Highlights

90'

M. Doumbia (assist M. Bola)

83'

M. Doumbia (Foul)

55'

C. Elder (Foul)

52'

G. Chakvetadze (Time wasting)

HT 1 - 0

23'

M. Clarke (Foul)

L. Kjerrumgaard

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+2'

C. Allen (L. Travis - tactical)

86'

M. Pollock (S. Goglichidze - tactical)

85'

M. Bola (K. Baah - tactical)

78'

O. Fraulo (B. Brereton - tactical)

68'

M. Doumbia (L. Kjerrumgaard - tactical)

68'

K. Baah (N. Irankunda - tactical)

62'

D. Murkin (C. Elder - tactical)

62'

C. Morris (R. Brewster - tactical)

62'

B. Clark (D. Ozoh - tactical)

23'

G. Chakvetadze (O. Maamma - injury)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	7	Derby	54	37	15	9	13
	9	Watford	52	36	13	13	10

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

45%

55%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

M. Doumbia

N. Irankunda 2
L. Kjerrumgaard 1

Shots off target

E. Kayembe

I. Louza 2
S. Szmodics 1

Fouls suffered

P. Agyemang

D. Murkin 2
L. Travis 2

Tackles

J. Ngakia

S. Mfuni 6
J. Abankwah 4

Fouls

J. Abankwah

M. Clarke 3
M. Doumbia 2

Saves

J. Vickers

E. Selvik 1

Passes

M. Clarke

D. Sanderson 60
L. Travis 49

Accurate passes

M. Clarke

D. Sanderson 56
L. Travis 44

Current form

Stats

D L D L D

W L W D W

Last matches

Stats & bet

22/11/25

18/01/25

24/08/24

19/02/21

16/10/20

Referees

David Webb main referee

2.5

0

Average card count per match for 23 matches arbitrated
Nigel Lugg assistant referee
Johnathon Bickerdike assistant referee
Stephen Parkinson fourth referee

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Injured players

Watford

Caleb Ryan Wiley Back injury

Jeremy Arnaud Petris Unknown

Derby County

Bobby-Lamont Clark Back injury

David Ikechukwu Ozoh Thigh 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 Derby

Date 21 February 2026 15:00
Competition Championship
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 33
Match attendance 19211
Code WAT-DER
Area England
Home team Watford
Away team Derby County

FAQ

What is the result between Watford Derby?

Watford won the match with a 2-0 score

What are the official lineups for Watford Derby?

Watford : Coached by E. Still, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: E. Selvik, S. Mfuni, S. Goglichidze, J. Abankwah, J. Ngakia, N. Mendy, I. Louza (C), O. Maamma, E. Kayembe, N. Irankunda, L. Kjerrumgaard

Derby County : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by J. Eustace, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : J. Vickers, C. Elder, M. Clarke, D. Sanderson, J. Ward, L. Travis (C), D. Ozoh, R. Brewster, S. Szmodics, B. Brereton, P. Agyemang

Who is the referee of the match Watford Derby ?

David Webb is the referee for this match

Where is the match Watford Derby?

The venue Vicarage Road in Watford is hosting the match

At what time is Watford Derby?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 21 February 2026. Kick-off at 15:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Watford 4-2-3-1

- 1 E. Selvik
- 21 S. Mfuni
- 3 S. Goglichidze
- 25 J. Abankwah
- 2 J. Ngakia
- 23 N. Mendy
- 10 (C) I. Louza
- 42 O. Maamma
- 39 E. Kayembe
- 66 N. Irankunda
- 9 L. Kjerrumgaard
- 31 J. Vickers
- 20 C. Elder
- 5 M. Clarke
- 28 D. Sanderson
- 23 J. Ward
- 27 (C) L. Travis
- 18 D. Ozoh
- 10 R. Brewster
- 19 S. Szmodics
- 25 B. Brereton
- 7 P. Agyemang

Derby County 4-2-3-1

- E. Still Coach
Substitutes
- 68'
  
  85'
  
  K. Baah #34 - Striker
- N. Baxter #12 - Goalkeeper
- P. Ekwah #17 - Midfielder
- T. Ince #7 - Midfielder
- E. Bove #15 - Midfielder
- 85'
  
  M. Bola #16 - Defender
- 23'
  
  G. Chakvetadze #8 - Midfielder
- 86'
  
  M. Pollock #6 - Defender
- 68'
  
  M. Doumbia #20 - Striker
- J. Eustace Coach
Substitutes
- O. Eames #37 - Midfielder
- C. Forsyth #3 - Defender
- I. Gordon #44 - Defender
- 90+2'
  
  C. Allen #54 - Midfielder
- 62'
  
  D. Murkin #2 - Defender
- R. O'Donnell #12 - Goalkeeper
- 62'
  
  C. Morris #9 - Striker
- 78'
  
  O. Fraulo #29 - Midfielder
- 62'
  
  B. Clark #42 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

45%

55%

Accurate passes

77%

83%

Attacking

Shots

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

359

Passes

424

Corner taken

Defending

Clearances

Tackles

Successful tackles

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Shots (%)

