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 19:00:00 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
1PromotionCoventry City24295115635425
2PromotionMiddlesbrough2484312753325
3Promotion play-offIpswich Town24174111854023
4Promotion play-offHull City2434112574037
5Promotion play-offMillwall24-53911672732
6Promotion play-offWatford2453810863429
7Preston North End2463791053125
8Bristol City2463610683327
9QPR24-33510593437
10Stoke City24634104102923
11Wrexham2433481063431
12Leicester City240349783434
13Southampton244328883834
14Derby County240328883333
15Birmingham City241318793231
16West Bromwich Albion24-43194112832
17Sheffield United24-42992133337
18Swansea City24-62985112531
19Blackburn Rovers23-42776102226
20Charlton Athletic23-72776102229
21Portsmouth23-92567102130
22RelegationOxford United24-92257122433
23RelegationNorwich City24-102156132636
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday23-27-718141845
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