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Watford vs Stoke City

Championship
Watford
6-8-10
1-3
Final
Stoke
8-5-11
Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'STK
46%Possession54%
9Shots13
5On target10
3Corners2
8Saves9
11Fouls19

Who won: Stoke 3-1

Stoke City beat Watford 3-1 on Saturday, December 20, 2003 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Heidar Helguson (4'). Goals for Stoke: Gerry Taggart (15') and Ade Akinbiyi (55', 72').

What it means

  • Watford has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 16h ago
Sir Elton John slates Watford form 'decline'
ESPN · Sep 11
Ex-West Ham striker Michail Antonio returns to English football with Watford
ESPN · Aug 31
Stoke City near deal for USMNT's McGlynn from Dynamo - sources
ESPN · Aug 29
West Ham still winless after three games in EFL Championship
Recap · Aug 22
Wrexham still winless after frustrating Watford draw
ESPN · Aug 16
Southampton mocked over 'Spygate' in Championship opener defeat to Watford
ESPN · Aug 15
Nestory Irankunda leaves Watford for Portuguese giants Sporting CP
Recap · Apr 18
Wrexham rekindle Championship playoff hopes with 2-0 win over Stoke

Lineups

Stoke4th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Ed de GoeyG
  2. 2Wayne ThomasD
  3. 3Gerry TaggartD
  4. 4Clive ClarkeD
  5. 5Marcus HallD
  6. 6John HallsM
  7. 7Peter HoekstraM
  8. 8Darel RussellM
  9. 9John EustaceM
  10. 10Gifton Noel-WilliamsF
  11. 11Ade AkinbiyiF
Watford20th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Lenny PidgeleyG
  2. 2Stephen KellyD
  3. 3Neil CoxD
  4. 4Wayne BrownD
  5. 5Paolo VernazzaM
  6. 6Neal ArdleyM
  7. 7James HandM
  8. 8Paul DevlinM
  9. 9Marcus GayleF
  10. 10Heidar HelgusonF
  11. 11Scott P FitzgeraldF

Head to head

Series tied 1-1
Last meeting: Watford 2, Stoke 1 (Oct 30)

Last 5

STK
  • Wvs REA3-0
  • W@ WHU1-0
  • Lvs CAR2-3
  • L@ GIL1-3
  • Lvs CRY0-1
WAT
  • T@ SHU2-2
  • Tvs NFO1-1
  • L@ REA1-2
  • Tvs WHU0-0
  • W@ NOR2-1

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Game info

Venue
Vicarage Road, Watford, England · Attendance 13,732
Officials
A Butler (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1

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