Watford vs Middlesbrough

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

01 Nov 2025, 16:00

3:0

Finished

Middlesbrough

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

15'

Goal

Imrân Louza(Kwadwo Baah)

32'

Goal

L. Kjerrumgaard(Jeremy Ngakia)

34'

Kwadwo Baah

45'

Kévin Keben

2ND HALF

49'

Goal

M. Doumbia(Kévin Keben)

Luke Ayling

57'

61'

Injured

Rocco Vata

62'

Tom Ince

Rocco Vata

A. Morris

D. Strelec

70'

Alfie Jones

M. Whittaker

70'

D. Burgzorg

R. Mcgree

70'

T. Conway

Sontje Hansen

71'

H. Hackney

Kaly Sène

71'

77'

J. Pétris

Kwadwo Baah

77'

N. Irankunda

L. Kjerrumgaard

88'

Edo Kayembe

Imrân Louza

88'

Vivaldo

M. Doumbia

Match statistics

45%Possession55%

419Passes Attempted490

339Completed Passes427

1Corners7

11Throw-ins17

8Shots On Target14

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Rocco Vata

#11Rocco Vata

Kwadwo Baah

#34Kwadwo Baah

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Mattie Pollock #6
Kévin Keben #4	🎯49' 45'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2	🎯32'
H. Kyprianou #5
Imrân Louza #10	88' ⚽15'
Rocco Vata #11	61' 62'
Kwadwo Baah #34	77' 34' 🎯15'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	77' ⚽32'
M. Doumbia #20	⚽49' 88'

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

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Rocco Vata

#11Rocco Vata

Kwadwo Baah

#34Kwadwo Baah

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Mattie Pollock #6
Kévin Keben #4	🎯49' 45'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2	🎯32'
H. Kyprianou #5
Imrân Louza #10	88' ⚽15'
Rocco Vata #11	61' 62'
Kwadwo Baah #34	77' 34' 🎯15'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	77' ⚽32'
M. Doumbia #20	⚽49' 88'

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

Middlesbrough

Formation

3-5-2

S. Brynn

#31S. Brynn

D. Fry

#6D. Fry

Alfie Jones

#5Alfie Jones

Luke Ayling

#12Luke Ayling

A. Morris

#18A. Morris

A. Browne

#16A. Browne

H. Hackney

#7H. Hackney

Matt Targett

#3Matt Targett

Callum Brittain

#2Callum Brittain

D. Burgzorg

#10D. Burgzorg

T. Conway

#9T. Conway

Starting XI

S. Brynn #31
D. Fry #6
Alfie Jones #5	70'
Luke Ayling #12	57'
A. Morris #18	70'
A. Browne #16
H. Hackney #7	71'
Matt Targett #3
Callum Brittain #2
D. Burgzorg #10	70'
T. Conway #9	71'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Samuel George Alan

Samuel George Alan Edmundson

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Doubtful

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Tommy Daniel

Tommy Daniel John Conway

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Leo Alexander Francis

Leo Alexander Francis Castledine

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Middlesbrough

Rob Edwards

Head-to-head

34 matches

Watford

Watford

14

Wins

8

Draws

12

Wins

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Watford

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Watford

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Watford

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Watford

Championship2022 • 1 match

Watford

Middlesbrough

Championship2021 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Watford

Championship2020 • 1 match

Watford

Middlesbrough

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:

John Busby

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

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