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Matchday 7 · · Vicarage Road

Watford vs Stoke City: result, lineups and stats

Watford 21 · 11 points
1 - 2
Stoke City 9 · 20 points
  • 90+1' Amin Nabizada
  • 45+4' Jack McGlynn
  • 57' Eric Bocat

Lineups Watford vs Stoke City

Watford 4-2-3-1 · A. Dionisi
1 Ravaglia
33 Zemura
3 Coulibaly
6 Pollock
4 Keben
5 Kyprianou
39 Kayembe
45 Mavididi
17 Bravo
7 Maamma
20 Doumbia
  • 42' Omar Traoré Jordan Zemura
  • 58' Rocco Vata Stephy Mavididi
  • 58' Amin Nabizada Othmane Maamma
  • 69' Luca Kjerrumgaard Iker Bravo

Lineup for Watford: Ravaglia, Zemura, Coulibaly, Pollock, Keben, Kyprianou, Kayembe, Mavididi, Bravo, Maamma, Doumbia

Bench
  • 18 M. Antonio
  • 26 D. Bachmann
  • 9 L. Kjerrumgaard 69'
  • 21 Amin Nabizada 58'
  • 23 O. Traoré 42'
  • 11 R. Vata
  • 24 S. Walker
  • 56 Albert Eames
Absentees Watford

Bove, Ngakia, Baah, Coulibaly (injured), Antonio (unavailable)

Stoke City 3-5-2 · M. Robins
1 Johansson
5 Graham
40 Taloverov
16 Wilmot
17 Bocat
8 Galbraith
27 Soumaré
13 Devenny
2 Johnson
7 McGlynn
11 Cisse
  • 65' George Hirst Lamine Cisse
  • 80' Luca Bombino Eric Bocat
  • 90' Ben Pearson Jack McGlynn

Lineup for Stoke City: Johansson, Graham, Taloverov, Wilmot, Bocat, Galbraith, Soumaré, Devenny, Johnson, McGlynn, Cisse

Bench
  • 23 B. Gibson
  • 24 J. Griffiths
  • 15 G. Hirst
  • 42 M. Manhoef
  • 4 B. Pearson 90'
  • 19 T. Rigo
  • 9 R. Boženík
  • 21 L. Bombino 80'
  • 43 F. Anderson
Absentees Stoke City

Ampah, Cresswell, Bocat, Gallagher, Ingelsson (injured)

Stats Watford vs Stoke City

Watford Match Stoke City
  • 40% Possession 60%
  • 6 Shots 18
  • 2 Shots on target 6
  • 2 Shots off target 8
  • 5 Corners 8
  • 14 Fouls 6
  • 0 Offsides 3
  • 2 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

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 2 assists
  3. Luca Kjerrumgaard 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Edo Kayembe 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Hector Kyprianou 1 goals 0 assists

Stoke City

  1. Ethan Galbraith 3 goals 3 assists
  2. Eric Bocat 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Jack McGlynn 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Sam Gallagher 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Justin Devenny 2 goals 0 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 solid
Mattie Pollock 5/5 450 mixed
Hector Kyprianou 5/5 450 solid
Edo Kayembe 5/5 450 mixed
Kévin Keben 4/4 360 mixed
Iker Bravo 4/5 319 mixed
Luca Kjerrumgaard 4/4 284 solid
Branimir Mlacic 3/4 256 mixed

Stoke City

Player Starts Min. Form
Viktor Johansson 5/5 450 mixed
Ben Wilmot 5/5 450 strong
Luke Graham 5/5 450 solid
Ben Johnson 5/5 450 mixed
Ethan Galbraith 5/5 450 solid
Jack McGlynn 5/5 384 solid
Djibril Soumaré 5/5 371 mixed
Justin Devenny 4/5 316 poor

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.57 1.25
  • Predicted goals3.2
  • Both teams to score100%
  • Over 2.5 goals67%
  • Corners5.7

Team comparison

WAT home Per match STK away
1.67 Points 1.67
1.33 Goals for 1.33
1.50 Goals against 1.67
1.59 xG for 1.34
1.69 xG against 1.97
4.0 Corners 4.0
DWLLW Home and away form LDWWW

Watford vs Stoke City: head-to-head record

17 previous meetings
7 Watford 3 draws 7 Stoke City
  • Goals per match2.24
  • Both teams scored35%
  • Over 2.5 goals41%
  • Mar 2026 Stoke City 3 - 1 Watford
  • Dec 2025 Watford 1 - 0 Stoke City
  • Mar 2025 Stoke City 0 - 0 Watford
  • Aug 2024 Watford 3 - 0 Stoke City
  • Dec 2023 Watford 1 - 1 Stoke City
  • Aug 2023 Stoke City 1 - 0 Watford
  • May 2023 Watford 2 - 0 Stoke City
  • Oct 2022 Stoke City 0 - 4 Watford
  • Sep 2021 Watford 1 - 3 Stoke City
  • Jan 2021 Stoke City 1 - 2 Watford

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Watford vs Stoke City?

Lewis Smith refereed Watford vs Stoke City.

Who is unavailable for Watford against Stoke City?

Watford are without Edoardo Bove (knee injury), Jeremy Ngakia (thigh injury), Kwadwo Baah (knock), Michail Antonio (not registered) and Soumaïla Coulibaly (hamstring injury).

Who is unavailable for Stoke City against Watford?

Stoke City are without Ato Ampah (knee injury), Aaron Cresswell (knee injury), Eric Bocat (injury), Sam Gallagher (injury) and Svante Ingelsson (muscle 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 5-3-2.

What formation do Stoke City play?

Stoke City have used a 3-4-3 formation in their last 5 matches under Robins.

How did the last meeting between Watford and Stoke City finish?

On 14 March 2026, Stoke City vs Watford finished 3-1.

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