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Matchday 14 · · Vicarage Road

Watford vs Lincoln City: result, lineups and stats

Watford 20 · 14 points
1 - 0
Lincoln City 17 · 15 points
  • 46' Stephy Mavididi

Lineups Watford vs Lincoln City

Watford 4-2-3-1 · A. Dionisi
1 Ravaglia
16 Bola
4 Keben
6 Pollock
23 Traoré
5 Kyprianou
39 Kayembe
45 Mavididi
17 Bravo
7 Maamma
10 Boadu
  • 60' Mamadou Doumbia Myron Boadu
  • 61' Krepin Diatta Omar Traoré
  • 70' Branimir Mlacic Othmane Maamma
  • 70' Martín Payero Stephy Mavididi
  • 86' Amin Nabizada Iker Bravo

Lineup for Watford: Ravaglia, Bola, Keben, Pollock, Traoré, Kyprianou, Kayembe, Mavididi, Bravo, Maamma, Boadu

Bench
  • 26 D. Bachmann
  • 15 K. Diatta 61'
  • 20 M. Doumbia 60'
  • 9 L. Kjerrumgaard
  • 29 Branimir Mlačić 70'
  • 21 Amin Nabizada 86'
  • 22 M. Payero 70'
  • 11 R. Vata
  • 33 J. Zemura
Absentees Watford

Bove, Ngakia, Baah, Coulibaly (injured), Mlacic, Kjerrumgaard (doubtful), Grieves, Antonio, Chikovani (unavailable)

Lincoln City 3-4-2-1 · Chris Cohen
1 Wickens
15 Bradley
25 Elerewe
4 Coubiș
20 Elder
8 Bayliss
26 Konak
33 Oyegoke
18 House
27 Ogbene
34 Draper
  • 61' Rob Street Callum Elder
  • 61' Recco Hackett-Fairchild Chiedozie Ogbene
  • 70' Tom Hamer Daniel Oyegoke
  • 79' Adam Reach Deji Elerewe
  • 79' Dom Jefferies Tom Bayliss

Lineup for Lincoln City: Wickens, Bradley, Elerewe, Coubiș, Elder, Bayliss, Konak, Oyegoke, House, Ogbene, Draper

Bench
  • 17 R. Street
  • 3 A. Reach 79'
  • 19 I. Olaofe
  • 22 T. Hamer
  • 7 R. Hackett
  • 46 J. Gauci
  • 6 R. Towler
  • 24 I. Varfolomeev
  • 16 D. Jefferies 79'
Absentees Lincoln City

Melia, Darikwa (injured)

Stats Watford vs Lincoln City

Watford Match Lincoln City
  • 0.69 xG 0.77
  • 59% Possession 41%
  • 18 Shots 12
  • 2 Shots on target 1
  • 10 Shots off target 4
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 17 Fouls 10
  • 1 Offsides 0
  • 5 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

Watford

Luca Kjerrumgaard is a doubt for Watford with an adductor problem, although he could be involved against Lincoln City. His availability remains uncertain after he missed the defeat at Norwich City.

Soumaïla Coulibaly is sidelined with a hamstring injury after two starts in the last five matches, leaving Kévin Keben in line to continue at centre-back. Krepin Diatta is set to keep the right-back spot ahead of Omar Traoré. Watford, who sit 21st with 11 points, have won only once in their last five league matches.

Lincoln City

Lincoln City remain without Tendayi Darikwa, who is not expected back until around the end of June 2027 because of a cruciate ligament injury. Deji Elerewe and Tom Hamer are expected to start in defence, with Andrei Coubiș no longer set to retain his place. Sonny Bradley and Adam Reach should continue on the left side of the back line.

Mikkel Ladefoged is expected to start again after scoring twice and supplying an assist in his last five appearances. Freddie Draper started three times during that spell but was used as a substitute against Birmingham City. Ben House and Dom Jefferies are also expected to continue in attack.

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Watford

  1. Amin Nabizada 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Iker Bravo 1 goals 3 assists
  3. Myron Boadu 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Luca Kjerrumgaard 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Edo Kayembe 1 goals 1 assists

Lincoln City

  1. Mikkel Ladefoged 3 goals 1 assists
  2. Ben House 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Recco Hackett-Fairchild 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Freddie Draper 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Andrei Coubiș 1 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Watford

Player Starts Min. Form
Federico Ravaglia 5/5 450 mixed
Mattie Pollock 5/5 450 mixed
Kévin Keben 5/5 450 poor
Edo Kayembe 5/5 450 mixed
Hector Kyprianou 5/5 450 solid
Iker Bravo 4/5 370 solid
Myron Boadu 5/5 329 solid
Marc Bola 3/5 290 mixed

Lincoln City

Player Starts Min. Form
George Wickens 5/5 450 mixed
Deji Elerewe 5/5 433 poor
Sonny Bradley 5/5 414 mixed
Andrei Coubiș 4/5 387 mixed
Yunus Konak 4/5 386 poor
Ben House 4/4 318 solid
Adam Reach 3/4 271 poor
Freddie Draper 3/4 260 mixed

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.59 1.06
  • Predicted goals2.5
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals59%
  • Corners7.0

Team comparison

WAT home Per match LIN away
1.86 Points 1.43
1.29 Goals for 0.86
1.29 Goals against 1.14
1.56 xG for 1.09
1.63 xG against 1.78
4.4 Corners 3.4
WLLWW Home and away form WWLDL

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Watford vs Lincoln City?

The referee for Watford vs Lincoln City was James Bell.

Who is unavailable for Watford against Lincoln City?

Watford are without Branimir Mlacic (not registered), Luca Kjerrumgaard (not registered), Edoardo Bove (knee injury), Jack Grieves (not registered), Jeremy Ngakia (thigh injury) and Kwadwo Baah (knock). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Lincoln City against Watford?

Lincoln City are without Mason Melia (thigh injury) and Tendayi Darikwa (knee injury).

What formation do Watford play?

Watford have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Lincoln City play?

Lincoln City have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-2-1.

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