Stoke City vs Watford

Championship

Stoke

2-0-1

1-0

Final

Watford

1-1-1

bet365 Stadium

Match pulse

STKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'WAT

41%Possession59%

13Shots10

2On target3

7Corners2

3Saves1

21Fouls10

29'Luke McNallySTK52'WesleySTK60'Ismaël KonéWAT77'Jordan ThompsonSTK83'Daniel JohnsonSTK

Team	1H	2H	T
STK	0	1	1
WAT	0	0	0

Who won: Stoke 1-0

Stoke City beat Watford 1-0 on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at bet365 Stadium. Goals for Stoke: André Vidigal (53').

Play by play

Match ends, Stoke City 1, Watford 0.
Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Watford 0.
90'+6'
Corner awarded
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
90'+6'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
R. Mmaee
90'+4'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
90'+3'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
J. Laurent
90'+1'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'
Handball
Hand ball by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
90'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Ben Pearson (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Laurent with a headed pass.
89'
Corner awarded
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Edo Kayembe.
89'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enda Stevens.
R. Mmaee
86'
Free kick won
Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Foul
Foul by Daniel Johnson (Stoke City).
86'
Free kick won
Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Foul
Foul by Chiquinho (Stoke City).
85'WAT
Foul
Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
85'
Free kick won
Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Yellow card
Daniel Johnson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
D. Johnson
83'STK
Free kick won
Vakoun Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'
Offside
Offside, Watford. Yáser Asprilla is caught offside.
80'
Sub
Subbed on for Wesley
Substitution, Stoke City. Ryan Mmaee replaces Wesley.
R. Mmaee
80'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Thompson
Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Jordan Thompson.
B. Pearson
80'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Vidigal
Substitution, Stoke City. Chiquinho replaces André Vidigal.
Chiquinho
78'
Free kick won
Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'
Foul
Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).