Stoke City vs Watford

Championship · Mar 14, 2026 · 15:00

Final score: Stoke City 3–1 Watford

Standings

• Stoke City: #17 · 55 Pts · 46 P (15W 10D 21L)
• Watford: #16 · 57 Pts · 46 P (14W 15D 17L)

Recent form

Stoke City

• D Mar 10, 2026: Stoke City 3–3 Ipswich
• L Mar 7, 2026: Swansea 2–0 Stoke City
• L Feb 28, 2026: Coventry 2–1 Stoke City
• W Feb 25, 2026: Stoke City 2–1 Oxford United
• D Feb 21, 2026: Stoke City 2–2 Leicester

Watford

• D Mar 10, 2026: Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Watford
• W Feb 27, 2026: Bristol City 1–2 Watford
• L Feb 24, 2026: Watford 0–2 Ipswich
• W Feb 21, 2026: Watford 2–0 Derby
• D Feb 14, 2026: Preston 2–2 Watford

Head-to-head

• 2026-03-14T15:00:00+00:00: Stoke City 3–1 Watford
• 2025-12-20T15:00:00+00:00: Watford 1–0 Stoke City
• 2025-03-01T15:00:00+00:00: Stoke City 0–0 Watford
• 2024-08-17T14:00:00+00:00: Watford 3–0 Stoke City
• 2023-12-29T19:45:00+00:00: Watford 1–1 Stoke City

Match events

• 17' Card Yellow Card — Tomáš Rigo (Stoke City)
• 28' Goal Normal Goal — M. Manhoef (Stoke City) (assists: M. Smit)
• 50' Card Yellow Card — Sorba Thomas (Stoke City)
• 51' Card Yellow Card — Nampalys Mendy (Watford)
• 60' Card Yellow Card — Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City)
• 62' subst Substitution 1 — V. Semedo (Watford) (assists: N. Irankunda)
• 70' subst Substitution 1 — E. Bocat (Stoke City) (assists: B. Gibson)
• 71' subst Substitution 2 — M. Smit (Stoke City) (assists: S. Gallagher)
• 71' subst Substitution 2 — T. Ince (Watford) (assists: J. Lawson)
• 71' subst Substitution 3 — N. Mendy (Watford) (assists: P. Ekwah)
• 72' Card Yellow Card — Tommy Simkin (Stoke City)
• 77' Goal Normal Goal — M. Manhoef (Stoke City)
• 79' subst Substitution 3 — J. Bae (Stoke City) (assists: B. Pearson)
• 79' subst Substitution 4 — M. Manhoef (Stoke City) (assists: J. Rak-Sakyi)
• 81' Goal Normal Goal — N. Irankunda (Watford) (assists: G. Chakvetadze)
• 83' subst Substitution 5 — S. N'Zonzi (Stoke City) (assists: T. Seko)
• 85' Goal Normal Goal — S. Gallagher (Stoke City) (assists: S. Thomas)
• 86' subst Substitution 4 — S. Mfuni (Watford) (assists: E. Bove)
• 86' subst Substitution 5 — I. Louza (Watford) (assists: L. Kjerrumgaard)
• 90'+3 Card Yellow Card — Nestory Irankunda (Watford)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 12 — 4
• Shots off Goal: 4 — 7
• Total Shots: 19 — 15
• Blocked Shots: 3 — 4
• Shots insidebox: 13 — 9
• Shots outsidebox: 6 — 6
• Fouls: 11 — 13
• Corner Kicks: 6 — 7
• Offsides: 2 — 0
• Ball Possession: 45% — 55%
• Yellow Cards: 4 — 2
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 3 — 9
• Total passes: 318 — 391
• Passes accurate: 227 — 306
• Passes %: 71% — 78%
• expected_goals: 1.66 — 1.83
• goals_prevented: 0.82 — 0.82

Injuries

Stoke City

• A. Ampah — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• L. Baker — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
• G. Bazunu — Thigh Injury (Missing Fixture)
• R. Bozenik — Shoulder Injury (Missing Fixture)
• A. Cresswell — Calf Injury (Missing Fixture)
• S. Gallagher — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)
• V. Johansson — Shoulder Injury (Missing Fixture)
• B. Lawal — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
• D. Mubama — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• B. Wilmot — Injury (Missing Fixture)

Watford

• K. Baah — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• M. Doumbia — Suspended (Missing Fixture)
• H. Kyprianou — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• O. Maamma — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• J. Ngakia — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
• J. Petris — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
• R. Vata — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)