Watford 0-2 Ipswich — EFL Championship, 24 Feb 2026
Ipswich beat Watford 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 24 February 2026 at Vicarage Road, Watford. Sindre Egeli and George Hirst scored for Ipswich. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 0 and Ipswich 3, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 25'Foul
- 28'Argument
- 0-137'
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 46'
- 56'Foul
- 59'
- 66'
- 66'out: W. Burns
- 73'
- 74'
- 74'out: George Hirst
- 0-277'assist: J. Greaves
- 80'out: P. Ekwah
- 83'Foul
- 85'Argument
- 89'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Watford
- 7.3Stephen MfuniD
- 6.7Mamadou DoumbiaF
- 6.7Jeremy NgakiaD
- 6.6Jérémy PétrisD
- 6.6Pierre EkwahM
- 6.6Nampalys MendyM
- 6.5Matthew PollockD
- 6.5Thomas InceM
- 6.3Marc BolaD
- 6.3Imrân LouzaM
- 6.3Giorgi ChakvetadzeM
- 6.3Edoardo BoveM
- 6.3Luca KjerrumgaardF
- 6.3Nestory IrankundaM
- 6.2James AbankwahD
- 5.9Egil SelvikG
Ipswich
- 7.9Christian WaltonG
- 7.7Sindre EgeliM
- 7.5Jacob GreavesD
- 7.3George HirstF
- 7.3Marcelino NúñezM
- 7.2Dara O'SheaD
- 7.2Azor MatusiwaM
- 7.0Cédric KipréD
- 7.0Jack ClarkeM
- 7.0Daniel NeilM
- 6.7Wes BurnsF
- 6.5Ivan AzónF
- 6.5Anis MehmetiM
- 6.3Ben JohnsonD
- 6.3Darnell FurlongD
- 6.3Jens CajusteM
Line-ups
Substitutes
WatfordEdward Still
Substitutes
- 39Edouard KayembeM
- 12Nathan BaxterG
- 7Thomas Ince73'M6.5
- 27F. MendyD
- 2Jeremy Ngakia46'D6.7
- 17P. Ekwah80'M6.6
- 15Edoardo Bove46'M6.3
- 18V. SemedoF
- 20Mamadou Doumbia59'F6.7
IpswichKieran McKenna
Substitutes
- 29Chuba AkpomF
- 9George Hirst77'74'F7.3
- 12J. Cajuste66'M6.3
- 14J. TaylorM
- 18B. Johnson89'D6.3
- 7W. Burns66'F6.7
- 1A. PalmerG
- 20K. McAteerM
- 33Anis Mehmeti74'M6.5
Team statistics
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Mfuni | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | 31 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jérémy Pétris | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Pierre Ekwah | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Nampalys Mendy | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew Pollock | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Thomas Ince | 17 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Marc Bola | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Imrân Louza | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Edoardo Bove | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 59 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| James Abankwah | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Egil Selvik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Ipswich
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Walton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Sindre Egeli | 66 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Jacob Greaves | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 7.5 |
| George Hirst | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Marcelino Núñez | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Dara O'Shea | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Azor Matusiwa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Cédric Kipré | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Jack Clarke | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Daniel Neil | 66 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Wes Burns | 24 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Ivan Azón | 74 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Anis Mehmeti | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ben Johnson | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Darnell Furlong | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jens Cajuste | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
| 14 | Preston | 46 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 | QPR | 46 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | -15 | 55 |
Before and after
Watford
- Previous: Watford 2-0 Derby, 21 Feb 2026 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bristol City 1-2 Watford, 27 Feb 2026 · EFL Championship
Ipswich
- Previous: Wrexham 5-3 Ipswich, 21 Feb 2026 · EFL Championship
- Next: Ipswich 3-0 Swansea, 28 Feb 2026 · EFL Championship
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