Watford vs Stoke City

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

20 Dec 2025, 16:00

1:0

Finished

Stoke City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

R. Bozenik

30'

2ND HALF

R. Bozenik

Sam Gallagher

46'

Sorba Thomas

59'

Bosun Lawal

B. Pearson

65'

S. N'zonzi

T. Seko

65'

65'

Vivaldo

Tom Ince

66'

Vivaldo

69'

Mattie Pollock

74'

Goal

L. Kjerrumgaard(H. Kyprianou)

76'

M. Sissoko

G. Chakvetadze

76'

N. Irankunda

L. Kjerrumgaard

Jun-ho Bae

Divin Mubama

77'

M. Taloverov

83'

89'

N. Irankunda

90'

N. Mendy

Imrân Louza

Match statistics

40%Possession60%

316Passes Attempted478

243Completed Passes404

7Corners5

15Throw-ins24

10Shots On Target7

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Max Alleyne #3
Mattie Pollock #6	69'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Imrân Louza #10	90'
H. Kyprianou #5	🎯74'
O. Maamma #42
Tom Ince #7	65'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	76' ⚽74'
G. Chakvetadze #8	76'

Will not play

Jeremy Mpobi

Jeremy Mpobi Ngakia

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Early March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Max Alleyne #3
Mattie Pollock #6	69'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Imrân Louza #10	90'
H. Kyprianou #5	🎯74'
O. Maamma #42
Tom Ince #7	65'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	76' ⚽74'
G. Chakvetadze #8	76'

Will not play

Jeremy Mpobi

Jeremy Mpobi Ngakia

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Early March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Stoke City

Formation

4-2-3-1

V. Johansson

#1V. Johansson

Ben Wilmot

#16Ben Wilmot

Ashley Phillips

#26Ashley Phillips

A. Cresswell

#3A. Cresswell

M. Taloverov

#40M. Taloverov

S. N'zonzi

#15S. N'zonzi

Bosun Lawal

#18Bosun Lawal

Jun-ho Bae

#10Jun-ho Bae

Sorba Thomas

#7Sorba Thomas

M. Manhoef

#42M. Manhoef

R. Bozenik

#11R. Bozenik

Starting XI

V. Johansson #1
Ben Wilmot #16
Ashley Phillips #26
A. Cresswell #3
M. Taloverov #40	83'
S. N'zonzi #15	65'
Bosun Lawal #18	65'
Jun-ho Bae #10	77'
Sorba Thomas #7	59'
M. Manhoef #42
R. Bozenik #11	46' 30'

Will not play

Samuel James

Samuel James Gallagher

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Lewis Renard

Lewis Renard Baker

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Róbert

Róbert Bozeník

Forward

Dislocated shoulder

Return: Early March 2026

Viktor Tobias

Viktor Tobias Johansson

Goalkeeper

Shoulder injury

Return: Early March 2026

Gavin Okeroghene

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu

Goalkeeper

Thigh injury

Return: Early March 2026

Divin Saku

Divin Saku Mubama

Forward

Broken leg

Return: Out for season

Junior Baptiste

Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Stoke City

Mark Robins

Head-to-head

29 matches

Watford

Watford

10

Wins

5

Draws

14

Wins

Stoke City

Stoke City

Championship2023 • 3 matches

Watford

Stoke City

Stoke City

Watford

Watford

Stoke City

Championship2022 • 1 match

Stoke City

Watford

Championship2021 • 1 match

Stoke City

Watford

EFL Cup2021 • 1 match

Watford

Stoke City

Championship2020 • 1 match

Watford

Stoke City

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	32	18	8	6	66:36	+30	62	WLLDW
2	Middlesbrough	32	18	7	7	50:33	+17	61	WWWWL
3	Millwall	32	16	8	8	41:37	+4	56	LWDWW
4	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
5	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
6	Derby County	32	13	9	10	47:39	+8	48	WDWLW
7	Wrexham AFC	32	12	12	8	46:41	+5	48	DWWLD
8	Preston North End	33	12	12	9	40:37	+3	48	LDWDL
9	Bristol City	32	13	8	11	45:40	+5	47	LWLWD
10	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
11	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
12	Watford	32	11	12	9	41:38	+3	45	DLDLD
13	Queens Park Rangers	32	12	8	12	43:46	-3	44	DLWDL
14	Stoke City	32	12	7	13	34:29	+5	43	LDLDL
15	Sheffield Utd	32	13	3	16	45:45	0	42	WDWLW
16	Swansea City	32	12	6	14	38:39	-1	42	WLWWL
17	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	32	10	9	13	31:41	-10	39	LWDWL
19	Blackburn Rovers	33	10	8	15	31:41	-10	38	LWLWW
20	Portsmouth	31	9	9	13	30:40	-10	36	DWLLW
21	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
22	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	32	1	8	23	19:64	-45	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Ben Toner

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

Watford vs Stoke City match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Watford and Stoke City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.