Stoke City Vs Watford (14 March 2026)

Stoke City vs Watford

Stoke City secured a 3-1 victory over Watford in Championship action. M. Manhoef opened the scoring for Stoke City in the 28th minute. Stoke City dominated with 3 goals to 1.

Goal Timeline

28' - M. Manhoef (assist: M. Smit)
77' - M. Manhoef
81' - N. Irankunda (assist: G. Chakvetadze)
85' - S. Gallagher (assist: S. Thomas)

Match Activity

Substitutions: Stoke City (5), Watford (5)
Discipline: 6 card(s) shown

T. Rigo received a Yellow Card in the 17th minute; S. Thomas received a Yellow Card in the 50th minute; N. Mendy received a Yellow Card in the 51th minute; M. Talovierov received a Yellow Card in the 60th minute; T. Simkin received a Yellow Card in the 72th minute; N. Irankunda received a Yellow Card in the 90th minute

Match Events

90+3'

Watford

N. Irankunda

Yellow Card

86'

Watford

I. Louza

Substitution: L. Kjerrumgaard

Substitution 5

86'

Watford

S. Mfuni

Substitution: E. Bove

Substitution 4

85'

Stoke City

S. Gallagher

Substitution: S. Thomas

Normal Goal

83'

Stoke City

S. N'Zonzi

Substitution: T. Seko

Substitution 5

81'

Watford

N. Irankunda

Substitution: G. Chakvetadze

Normal Goal

79'

Stoke City

J. Bae

Substitution: B. Pearson

Substitution 4

79'

Stoke City

M. Manhoef

Substitution: J. Rak-Sakyi

Substitution 3

77'

Stoke City

M. Manhoef

Normal Goal

72'

Stoke City

T. Simkin

Yellow Card

71'

Watford

N. Mendy

Substitution: P. Ekwah

Substitution 3

71'

Watford

T. Ince

Substitution: J. Lawson

Substitution 2

71'

Stoke City

M. Smit

Substitution: S. Gallagher

Substitution 2

70'

Stoke City

E. Bocat

Substitution: B. Gibson

Substitution 1

62'

Watford

V. Semedo

Substitution: N. Irankunda

Substitution 1

60'

Stoke City

M. Talovierov

Yellow Card

51'

Watford

N. Mendy

Yellow Card

50'

Stoke City

S. Thomas

Yellow Card

28'

Stoke City

M. Manhoef

Substitution: M. Smit

Normal Goal

17'

Stoke City

T. Rigo

Yellow Card

90+3'

N. Irankunda

Watford

Yellow Card

86'

I. Louza

Watford

Substitution 5 • Assist: L. Kjerrumgaard

86'

S. Mfuni

Watford

Substitution 4 • Assist: E. Bove

85'

S. Gallagher

Stoke City

Normal Goal • Assist: S. Thomas

83'

S. N'Zonzi

Stoke City

Substitution 5 • Assist: T. Seko

81'

N. Irankunda

Watford

Normal Goal • Assist: G. Chakvetadze

79'

J. Bae

Stoke City

Substitution 4 • Assist: B. Pearson

79'

M. Manhoef

Stoke City

Substitution 3 • Assist: J. Rak-Sakyi

77'

M. Manhoef

Stoke City

Normal Goal

72'

T. Simkin

Stoke City

Yellow Card

71'

N. Mendy

Watford

Substitution 3 • Assist: P. Ekwah

71'

T. Ince

Watford

Substitution 2 • Assist: J. Lawson

71'

M. Smit

Stoke City

Substitution 2 • Assist: S. Gallagher

70'

E. Bocat

Stoke City

Substitution 1 • Assist: B. Gibson

62'

V. Semedo

Watford

Substitution 1 • Assist: N. Irankunda

60'

M. Talovierov

Stoke City

Yellow Card

51'

N. Mendy

Watford

Yellow Card

50'

S. Thomas

Stoke City

Yellow Card

28'

M. Manhoef

Stoke City

Normal Goal • Assist: M. Smit

17'

T. Rigo

Stoke City

Yellow Card

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

Total Shots

Blocked Shots

Shots insidebox

Shots outsidebox

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

56%

Ball Possession

44%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

389

Total passes

313

305

Passes accurate

225

78%

Passes %

72%

Last 5 Results

Stoke City

vs Sheffield Wednesday 2-0

vs Preston 1-3

vs Watford 3-1

vs Ipswich 3-3

vs Swansea 0-2

Watford

vs Charlton 1-1

vs QPR 1-2

vs Leicester 0-0

vs Wrexham 3-1

vs Stoke City 1-3

Player Stats

Stoke City Formation

6.3

Milan Smit

7.0

Steven N'Zonzi

7.3

Tomáš Rigo

8.3

Million Manhoef

6.6

Jun-Ho Bae

8.3

Sorba Thomas

6.6

Junior Tchamadeu

6.9

Maksym Talovierov

6.3

Ashley Phillips

7.3

Eric Bocat

5.9

Tommy Simkin

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Tommy SimkinG	G	5.9	90'	0	0	0	49%	2 / 2
Junior TchamadeuD	D	6.6	90'	0	0	0	63%	2 / 2
Maksym TalovierovD	D	6.9	90'	0	0	1	80%	8 / 10
Ashley PhillipsD	D	6.3	90'	0	0	1	81%	3 / 7
Eric BocatD	D	7.3	70'	0	0	1	78%	4 / 7
Steven N'ZonziM	M	7.0	83'	0	0	2	70%	7 / 9
Tomáš RigoM	M	7.3	90'	0	0	3	85%	4 / 9
Million ManhoefM	M	8.3	79'	2	0	5	60%	3 / 7
Jun-Ho BaeM	M	6.6	79'	0	0	0	83%	4 / 12
Sorba ThomasM	M	8.3	90'	0	1	0	83%	6 / 10
Milan SmitF	F	6.3	71'	0	1	1	44%	2 / 9

