England - ChampionshipVicarage Road Stadium, Dec 20
FTWatford
1 - 0
Stoke City
Events:
30'Róbert Boženík
30'Róbert Boženík
HT
0 - 0
Events:
59'Sorba Thomas
59'Sorba Thomas
66'Vivaldo Semedo
66'Vivaldo Semedo
69'Mattie Pollock
69'Mattie Pollock
74'Luca KjerrumgaardHector Kyprianou1 - 0(Assist)
74'1 - 0Luca KjerrumgaardHector Kyprianou(Assist)
83'Maksym Talovierov
83'Maksym Talovierov
89'Nestory Irankunda
89'Nestory Irankunda
FT
1 - 0
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: Ben Toner (England)
Venue: Vicarage Road StadiumDec 20
Spectators: 19,285
Stats:
Shots on target
5
Shots on target
1
Shots off target
4
Shots off target
2
Blocked Shots
1
Blocked Shots
4
Possession (%)
40
Possession (%)
60
Corner Kicks
7
Corner Kicks
5
Offsides
1
Offsides
5
Fouls
10
Fouls
12
Throw ins
15
Throw ins
24
Yellow cards
3
Yellow cards
3
Crosses
3
Crosses
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
Goal kicks
8
Goal kicks
7
Latest commentaries:
90+8'That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
90'Imran Louza is coming off and he is replaced by Nampalys Mendy.
89'Yellow card for Nestory Irankunda.
83'Yellow card for Maksym Talovierov.
77'Joon-Ho Bae is coming off and he is replaced by Divin Mubama.
76'Giorgi Chakvetadze is coming off and he is replaced by Moussa Sissoko.
76'Luca Kjerrumgaard is coming off and he is replaced by Nestory Irankunda.
74'Hector Kyprianou provided the assist for the goal.
74'G O O O A A A L - Luca Kjerrumgaard is on target!
69'Yellow card for Matthew Pollock.
66'Yellow card for Vivaldo Semedo.
65'Thomas Ince is coming off and he is replaced by Vivaldo Semedo.
65'Steven Nzonzi is coming off and he is replaced by Ben Pearson.
65'Bosun Lawal is coming off and he is replaced by Tatsuki Seko.
59'Yellow card for Sorba Thomas.
46'Robert Bozenik is coming off and he is replaced by Sam Gallagher.
46'The second half is underway.
45+2'It's over! The referee blows for half time
30'Yellow card for Robert Bozenik.
The referee starts the match.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Sat Dec 20 2025 15:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Watford4-4-2
1
Egil Selvik
2
Jeremy Ngakia
6
Mattie Pollock
3
Max Alleyne
16
Marc Bola
7
Tom Ince
5
Hector Kyprianou
10
Imran Louza
42
Othmane Maamma
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
9
Luca Kjerrumgaard
11
Róbert Boženík
7
Sorba Thomas
10
Bae Junho
42
Million Manhoef
15
Steven Nzonzi
18
Bosun Lawal
3
Aaron Cresswell
16
Ben Wilmot
26
Ashley Phillips
40
Maksym Talovierov
1
Viktor Johansson
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Substitutions:
65'
Tom InceVivaldo Semedo
46'
Róbert BoženíkSam Gallagher
76'
Luca KjerrumgaardNestory Irankunda
65'
Bosun LawalTatsuki Seko
76'
Giorgi ChakvetadzeMoussa Sissoko
65'
Steven NzonziBen Pearson
90'
Imran LouzaNampalys Mendy
77'
Bae JunhoDivin Mubama
Substitute players:
Nathan Baxter
Jack Bonham
James Morris
Ben Gibson
James Abankwah
Ben Pearson
Formose Mendy
Tatsuki Seko
Moussa Sissoko
Jamie Donley
Nampalys Mendy
Tomáš Rigo
Vivaldo Semedo
Divin Mubama
Amin Nabizada
Sam Gallagher
Nestory Irankunda
Lamine Cissé
Coaches:
Javier Gracia Carlos
Mark Robins
Championship
#Team namePPlayedGDGoals DifferencePtsPointsWWinsDDrawsLLossesFGoals ForAGoals Against
1Coventry City1410236533020
2Preston North End134205531713
3Stoke City141206261413
4Middlesbrough132195441715
5Derby County123185341815
6Hull City122185342119
7Bristol City121185341514
8Blackburn Rovers121185341110
9Wrexham131174541413
10Millwall12-4174531216
11Ipswich Town125164441813
12Leicester City13-5154361823
13Sheffield United13-7155081825
14QPR13-8154361422
15Norwich City13-4143551620
16Watford12-3133451417
17Southampton14-6133472127
18Swansea City13-6113281117
19Charlton Athletic14-8112571220
20Oxford United13-692381218
21West Bromwich Albion14-11930111324
22Birmingham City13-158229823
23Sheffield Wednesday12-1171471122
24Portsmouth11-147146721
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