Championship · 2026-27 · Matchday 7
Sat 12 Sept, 15:00 BST · Vicarage Road, Watford
Watford1–2Stoke City
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Watford 1-2 Stoke City: recap
Headline: Watford 1-2 Stoke City: recap
Final: Watford 1-2 Stoke City at Vicarage Road.
Table implications: Updated standings reflect this result..
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Watford vs Stoke City: Matchday 7 preview
Headline: Watford vs Stoke City: Matchday 7 preview
Watford meet Stoke City at Vicarage Road (Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM).
Likely Watford XI: Federico Ravaglia, Soumaïla Coulibaly, Kévin Keben, Matthew Pollock, Omar Traoré, Hector Kyprianou, Thomas Ince, Pierre Dwomoh, Othmane Maamma, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Rocco Vata.
Likely Stoke City XI: Viktor Johansson, Ben Johnson, Luke Graham, Ben Wilmot, Eric Bocat, Ben Pearson, Jack McGlynn, Ethan Galbraith, Róbert Bozeník, Lamine Cissé, George Hirst.
Availability notes: Aaron Cresswell: injured; Junior Tchamadeu: injured; Ben Gibson: injured; Ato Ampah: injured; Sam Gallagher: injured; Bosun Lawal: injured; Svante Ingelsson: injured; Jeremy Ngakia: injured; Marc Bola: injured; Myron Boadu: injured; Edoardo Bove: injured; Branimir Mlačić: injured; Kwadwo Baah: injured.
Moneyline (decimal): Watford 2.48, Draw 3.93, Stoke City 4.08. Implied (no-vig): 45% / 28% / 27%.
Angle to note (informational only, not betting advice): market favours Watford; draw is live at these prices.
Expected goals
xG: 0.38 – 1.42
WatfordStoke City
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Player xG
| Player | xG | xA | xGOT | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hirst · Stoke City | 0.35 | — | — | 25 | 6.0 |
| Ben Johnson · Stoke City | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 90 | 7.6 |
| Lamine Cissé · Stoke City | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 65 | 8.3 |
| Eric Bocat · Stoke City | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 80 | 8.4 |
| Justin Devenny · Stoke City | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.10 | 90 | 7.0 |
| Hector Kyprianou · Watford | 0.13 | 0.01 | — | 90 | 6.6 |
| Jack McGlynn · Stoke City | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.60 | 89 | 8.0 |
| Othmane Maamma · Watford | 0.08 | 0.03 | — | 58 | 6.7 |
| Ethan Galbraith · Stoke City | 0.07 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 90 | 8.3 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard · Watford | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.61 | 21 | 6.1 |
| Mamadou Doumbia · Watford | 0.07 | 0.01 | — | 90 | 6.7 |
| Amin Nabizada · Watford | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.39 | 32 | 6.6 |
| Michail Antonio · Watford | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gibson · Stoke City | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bachmann · Watford | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Walker · Watford | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Johansson · Stoke City | — | — | — | 90 | 6.8 |
| Ben Pearson · Stoke City | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Stephy Mavididi · Watford | — | 0.02 | — | 58 | 6.2 |
| Federico Ravaglia · Watford | — | 0.02 | — | 90 | 5.6 |
| Ben Wilmot · Stoke City | — | — | — | 90 | 7.8 |
| Edo Kayembe · Watford | — | 0.02 | — | 90 | 6.3 |
| Róbert Bozeník · Stoke City | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Pollock · Watford | — | 0.02 | — | 90 | 6.4 |
| Joshua Griffiths · Stoke City | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Zemura · Watford | — | — | — | 42 | 6.5 |
| Maksym Talovierov · Stoke City | — | — | — | 90 | 7.1 |
| Omar Traoré · Watford | — | 0.01 | — | 48 | 6.0 |
| Tomás Rigo · Stoke City | — | — | — | — | — |
| Million Manhoef · Stoke City | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben · Watford | — | 0.01 | — | 90 | 5.8 |
| Soumaïla Coulibaly · Watford | — | — | — | 90 | 6.3 |
| Iker Bravo · Watford | — | 0.02 | — | 69 | 6.2 |
| Rocco Vata · Watford | — | 0.06 | — | 32 | 6.7 |
| Luke Graham · Stoke City | — | 0.01 | — | 90 | 7.1 |
| Djibril Soumaré · Stoke City | — | 0.02 | — | 90 | 7.5 |
| Freddie Anderson · Stoke City | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Bombino · Stoke City | — | — | — | 10 | 6.7 |
| Albert Eames · Watford | — | — | — | — | — |
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