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
	8	Watford	43	28	11	10	7
	10	Stoke	42	29	12	6	11

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

3.5

0.3

Average card count per match for 12 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: 17703
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	58	29	17	7	5	62	33	29
2	Middlesbrough	55	29	16	7	6	46	29	17
3	Ipswich	50	28	14	8	6	48	27	21
4	Hull	50	28	15	5	8	47	40	7
5	Millwall	49	29	14	7	8	36	35	1
6	Wrexham	44	29	11	11	7	43	37	6
7	Bristol City	43	29	12	7	10	40	31	9
8	Watford	43	28	11	10	7	39	33	6
9	Preston	43	29	11	10	8	36	33	3
10	Stoke	42	29	12	6	11	34	26	8
11	Derby	42	29	11	9	9	39	37	2
12	QPR	40	29	11	7	11	40	42	-2
13	Birmingham	39	29	10	9	10	39	38	1
14	Leicester	38	29	10	8	11	40	43	-3
15	Southampton	37	29	9	10	10	41	41	0
16	Swansea	36	29	10	6	13	32	37	-5
17	Sheff Utd	35	28	11	2	15	39	41	-2
18	Norwich	33	29	9	6	14	37	41	-4
19	Charlton	32	28	8	8	12	27	38	-11
20	West Bromwich	32	29	9	5	15	32	44	-12
21	Portsmouth	30	27	7	9	11	24	37	-13
22	Blackburn	29	28	7	8	13	26	37	-11
23	Oxford	27	28	6	9	13	27	36	-9
24	Sheff Wed	-7	28	1	8	19	18	56	-38

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

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

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

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	51	29	14	9	6	30	14	16
2	Hull	45	28	12	9	7	26	21	5
3	Bristol City	45	29	12	9	8	22	16	6
4	Ipswich	44	28	11	11	6	18	13	5
5	Derby	44	29	11	11	7	18	15	3
6	Sheff Utd	43	28	11	10	7	21	11	10
7	Stoke	42	29	10	12	7	15	11	4
8	Norwich	41	29	9	14	6	17	14	3
9	Millwall	41	29	9	14	6	15	13	2
10	Leicester	39	29	11	6	12	20	24	-4
11	Wrexham	39	29	10	9	10	18	17	1
12	Preston	39	29	10	9	10	16	18	-2
13	Southampton	39	29	8	15	6	22	13	9
14	Middlesbrough	38	29	10	8	11	20	14	6
15	QPR	38	29	9	11	9	18	21	-3
16	West Bromwich	35	29	8	11	10	13	19	-6
17	Birmingham	33	29	9	6	14	17	22	-5
18	Oxford	33	28	8	9	11	18	21	-3
19	Blackburn	33	28	7	12	9	13	17	-4
20	Watford	31	28	6	13	9	18	22	-4
21	Charlton	29	28	5	14	9	9	18	-9
22	Portsmouth	28	27	6	10	11	9	17	-8
23	Sheff Wed	27	28	6	9	13	10	24	-14
24	Swansea	25	29	4	13	12	11	19	-8