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EFL Championship · 2026/27

Watford v Stoke City: 1–2 result

Watford 1–2 Stoke City was the full-time score in the Championship on Sat 12 Sep 2026 at Vicarage Road.

UK dates and kick-off times · GMT / BST

· 15:00 BST · Regular season

Watford crest Watford
1 – 2Full timeHalf-time 0 – 1
Stoke City crest Stoke City

Vicarage Road

Match information as at 12 Nov 2026, 08:54 GMT.

Goalscorers

  • Stoke City crest 45'+4' Jack McGlynn · Goal
  • Stoke City crest 57' Eric Bocat · Goal
  • Watford crest 90'+1' Amin Nabizada · Goal

Watford v Stoke City highlights & goals

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Jack McGlynn scores a GOLAZO! 🇺🇸🔥 Watford 1-2 Stoke City | Extended Highlights 📺

Jack McGlynn scores a GOLAZO! 🇺🇸🔥 Watford 1-2 Stoke City | Extended Highlights 📺

Stoke City FC · 2026-09-12T16:00:02-07:00 · 9m 24s

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Match information

Ground
Vicarage RoadWatford, England
Attendance
18296
Referee
Lewis Smith
Final whistle
12 Sep, 16:57:03 BST

Goals by period

WatfordFirst half: 0
WatfordSecond half: 1
Stoke CityFirst half: 1
Stoke CitySecond half: 1

Watford v Stoke City: goals, cards & substitutions

26 events
  1. 0'
    Kick-off
  2. 7'Stoke City crest
    End Delay · Stoke City
  3. 7'Watford crest
    End Delay · Watford
  4. 19'Watford crest
    Yellow Card · Watford

    Iker Bravo

  5. 33'Stoke City crest
    Yellow Card · Stoke City

    Djibril Soumaré

  6. 42'Watford crest
    End Delay · Watford
  7. 42'Stoke City crest
    End Delay · Stoke City
  8. 42'Watford crest
    Substitution · Watford

    Omar-Haktab Traoré · Off: Jordan Zemura

  9. 45'+4'Stoke City crest
    Goal · Stoke City

    Scorer: Jack McGlynn

  10. 57'Stoke City crest
    Goal · Stoke City

    Scorer: Eric Bocat · Lamine Cisse

  11. 58'Watford crest
    Substitution · Watford

    On: Rocco Vata · Off: Stephy Mavididi

  12. 58'Watford crest
    Substitution · Watford

    On: Amin Nabizada · Off: Othmane Maamma

  13. 65'Stoke City crest
    Substitution · Stoke City

    On: George Hirst · Lamine Cisse

  14. 69'Watford crest
    Substitution · Watford

    On: Luca Kjerrumgaard · Off: Iker Bravo

  15. 74'Watford crest
    End Delay · Watford
  16. 74'Stoke City crest
    End Delay · Stoke City
  17. 80'Stoke City crest
    Substitution · Stoke City

    On: Luca Bombino · Off: Eric Bocat

  18. 80'Stoke City crest
    End Delay · Stoke City
  19. 80'Watford crest
    End Delay · Watford
  20. 82'Stoke City crest
    Yellow Card · Stoke City

    George Hirst

  21. 90'Stoke City crest
    Substitution · Stoke City

    On: Ben Pearson · Off: Jack McGlynn

  22. 90'Stoke City crest
    End Delay · Stoke City
  23. 90'Watford crest
    End Delay · Watford
  24. 90'+1'Watford crest
    Goal · Watford

    Scorer: Amin Nabizada · Assist: Edo Kayembe

  25. 90'+3'Watford crest
    Yellow Card · Watford

    Amin Nabizada

  26. 90'+7'
    Full time

Match statistics

Watford and Stoke City statistics comparison
StatisticWatford crest WatfordStoke City crest Stoke City
Possession41.1%58.9%
Shots618
Shots on target26
Corners58
Fouls146
Offsides03
Saves41
Yellow cards22
Red cards00
Passes378543
Accurate passes303472
Pass accuracy80.2%86.9%
Crosses1621
Accurate crosses27
Long balls4846
Accurate long balls2020
Blocked shots24
Tackles1821
Interceptions58
Clearances2724
Shots on target (%)33.3%33.3%
Penalties scored00
Penalties taken00
Cross accuracy12.5%33.3%
Long-ball accuracy41.7%43.5%
Successful tackles1116
Tackle success61.1%76.2%
Effective clearances2724

Accuracy rates are calculated from the available counts and rounded to one decimal place. A dash means the figure is unavailable.

