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
	10	Watford	52	37	13	13	11
	13	Stoke	51	38	14	9	15

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

3.6

0.2

Average card count per match for 17 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: 17706
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	77	38	23	8	7	78	40	38
2	Middlesbrough	70	38	20	10	8	59	37	22
3	Ipswich	68	37	19	11	7	66	38	28
4	Millwall	68	38	20	8	10	52	43	9
5	Hull	63	38	19	6	13	59	56	3
6	Wrexham	60	37	16	12	9	57	47	10
7	Southampton	57	37	15	12	10	60	48	12
8	Derby	57	38	16	9	13	55	48	7
9	Birmingham	53	38	14	11	13	48	48	0
10	Watford	52	37	13	13	11	47	45	2
11	Swansea	52	38	15	7	16	44	46	-2
12	Norwich	51	37	15	6	16	51	45	6
13	Stoke	51	38	14	9	15	45	40	5
14	Bristol City	51	38	14	9	15	49	49	0
15	Sheff Utd	50	38	15	5	18	53	52	1
16	QPR	50	38	14	8	16	49	60	-11
17	Preston	49	38	12	13	13	42	48	-6
18	Charlton	48	38	12	12	14	36	45	-9
19	Blackburn	42	38	11	9	18	36	49	-13
20	Portsmouth	40	37	10	10	17	36	48	-12
21	West Bromwich	40	38	10	10	18	39	54	-15
22	Oxford	39	38	9	12	17	36	49	-13
23	Leicester	38	38	11	11	16	51	60	-9
24	Sheff Wed	-6	38	1	9	28	23	76	-53

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	45	19	14	3	2	40	15	25
2	Ipswich	42	19	12	6	1	35	13	22
3	Middlesbrough	36	19	10	6	3	27	14	13
4	Millwall	36	20	11	3	6	28	23	5
5	Birmingham	35	19	9	8	2	33	19	14
6	Swansea	35	19	10	5	4	28	19	9
7	Wrexham	33	20	9	6	5	36	30	6
8	Watford	32	18	9	5	4	26	19	7
9	Southampton	30	17	8	6	3	26	14	12
10	Hull	30	19	9	3	7	29	31	-2
11	Stoke	29	19	8	5	6	29	21	8
12	West Bromwich	28	19	7	7	5	23	23	0
13	Charlton	28	18	8	4	6	18	18	0
14	Sheff Utd	27	18	8	3	7	29	21	8
15	Derby	27	19	7	6	6	26	25	1
16	Preston	27	19	7	6	6	23	23	0
17	QPR	26	18	8	2	8	29	30	-1
18	Bristol City	25	19	7	4	8	28	26	2
19	Norwich	25	19	8	1	10	23	23	0
20	Leicester	25	19	7	4	8	26	28	-2
21	Portsmouth	22	19	6	4	9	19	20	-1
22	Oxford	22	19	5	7	7	17	24	-7
23	Blackburn	18	19	4	6	9	18	25	-7
24	Sheff Wed	5	20	0	5	15	10	41	-31

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

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	68	38	18	14	6	38	15	23
2	Sheff Utd	58	38	14	16	8	29	16	13
3	Ipswich	57	37	14	15	8	24	18	6
4	Stoke	56	38	13	17	8	21	14	7
5	Millwall	56	38	12	20	6	21	15	6
6	Derby	55	38	14	13	11	26	22	4
7	Hull	55	38	13	16	9	32	28	4
8	Middlesbrough	54	38	14	12	12	27	16	11
9	Wrexham	54	37	14	12	11	25	20	5
10	Bristol City	53	38	14	11	13	27	28	-1
11	Leicester	52	38	14	10	14	29	30	-1
12	Norwich	52	37	12	16	9	23	18	5
13	Preston	51	38	13	12	13	20	24	-4
14	Southampton	51	37	11	18	8	27	17	10
15	West Bromwich	47	38	11	14	13	17	25	-8
16	Blackburn	47	38	10	17	11	18	21	-3
17	Birmingham	46	38	12	10	16	23	28	-5
18	Oxford	45	38	10	15	13	24	28	-4
19	QPR	42	38	9	15	14	21	31	-10
20	Watford	39	37	7	18	12	20	26	-6
21	Portsmouth	38	37	8	14	15	13	23	-10
22	Charlton	38	38	6	20	12	11	22	-11
23	Swansea	37	38	7	16	15	15	23	-8
24	Sheff Wed	31	38	6	13	19	11	34	-23