V. Johansson #1
Ben Wilmot #16
Ashley Phillips #26
A. Cresswell #3
M. Taloverov #40	83'
S. N'zonzi #15	65'
Bosun Lawal #18	65'
Jun-ho Bae #10	77'
Sorba Thomas #7	59'
M. Manhoef #42
R. Bozenik #11	46' 30'

Will not play

Samuel James

Samuel James Gallagher

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Lewis Renard

Lewis Renard Baker

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Róbert

Róbert Bozeník

Forward

Dislocated shoulder

Return: Mid March 2026

Viktor Tobias

Viktor Tobias Johansson

Goalkeeper

Shoulder injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Gavin Okeroghene

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu

Goalkeeper

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Divin Saku

Divin Saku Mubama

Forward

Broken leg

Return: Out for season

Junior Baptiste

Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Stoke City

Mark Robins

Head-to-head

29 matches

Watford

Watford

10

Wins

5

Draws

14

Wins

Stoke City

Stoke City

Championship2023 • 3 matches

Watford

Stoke City

Stoke City

Watford

Watford

Stoke City

Championship2022 • 1 match

Stoke City

Watford

Championship2021 • 1 match

Stoke City

Watford

EFL Cup2021 • 1 match

Watford

Stoke City

Championship2020 • 1 match

Watford

Stoke City

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