Highlights

89'

N. Irankunda (Time wasting)

83'

M. Talovierov (Foul)

74'

L. Kjerrumgaard (assist H. Kyprianou)

69'

M. Pollock (Foul)

66'

Vivaldo Semedo (Time wasting)

59'

S. Thomas (Dissent)

HT 0 - 0

30'

R. Boženík (Dissent)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90'

N. Mendy (I. Louza - tactical)

77'

D. Mubama (Bae Jun-Ho - tactical)

76'

N. Irankunda (L. Kjerrumgaard - tactical)

76'

M. Sissoko (G. Chakvetadze - tactical)

65'

Vivaldo Semedo (T. Ince - tactical)

65'

B. Pearson (S. Nzonzi - tactical)

65'

T. Seko (B. Lawal - tactical)

46'

S. Gallagher (R. Boženík - tactical)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	16	Watford	57	46	14	15	17
	17	Stoke	55	46	15	10	21

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-4-2

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

40%

60%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

L. Kjerrumgaard

T. Ince 1
O. Maamma 1

Shots off target

M. Pollock

S. Thomas 1
I. Louza 1

Fouls suffered

I. Louza

M. Talovierov 2
A. Cresswell 2

Tackles

O. Maamma

M. Bola 2
L. Kjerrumgaard 2

Fouls

R. Boženík

M. Pollock 3
N. Irankunda 2

Saves

V. Johansson

E. Selvik 1

Passes

B. Wilmot

105

A. Phillips 79
A. Cresswell 53

Accurate passes

B. Wilmot

A. Phillips 71
A. Cresswell 49

Current form

Stats

D D W L D

W L L L W

Last matches

Stats & bet

01/03/25

17/08/24

29/12/23

19/08/23

08/05/23

Referees

Ben Toner main referee

3.8

0.2

Average card count per match for 20 matches arbitrated
Connor Brown assistant referee
Edward Duckworth fourth referee
Alex James assistant referee

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Injured players

Watford

Caleb Ryan Wiley Back injury

Jeremy Arnaud Petris Unknown

Stoke City

Aaron Cresswell Calf Injury

Match venue

Vicarage Road - Watford

Year of construction: 1922
Surface: grass
Capacity: 22200
Average attendance: 17705
Maximum attendance: 21634
% sold: 79

Match result Watford Stoke

Date 20 December 2025 15:00
Competition Championship
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 22
Match attendance 19285
Code WAT-STO
Area England
Home team Watford
Away team Stoke City

FAQ

What is the result between Watford Stoke?

Watford won the match with a 1-0 score

What are the official lineups for Watford Stoke?

Watford : Coached by Javi Gracia, the lineup starts off in a 4-4-2 formation: E. Selvik, M. Bola, M. Alleyne, M. Pollock, J. Ngakia, O. Maamma, I. Louza (C), H. Kyprianou, T. Ince, L. Kjerrumgaard, G. Chakvetadze

Stoke City : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by M. Robins, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : V. Johansson, A. Cresswell, B. Wilmot (C), A. Phillips, M. Talovierov, S. Nzonzi, B. Lawal, S. Thomas, Bae Jun-Ho, M. Manhoef, R. Boženík

Who is the referee of the match Watford Stoke ?

Ben Toner is the referee for this match

Where is the match Watford Stoke?

The venue Vicarage Road in Watford is hosting the match

At what time is Watford Stoke?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 20 December 2025. Kick-off at 15:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Watford 4-4-2

- 1 E. Selvik
- 16 M. Bola
- 3 M. Alleyne
- 6 M. Pollock
- 2 J. Ngakia
- 42 O. Maamma
- 10 (C) I. Louza
- 5 H. Kyprianou
- 7 T. Ince
- 9 L. Kjerrumgaard
- 8 G. Chakvetadze
- 1 V. Johansson
- 3 A. Cresswell
- 16 (C) B. Wilmot
- 26 A. Phillips
- 40 M. Talovierov
- 15 S. Nzonzi
- 18 B. Lawal
- 7 S. Thomas
- 10 Bae Jun-Ho
- 42 M. Manhoef
- 11 R. Boženík

Stoke City 4-2-3-1

- Javi Gracia Coach
Substitutes
- F. Mendy #27 - Defender
- J. Abankwah #25 - Defender
- N. Baxter #12 - Goalkeeper
- 65'
  
  Vivaldo Semedo #18 - Striker
- A. Nabizada #53 - Striker
- 90'
  
  N. Mendy #23 - Midfielder
- 76'
  
  M. Sissoko #17 - Midfielder
- 76'
  
  N. Irankunda #66 - Striker
- J. Morris #22 - Defender
- M. Robins Coach
Substitutes
- J. Donley #14 - Midfielder
- 65'
  
  T. Seko #12 - Midfielder
- B. Gibson #23 - Defender
- J. Bonham #13 - Goalkeeper
- 77'
  
  D. Mubama #9 - Striker
- 65'
  
  B. Pearson #4 - Midfielder
- T. Rigo #19 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  S. Gallagher #20 - Striker
- L. Cissé #29 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

40%

60%

Accurate passes

77%

85%

Attacking

Shots

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

316

Passes

478

Corner taken

Defending

Clearances

Tackles

Successful tackles

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Shots (%)

