EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 7 | 2026-09-12 23:00 JST
Match summary
Watford and Stoke City met in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 7 on September 12. Stoke City held on to beat Watford 2-1. Stoke City led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, Stoke City scored 1 and Watford scored 1.
Scorers: Watford – Amin Nabizada; Stoke City – E. Bocat and J. McGlynn. Assists: Watford – E. Kayembe; Stoke City – L. Cissé.
Stoke City controlled the game with 59% possession and 18 shots (6 for their opponents). Stoke City scored 2 from 6 shots on target. Yellow cards: Watford 2, Stoke City 2.
Team stats
4-2-3-1
3-4-2-1
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| Watford | Stat | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 3-4-2-1 |
| 41% | Possession | 59% |
| 0.39 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.5 |
| 6 | Shots | 18 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 8 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 4 | Shots inside the box | 10 |
| 2 | Shots outside the box | 8 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 14 | Fouls | 6 |
| 380 | Passes | 545 |
| 304 | Accurate passes | 476 |
| 80% | Pass accuracy | 87% |
| 4 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| -0.36 | Goals prevented (xG) | -0.36 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Lewis Smith, England
Player stats
Watford
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | F. Ravaglia | 0 | 26(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | K. Keben | 0 | 1 | 25(69%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 8(2) | ||||||
| DF | M. Pollock | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 90 | 3 | 5(3) | |||||
| DF | S. Coulibaly | 0 | 2 | 35(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | 5(3) | ||||||||
| DF | J. Zemura | 0 | 2 | 11(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 3(3) | ||||||||
| MF | E. Kayembe | 0 | 1 | 38(81%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 14(3) | ||||
| MF | H. Kyprianou | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 90 | 8(5) | ||||
| MF | O. Maamma | 1 | 0 | 2(50%) | 2 | 10(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 58 | 1 | 7(4) | ||||
| MF | Iker Bravo | 0 | 18(90%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 69 | 6(3) | ||||||||
| MF | S. Mavididi | 0 | 1(100%) | 9(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 58 | 4(1) | |||||||
| FW | M. Doumbia | 0 | 3 | 13(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 1 | 10(5) | ||||||
| DF | O. Traoré | 0 | 1 | 20(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 48 | 5(None) | |||||||
| FW | Amin Nabizada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9(82%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7.2 | 32 | 9(1) | |||||
| FW | R. Vata | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 8(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 32 | 2 | 9(3) | |||||
| FW | L. Kjerrumgaard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 21 | 4(1) | |||||||
| GK | D. Bachmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | S. Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Albert Eames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | M. Antonio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stoke City
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | V. Johansson | 0 | 31(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | B. Wilmot | 0 | 2 | 42(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 3 | 12(8) | ||||||
| DF | M. Talovierov | 0 | 2 | 1 | 58(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 90 | 4(3) | |||||||
| DF | L. Graham | 0 | 2 | 68(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 10(7) | ||||||
| MF | B. Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1(50%) | 35(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 6(4) | |||
| MF | El Hadji Djibril Soumaré | 0 | 4 | 1 | 50(91%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 9(5) | |||
| MF | E. Galbraith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4(80%) | 4 | 71(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 90 | 3 | 10(8) | ||||
| MF | E. Bocat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1(100%) | 28(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 80 | 2 | 5(3) | |||
| FW | J. McGlynn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1(100%) | 36(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 | 89 | 2 | 5(2) | ||||
| FW | J. Devenny | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1(25%) | 3 | 32(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 | 90 | 2 | 14(7) | |||
| FW | L. Cissé | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2(50%) | 1 | 10(67%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 65 | 3 | 13(7) | |||
| FW | G. Hirst | 1 | 0 | 8(89%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 25 | 3(1) | |||||||
| DF | L. Bombino | 0 | 3 | 6(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 | 10 | 6(5) | ||||||
| MF | B. Pearson | 0 | 1(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| GK | J. Griffiths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | B. Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | F. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | T. Rigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | M. Manhoef | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | R. Boženík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Watford
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | F. Ravaglia |
| Starter | DF | 4 | K. Keben |
| Starter | DF | 6 | M. Pollock |
| Starter | DF | 3 | S. Coulibaly |
| Starter | DF | 33 | J. Zemura |
| Starter | MF | 39 | E. Kayembe |
| Starter | MF | 5 | H. Kyprianou |
| Starter | MF | 7 | O. Maamma |
| Starter | MF | 17 | Iker Bravo |
| Starter | MF | 45 | S. Mavididi |
| Starter | FW | 20 | M. Doumbia |
| Bench | DF | 23 | O. Traoré |
| Bench | FW | 11 | R. Vata |
| Bench | FW | 9 | L. Kjerrumgaard |
| Bench | FW | 21 | Amin Nabizada |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 24 | S. Walker |
| Bench | GK | 26 | D. Bachmann |
| Bench | DF | 56 | Albert Eames |
| Bench | FW | 18 | M. Antonio |
Stoke City
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | V. Johansson |
| Starter | DF | 16 | B. Wilmot |
| Starter | DF | 40 | M. Talovierov |
| Starter | DF | 5 | L. Graham |
| Starter | MF | 2 | B. Johnson |
| Starter | MF | 27 | El Hadji Djibril Soumaré |
| Starter | MF | 8 | E. Galbraith |
| Starter | MF | 17 | E. Bocat |
| Starter | FW | 7 | J. McGlynn |
| Starter | FW | 13 | J. Devenny |
| Starter | FW | 11 | L. Cissé |
| Bench | DF | 21 | L. Bombino |
| Bench | MF | 4 | B. Pearson |
| Bench | FW | 15 | G. Hirst |
Show unused substitutes (6)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 24 | J. Griffiths |
| Bench | DF | 43 | F. Anderson |
| Bench | DF | 23 | B. Gibson |
| Bench | MF | 19 | T. Rigo |
| Bench | FW | 9 | R. Boženík |
| Bench | FW | 42 | M. Manhoef |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 19' | Watford | 🟨 Yellow card | Iker Bravo | |
| 1H 33' | Stoke City | 🟨 Yellow card | El Hadji Djibril Soumaré | |
| 1H 42' | Watford | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Zemura → IN O. Traoré | |
| 1H 45' | Stoke City | ⚽ Goal | J. McGlynn | 0-1 |
| 2H 12' | Stoke City | ⚽ Goal | E. Bocat | 0-2 |
| 2H 13' | Watford | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Mavididi → IN R. Vata | |
| 2H 13' | Watford | 🔄 Substitution | OUT O. Maamma → IN Amin Nabizada | |
| 2H 20' | Stoke City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Cissé → IN G. Hirst | |
| 2H 24' | Watford | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Iker Bravo → IN L. Kjerrumgaard | |
| 2H 35' | Stoke City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Bocat → IN L. Bombino | |
| 2H 37' | Stoke City | 🟨 Yellow card | G. Hirst | |
| 2H 45+3' | Watford | 🟨 Yellow card | Amin Nabizada | |
| 2H 45' | Stoke City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. McGlynn → IN B. Pearson | |
| 2H 45' | Watford | ⚽ Goal | Amin Nabizada | 1-2 |
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