← ScoresTimes: UK time
- HT 0–0
- bet365 Stadium, Stoke-On-Trent
- Kick-off
- Referee: not supplied
- Data last checked ; unchanged since
Key eventsavailable
- 83′Yellow card · Stoke CityD. Johnson
- 80′Substitution · Stoke CityJ. Thompson ↔ B. Pearson
- 80′Substitution · Stoke CityW. Moraes ↔ R. Mmaee
- 80′Substitution · Stoke CityA. Vidigal ↔ Chiquinho
- 77′Yellow card · Stoke CityJ. Thompson
- 72′Substitution · WatfordM. Martins ↔ T. Ince
- 69′Substitution · Stoke CityM. Rose ↔ J. Tymon
- 61′Substitution · WatfordJ. Livermore ↔ E. Kayembe
- 61′Substitution · WatfordI. Louza ↔ G. Chakvetadze
- 60′Yellow card · WatfordI. Koné
- 53′Goal · Stoke CityA. Vidigal · (assist K. Hoever)
- 52′Yellow card · Stoke CityW. Moraes
- 46′Substitution · WatfordT. Dele-Bashiru ↔ I. Koné
- 43′Substitution · WatfordJ. Morris ↔ Y. Asprilla
- 29′Yellow card · Stoke CityL. McNally
- 15:00Kick-off
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Competition contextavailable
Championship 2023/24
League table, before kick-off
14th of 24 · 3 pts from 2 played
W 1 · D 0 · L 1 · GD +1
Form in this competition only, latest first: L W
- 4 pts behind first
- Level on points with the place above
- Level on points with the place below
4th of 24 · 4 pts from 2 played
W 1 · D 1 · L 0 · GD +4
Form in this competition only, latest first: D W
- 3 pts behind first
- 2 pts behind the place above
- Level on points with the place below
Form here counts only matches in this competition; Recent form counts the last five in every competition.
First: Southampton, 7 pts
From the 26 finished matches of this table played before kick-off. Last result change .
Where the qualification, promotion and relegation places fall is not in our records, so no gap to them is shown.
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Statisticslimited
- 7Blocked shots3
- 7Corners2
- 0.95Expected goals (xG)0.71
- 21Fouls10
- 0Offsides3
- 69%Pass accuracy82%
- 316Passes460
- 217Accurate passes376
- 42%Possession58%
- 3Saves1
- 13Shots10
- 4Shots off target4
- 2Shots on target3
- 4Yellow cards1
Player statisticslimited
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| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Wilmot | 90 | 7.2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| D. Johnson | 90 | 6.9 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| E. Stevens | 90 | 7.2 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| J. Laurent | 90 | 6.9 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| K. Hoever | 90 | 7.7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 |
| L. McNally | 90 | 7.6 | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| M. Travers | 90 | 6.9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| A. Vidigal | 80 | 7.3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – |
| J. Thompson | 80 | 7.2 | – | – | 2 | – | 5 |
| W. Moraes | 80 | 6.6 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| M. Rose | 69 | 6.9 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| J. Tymon | 21 | 6.9 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| B. Pearson | 10 | 6.7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chiquinho | 10 | 6.3 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| R. Mmaee | 10 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Bachmann | 90 | 6.6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| K. Sema | 90 | 6.9 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 |
| R. Andrews | 90 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| R. Porteous | 90 | 7.5 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| V. Issouf Bayo | 90 | 6.6 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| W. Hoedt | 90 | 7.9 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 |
| M. Martins | 72 | 6.7 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| I. Louza | 61 | 6.3 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| J. Livermore | 61 | 6.6 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Y. Asprilla | 46 | 7.2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| I. Koné | 45 | 6.5 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| T. Dele-Bashiru | 45 | 6.6 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| J. Morris | 44 | 6.9 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| E. Kayembe | 29 | 7.0 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| G. Chakvetadze | 29 | 6.6 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| T. Ince | 18 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
xG (Highlightly)not supplied
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Recent form
Stoke Cityavailable
- L0–2 at IpswichChampionship
- W4–1 v RotherhamChampionship
- L0–2 at WatfordChampionship
- L0–1 v QPRChampionship
- D1–1 at CardiffChampionship
Watfordavailable
- D0–0 v PlymouthChampionship
- W4–0 v QPRChampionship
- W2–0 v Stoke CityChampionship
- D2–2 at SunderlandChampionship
- L0–1 at Hull CityChampionship
Head-to-headlimited
- Watford 2–0 Stoke CityChampionship · Vicarage Road
- Stoke City 0–4 WatfordChampionship · bet365 Stadium
- Stoke City 1–2 WatfordChampionship · bet365 Stadium
- Watford 3–2 Stoke CityChampionship · Vicarage Road
Line-upsavailable
Watford4-3-3
Stoke City3-5-2
Home side at the bottom. Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.
Stoke City · Bench
4 B. Pearson
11 D. Gayle
13 J. Bonham
14 J. Tymon
19 R. Mmaee
20 Chiquinho
30 S. Sidibe
32 D. Okagbue
35 N. Lowe
Coach: Alex Neil
Watford · Bench
7 T. Ince
11 I. Koné
14 R. Healey
15 M. Pollock
16 G. Chakvetadze
18 Y. Asprilla
26 B. Hamer
39 E. Kayembe
- 53 J. Collins
Coach: Nordin Jackers
Availabilitynot supplied
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Key players
Stoke Cityavailable
- B. Wilmot · Defender180 min in 2 matches · 0 goals · 2 assists
- J. Laurent · Midfielder180 min in 2 matches · 0 goals · 1 assist
- K. Hoever · Defender180 min in 2 matches · 1 goal · 0 assists
From player figures for all 2 matches played.
Watfordavailable
- V. Issouf Bayo · Forward180 min in 2 matches · 1 goal · 0 assists
- D. Bachmann · Goalkeeper180 min in 2 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
- R. Porteous · Defender180 min in 2 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
From player figures for all 2 matches played.
Availability: not checked for this match yet, so none is claimed.
Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in Championship 2023/24 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.
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