Watford vs Oxford United

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

04 Oct 2025, 16:00

2:1

Finished

Oxford United

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Max Alleyne(Own Goal)

Own Goal

3'

Cameron Brannagan

5'

Stanley Mills

30'

31'

Injured

Vivaldo

32'

L. Kjerrumgaard

Vivaldo

39'

Kévin Keben

45'

Goal

Jeremy Ngakia

49'

Goal

Jeremy Ngakia

M. Helik

50'

2ND HALF

49'

L. Kjerrumgaard

53'

Imrân Louza

Stanley Mills

P. Placheta

57'

Will Lankshear

Will Vaulks

57'

70'

Edo Kayembe

Caleb Wiley

70'

J. Pétris

Imrân Louza

70'

M. Sissoko

Rocco Vata

Greg Leigh

J. Currie

73'

Nik Prelec

M. Harris

85'

S. Dembélé

Tom Bradshaw

85'

87'

Kwadwo Baah

N. Irankunda

J. Currie

92'

Match statistics

57%Possession43%

442Passes Attempted325

366Completed Passes251

9Corners3

20Throw-ins19

26Shots On Target14

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

3-5-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

N. Mendy

#23N. Mendy

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Rocco Vata

#11Rocco Vata

Caleb Wiley

#26Caleb Wiley

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Vivaldo

#18Vivaldo

N. Irankunda

#66N. Irankunda

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Kévin Keben #4	39'
J. Abankwah #25
Max Alleyne #3	3'
N. Mendy #23
Imrân Louza #10	70' 53'
Rocco Vata #11	70'
Caleb Wiley #26	70'
Jeremy Ngakia #2	⚽45' ⚽49'
Vivaldo #18	31' 32'
N. Irankunda #66	87'

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

Paulo Pezzolano

Watford

Formation

3-5-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

N. Mendy

#23N. Mendy

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Rocco Vata

#11Rocco Vata

Caleb Wiley

#26Caleb Wiley

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Vivaldo

#18Vivaldo

N. Irankunda

#66N. Irankunda

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Kévin Keben #4	39'
J. Abankwah #25
Max Alleyne #3	3'
N. Mendy #23
Imrân Louza #10	70' 53'
Rocco Vata #11	70'
Caleb Wiley #26	70'
Jeremy Ngakia #2	⚽45' ⚽49'
Vivaldo #18	31' 32'
N. Irankunda #66	87'

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

Paulo Pezzolano

Oxford United

Formation

4-4-2

Jamie Cumming

#1Jamie Cumming

S. Long

#2S. Long

M. Helik

#6M. Helik

Greg Leigh

#22Greg Leigh

B. Spencer

#15B. Spencer

Cameron Brannagan

#8Cameron Brannagan

B. Keersmaecker

#14B. Keersmaecker

S. Dembélé

#23S. Dembélé

Stanley Mills

#17Stanley Mills

Will Lankshear

#27Will Lankshear

Nik Prelec

#16Nik Prelec

Starting XI

Jamie Cumming #1
S. Long #2
M. Helik #6	50'
Greg Leigh #22	73'
B. Spencer #15
Cameron Brannagan #8	5'
B. Keersmaecker #14
S. Dembélé #23	85'
Stanley Mills #17	57' 30'
Will Lankshear #27	57'
Nik Prelec #16	85'

Will not play

Hidde

Hidde Ter Avest

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Nik

Nik Prelec

Forward

Groin injury

Return: Late February 2026

Brian De

Brian De Keersmaecker

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Tyler Charlie

Tyler Charlie Goodrham

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Jamie

Jamie Donley

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Late February 2026

Jack

Jack Currie

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Oxford United

Gary Rowett

Head-to-head

12 matches

Watford

Watford

6

Wins

5

Draws

1

Wins

Oxford United

Oxford United

EFL Cup2020 • 1 match

Oxford United

Watford

Championship1999 • 1 match

Oxford United

Watford

Championship1998 • 1 match

Watford

Oxford United

FA Cup1997 • 1 match

Watford

Oxford United

Championship1994 • 1 match

Watford

Oxford United

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	32	12	7	13	34:29	+5	43	LDLDL
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	31	10	9	12	30:38	-8	39	LLWDW
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:

Lewis Smith

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

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