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14 March 2026 at 15:00

31
Full Time
Championship · Season 2025
Referee: Leigh Doughty

Match Summary

Stoke City defeated Watford 3:1. The match was played in Championship 2025. Goals were scored by M. Manhoef 28′, M. Manhoef 77′, N. Irankunda 81′, S. Gallagher 85′. 6 yellow cards were shown. Stoke City had 45% possession while Watford held 55%. Stoke City had 19 shots (12 on target) compared to 15 (4 on target) for Watford. Expected goals: Stoke City 1.66 — Watford 1.83. Stoke City made 5 substitutions, Watford made 5.

Match Events

Key match events between Stoke City and Watford — 4 goals and 6 cards recorded during the match.

Stoke City
Watford
Kick Off
M. Manhoef

assist: M. Smit

28′
Half Time
62′
V. SemedoN. Irankunda
E. BocatB. Gibson
70′
M. SmitS. Gallagher
71′
71′
T. InceJ. Lawson
71′
N. MendyP. Ekwah
J. BaeB. Pearson
79′
M. ManhoefJ. Rak-Sakyi
79′
81′
N. Irankunda

assist: G. Chakvetadze

S. N'ZonziT. Seko
83′
S. Gallagher

assist: S. Thomas

85′
86′
S. MfuniE. Bove
86′
I. LouzaL. Kjerrumgaard
Full Time

Match Statistics

Stoke City had 45% possession against Watford's 55%. Stoke City registered 19 shots (12 on target) while Watford managed 15 (4 on target). Corner kicks: 6–7. Fouls committed: 11–13.

12Shots on Goal4
4Shots off Goal7
19Total Shots15
3Blocked Shots4
13Shots insidebox9
6Shots outsidebox6
11Fouls13
6Corner Kicks7
2Offsides0
45%Ball Possession55%
4Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
3Goalkeeper Saves9
318Total passes391
227Passes accurate306
71%Passes %78%
1.66expected_goals1.83
0goals_prevented0

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Stoke City have recorded 2 wins, 1 draws and 3 defeats. Watford show 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 6 outings.

Stoke City

LWDLLW

Watford

DWLDWL

Head to Head

Stoke City and Watford have met 1 times — Stoke City won 0, Watford won 1, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Watford leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 1 meetings. A combined 1 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 1.00 per match (0 for the home side, 1 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 0 matches (0%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 0 games (0%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–0 in 2025.

0

Stoke City

0

Drawn

1

Watford

Goals: 0Goals: 1

Recent Meetings (1)

20 Dec 2025Watford1 – 0Stoke City

API data: 20 Mar 2026

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