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Ben GibsonD	D	6.3	20'	0	0	33%	1 / 3
Sam GallagherF	F	8.0	19'	1	2	56%	6 / 8
Ben PearsonM	M	6.5	11'	0	0	0%	1 / 1
Jesurun Rak-SakyiF	F	6.3	11'	0	0	50%	0 / 2
Tatsuki SekoM	M	6.7	14'	0	0	-	0 / 0
Frank FieldingG	G	-	0'	0	0	-	0 / 0
Sydney AginaM	M	-	0'	0	0	-	0 / 0
Gabriel KellyM	M	-	0'	0	0	-	0 / 0
Lamine CisséF	F	-	0'	0	0	-	0 / 0

Watford Formation

7.2

Egil Selvik

5.6

James Abankwah

6.2

Saba Goglichidze

6.7

Stephen Mfuni

6.2

Marc Bola

5.9

Thomas Ince

6.0

Imrân Louza

7.3

Nampalys Mendy

7.5

Giorgi Chakvetadze

6.2

Edo Kayembe

6.2

Vivaldo

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Egil SelvikG	G	7.2	90'	0	0	59%	1 / 1
James AbankwahD	D	5.6	90'	0	0	68%	4 / 7
Saba GoglichidzeD	D	6.2	90'	0	1	86%	4 / 10
Stephen MfuniD	D	6.7	86'	0	2	67%	6 / 6
Marc BolaD	D	6.2	90'	0	1	83%	3 / 6
Thomas InceM	M	5.9	71'	0	1	75%	2 / 4
Imrân LouzaM	M	6.0	86'	0	1	82%	4 / 13
Nampalys MendyM	M	7.3	71'	0	0	87%	5 / 7
Giorgi ChakvetadzeM	M	7.5	90'	1	1	88%	5 / 8
Edo KayembeF	F	6.2	90'	0	3	74%	6 / 18
VivaldoF	F	6.2	62'	0	0	60%	1 / 5

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Nestory IrankundaF	F	7.5	28'	1	1	89%	2 / 6
Pierre EkwahM	M	6.2	19'	0	0	80%	2 / 4
Jonathan LawsonF	F	6.2	19'	0	0	100%	0 / 2
Edoardo BoveM	M	6.5	11'	0	0	100%	0 / 1
Luca KjerrumgaardF	F	6.3	11'	0	0	50%	0 / 0
Nathan BaxterG	G	-	0'	0	0	-	0 / 0
Kévin Keben BiakoloD	D	-	0'	0	0	-	0 / 0
Matthew PollockD	D	-	0'	0	0	-	0 / 0
Amin NabizadaF	F	-	0'	0	0	-	0 / 0

Head to Head

Season Statistics

Stoke City

Matches (H): 18 (A): 19

Attack: 100%
Defense: 0%

Watford

Matches (H): 18 (A): 18

Attack: 88%
Defense: 25%

	Stoke City	Watford
Goals For	1.4	1.1
Goals Against	1.1	1.3
Clean Sheets	5	2
Failed To Score	5	5
Attack Strength (%)	100	88
Defense Strength (%)	0	25

Table

Championship England 2025

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	42	25	10	7	84	42	42	85	DDWWL
2	Ipswich	41	21	12	8	71	42	29	75	LWWDW
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56	47	9	73	DLWDL
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73	50	23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62	42	20	72	LDLDD
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64	60	4	68	LDDWL
7	Wrexham	42	17	13	12	63	60	3	64	LLDWL
8	Derby	42	18	9	15	61	53	8	63	LWLWW
9	Norwich	42	17	7	18	55	50	5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52	51	1	58	DWWLD
11	QPR	42	16	10	16	58	63	-5	58	DDWWW
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52	51	1	57	LDLDW
13	Preston	42	14	15	13	50	53	-3	57	WDDWL
14	Swansea	42	16	9	17	50	54	-4	57	WDDLL
15	Birmingham	42	15	11	16	51	52	-1	56	WLLLD
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49	46	3	55	DLWLW
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59	59	0	54	WLDLD
18	Charlton	42	12	13	17	39	51	-12	49	LDLLD
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43	57	-14	48	WWDDL
20	Blackburn	43	12	12	19	38	53	-15	48	LDDWD
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42	56	-14	46	DDDWW
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41	54	-13	44	WDDLD
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54	64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wednesday	42	1	11	30	25	82	-57	-4	DDLLL