Stoke City 0-4 Watford — EFL Championship, 2 Oct 2022
Watford beat Stoke City 4-0 in the EFL Championship on 2 October 2022 at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Ismaïla Sarr, Kenneth Sema, Keinan Davis and V. Bayo scored for Watford. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Stoke City have won 2 and Watford 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·bet365 Stadium · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-112'assist: Hassane Kamara
- 14'
- 32'Time wasting
- Half-time0-1
- 48'Argument
- 52'Argument
- 59'
- 64'
- 0-264'
- 69'
- 72'
- 77'
- 0-378'assist: Ismaïla Sarr
- 81'out: V. Bayo
- 0-484'assist: Imrân Louza
- 87'
- 87'
- 90+3'
- Full-time0-4
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Stoke City
- 7.6Benjamin WilmotD
- 7.2Will SmallboneM
- 7.0Dwight GayleF
- 6.9Lewis BakerM
- 6.7Joshua LaurentM
- 6.5Dujon SterlingM
- 6.5Morgan FoxD
- 6.3Tyrese CampbellF
- 6.3Liam DelapF
- 6.3Josef BursikG
- 6.2Aden FlintD
- 6.2Tariqe Fosu-HenryM
- 5.9Harrison ClarkeD
Watford
- 8.7Hassane KamaraD
- 8.2Ismaïla SarrM
- 7.7Hamza ChoudhuryM
- 7.5Vakoun Issouf BayoF
- 7.5Kenneth SemaM
- 7.5Daniel BachmannG
- 7.3Keinan DavisF
- 7.2Christian KabaseleD
- 7.0Imrân LouzaM
- 6.9Edouard KayembeM
- 6.6Mario GasparD
- 6.6Francisco SierraltaD
- 5.9Yaser AsprillaM
Line-ups
Watford4-2-3-1
Stoke City3-1-4-2
Substitutes
Stoke CityA. Neil
Substitutes
- 6P. JagielkaD
- 13Jack BonhamG
- 10Tyrese Campbell72'F6.3
- 2Harrison Clarke77'D5.9
- 29D. Wright-PhillipsF
- 39Thomas SparrowD
- 32Connor TaylorD
WatfordS. Bilić
Substitutes
- 19V. Bayo84'81'F7.5
- 16D. Gosling87'M
- 30K. HauseD
- 6Imrân Louza59'M7.0
- 35Maduka OkoyeG
- 42James MorrisM
- 36Joseph Hungbo87'F
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
15Total shots16
2Shots on target9
8Shots off target5
5Blocked shots2
6Corners6
0Offsides4
10Fouls15
2Yellow cards5
4Goalkeeper saves2
355Total passes371
233Accurate passes266
66%Pass accuracy72%
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Wilmot | 90 | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 7.6 |
| Will Smallbone | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Dwight Gayle | 72 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Lewis Baker | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Joshua Laurent | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Dujon Sterling | 77 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Morgan Fox | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 6.5 |
| Tyrese Campbell | 18 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Liam Delap | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Josef Bursik | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Aden Flint | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Tariqe Fosu-Henry | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Harrison Clarke | 13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassane Kamara | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8.7 |
| Ismaïla Sarr | 81 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Hamza Choudhury | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Vakoun Issouf Bayo | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Kenneth Sema | 87 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Daniel Bachmann | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Keinan Davis | 87 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Christian Kabasele | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Imrân Louza | 31 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Mario Gaspar | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Francisco Sierralta | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Yaser Asprilla | 59 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 22 Jan 21Stoke City1-2Watford
- 04 Nov 20Watford3-2Stoke City
- 31 Jan 18Stoke City0-0Watford
- 28 Oct 17Watford0-1Stoke City
- 03 Jan 17Stoke City2-0Watford
- 27 Nov 16Watford0-1Stoke City
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2022/23
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | West Brom | 46 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 | Swansea | 46 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 | Preston | 46 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 | Norwich | 46 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 | Hull City | 46 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 46 | +1 | 53 |
| 17 | Birmingham | 46 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 | Huddersfield | 46 | -15 | 53 |
Before and after
Stoke City
- Previous: QPR 0-0 Stoke City, 17 Sep 2022 · EFL Championship
- Next: Burnley 1-1 Stoke City, 5 Oct 2022 · EFL Championship
Watford
- Previous: Watford 2-2 Sunderland, 17 Sep 2022 · EFL Championship
- Next: Watford 1-2 Swansea, 5 Oct 2022 · EFL Championship
Data updated