L. Kjerrumgaard

67% 2/3

O. Maamma 50% (1/2)
T. Ince 50% (1/2)

Fouls suffered

I. Louza

M. Talovierov 2
A. Cresswell 2
M. Pollock 2
H. Kyprianou 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

S. Thomas

0% 0/2

R. Boženík 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

S. Nzonzi

94% 30/32

A. Cresswell 92% (49/53)
B. Wilmot 92% (97/105)
A. Phillips 90% (71/79)
I. Louza 87% (39/45)

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

S. Thomas

55% 18/33

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	95	46	28	11	7	97	45	52
2	Ipswich	84	46	23	15	8	80	47	33
3	Millwall	83	46	24	11	11	64	49	15
4	Southampton	80	46	22	14	10	82	56	26
5	Middlesbrough	80	46	22	14	10	72	47	25
6	Hull	73	46	21	10	15	70	66	4
7	Wrexham	71	46	19	14	13	69	65	4
8	Derby	69	46	20	9	17	67	59	8
9	Norwich	65	46	19	8	19	63	56	7
10	Birmingham	64	46	17	13	16	57	56	1
11	Swansea	64	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2
12	Bristol City	62	46	17	11	18	59	59	0
13	Sheff Utd	60	46	18	6	22	66	66	0
14	Preston	60	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7
15	QPR	58	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12
16	Watford	57	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12
17	Stoke	55	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5
18	Portsmouth	55	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15
19	Charlton	53	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14
20	Blackburn	52	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14
21	West Bromwich	51	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10
22	Oxford	47	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14
23	Leicester	46	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10
24	Sheff Wed	0	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	55	23	17	4	2	51	19	32
2	Ipswich	50	23	14	8	1	43	17	26
3	Southampton	44	23	12	8	3	38	19	19
4	Birmingham	44	23	12	8	3	39	22	17
5	Middlesbrough	42	23	12	6	5	34	18	16
6	Millwall	42	23	13	3	7	33	25	8
7	Swansea	39	23	11	6	6	34	27	7
8	Hull	38	23	11	5	7	35	34	1
9	Wrexham	37	23	10	7	6	41	37	4
10	Watford	37	23	10	7	6	30	27	3
11	Derby	36	23	10	6	7	31	27	4
12	West Bromwich	34	23	8	10	5	28	25	3
13	Stoke	33	23	9	6	8	34	28	6
14	QPR	33	23	10	3	10	40	37	3
15	Sheff Utd	31	23	9	4	10	38	33	5
16	Bristol City	31	23	9	4	10	33	31	2
17	Preston	31	23	8	7	8	28	30	-2
18	Charlton	31	23	9	4	10	23	26	-3
19	Portsmouth	30	23	8	6	9	25	23	2
20	Norwich	30	23	9	3	11	27	28	-1
21	Oxford	29	23	7	8	8	24	27	-3
22	Leicester	28	23	7	7	9	31	34	-3
23	Blackburn	21	23	4	9	10	19	27	-8
24	Sheff Wed	10	23	1	7	15	14	44	-30

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Millwall	41	23	11	8	4	31	24	7
2	Coventry	40	23	11	7	5	46	26	20
3	Middlesbrough	38	23	10	8	5	38	29	9
4	Southampton	36	23	10	6	7	44	37	7
5	Norwich	35	23	10	5	8	36	28	8
6	Hull	35	23	10	5	8	35	32	3
7	Ipswich	34	23	9	7	7	37	30	7
8	Wrexham	34	23	9	7	7	28	28	0
9	Derby	33	23	10	3	10	36	32	4
10	Bristol City	31	23	8	7	8	26	28	-2
11	Blackburn	31	23	9	4	10	23	29	-6
12	Sheff Utd	29	23	9	2	12	28	33	-5
13	Preston	29	23	7	8	8	27	32	-5
14	Swansea	25	23	7	4	12	23	32	-9
15	QPR	25	23	6	7	10	21	36	-15
16	Portsmouth	25	23	6	7	10	24	41	-17
17	Leicester	24	23	5	9	9	27	34	-7
18	Charlton	22	23	4	10	9	21	32	-11
19	Stoke	22	23	6	4	13	17	28	-11
20	Watford	20	23	4	8	11	23	38	-15
21	Birmingham	20	23	5	5	13	18	34	-16
22	West Bromwich	19	23	5	4	14	20	33	-13
23	Oxford	18	23	4	6	13	21	32	-11
24	Sheff Wed	8	23	1	5	17	15	45	-30

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	82	46	21	19	6	46	17	29
2	Ipswich	73	46	18	19	9	33	23	10
3	Hull	71	46	17	20	9	40	32	8
4	Derby	70	46	18	16	12	32	25	7
5	Southampton	68	46	16	20	10	36	21	15
6	Millwall	68	46	15	23	8	25	17	8
7	Middlesbrough	67	46	17	16	13	35	21	14
8	Bristol City	65	46	17	14	15	32	33	-1
9	Wrexham	64	46	16	16	14	32	29	3
10	Norwich	64	46	15	19	12	27	23	4
11	West Bromwich	62	46	15	17	14	23	27	-4
12	Sheff Utd	61	46	14	19	13	30	25	5
13	Stoke	61	46	14	19	13	23	21	2
14	Preston	60	46	15	15	16	27	31	-4
15	Blackburn	58	46	12	22	12	22	23	-1
16	Leicester	57	46	14	15	17	30	34	-4
17	Birmingham	55	46	14	13	19	29	34	-5
18	Oxford	52	46	12	16	18	28	35	-7
19	QPR	51	46	11	18	17	26	38	-12
20	Portsmouth	50	46	11	17	18	19	29	-10
21	Swansea	50	46	10	20	16	20	28	-8
22	Watford	45	46	8	21	17	22	34	-12
23	Charlton	45	46	6	27	13	15	27	-12
24	Sheff Wed	39	46	8	15	23	15	40	-25