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Watford 1-2 Stoke City · Championship

Watford lost to Stoke City 1-2 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Watford and Stoke City met in the Championship at Vicarage Road in Watford on Saturday, 12 September 2026.

Goalscorers

Watford: A. Nabizada 90'. Stoke City: J. McGlynn 45'; E. Bocat 57'.

How the match went

Stoke City saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Watford had 6 shots with 2 on target, Stoke City 18 with 6 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 5 to Watford and 8 to Stoke City. Watford conceded 14 fouls, Stoke City 6. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Watford, 2 for Stoke City).

Line-ups

Watford started in a 4-2-3-1: Federico Ravaglia, Kévin Keben Biakolo, Matthew Pollock, Soumaila Coulibaly, Jordan Zemura, Edo Kayembe, Hector Kyprianou, Othmane Maamma, Iker Bravo, Stephy Mavididi, Mamadou Doumbia.

Stoke City started in a 3-4-2-1: Viktor Johansson, Ben Wilmot, Maksym Talovierov, Luke Graham, Ben Johnson, Djibril Soumaré, Ethan Galbraith, Eric Bocat, Jack McGlynn, Justin Devenny, Lamine Cissé.

More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 45+4'Goal! Watford 0-1 Stoke City. J. McGlynn (Stoke City) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Watford 0-1 Stoke City.
  3. 57'Goal! Watford 0-2 Stoke City. E. Bocat (Stoke City) scores, assisted by L. Cissé.
  4. 90+1'Goal! Watford 1-2 Stoke City. A. Nabizada (Watford) scores, assisted by E. Kayembe.
  5. 90'Full-time. Watford 1-2 Stoke City.
Full commentary (58 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Watford vs Stoke City.
  2. 4'Attempt missed. E. Bocat (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  3. 5'Corner, Stoke City.
  4. 6'Attempt blocked. J. McGlynn (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  5. 6'Corner, Stoke City.
  6. 8'Attempt missed. L. Cissé (Stoke City), header. xG 0.12.
  7. 14'Corner, Stoke City.
  8. 14'Attempt blocked. E. Bocat (Stoke City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  9. 14'Corner, Stoke City.
  10. 17'Attempt saved. B. Johnson (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 19'Yellow card for I. Bravo (Watford) for argument.
  12. 20'Attempt saved. E. Galbraith (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  13. 20'Attempt missed. L. Cissé (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  14. 24'Attempt saved. L. Cissé (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  15. 29'Attempt missed. E. Galbraith (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  16. 31'Attempt blocked. J. McGlynn (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  17. 33'Yellow card for D. Soumaré (Stoke City) for foul.
  18. 35'Corner, Watford.
  19. 35'Attempt missed. O. Maamma (Watford), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
  20. 38'Corner, Watford.
  21. 38'Attempt blocked. M. Doumbia (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  22. 42'Substitution, Watford: O. Traore comes on for J. Zemura.
  23. 44'Corner, Stoke City.
  24. 45'Corner, Stoke City.
  25. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  26. 45+1'Offside, Stoke City.
  27. 45+4'Goal! Watford 0-1 Stoke City. J. McGlynn (Stoke City) scores.
  28. 45'Half-time. Watford 0-1 Stoke City.
  29. 46'The second half is under way.
  30. 47'Attempt blocked. B. Johnson (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  31. 47'Corner, Stoke City.
  32. 48'Corner, Stoke City.
  33. 51'Off the woodwork! L. Cissé (Stoke City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  34. 52'Attempt missed. B. Johnson (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  35. 53'Attempt missed. J. Devenny (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  36. 53'Offside, Stoke City.
  37. 57'Goal! Watford 0-2 Stoke City. E. Bocat (Stoke City) scores, assisted by L. Cissé.
  38. 58'Substitution, Watford: A. Nabizada comes on for O. Maamma.
  39. 58'Substitution, Watford: R. Vata comes on for S. Mavididi.
  40. 65'Substitution, Stoke City: G. Hirst comes on for L. Cissé.
  41. 66'Attempt missed. G. Hirst (Stoke City), header. xG 0.35.
  42. 67'Attempt blocked. H. Kyprianou (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  43. 68'Corner, Watford.
  44. 69'Substitution, Watford: L. Kjerrumgaard comes on for I. Bravo.
  45. 69'Attempt missed. H. Kyprianou (Watford), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
  46. 71'Corner, Watford.
  47. 76'Offside, Stoke City.
  48. 80'Substitution, Stoke City: L. Bombino comes on for E. Bocat.
  49. 82'Yellow card for G. Hirst (Stoke City) for foul.
  50. 87'Offside, Stoke City.
  51. 90'Substitution, Stoke City: B. Pearson comes on for J. McGlynn.
  52. 90'Attempt saved. L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  53. 90'Corner, Watford.
  54. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  55. 90+1'Goal! Watford 1-2 Stoke City. A. Nabizada (Watford) scores, assisted by E. Kayembe.
  56. 90+3'Yellow card for A. Nabizada (Watford) for foul.
  57. 90+4'Attempt saved. J. Devenny (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  58. 90'Full-time. Watford 1-2 Stoke City.
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