Watford vs Middlesbrough

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

01 Nov 2025, 16:00

3:0

Finished

Middlesbrough

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

15'

Goal

Imrân Louza(Kwadwo Baah)

32'

Goal

L. Kjerrumgaard(Jeremy Ngakia)

34'

Kwadwo Baah

45'

Kévin Keben

2ND HALF

49'

Goal

M. Doumbia(Kévin Keben)

Luke Ayling

57'

61'

Injured

Rocco Vata

62'

Tom Ince

Rocco Vata

A. Morris

D. Strelec

70'

Alfie Jones

M. Whittaker

70'

D. Burgzorg

R. Mcgree

70'

T. Conway

Sontje Hansen

71'

H. Hackney

Kaly Sène

71'

77'

J. Pétris

Kwadwo Baah

77'

N. Irankunda

L. Kjerrumgaard

88'

Edo Kayembe

Imrân Louza

88'

Vivaldo

M. Doumbia

Match statistics

45%Possession55%

419Passes Attempted490

339Completed Passes427

1Corners7

11Throw-ins17

8Shots On Target14

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Rocco Vata

#11Rocco Vata

Kwadwo Baah

#34Kwadwo Baah

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Mattie Pollock #6
Kévin Keben #4	🎯49' 45'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2	🎯32'
H. Kyprianou #5
Imrân Louza #10	88' ⚽15'
Rocco Vata #11	61' 62'
Kwadwo Baah #34	77' 34' 🎯15'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	77' ⚽32'
M. Doumbia #20	⚽49' 88'

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

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Rocco Vata

#11Rocco Vata

Kwadwo Baah

#34Kwadwo Baah

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Mattie Pollock #6
Kévin Keben #4	🎯49' 45'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2	🎯32'
H. Kyprianou #5
Imrân Louza #10	88' ⚽15'
Rocco Vata #11	61' 62'
Kwadwo Baah #34	77' 34' 🎯15'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	77' ⚽32'
M. Doumbia #20	⚽49' 88'

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

Middlesbrough

Formation

3-5-2

S. Brynn

#31S. Brynn

D. Fry

#6D. Fry

Alfie Jones

#5Alfie Jones

Luke Ayling

#12Luke Ayling

A. Morris

#18A. Morris

A. Browne

#16A. Browne

H. Hackney

#7H. Hackney

Matt Targett

#3Matt Targett

Callum Brittain

#2Callum Brittain

D. Burgzorg

#10D. Burgzorg

T. Conway

#9T. Conway

Starting XI

S. Brynn #31
D. Fry #6
Alfie Jones #5	70'
Luke Ayling #12	57'
A. Morris #18	70'
A. Browne #16
H. Hackney #7	71'
Matt Targett #3
Callum Brittain #2
D. Burgzorg #10	70'
T. Conway #9	71'

Will not play

Seny Timothy

Seny Timothy Dieng

Goalkeeper

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Unknown

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Samuel George Alan

Samuel George Alan Edmundson

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Middlesbrough

Rob Edwards

Head-to-head

34 matches

Watford

Watford

14

Wins

8

Draws

12

Wins

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Watford

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Watford

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Watford

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Watford

Championship2022 • 1 match

Watford

Middlesbrough

Championship2021 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Watford

Championship2020 • 1 match

Watford

Middlesbrough

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:

John Busby

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

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