Watford vs Stoke City

Championship

Watford

2-2-3

1-2

Final

Stoke

3-1-3

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'STK

41%Possession59%

6Shots18

2On target6

5Corners8

4Saves1

14Fouls6

19'Iker BravoWAT33'Djibril SoumaréSTK82'George HirstSTK90'+3'Amin NabizadaWAT

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

Who won: Stoke 2-1

Stoke City beat Watford 2-1 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Amin Nabizada (90'+1'). Goals for Stoke: Jack McGlynn (45'+4') and Eric Bocat (57').

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 2.
Second Half ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 2.
90'+4'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Justin Devenny (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Ben Pearson.
J. Devenny
90'+3'
Yellow card
Amin Nabizada (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Nabizada
90'+3'
Free kick won
Luca Bombino (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Amin Nabizada (Watford).
GOAL90'+1'
Goal! Right footed shot
A. Nabizada · ast E. Kayembe
Goal! Watford 1, Stoke City 2. Amin Nabizada (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Edo Kayembe following a corner.
WAT 1 - 2 STK
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'WAT
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
90'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Rocco Vata.
L. Kjerrumgaard
90'
Sub
Subbed on for J. McGlynn
Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Jack McGlynn.
B. Pearson
88'
Foul
Foul by Luca Bombino (Stoke City).
88'
Free kick won
Kévin Keben (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Free kick won
Luca Bombino (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87'
Foul
Foul by Amin Nabizada (Watford).
85'
Free kick won
Luke Graham (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85'
Foul
Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
85'
Foul
Foul by George Hirst (Stoke City).
85'
Free kick won
Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Free kick won
Ben Johnson (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83'WAT
Foul
Foul by Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford).
82'
Yellow card
George Hirst (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
G. Hirst
81'
Foul
Foul by George Hirst (Stoke City).
81'
Free kick won
Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80'
Sub
Subbed on for E. Bocat
Substitution, Stoke City. Luca Bombino replaces Eric Bocat because of an injury.
L. Bombino