Watford vs Stoke City

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

20 Dec 2025, 16:00

1:0

Finished

Stoke City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

R. Bozenik

30'

2ND HALF

R. Bozenik

Sam Gallagher

46'

Sorba Thomas

59'

Bosun Lawal

B. Pearson

65'

S. N'zonzi

T. Seko

65'

65'

Vivaldo

Tom Ince

66'

Vivaldo

69'

Mattie Pollock

74'

Goal

L. Kjerrumgaard(H. Kyprianou)

76'

M. Sissoko

G. Chakvetadze

76'

N. Irankunda

L. Kjerrumgaard

Joon-Ho Bae

Divin Mubama

77'

M. Taloverov

83'

89'

N. Irankunda

90'

N. Mendy

Imrân Louza

Match statistics

40%Possession60%

316Passes Attempted478

243Completed Passes404

7Corners5

15Throw-ins24

10Shots On Target7

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Max Alleyne #3
Mattie Pollock #6	69'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Imrân Louza #10	90'
H. Kyprianou #5	🎯74'
O. Maamma #42
Tom Ince #7	65'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	76' ⚽74'
G. Chakvetadze #8	76'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Late February 2026

Matthew William

Matthew William Pollock

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Max Alleyne #3
Mattie Pollock #6	69'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Imrân Louza #10	90'
H. Kyprianou #5	🎯74'
O. Maamma #42
Tom Ince #7	65'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	76' ⚽74'
G. Chakvetadze #8	76'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Late February 2026

Matthew William

Matthew William Pollock

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Stoke City

Formation

4-2-3-1

V. Johansson

#1V. Johansson

Ben Wilmot

#16Ben Wilmot

Ashley Phillips

#26Ashley Phillips

A. Cresswell

#3A. Cresswell

M. Taloverov

#40M. Taloverov

S. N'zonzi

#15S. N'zonzi

Bosun Lawal

#18Bosun Lawal

Joon-Ho Bae

#10Joon-Ho Bae

Sorba Thomas

#7Sorba Thomas

M. Manhoef

#42M. Manhoef

R. Bozenik

#11R. Bozenik

Starting XI

V. Johansson #1
Ben Wilmot #16
Ashley Phillips #26
A. Cresswell #3
M. Taloverov #40	83'
S. N'zonzi #15	65'
Bosun Lawal #18	65'
Joon-Ho Bae #10	77'
Sorba Thomas #7	59'
M. Manhoef #42
R. Bozenik #11	46' 30'

Will not play

Samuel James

Samuel James Gallagher

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Lewis Renard

Lewis Renard Baker

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Róbert

Róbert Bozeník

Forward

Dislocated shoulder

Return: Late February 2026

Viktor Tobias

Viktor Tobias Johansson

Goalkeeper

Shoulder injury

Return: Late February 2026

Gavin Okeroghene

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu

Goalkeeper

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Divin Saku

Divin Saku Mubama

Forward

Broken leg

Return: Out for season

Junior Baptiste

Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Stoke City

Mark Robins

Head-to-head

29 matches

Watford

Watford

10

Wins

5

Draws

14

Wins

Stoke City

Stoke City

Championship2023 • 3 matches

Watford

Stoke City

Stoke City

Watford

Watford

Stoke City

Championship2022 • 1 match

Stoke City

Watford

Championship2021 • 1 match

Stoke City

Watford

EFL Cup2021 • 1 match

Watford

Stoke City

Championship2020 • 1 match

Watford

Stoke City

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Ben Toner

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

Watford vs Stoke City match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Watford and Stoke City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.