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3 January 2017 at 20:00

20
Full Time
Premier League · Season 2016
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Match Summary

Stoke City defeated Watford 2:0. The match was played in Premier League 2016. Goals were scored by R. Shawcross 45′, P. Crouch 49′. 3 yellow cards were shown. Stoke City had 54% possession while Watford held 46%. Stoke City had 16 shots (5 on target) compared to 9 (2 on target) for Watford. Stoke City made 2 substitutions, Watford made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Stoke City and Watford — 2 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.

Stoke City
Watford
Kick Off
R. Shawcross

assist: C. Adam

45+3′
Half Time
46′
V. BehramiO. Ighalo
P. Crouch

assist: C. Adam

49′
M. DioufI. Afellay
68′
69′
A. GuédiouraJ. Sinclair
81′
S. PrödlM. Folivi
C. AdamG. Whelan
84′
90′Christian Kabasele
Full Time

Match Statistics

Stoke City had 54% possession against Watford's 46%. Stoke City registered 16 shots (5 on target) while Watford managed 9 (2 on target). Corner kicks: 7–6. Fouls committed: 10–15.

5Shots on Goal2
7Shots off Goal4
16Total Shots9
4Blocked Shots3
11Shots insidebox5
5Shots outsidebox4
10Fouls15
7Corner Kicks6
3Offsides0
54%Ball Possession46%
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Goalkeeper Saves3
399Total passes352
296Passes accurate237
74%Passes %67%

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 2 times — Stoke City won 1, Watford won 1, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. A combined 5 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.50 per match (3 for the home side, 2 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (50%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 games (50%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–1 in 2026.

1

Stoke City

0

Drawn

1

Watford

Goals: 3Goals: 2

Recent Meetings (2)

14 Mar 2026Stoke City3 – 1Watford
20 Dec 2025Watford1 – 0Stoke City

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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