Line-ups & formations

Watford crest Watford

4-2-3-1
1
Federico RavagliaGoalkeeper
3
Soumaila CoulibalyCentre Left Defender
6
Matthew PollockCentre Right Defender
33
Jordan ZemuraLeft Back · Substituted
4
Kévin KebenRight Back
17
Iker BravoAttacking Midfielder · Substituted
5
Hector KyprianouLeft Midfielder
39
Edo KayembeRight Midfielder
20
Mamadou DoumbiaForward
45
Stephy MavididiAttacking Midfielder Left · Substituted
7
Othmane MaammaAttacking Midfielder Right · Substituted
Substitutes (8)
  • 24Sam Walker
  • 18Michail Antonio
  • 11Rocco VataUsed substitute
  • 26Daniel Bachmann
  • 56Albert Eames
  • 21Amin NabizadaUsed substitute
  • 9Luca KjerrumgaardUsed substitute
  • 23Omar-Haktab TraoréUsed substitute

Stoke City crest Stoke City

3-4-2-1
1
Viktor JohanssonGoalkeeper
40
Maksym TaloverovCentre Defender
5
Luke GrahamCentre Left Defender
16
Ben WilmotCentre Right Defender
8
Ethan GalbraithCentre Left Midfielder
27
Djibril SoumaréCentre Right Midfielder
17
Eric BocatLeft Midfielder · Substituted
2
Ben JohnsonRight Midfielder
11
Lamine CisseForward · Substituted
13
Justin DevennyCentre Left Forward
7
Jack McGlynnCentre Right Forward · Substituted
Substitutes (9)
  • 42Million Manhoef
  • 19Tomás Rigo
  • 15George HirstUsed substitute
  • 4Ben PearsonUsed substitute
  • 9Róbert Bozeník
  • 23Ben Gibson
  • 24Joshua Griffiths
  • 21Luca BombinoUsed substitute
  • 43Freddie Anderson

Player statistics

Watford crest Watford · player statistics
Watford player statistics for Watford v Stoke City
PlayerGoalsAssistsShotsOn targetYCRCSaves
Federico Ravaglia0000004
Soumaila Coulibaly000000—
Matthew Pollock000000—
Jordan Zemura000000—
Kévin Keben000000—
Iker Bravo000010—
Hector Kyprianou002000—
Edo Kayembe010000—
Mamadou Doumbia001000—
Stephy Mavididi000000—
Othmane Maamma001000—
Rocco Vata000000—
Amin Nabizada101110—
Luca Kjerrumgaard001100—
Omar-Haktab Traoré000000—
Stoke City crest Stoke City · player statistics
Stoke City player statistics for Watford v Stoke City
PlayerGoalsAssistsShotsOn targetYCRCSaves
Viktor Johansson0000001
Maksym Taloverov000000—
Luke Graham000000—
Ben Wilmot000000—
Ethan Galbraith002100—
Djibril Soumaré000010—
Eric Bocat103100—
Ben Johnson003100—
Lamine Cisse014100—
Justin Devenny002100—
Jack McGlynn103100—
George Hirst001010—
Ben Pearson000000—
Luca Bombino000000—

YC = yellow cards; RC = red cards. A dash means that a figure is unavailable.

