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Watford 0-2 Swansea City · Championship

Watford lost to Swansea City 0-2 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Watford and Swansea City met in the Championship at Vicarage Road in Watford on Saturday, 31 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Watford did not score. Swansea City: M. Stamenić 55'; J. Key 80'.

How the match went

Watford saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Watford had 17 shots with 5 on target, Swansea City 14 with 7 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 5 to Watford and 8 to Swansea City. Watford conceded 10 fouls, Swansea City 11. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Watford, 3 for Swansea City) and 1 red card.

Line-ups

Watford started in a 4-2-3-1: E. Selvik, J. Ngakia, K. K. Biakolo, J. Abankwah, M. Bola, I. Louza, E. Kayembe, T. Ince, M. Doumbia, O. Maamma, L. Kjerrumgaard.

Swansea City started in a 4-1-4-1: L. Vigouroux, J. Ward, B. Cabango, C. Burgess, J. Tymon, M. Stamenić, Ronald, G. Franco, J. Fulton, J. Eom, Ž. Vipotnik.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Watford 0-0 Swansea City.
  2. 55'Goal! Watford 0-1 Swansea City. M. Stamenić (Swansea City) scores, assisted by Ž. Vipotnik.
  3. 80'Goal! Watford 0-2 Swansea City. J. Key (Swansea City) scores, assisted by M. Stamenić.
  4. 90+2'Red card! N. Irankunda (Watford) is sent off for violent conduct.
  5. 90'Full-time. Watford 0-2 Swansea City.
Full commentary (51 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Watford vs Swansea City.
  2. 0'Yellow card for V. Matos (Swansea City) for argument.
  3. 1'Attempt missed. T. Ince (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 6'Attempt blocked. Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea City), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  5. 7'Yellow card for C. Burgess (Swansea City) for foul.
  6. 11'Attempt missed. J. Abankwah (Watford), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  7. 14'Attempt missed. J. Eom (Swansea City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  8. 15'Attempt saved. M. Bola (Watford), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  9. 18'Attempt blocked. J. Ngakia (Watford), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  10. 24'Attempt saved. T. Ince (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  11. 24'Attempt blocked. T. Ince (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  12. 25'Attempt missed. L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), header. xG 0.17.
  13. 28'Attempt blocked. I. Louza (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  14. 30'Attempt saved. E. Kayembe (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  15. 40'Attempt saved. Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea City), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  16. 45'Attempt missed. I. Louza (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  17. 45'1 minute of added time.
  18. 45'Half-time. Watford 0-0 Swansea City.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 48'Attempt missed. T. Ince (Watford), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  21. 49'Attempt missed. M. Bola (Watford), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  22. 49'Attempt blocked. J. Ngakia (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  23. 51'Attempt missed. E. Kayembe (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  24. 53'Yellow card for I. Louza (Watford) for foul.
  25. 54'Attempt blocked. Ronald (Swansea City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  26. 55'Goal! Watford 0-1 Swansea City. M. Stamenić (Swansea City) scores, assisted by Ž. Vipotnik.
  27. 55'Attempt saved. Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea City), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  28. 57'Attempt blocked. Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  29. 59'Substitution, Swansea City: L. Cullen comes on for J. Fulton.
  30. 59'Substitution, Swansea City: Gustavo Nunes comes on for J. Eom.
  31. 61'Attempt saved. G. Franco (Swansea City), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  32. 62'Attempt saved. Ž. Vipotnik (Swansea City), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  33. 63'Attempt saved. L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  34. 65'Substitution, Watford: K. Baah comes on for T. Ince.
  35. 65'Substitution, Watford: G. Chakvetadze comes on for O. Maamma.
  36. 68'Substitution, Swansea City: E. Galbraith comes on for J. Ward.
  37. 69'Substitution, Swansea City: M. Yalcouyé comes on for G. Franco.
  38. 71'Attempt missed. J. Tymon (Swansea City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  39. 75'Attempt saved. L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), header. xG 0.02.
  40. 76'Substitution, Watford: N. Irankunda comes on for M. Doumbia.
  41. 77'Substitution, Watford: N. Mendy comes on for I. Louza.
  42. 78'Attempt blocked. J. Ngakia (Watford), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  43. 80'Goal! Watford 0-2 Swansea City. J. Key (Swansea City) scores, assisted by M. Stamenić.
  44. 80'Substitution, Swansea City: J. Key comes on for Ronald.
  45. 80'Attempt blocked. M. Stamenić (Swansea City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  46. 84'Attempt blocked. E. Galbraith (Swansea City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  47. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  48. 90+2'Yellow card for L. Cullen (Swansea City) for argument.
  49. 90+2'Red card! N. Irankunda (Watford) is sent off for violent conduct.
  50. 90+8'Attempt saved. E. Galbraith (Swansea City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  51. 90'Full-time. Watford 0-2 Swansea City.
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