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Watford vs Stoke City: Result & Match Report — September 12, 2026

Watford Watford
Watford 2–1 Preston West Brom 1–0 Watford Swansea 2–0 Watford Watford 1–1 West Ham Wrexham 1–1 Watford

1 : 2

Stoke City Stoke City
Cardiff 1–1 Stoke City Stoke City 4–0 Charlton Stoke City 1–0 Norwich Wolves 4–1 Stoke City Southampton 3–1 Stoke City

Watford vs Stoke City Match Summary

Competition
Championship
Round
7
Date and time
Status
Final
Venue
Vicarage Road
City
Watford
Referee
Lewis Smith, England

Watford vs Stoke City Match Statistics

WatfordStatsStoke City
2Shots on target6
2Shots off target8
6Total shots18
2Blocked shots4
4Shots inside box10
2Shots outside box8
14Fouls6
5Corners8
0Offsides3
40%Possession60%
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves1
378Total passes543
303Accurate passes472

Watford vs Stoke City Match Timeline

  1. 19′
    CardYellow Card

    Iker Bravo

    Watford
  2. 33′
    CardYellow Card

    El Hadji Djibril Soumaré

    Stoke City
  3. 42′
    SubstitutionSubstitution 1

    J. Zemura → O. Traoré

    Watford
  4. 45+4′
    GoalNormal Goal

    J. McGlynn

    Stoke City
  5. 57′
    GoalNormal Goal

    E. Bocat · Assist: L. Cissé

    Stoke City
  6. 58′
    SubstitutionSubstitution 2

    S. Mavididi → R. Vata

    Watford
  7. 58′
    SubstitutionSubstitution 3

    O. Maamma → Amin Nabizada

    Watford
  8. 65′
    SubstitutionSubstitution 1

    L. Cissé → G. Hirst

    Stoke City
  9. 69′
    SubstitutionSubstitution 4

    Iker Bravo → L. Kjerrumgaard

    Watford
  10. 80′
    SubstitutionSubstitution 2

    E. Bocat → L. Bombino

    Stoke City
  11. 82′
    CardYellow Card

    G. Hirst

    Stoke City
  12. 90′
    SubstitutionSubstitution 3

    J. McGlynn → B. Pearson

    Stoke City
  13. 90+1′
    GoalNormal Goal

    Amin Nabizada · Assist: E. Kayembe

    Watford
  14. 90+3′
    CardYellow Card

    Amin Nabizada

    Watford

Watford vs Stoke City Lineups

Watford

Watford

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Final

Starting XI

  1. 1
    F. Ravaglia
    G
  2. 4
    K. Keben
    D
  3. 6
    M. Pollock
    D
  4. 3
    S. Coulibaly
    D
  5. 33
    J. Zemura
    D
  6. 39
    E. Kayembe
    M
  7. 5
    H. Kyprianou
    M
  8. 7
    O. Maamma
    M
  9. 17
    Iker Bravo
    M
  10. 45
    S. Mavididi
    M
  11. 20
    M. Doumbia
    F

Substitutes

18 M. Antonio26 D. Bachmann9 L. Kjerrumgaard21 Amin Nabizada23 O. Traoré11 R. Vata24 S. Walker56 Albert Eames
Stoke City

Stoke City

Formation: 3-5-2

Final

Starting XI

  1. 1
    V. Johansson
    G
  2. 16
    B. Wilmot
    D
  3. 40
    M. Talovierov
    D
  4. 5
    L. Graham
    D
  5. 2
    B. Johnson
    M
  6. 13
    J. Devenny
    M
  7. 27
    El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
    M
  8. 8
    E. Galbraith
    M
  9. 17
    E. Bocat
    M
  10. 11
    L. Cissé
    F
  11. 7
    J. McGlynn
    F

Substitutes

23 B. Gibson24 J. Griffiths15 G. Hirst42 M. Manhoef4 B. Pearson19 T. Rigo9 R. Boženík21 L. Bombino43 F. Anderson

Watford vs Stoke City · Totals

Historical estimates from 20 unique matches before kickoff. Each match counts once; percentages show how often the total was exceeded in 90 minutes.

Over 0.5 95% Under 0.5 5%
Over 1.5 75% Under 1.5 25%
Over 2.5 45% Under 2.5 55%
Over 3.5 30% Under 3.5 70%
Over 4.5 5% Under 4.5 95%

Previous Watford vs Stoke City Meetings

Full Head-to-Head

Team Form Before the Match

Watford

Watford Form

W
PrestonChampionship · Sep 8, 2026
2–1
L
SwanseaChampionship · Sep 1, 2026
2–0
D
West HamChampionship · Aug 29, 2026
1–1
D
WrexhamChampionship · Aug 22, 2026
1–1
Stoke City

Stoke City Form

D
CardiffChampionship · Sep 8, 2026
1–1
W
CharltonChampionship · Sep 5, 2026
4–0
W
NorwichChampionship · Sep 1, 2026
1–0
L
WolvesChampionship · Aug 29, 2026
4–1

Standings Before Watford vs Stoke City

#ClubPWDLGFGAGDPts
13Wolves Wolves5221131038
14Watford Watford622267-18
15Stoke City Stoke City6213910-17
16Wrexham Wrexham7142711-47

Table before kickoff · Season 2026 ·