Previous meetings

Before this match
DateHomeScoreAway
14 Mar 2026Stoke City crest Stoke City3 – 1Watford crest Watford
20 Dec 2025Watford crest Watford1 – 0Stoke City crest Stoke City
1 Mar 2025Stoke City crest Stoke City0 – 0Watford crest Watford
17 Aug 2024Watford crest Watford3 – 0Stoke City crest Stoke City
29 Dec 2023Watford crest Watford1 – 1Stoke City crest Stoke City

Player leaders in this match

Player leaders by statistic
TeamStatisticPlayerTotalOther figures
Watford crest WatfordShotsHector Kyprianou2Shots on target: 0Expected goals (xG): 0.13
Watford crest WatfordAccurate passesHector Kyprianou40Passes: 48Big chances created: 0
Watford crest WatfordDefensive interventionsMatthew Pollock13Successful tackles: 0Duels won: 2
Watford crest WatfordSavesFederico Ravaglia4Shots on target faced: 6Expected goals conceded (xGC): 1.38
Stoke City crest Stoke CityShotsLamine Cisse4Shots on target: 1Expected goals (xG): 0.22
Stoke City crest Stoke CityAccurate passesEthan Galbraith69Passes: 79Big chances created: 0
Stoke City crest Stoke CityDefensive interventionsBen Wilmot19Successful tackles: 2Duels won: 9
Stoke City crest Stoke CitySavesViktor Johansson1Shots on target faced: 2Expected goals conceded (xGC): 0.38

xG estimates the chance of a shot becoming a goal; xGC is the expected goals from shots faced. These are estimates, not the score.

Watford: more player statistics

Federico Ravaglia

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0

Soumaila Coulibaly

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0

Matthew Pollock

Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0

Jordan Zemura

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0

Kévin Keben

Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0

Iker Bravo

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
2
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0

Hector Kyprianou

Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
2
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0

Edo Kayembe

Fouls committed
2
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0

Mamadou Doumbia

Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0

Stephy Mavididi

Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0

Othmane Maamma

Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0

Rocco Vata

Fouls committed
2
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0

Amin Nabizada

Fouls committed
3
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0

Luca Kjerrumgaard

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0

Omar-Haktab Traoré

Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
Stoke City: more player statistics

Viktor Johansson

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0

Maksym Taloverov

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0

Luke Graham

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0

Ben Wilmot

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0

Ethan Galbraith

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0

Djibril Soumaré

Fouls committed
2
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0

Eric Bocat

Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
2
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0

Ben Johnson

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
2
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0

Lamine Cisse

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
2
Own goals
0
Offsides
2
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0

Justin Devenny

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
2
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0

Jack McGlynn

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0

George Hirst

Fouls committed
2
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
1
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0

Ben Pearson

Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0

Luca Bombino

Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
2
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0

Form before Watford v Stoke City

Earlier results, with the competition shown for each game. Scores are written home team first.

Watford crest Watford

DateOpponentVenueScoreResultCompetition
8 Sep 2026Preston North End crest Preston North EndHome2 – 1WEFL Championship
5 Sep 2026West Bromwich Albion crest West Bromwich AlbionAway1 – 0LEFL Championship
1 Sep 2026Swansea City crest Swansea CityAway2 – 0LEFL Championship
29 Aug 2026West Ham United crest West Ham UnitedHome1 – 1DEFL Championship
25 Aug 2026Peterborough UnitedHome1 – 5LCarabao Cup

Stoke City crest Stoke City

DateOpponentVenueScoreResultCompetition
8 Sep 2026Cardiff City crest Cardiff CityAway1 – 1DEFL Championship
5 Sep 2026Charlton Athletic crest Charlton AthleticHome4 – 0WEFL Championship
1 Sep 2026Norwich City crest Norwich CityHome1 – 0WEFL Championship
29 Aug 2026Wolverhampton Wanderers crest Wolverhampton WanderersAway4 – 1LEFL Championship
25 Aug 2026Hull CityHome1 – 1LCarabao Cup

Current Championship positions

Full table

Latest league positions as at 13 Nov 2026, 06:00 GMT. These may include matches played after this fixture.

Championship 2026/27 league table
PosClubPWDLGFGAGDPts
3Stoke City crest Stoke City159242418+629
20Watford crest Watford154381323-1015

Watford v Stoke City: match questions

What was the Watford v Stoke City result?

Watford 1–2 Stoke City was the full-time score in the Championship on Sat 12 Sep 2026 at Vicarage Road.

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