English League Championship

Watford vs Stoke City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 47': Edo Kayembe
  • 49': Ryan Andrews
  • 73': Edo Kayembe
FT
3 - 0
Stoke City

    About

    Watford are hosting Stoke City at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
    • 1': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
    • 6': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
    • 6': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Ryan Andrews (Watford) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 11': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 11': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Offside, Stoke City. Million Manhoef is caught offside.
    • 14': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by James Morris.
    • 15': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
    • 15': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Hand ball by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
    • 17': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
    • 17': Josh Laurent (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Emre Tezgel (Stoke City).
    • 17': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
    • 18': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Emre Tezgel (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
    • 20': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Foul by Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City).
    • 21': Offside, Watford. Francisco Sierralta is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
    • 23': Attempt missed. James Morris (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 23': Delay in match (Watford).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 27': James Morris (Watford) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 30': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
    • 30': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
    • 31': Josh Laurent (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 33': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Ben Gibson (Stoke City).
    • 34': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Hand ball by Ben Gibson (Stoke City).
    • 39': Attempt saved. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 40': Emre Tezgel (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 41': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
    • 41': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 42': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edo Kayembe following a corner.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Watford 0, Stoke City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Stoke City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Yasser Larouci replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Ryan Andrews (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 47': Goal! Watford 1, Stoke City 0. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Yasser Larouci (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 49': Goal! Watford 2, Stoke City 0. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 51': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Mattie Pollock (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru with a cross following a corner.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 55': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Yasser Larouci (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 57': Edo Kayembe (Watford) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 57': Foul by Emre Tezgel (Stoke City).
    • 57': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Offside, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze is caught offside.
    • 60': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
    • 60': Offside, Stoke City. Ben Gibson is caught offside.
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Lynden Gooch (Stoke City).
    • 63': Substitution, Stoke City. Bae Jun-Ho replaces Emre Tezgel.
    • 63': Substitution, Stoke City. Lewis Koumas replaces Lynden Gooch because of an injury.
    • 63': Substitution, Stoke City. Andrew Moran replaces Wouter Burger.
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Yasser Larouci with a cross.
    • 66': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Stoke City).
    • 66': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
    • 69': Delay in match (Watford).
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
    • 72': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Goal! Watford 3, Stoke City 0. Edo Kayembe (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze following a fast break.
    • 74': Substitution, Stoke City. Ryan Mmaee replaces Jordan Thompson.
    • 75': Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
    • 76': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
    • 76': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Offside, Stoke City. Million Manhoef is caught offside.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 79': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
    • 79': Ryan Mmaee (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat.
    • 81': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Moran following a corner.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yasser Larouci.
    • 83': Substitution, Stoke City. Jaden Dixon replaces Million Manhoef.
    • 84': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Foul by Jaden Dixon (Stoke City).
    • 87': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Yasser Larouci (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kwadwo Baah.
    • 88': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 88': Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
    • 90': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Josh Laurent (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Substitution, Watford. Imrân Louza replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 90'+1': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 90'+6': Foul by Yasser Larouci (Watford).
    • 90'+6': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 3, Stoke City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 3, Stoke City 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 3
    45.2 Possession 54.8
    7 SHOTS 24
    3 ON GOAL 8
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    304 Accurate Passes 387
    383 Passes 471
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 14
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    60 Long Balls 55
    19 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    10 Effective Tackles 13
    14 Tackles 20
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 9
    18 Effective Clearances 30
    18 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 18,789

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
    2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
    3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    4 Burnley 15 +12 27
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    3 Francisco Sierralta Yellow Card
    22 James Morris
    6 Matthew Pollock
    24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
    17 Moussa Sissoko
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    45 Ryan Andrews
    19 Bayo Youssouf Yellow Card
    8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
    39 Edo Kayembe
    Watford Substitutes:
    Rocco Vata, Imran Louza, Ryan Porteous, Tom Ince, Kwadwo Baah, Ken Sema, Mileta Rajovic, Jonathan Bond, Yasser Larouci.

    STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
    23 Ben Gibson
    16 Ben Wilmot
    17 Eric Bocat
    22 Junior Tchamadeu
    6 Wouter Burger
    15 Jordan Thompson Yellow Card
    28 Josh Laurent Yellow Card
    37 Emre Tezgel
    2 Lynden Gooch
    42 Million Manhoef
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Jaden Dixon, Lewis Baker, Daniel Johnson, Sol Sidibe, Andy Moran, Ryan Mmaee, Frank Fielding, Bae Jun-Ho, Lewis Koumas.

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