Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Match ends, Watford 1, Stoke City 1.
Championship Scores & Fixtures
Friday 29th December
Championship Table
On Friday 29th December
- Watford, Position 10, Points 35
- Stoke City, Position 19, Points 28
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 62 |
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| 2 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 54 |
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| 3 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 51 |
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| 4 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 45 |
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| 5 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 42 |
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| 6 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 39 |
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| 7 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 37 |
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| 8 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 36 |
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| 9 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 36 |
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| 10 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 35 |
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| 11 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 35 |
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| 12 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 34 |
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| 13 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 34 |
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| 14 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 34 |
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| 15 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 31 |
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| 16 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 29 |
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| 17 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 29 |
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| 18 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 28 |
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| 19 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 28 |
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| 20 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 28 |
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| 21 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 25 |
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| 22 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 21 |
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| 23 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 19 |
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| 24 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 17 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
- Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 22 - 24 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Watford
Manager: Valérien Ismaël
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
- Number 26, B. Hamer
- Number 42, J. Morris , Yellow Card at 80 minutes
- Number 4, W. Hoedt , Captain
- Number 5, R. Porteous
- Number 24, T. Dele-Bashiru
- Number 8, J. Livermore , Yellow Card at 45 minutes plus 4, substituted for F. Sierralta at 79 minutes
- Number 18, Y. Asprilla , substituted for R. Andrews at 73 minutes
- Number 11, I. Koné , Yellow Card at 42 minutes, substituted for E. Kayembe at 58 minutes
- Number 16, G. Chakvetadze , Yellow Card at 72 minutes, substituted for M. Pollock at 79 minutes
- Number 37, Matheus Martins , substituted for M. Rajović at 57 minutes
- Number 19, V. Bayo , Red Card at 52 minutes
away team, Stoke City
Manager: Steven Schumacher
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- Number 13, J. Bonham
- Number 15, J. Thompson
- Number 5, M. Rose
- Number 23, L. McNally
- Number 24, J. Tchamadeu , Yellow Card at 14 minutes, substituted for K. Hoever at 58 minutes
- Number 6, W. Burger , Captain, substituted for L. Baker at 67 minutes
- Number 4, B. Pearson , substituted for D. Johnson at 72 minutes
- Number 20, S. Hakšabanović
- Number 22, Bae Jun-Ho
- Number 7, André Vidigal
- Number 19, R. Mmaee , substituted for Wesley at 72 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Watford
- Number 45, R. Andrews
- Number 1, D. Bachmann
- Number 59, J. Grieves
- Number 7, T. Ince
- Number 39, E. Kayembe
- Number 10, I. Louza
- Number 15, M. Pollock
- Number 9, M. Rajović
- Number 3, F. Sierralta
away team, Stoke City
- Number 8, L. Baker
- Number 17, K. Hoever
- Number 12, D. Johnson
- Number 21, N. Jojić
- Number 35, N. Lowe
- Number 18, Wesley
- Number 30, S. Sidibe
- Number 45, T. Simkin
- Number 16, B. Wilmot
Match Stats
Key, Watford v StokeOverall Possession
Shots
Watford 13Stoke City 14Shots on target
Watford 6Stoke City 4Shots off target
Watford 5Stoke City 7Blocked shots
Watford 2Stoke City 3Total touches in the box
Watford 19Stoke City 35Goalkeeper saves
Watford 3Stoke City 4Aerial duels won
Watford 15Stoke City 6Fouls
Watford 7Stoke City 10Corners
Watford 5Stoke City 4Season so far
Championship
Key, Watford v Stoke
League position, Watford 22nd, Stoke City 19thTotal points, Watford 0, Stoke City 0
Form guide
All competitions
Watford lose
v Bristol City
1
4
Championship
Stoke City won
v Birmingham City
1
3
Championship
Watford won
v Blackburn Rovers
1
2
Championship
Stoke City draw
v Millwall
0
0
Championship
Watford won
v Preston North End
1
5
Championship
Stoke City draw
v West Bromwich Albion
1
1
Championship
Watford lose
v Ipswich Town
1
2
Championship
Stoke City draw
v Swansea City
1
1
Championship
Watford draw
v Southampton
1
1
Championship
Stoke City lose
v Sheffield Wednesday
0
1
Championship
Previous meetings
All competitions
Watford and Stoke CityWatford Won 15Stoke City Won 15Draw 2
Played
32
Previous scores
All competitions
Championship
Stoke City 1 , Watford 0 on the 19th of August 2023
Stoke City
Watford
19th of August 2023
Watford 2 , Stoke City 0 on the 8th of May 2023
Watford
Stoke City
8th of May 2023
Stoke City 0 , Watford 4 on the 2nd of October 2022
Stoke City
Watford
2nd of October 2022
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Match Facts
Watford have won their last two home league games against Stoke, last having a longer home winning run against the Potters between 1982 and 1989 (4).
Stoke are looking to complete a league double over Watford for the first time since the 2016-17 Premier League campaign.
The team scoring first in all competitions between Watford and Stoke have gone on to win the last five matches, since a 3-2 win for Watford in November 2020.
Watford have lost their final league game in each of the last two calendar years, shipping four goals in each game (1-4 vs West Ham in 2021, 0-4 vs Swansea in 2022).
Stoke City have lost their final league game of the year in five of the last seven years (D2) since winning 4-3 versus Everton in 2015 under Mark Hughes.