N. Irankunda

100% 2/2

M. Doumbia 100% (2/2)
C. Morris 50% (1/2)

Fouls suffered

P. Agyemang

D. Murkin 2
L. Travis 2
N. Irankunda 2
B. Brereton 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

I. Louza

0% 0/3

E. Kayembe 14% (1/7)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

D. Ozoh

100% 40/40

D. Sanderson 93% (56/60)
M. Clarke 91% (74/81)
I. Louza 91% (40/44)
L. Travis 90% (44/49)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	74	36	22	8	6	74	38	36
2	Middlesbrough	69	36	20	9	7	58	35	23
3	Millwall	68	37	20	8	9	51	41	10
4	Ipswich	65	36	18	11	7	64	38	26
5	Hull	63	37	19	6	12	59	53	6
6	Wrexham	57	36	15	12	9	55	47	8
7	Derby	54	37	15	9	13	54	48	6
8	Southampton	53	35	14	11	10	57	46	11
9	Watford	52	36	13	13	10	46	42	4
10	Swansea	52	37	15	7	15	44	44	0
11	Bristol City	50	37	14	8	15	48	48	0
12	Sheff Utd	49	36	15	4	17	51	49	2
13	Birmingham	49	36	13	10	13	46	47	-1
14	Preston	49	36	12	13	11	42	43	-1
15	Stoke	48	37	13	9	15	42	39	3
16	QPR	47	36	13	8	15	46	58	-12
17	Norwich	45	35	13	6	16	47	44	3
18	Charlton	44	36	11	11	14	34	44	-10
19	Portsmouth	40	36	10	10	16	36	47	-11
20	Blackburn	39	36	10	9	17	34	47	-13
21	Leicester	38	37	11	11	15	50	57	-7
22	West Bromwich	36	36	9	9	18	35	53	-18
23	Oxford	35	36	8	11	17	34	48	-14
24	Sheff Wed	-6	37	1	9	27	23	74	-51

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	42	17	13	3	1	36	13	23
2	Ipswich	42	19	12	6	1	35	13	22
3	Millwall	36	19	11	3	5	27	21	6
4	Middlesbrough	35	17	10	5	2	26	12	14
5	Swansea	35	19	10	5	4	28	19	9
6	Watford	32	18	9	5	4	26	19	7
7	Birmingham	31	17	8	7	2	31	18	13
8	Southampton	30	17	8	6	3	26	14	12
9	Wrexham	30	19	8	6	5	34	30	4
10	Hull	30	19	9	3	7	29	31	-2
11	Charlton	28	18	8	4	6	18	18	0
12	Sheff Utd	27	18	8	3	7	29	21	8
13	Derby	27	19	7	6	6	26	25	1
14	Preston	27	19	7	6	6	23	23	0
15	Stoke	26	18	7	5	6	26	20	6
16	QPR	26	18	8	2	8	29	30	-1
17	Bristol City	25	19	7	4	8	28	26	2
18	Leicester	25	18	7	4	7	25	25	0
19	West Bromwich	24	17	6	6	5	19	22	-3
20	Portsmouth	22	18	6	4	8	19	19	0
21	Norwich	19	17	6	1	10	19	22	-3
22	Blackburn	18	19	4	6	9	18	25	-7
23	Oxford	18	17	4	6	7	15	23	-8
24	Sheff Wed	5	19	0	5	14	10	39	-29

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Middlesbrough	34	19	10	4	5	32	23	9
2	Hull	33	18	10	3	5	30	22	8
3	Coventry	32	19	9	5	5	38	25	13
4	Millwall	32	18	9	5	4	24	20	4
5	Derby	27	18	8	3	7	28	23	5
6	Wrexham	27	17	7	6	4	21	17	4
7	Norwich	26	18	7	5	6	28	22	6
8	Bristol City	25	18	7	4	7	20	22	-2
9	Ipswich	23	17	6	5	6	29	25	4
10	Southampton	23	18	6	5	7	31	32	-1
11	Preston	22	17	5	7	5	19	20	-1
12	Stoke	22	19	6	4	9	16	19	-3
13	Sheff Utd	22	18	7	1	10	22	28	-6
14	Blackburn	21	17	6	3	8	16	22	-6
15	QPR	21	18	5	6	7	17	28	-11
16	Watford	20	18	4	8	6	20	23	-3
17	Leicester	19	19	4	7	8	25	32	-7
18	Portsmouth	18	18	4	6	8	17	28	-11
19	Birmingham	18	19	5	3	11	15	29	-14
20	Oxford	17	19	4	5	10	19	25	-6
21	Swansea	17	18	5	2	11	16	25	-9
22	Charlton	16	18	3	7	8	16	26	-10
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	64	36	17	13	6	36	15	21
2	Ipswich	56	36	14	14	8	24	18	6
3	Hull	55	37	13	16	8	32	27	5
4	Millwall	55	37	12	19	6	21	15	6
5	Sheff Utd	54	36	13	15	8	27	15	12
6	Stoke	53	37	12	17	8	20	14	6
7	Middlesbrough	52	36	14	10	12	27	16	11
8	Bristol City	52	37	14	10	13	27	28	-1
9	Derby	52	37	13	13	11	25	22	3
10	Leicester	51	37	14	9	14	28	29	-1
11	Wrexham	51	36	13	12	11	24	20	4
12	Preston	51	36	13	12	11	20	20	0
13	Southampton	50	35	11	17	7	27	16	11
14	Norwich	49	35	11	16	8	21	17	4
15	Blackburn	46	36	10	16	10	18	20	-2
16	Birmingham	42	36	11	9	16	21	27	-6
17	Oxford	41	36	9	14	13	23	28	-5
18	QPR	41	36	9	14	13	20	29	-9
19	West Bromwich	41	36	9	14	13	15	25	-10
20	Watford	39	36	7	18	11	20	25	-5
21	Portsmouth	38	36	8	14	14	13	22	-9
22	Swansea	37	37	7	16	14	15	22	-7
23	Charlton	36	36	6	18	12	11	22	-11
24	Sheff Wed	30	37	6	12	19	11	34	-23