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 22:00:00 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 City26285215745729
2PromotionMiddlesbrough26114613763726
3Promotion play-offIpswich Town25184412854224
4Promotion play-offPreston North End261143111053625
5Promotion play-offMillwall26-44312772933
6Promotion play-offWatford2584111863729
7Hull City2524112584038
8Stoke City26940124103223
9Wrexham26640101063832
10Bristol City2693911693829
11QPR26-138115103839
12Leicester City26-13710793738
13Derby County260359893535
14Birmingham City26-13497103536
15Southampton260338993838
16Sheffield United25-232102133638
17Swansea City26-63295122733
18West Bromwich Albion26-63194132935
19Charlton Athletic25-72978102532
20Blackburn Rovers25-62877112430
21Portsmouth24-142567112135
22RelegationNorwich City26-112466142839
23RelegationOxford United25-102257132535
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday25-33-718161851
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