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').

What it means

Watford has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 11h 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 (3-4-2-1)

1Viktor JohanssonG
2Maksym TaloverovCD
3Luke GrahamCD-L
4Ben WilmotCD-R
5Ethan GalbraithCM-L
6Djibril SoumaréCM-R
7Eric BocatLM
8Ben JohnsonRM
9Lamine CisseF
10Justin DevennyCF-L
11Jack McGlynnCF-R

Watford20th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Federico RavagliaG
2Soumaila CoulibalyCD-L
3Matthew PollockCD-R
4Jordan ZemuraLB
5Kévin KebenRB
6Iker BravoAM
7Hector KyprianouLM
8Edo KayembeRM
9Mamadou DoumbiaF
10Stephy MavididiAM-L
11Othmane MaammaAM-R

Head to head

WAT leads series 2-1-2

Last meeting: Stoke 1, Watford 1 (Dec 29)

Last 5

STK

W@ WAT2-1
T@ CAR1-1
Wvs CHA4-0
Wvs NOR1-0
L@ WOL1-4

WAT

Lvs STK1-2
Wvs PNE2-1
L@ WBA0-1
L@ SWA0-2
Tvs WHU1-1

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Game info

Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford, England · Attendance 18,296
Officials: Lewis Smith (Referee)

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