Watford vs Swansea City

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

31 Jan 2026, 16:00

0:2

Finished

Swansea City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

C. Burgess

7'

2ND HALF

53'

Imrân Louza

M. Stamenic(Z. Vipotnik)

Goal

55'

Ji-Sung Eom

Injured

58'

J. Fulton

Liam Cullen

59'

G. Nunes

59'

Ji-Sung Eom

59'

65'

Kwadwo Baah

Tom Ince

65'

G. Chakvetadze

65'

O. Maamma

Ethan Galbraith

68'

Joel Ward

68'

Franco

M. Yalcouyé

69'

76'

N. Irankunda

M. Doumbia

77'

N. Mendy

Imrân Louza

Ronald

Injured

79'

Josh Key(M. Stamenic)

Goal

80'

Josh Key

80'

Ronald

80'

Liam Cullen

92'

92'

N. Irankunda

Match statistics

56%Possession44%

453Passes Attempted347

352Completed Passes260

5Corners8

29Throw-ins23

17Shots On Target15

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

4-2-3-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
J. Abankwah #25
Kévin Keben #4
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Edo Kayembe #39
Imrân Louza #10	77' 53'
M. Doumbia #20	76'
O. Maamma #42	65'
Tom Ince #7	65'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
A. Eames #56
Stephen Mfuni #21
G. Chakvetadze #8	65'
N. Mendy #23	77'
J. Grieves #43
N. Irankunda #66	92' 76'
Kwadwo Baah #34	65'
Vivaldo #18

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

4-2-3-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
J. Abankwah #25
Kévin Keben #4
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Edo Kayembe #39
Imrân Louza #10	77' 53'
M. Doumbia #20	76'
O. Maamma #42	65'
Tom Ince #7	65'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
A. Eames #56
Stephen Mfuni #21
G. Chakvetadze #8	65'
N. Mendy #23	77'
J. Grieves #43
N. Irankunda #66	92' 76'
Kwadwo Baah #34	65'
Vivaldo #18

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

Swansea City

Formation

4-5-1

L. Vigouroux

#22L. Vigouroux

C. Burgess

#15C. Burgess

Ben Cabango

#5Ben Cabango

J. Tymon

#14J. Tymon

Joel Ward

#25Joel Ward

M. Stamenic

#6M. Stamenic

Franco

#17Franco

J. Fulton

#4J. Fulton

Ronald

#35Ronald

Ji-Sung Eom

#10Ji-Sung Eom

Z. Vipotnik

#9Z. Vipotnik

Starting XI

L. Vigouroux #22
C. Burgess #15	7'
Ben Cabango #5
J. Tymon #14
Joel Ward #25	68'
M. Stamenic #6	🎯80' ⚽55'
Franco #17	69'
J. Fulton #4	59'
Ronald #35	79' 80'
Ji-Sung Eom #10	58' 59'
Z. Vipotnik #9	🎯55'

Substitutes

A. Fisher #1
Ethan Galbraith #30	68'
Josh Key #2	⚽80' 80'
Ishé Samuels #16
Ollie Cooper #31
Liam Cullen #20	92' 59'
M. Yalcouyé #8	69'
Daniel Watts #43
G. Nunes #18	59'

Will not play

Adam Uche

Adam Uche Idah

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Zeidane

Zeidane Inoussa

Forward

Back injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Swansea City

Vítor Matos

Head-to-head

23 matches

Watford

Watford

9

Wins

5

Draws

9

Wins

Swansea City

Swansea City

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Swansea City

Watford

Watford

Swansea City

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Swansea City

Watford

Watford

Swansea City

Championship2023 • 1 match

Swansea City

Watford

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Swansea City

Watford

Watford

Swansea City

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Watford

Swansea City

Swansea City

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:

M. Corlett

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

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