Watford vs Stoke

20 December 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Ben Toner

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • L. Kjerrumgaard 74’

Match summary

Watford beat Stoke 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

L. Kjerrumgaard put Watford ahead in the 74th minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Stoke's 0.55 from 7.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%
10 Shots 7
5 Shots on target 1
7 Corners 5
316 Passes 478
76.9% Pass accuracy 84.5%
13 Tackles 5
10 Fouls 12
3 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 5

Key events

Watford Stoke
O. MaammaShot on target
6’
30’
R. Boženík
46’
S. GallagherR. Boženík
59’
S. Thomas
T. InceShot on target
60’
L. KjerrumgaardShot on target
61’
V. SemedoT. Ince
65’
65’
B. PearsonS. N'Zonzi
65’
T. SekoB. Lawal
V. Semedo
66’
M. Pollock
69’
L. KjerrumgaardRight foot shot1-0 (Watford)
74’
M. SissokoG. Chakvetadze
76’
N. IrankundaL. Kjerrumgaard
76’
77’
D. MubamaB. Jun-Ho
83’
M. Talovierov
N. Irankunda
89’
N. MendyI. Louza
90’
V. SemedoShot on target
90+3’
90+6’
M. ManhoefShot on target

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 0.55 74’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), 1-0 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 0.55 74’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), 1-0 Kjerrumgaard 74’
Watford 1.22 xGStoke 0.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Watford attacking 
74’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), set piece, 0.32 xG, goal 60’ T. Ince (Watford), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 24’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 90+6’ M. Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 46’ S. Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 90+3’ V. Semedo (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 55’ M. Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 10’ R. Boženík (Stoke), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+6’ S. Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ T. Ince (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ O. Maamma (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 6’ O. Maamma (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ S. Thomas (Stoke), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ I. Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ D. Mubama (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ R. Boženík (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), set piece, 0.32 xG, goal 60’ T. Ince (Watford), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 24’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 90+6’ M. Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 46’ S. Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 90+3’ V. Semedo (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 55’ M. Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 10’ R. Boženík (Stoke), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+6’ S. Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ T. Ince (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ O. Maamma (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ S. Thomas (Stoke), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ O. Maamma (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ I. Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ D. Mubama (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ R. Boženík (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Watford 4-4-2 Starting XI
Selvik
Ngakia
Pollock
Alleyne
Bola
Ince 65’
Kyprianou
Louza 90’
Maamma
Chakvetadze 76’
Kjerrumgaard
Stoke 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Johansson
Talovierov
Phillips
Wilmot
Cresswell
Lawal 65’
Nzonzi
Manhoef
Jun-Ho 77’
Thomas
Boženík

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
E. Selvik
90′ 1 0 26 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
J. Ngakia
90′ 1 – – 3 1 33 1 – – –
M. Pollock
90′ 1 3 – 6 3 34 3 – – –
M. Alleyne
90′ 1 2 – 2 1 27 – – – –
M. Bola
90′ 2 3 – 4 1 34 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
T. Ince
65′ – – 21 2 – 1 1 1 – – –
H. Kyprianou
90′ – 1 24 1 – 1 2 6 1 2 –
I. Louza
89′ – – 45 2 – 1 – 7 – 4 –
O. Maamma
90′ – – 31 2 – 2 1 6 2 1 –
M. Sissoko Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 1 – – – – – – – –
Forwards4 players
G. Chakvetadze
76′ – – – – – – –
L. Kjerrumgaard
76′ 1 – 3 2 0.54 – – 5 1 8 –
V. Semedo Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 1 0.12 – – 1 – – –
N. Irankunda Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – 1 1 – 3 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Watford win 46% Avg odds 2.02
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Stoke win 26% Avg odds 3.67

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

Form going into the game

Watford DLWDD
Stoke WLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Stoke 0-0 Watford, 01 Mar 25 Next meeting: Stoke 3-1 Watford, 14 Mar 26  All Watford vs Stoke meetings

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