Watford vs Derby

Championship · Feb 21, 2026 · 15:00

Final score: Watford 2–0 Derby

Standings

• Watford: #16 · 57 Pts · 46 P (14W 15D 17L)
• Derby: #8 · 69 Pts · 46 P (20W 9D 17L)

Recent form

Watford

• D Feb 14, 2026: Preston 2–2 Watford
• L Feb 7, 2026: Southampton 1–0 Watford
• D Feb 3, 2026: Hull City 0–0 Watford
• L Jan 31, 2026: Watford 0–2 Swansea
• D Jan 24, 2026: Blackburn 1–1 Watford

Derby

• W Feb 14, 2026: Derby 2–0 Swansea
• L Feb 7, 2026: Derby 1–2 Ipswich
• W Jan 30, 2026: Bristol City 0–5 Derby
• D Jan 23, 2026: Derby 1–1 West Brom
• W Jan 20, 2026: Charlton 1–2 Derby

Head-to-head

• 2026-02-21T15:00:00+00:00: Watford 2–0 Derby
• 2025-11-22T15:00:00+00:00: Derby 2–3 Watford
• 2025-01-18T15:00:00+00:00: Derby 0–2 Watford
• 2024-08-24T14:00:00+00:00: Watford 2–1 Derby
• 2021-02-19T19:45:00+00:00: Watford 2–1 Derby

Match events

• 5' Goal Normal Goal — L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford)
• 23' Card Yellow Card — Matthew Clarke (Derby)
• 23' subst Substitution 1 — O. Maamma (Watford) (assists: G. Chakvetadze)
• 52' Card Yellow Card — Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford)
• 55' Card Yellow Card — Callum Elder (Derby)
• 62' subst Substitution 1 — C. Elder (Derby) (assists: D. Murkin)
• 62' subst Substitution 2 — R. Brewster (Derby) (assists: C. Morris)
• 62' subst Substitution 3 — D. Ozoh (Derby) (assists: B. Clark)
• 68' subst Substitution 2 — L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford) (assists: M. Doumbia)
• 68' subst Substitution 3 — N. Irankunda (Watford) (assists: K. Baah)
• 78' subst Substitution 4 — B. Brereton Diaz (Derby) (assists: O. Fraulo)
• 83' Card Yellow Card — Mamadou Doumbia (Watford)
• 85' subst Substitution 4 — (Watford) (assists: M. Bola)
• 86' subst Substitution 5 — S. Goglichidze (Watford) (assists: M. Pollock)
• 90'+2 subst Substitution 5 — L. Travis (Derby) (assists: C. Allen)
• 90' Goal Normal Goal — M. Doumbia (Watford) (assists: M. Bola)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 8 — 1
• Shots off Goal: 5 — 3
• Total Shots: 18 — 5
• Blocked Shots: 5 — 1
• Shots insidebox: 8 — 3
• Shots outsidebox: 10 — 2
• Fouls: 13 — 11
• Corner Kicks: 2 — 2
• Offsides: 1 — 0
• Ball Possession: 45% — 55%
• Yellow Cards: 2 — 2
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 1 — 6
• Total passes: 359 — 424
• Passes accurate: 278 — 354
• Passes %: 77% — 83%
• expected_goals: 1.30 — 0.54
• goals_prevented: -0.39 — -0.39

Injuries

Watford

• H. Kyprianou — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• R. Vata — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)

Derby

• M. Johnston — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)
• S. Langas — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)
• J. Widell Zetterstrom — Illness (Missing Fixture)