Watford vs Stoke City

Championship

Watford

8-8-6

1-0

Final

Stoke

10-3-9

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'STK

40%Possession60%

10Shots7

5On target1

7Corners5

1Saves3

10Fouls12

30'Róbert BozeníkSTK59'Sorba ThomasSTK66'Vivaldo SemedoWAT69'Matthew PollockWAT83'Maksym TaloverovSTK89'Nestory IrankundaWAT

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

Who won: Watford 1-0

Watford beat Stoke City 1-0 on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Luca Kjerrumgaard (74').

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 0.
Second Half ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 0.
90'+6'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford).
M. Manhoef
90'+6'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Divin Mubama.
S. Gallagher
90'+5'
Offside
Offside, Stoke City. Million Manhoef is caught offside.
90'+3'
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tatsuki Seko.
90'+3'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
V. Semedo
90'+2'STK
Corner awarded
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
90'
Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'
Sub
Subbed on for I. Louza
Substitution, Watford. Nampalys Mendy replaces Imrân Louza.
N. Mendy
89'WAT
Free kick won
Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89'
Foul
Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
89'
Yellow card
Nestory Irankunda (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
N. Irankunda
89'
Foul
Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
89'
Free kick won
Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'STK
Free kick won
Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Divin Mubama (Stoke City).
85'
Free kick won
Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Foul
Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
83'
Yellow card
Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
M. Taloverov
83'
Free kick won
Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83'STK
Foul
Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
82'WAT
Foul
Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
82'
Free kick won
Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
D. Mubama