Watford vs Derby County

Championship

Watford

12-12-9

2-0

Final

Derby

13-9-11

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'DER

45%Possession55%

18Shots5

8On target1

2Corners2

1Saves6

13Fouls11

23'Matthew ClarkeDER52'Giorgi ChakvetadzeWAT55'Callum ElderDER83'Mamadou DoumbiaWAT

Team	1H	2H	T
WAT	1	1	2
DER	0	0	0

Who won: Watford 2-0

Watford beat Derby County 2-0 on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Luca Kjerrumgaard (5') and Mamadou Doumbia (90').

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 2, Derby County 0.
Second Half ends, Watford 2, Derby County 0.
90'+6'WAT
Free kick won
Matt Clarke (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
90'+5'DER
Handball
Handball by Matt Clarke (Derby County).
90'+5'DER
Free kick won
Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Bobby Clark (Derby County).
90'+3'
Free kick won
Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3'DER
Foul
Foul by Matt Clarke (Derby County).
90'+2'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Travis
Substitution, Derby County. Cruz Allen replaces Lewis Travis.
C. Allen
GOAL90'
Goal! Left footed shot
M. Doumbia · ast M. Bola
Goal! Watford 2, Derby County 0. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Bola.
WAT 2 - 0 DER
90'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross.
C. Morris
89'
Free kick won
Lewis Travis (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Marc Bola (Watford).
88'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
I. Louza
86'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
E. Kayembe
86'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Goglichidze
Substitution, Watford. Mattie Pollock replaces Saba Goglichidze.
M. Pollock
85'
Sub
Subbed on for K. Baah
Substitution, Watford. Marc Bola replaces Kwadwo Baah.
M. Bola
83'
Yellow card
Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
M. Doumbia
83'
Foul
Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
83'
Free kick won
Derry John Murkin (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
P. Agyemang
82'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Josh Vickers (Derby County). Assisted by Kwadwo Baah.
E. Kayembe
78'
Sub
Subbed on for B. Brereton
Substitution, Derby County. Oscar Fraulo replaces Ben Brereton.
O. Fraulo