Stoke City 3-1 Watford — EFL Championship, 14 Mar 2026
Stoke City beat Watford 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 14 March 2026 at Bet365 Stadium, Stoke on Trent. Million Manhoef, Nestory Irankunda, Samuel Gallagher got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Stoke City have won 1 and Watford 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Bet365 Stadium · Stoke on Trent·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 17'Foul
- 1-028'assist: Milan Smit
- Half-time1-0
- 50'Foul
- 51'Foul
- 60'
- 62'
- 70'
- 71'
- 71'out: J. Lawson
- 71'
- 72'Time wasting
- 2-077'
- 79'
- 79'
- 2-181'assist: G. Chakvetadze
- 83'
- 3-185'assist: S. Thomas
- 86'
- 86'
- 90+3'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Stoke City
- 8.3Sorba ThomasM
- 8.3Million ManhoefM
- 8.0Samuel GallagherF
- 7.3Tomáš RigoM
- 7.3Eric-Junior BocatD
- 7.0Steven N'ZonziM
- 6.9Maksym TalovierovD
- 6.7Tatsuki SekoM
- 6.6Jun-Ho BaeM
- 6.6Junior TchamadeuD
- 6.5Benjamin PearsonM
- 6.3Ashley PhillipsD
- 6.3Benjamin GibsonD
- 6.3Jesurun Rak-SakyiF
- 6.3Milan SmitF
- 5.9Tommy SimkinG
Watford
- 7.5Giorgi ChakvetadzeM
- 7.5Nestory IrankundaF
- 7.3Nampalys MendyM
- 7.2Egil SelvikG
- 6.7Stephen MfuniD
- 6.5Edoardo BoveM
- 6.3Luca KjerrumgaardF
- 6.2Jonathan LawsonF
- 6.2Edouard KayembeF
- 6.2Marc BolaD
- 6.2Pierre EkwahM
- 6.2Saba GoglichidzeD
- 6.2VivaldoF
- 6.0Imrân LouzaM
- 5.9Thomas InceM
- 5.6James AbankwahD
Line-ups
Watford4-4-2
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Stoke CityMark Robins
Substitutes
- 23Benjamin Gibson70'D6.3
- 20Samuel Gallagher85'71'F8.0
- 34F. FieldingG
- 4Benjamin Pearson79'M6.5
- 12Tatsuki Seko83'M6.7
- 21Jesurun Rak-Sakyi79'F6.3
- 29L. CisseF
- 59G. KellyM
- 50S. AginaM
WatfordEdward Still
Substitutes
- 6Matthew PollockD
- 12Nathan BaxterG
- 17P. Ekwah71'M6.2
- 15Edoardo Bove86'M6.5
- 4Kévin KebenD
- 9Luca Kjerrumgaard86'F6.3
- 66Nestory Irankunda81'90+3'62'F7.5
- 53A. NabizadaF
- 64J. Lawson71'F6.2
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
1.66Expected goals (xG)1.83
19Total shots15
12Shots on target4
4Shots off target7
3Blocked shots4
6Corners7
2Offsides0
11Fouls13
4Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves9
0.82Goals prevented0.82
318Total passes391
227Accurate passes306
71%Pass accuracy78%
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorba Thomas | 90 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Million Manhoef | 79 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.3 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Tomáš Rigo | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Eric-Junior Bocat | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Steven N'Zonzi | 83 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Maksym Talovierov | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Tatsuki Seko | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | 79 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Junior Tchamadeu | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Ashley Phillips | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Gibson | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Milan Smit | 71 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Tommy Simkin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Nampalys Mendy | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Egil Selvik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Stephen Mfuni | 86 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Edoardo Bove | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jonathan Lawson | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Marc Bola | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Pierre Ekwah | 19 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Saba Goglichidze | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Vivaldo | 62 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Imrân Louza | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Thomas Ince | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5.9 |
| James Abankwah | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5.6 |
Recent Form
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