Watford vs Queens Park Rangers

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

16 Aug 2025, 16:00

2:1

Finished

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

19'

Goal

L. Kjerrumgaard(N. Irankunda)

23'

Goal

L. Kjerrumgaard(Imrân Louza)

A. Mbengue

40'

Kieran Morgan

Goal

49'

2ND HALF

P. Smyth

R. Kolli

46'

56'

Kwadwo Baah

N. Irankunda

A. Mbengue

Esquerdinha

61'

Nicolas Madsen

J. Varane

61'

65'

Edo Kayembe

R. Burrell

R. Kone

70'

74'

M. Doumbia

L. Kjerrumgaard

74'

R. Andrews

Marc Bola

K. Dembélé

79'

K. Dembélé

Zan Celar

81'

86'

A. Dele-Bashiru

Edo Kayembe

93'

Imrân Louza

Match statistics

46%Possession54%

402Passes Attempted461

331Completed Passes393

2Corners4

24Throw-ins11

17Shots On Target13

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

5-3-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

M. Sissoko

#17M. Sissoko

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

N. Irankunda

#66N. Irankunda

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Kévin Keben #4
J. Abankwah #25
H. Kyprianou #5
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Marc Bola #16	74'
Imrân Louza #10	93' 🎯23'
Edo Kayembe #39	86' 65'
M. Sissoko #17
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	74' ⚽19' ⚽23'
N. Irankunda #66	56' 🎯19'

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

Paulo Pezzolano

Watford

Formation

5-3-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

M. Sissoko

#17M. Sissoko

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

N. Irankunda

#66N. Irankunda

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Kévin Keben #4
J. Abankwah #25
H. Kyprianou #5
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Marc Bola #16	74'
Imrân Louza #10	93' 🎯23'
Edo Kayembe #39	86' 65'
M. Sissoko #17
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	74' ⚽19' ⚽23'
N. Irankunda #66	56' 🎯19'

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

Paulo Pezzolano

Queens Park Rangers

Formation

4-2-3-1

J. Walsh

#13J. Walsh

S. Cook

#5S. Cook

L. Morrison

#4L. Morrison

A. Mbengue

#27A. Mbengue

Kieran Morgan

#21Kieran Morgan

S. Field

#8S. Field

Nicolas Madsen

#24Nicolas Madsen

I. Chair

#10I. Chair

P. Smyth

#11P. Smyth

K. Dembélé

#7K. Dembélé

R. Burrell

#16R. Burrell

Starting XI

J. Walsh #13
S. Cook #5
L. Morrison #4
A. Mbengue #27	61' 40'
Kieran Morgan #21	⚽49'
S. Field #8
Nicolas Madsen #24	61'
I. Chair #10
P. Smyth #11	46'
K. Dembélé #7	81' 79'
R. Burrell #16	70'

Will not play

Ilias Emilian

Ilias Emilian Chair

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Karamoko Kader

Karamoko Kader Dembélé

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Kwame Afriyie

Kwame Afriyie Adubofour Poku

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Ziyad

Ziyad Larkeche

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Rumarn Kameron-Scott

Rumarn Kameron-Scott Burrell

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Jonathan Raymond François

Jonathan Raymond François Varane

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Justin Patrick Nnamdi

Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Queens Park Rangers

Julien Stéphan

Head-to-head

27 matches

Watford

Watford

13

Wins

5

Draws

9

Wins

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Championship2024 • 1 match

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Watford

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Watford

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Watford

Championship2022 • 1 match

Watford

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Championship2021 • 1 match

Watford

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Championship2020 • 1 match

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers

Watford

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:

Tony Harrington

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

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