Watford vs Stoke

12 September 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Lewis Smith

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Amin Nabizada 90+1’
  • Jack McGlynn 45+4’
  • Eric Bocat 57’

Match summary

Stoke won 2-1 away at Watford. Stoke led 1-0 at half-time.

Jack McGlynn put Stoke ahead in first-half stoppage time, Eric Bocat made it 0-2 in the 57th minute, and Amin Nabizada pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Stoke created 1.42 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Watford's 0.38 from 6.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
6 Shots 18
2 Shots on target 6
5 Corners 8
85 Attacks 99
41 Dangerous attacks 53
380 Passes 545
80.0% Pass accuracy 87.3%
18 Tackles 21
14 Fouls 6
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Watford Stoke
Kick-off
5’
Corner
6’
Corner
14’
Corner
14’
Corner
17’
Ben JohnsonShot on target
Iker BravoArgument
19’
20’
Ethan GalbraithShot on target
24’
Lamine CisséShot on target
33’
Djibril SoumaréFoul
Corner
35’
Corner
38’
Omar Haktab TraoreJordan Zemura
42’
44’
Corner
45’
Corner
45+4’
Jack McGlynnRight foot shot0-1 (Stoke)
Half-time0-1
47’
Corner
48’
Corner
Second half underway
57’
Eric BocatLeft foot shot0-2 (Stoke)
Amin NabizadaOthmane Maamma
58’
Rocco VataStephy Mavididi
58’
65’
George HirstLamine Cissé
Corner
68’
Luca KjerrumgaardIker Bravo
69’
Corner
71’
80’
Luca BombinoEric Bocat
82’
George HirstFoul
90’
Ben PearsonJack McGlynn
Luca KjerrumgaardShot on target
90’
Corner
90’
Amin NabizadaRight foot shot1-2 (Watford)
90+1’
Amin NabizadaFoul
90+3’
90+4’
Justin DevennyShot on target
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.38 1.42 45+4’ Jack McGlynn (Stoke), 0-1 45+4’ 57’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), 0-2 57’ 90+1’ Amin Nabizada (Watford), 1-2 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.38 1.42 45+4’ Jack McGlynn (Stoke), 0-1 McGlynn 45+4’ 57’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), 0-2 Bocat 57’ 90+1’ Amin Nabizada (Watford), 1-2 Nabizada 90+1’
Watford 0.38 xGStoke 1.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Watford attacking 
66’ George Hirst (Stoke), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 53’ Justin Devenny (Stoke), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 47’ Ben Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 4’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 8’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 69’ Hector Kyprianou (Watford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 35’ Othmane Maamma (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Jack McGlynn (Stoke), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 38’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 57’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 90’ Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Ethan Galbraith (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ Ben Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Ben Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Justin Devenny (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Amin Nabizada (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 14’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Jack McGlynn (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Jack McGlynn (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ Ethan Galbraith (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Hector Kyprianou (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ George Hirst (Stoke), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 53’ Justin Devenny (Stoke), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 47’ Ben Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 4’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 8’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 69’ Hector Kyprianou (Watford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Jack McGlynn (Stoke), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 35’ Othmane Maamma (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 90’ Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Ethan Galbraith (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ Ben Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Ben Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Amin Nabizada (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 90+4’ Justin Devenny (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 14’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Jack McGlynn (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Jack McGlynn (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ Ethan Galbraith (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Hector Kyprianou (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Watford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ravaglia
Biakolo
Pollock
Coulibaly
Zemura 42’
Kayembe
Kyprianou
Mavididi 58’
Bravo 69’
Maamma 58’
Doumbia
Stoke 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Johansson
Wilmot
Talovierov
Graham
Bocat 80’
Soumaré
Galbraith
Johnson
McGlynn 90’
Devenny
Cissé 65’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Federico Ravaglia
90′ 4 2 29 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Kévin Keben Biakolo
90′ 2 – – 4 – 34 1 – – –
Matthew Pollock
90′ 1 2 2 2 1 48 1 – – –
Soumaila Coulibaly
90′ 2 – – 3 1 37 – – – –
Jordan Zemura Taken off
42′ 2 – – 3 1 13 – – – –
Omar Haktab Traore Came on as a substitute
48′ – – 1 – – 21 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
Edo Kayembe
90′ – 1 45 2 – 1 1 2 3 1 –
Hector Kyprianou
90′ – – 46 – – 3 1 6 1 2 –
Othmane Maamma Taken off
58′ – – 13 1 – 2 – 4 1 – –
Iker Bravo Taken off
69′ – – 20 – – – – 3 – 2
Stephy Mavididi Taken off
58′ – – 15 – – – – 1 1 – –
Forwards4 players
Mamadou Doumbia
90′ – – 1 – 0.07 – – 4 – 20 –
Amin Nabizada Came on as a substitute
32′ 1 – 1 1 0.03 – – 1 – 10
Rocco Vata Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – 2 3 – 9 –
Luca Kjerrumgaard Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 1 1 0.07 – – 1 – 6 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 42% Avg odds 2.27
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.32
Stoke win 30% Avg odds 3.11

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Watford DDLLW
Stoke LLWWD

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.