Watford 1-2 Stoke City — EFL Championship, 12 Sep 2026
Stoke City beat Watford 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 12 September 2026 at Vicarage Road, Watford. Jack McGlynn, Eric-Junior Bocat, Amin Nabizada got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 2 and Stoke City 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 19'Dissent
- 33'Foul
- 42'
- 0-145+4'
- Half-time0-1
- 0-257'assist: Lamine Cissé
- 58'
- 58'
- 65'
- 69'
- 80'
- 82'Foul
- 90'
- 1-290+1'assist: Edouard Kayembe
- 90+3'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Watford
- 6.8Amin NabizadaF
- 6.7Federico RavagliaG
- 6.7Rocco VataF
- 6.6S. CoulibalyD
- 6.5Luca KjerrumgaardF
- 6.4Mamadou DoumbiaF
- 6.3Matthew PollockD
- 6.3Othmane MaammaM
- 6.2Hector KyprianouM
- 6.2Iker BravoM
- 6.1Omar TraoréD
- 6.0Jordan ZemuraD
- 5.9Stephy MavididiM
- 5.8Edouard KayembeM
- 5.3Kévin KebenD
- 6.6M. AntonioF
- 6.6Samuel WalkerG
- 6.6Albert EamesD
- 6.6Daniel BachmannG
Stoke City
- 8.2Eric-Junior BocatM
- 8.2Jack McGlynnF
- 7.7L. CisséF
- 7.2Ethan GalbraithM
- 7.1Maksym TalovierovD
- 7.1Luke GrahamD
- 6.9Benjamin WilmotD
- 6.9Justin DevennyM
- 6.8Luca BombinoD
- 6.7Viktor JohanssonG
- 6.6B. JohnsonM
- 6.6El Hadji Djibril SoumaréM
- 6.1George HirstF
- 6.6Benjamin GibsonD
- 6.6Tomáš RigoM
- 6.6Million ManhoefF
- 6.6Joshua GriffithsG
- 6.6Freddie AndersonD
- 6.6Benjamin PearsonM
- 6.6Róbert BoženíkF
Line-ups
Stoke City3-5-2
Watford4-2-3-1
Substitutes
WatfordA. Dionisi
Substitutes
- 18M. AntonioF6.6
- 24Samuel WalkerG6.6
- 23Omar Traoré42'D6.1
- 26Daniel BachmannG6.6
- 11Rocco Vata58'F6.7
- 9Luca Kjerrumgaard69'F6.5
- 56Albert EamesD6.6
- 21Amin Nabizada90+1'90+3'58'F6.8
Stoke CityM. Robins
Substitutes
- 15George Hirst82'65'F6.1
- 23Benjamin GibsonD6.6
- 4Benjamin Pearson90'M6.6
- 9Róbert BoženíkF6.6
- 24Joshua GriffithsG6.6
- 42Million ManhoefF6.6
- 19Tomáš RigoM6.6
- 21Luca Bombino80'D6.8
- 43Freddie AndersonD6.6
Team statistics
40%Possession60%
6Total shots18
2Shots on target6
2Shots off target8
2Blocked shots4
5Corners8
0Offsides3
14Fouls6
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves1
366Total passes541
293Accurate passes472
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amin Nabizada | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Federico Ravaglia | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Rocco Vata | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| S. Coulibaly | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Matthew Pollock | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Othmane Maamma | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Hector Kyprianou | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Iker Bravo | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Omar Traoré | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Jordan Zemura | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Kévin Keben | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.3 |
| M. Antonio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Samuel Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Albert Eames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Daniel Bachmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric-Junior Bocat | 80 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Jack McGlynn | 89 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 |
| L. Cissé | 65 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Ethan Galbraith | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Maksym Talovierov | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Luke Graham | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Benjamin Wilmot | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Justin Devenny | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Luca Bombino | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Viktor Johansson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| B. Johnson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| El Hadji Djibril Soumaré | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.6 |
| George Hirst | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Benjamin Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tomáš Rigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Million Manhoef | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Joshua Griffiths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Freddie Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Róbert Boženík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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