Watford v Stoke City result

Full-time · Watford 3–2 Stoke City

Championship · Wed, 04 Nov 2020 19:00 GMT · Vicarage Road

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Watford 3–2 Stoke City — Watford won this Championship match.

Next for Watford: Wolves v Watford, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Stoke City: Stoke City v Bristol City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Watford 3–2 Stoke City · Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road · Watford
Referee: A. Davies
Head-to-head (last 2): Watford 0 · draws 1 · Stoke City 1 · 0.5 goals/game
Recent form: Watford 2W 2D 1L · Stoke City 3W 1D 1L

Watford 3–2 Stoke City (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.38

Goals

against 1 / 0.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 4

Corners

against 6 / 5.33 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

3 / 2

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 3.67 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

3.5 / 1.33

Cards

against 1.75 / 2 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Watford for / against	Line	Stoke City for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.75 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 5.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	8.25 for · 14 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	7.67 for · 14 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	2 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	20 for · 13.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 14 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	3.5 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 2 against n 3 Last 5

Watford

Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Pussetto n 8	21	4.8 4/1	2.7 4/1	—
N. Chalobah n 8	74.3	3.5 6/5	2 7/5	N. Powell
James Garner n 8	53.9	2.3 6/2	1.7 3/2	—
D. Phillips n 3	60.3	2 2/2	1 1/1	—
F. Sierralta n 5	91.2	1.8 4/3	1.2 4/2	—

Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Perica n 8	52.6	2.6 5/2	1.3 4/1
C. Dawson n 8	90	1.8 7/4	0.3 2/0
I. Sarr n 8	88.8	1.6 7/4	0.8 4/2
James Garner n 8	53.9	1.5 3/2	0.6 2/1
João Pedro n 8	78.5	1.3 5/3	0.9 5/1

Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Pussetto n 8	21	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
I. Sarr n 8	88.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
João Pedro n 8	78.5	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
T. Stevenson n 4	90	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Kiko Femenía n 8	77.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Pussetto n 8	21	4.8 6/3
J. Ngakia n 8	80	3.8 8/6
Domingos Quina n 8	55.3	3.1 6/4
T. Cleverley n 8	73.4	2.6 7/5
É. Capoue n 8	72.4	2.6 8/5

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Foster n 8	90	2.6 4/4

Stoke City

Stoke City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Powell n 8	72.9	2 5/3	3.7 7/7	N. Chalobah
J. Obi Mikel n 8	90	1.8 8/3	0.9 7/0	—
J. Brown n 8	44.4	1.8 6/1	2 5/3	—
J. Cousins n 8	69.1	1.6 5/3	0.8 4/1	—
S. Fletcher n 8	65	1.6 5/2	1.6 5/3	—

Stoke City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Fletcher n 8	65	2.4 5/4	0.5 3/0
S. Vokes n 8	62.4	2.3 6/3	0.5 2/1
T. Ince n 8	40.9	1.7 4/2	0.6 2/0
L. Gregory n 8	69.4	1.6 6/4	0.6 4/0
T. Campbell n 8	58.6	1.3 5/2	0.6 3/0

Stoke City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Campbell n 8	58.6	0.6 3/0	0.8 3/1
L. Gregory n 8	69.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
J. McClean n 8	77.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
N. Powell n 8	72.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Jordan Thompson n 8	69.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Stoke City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Chester n 8	91.1	2 7/5
N. Powell n 8	72.9	1.9 6/4
T. Smith n 8	81.1	1.8 6/4
M. Fox n 8	83.3	1.6 6/4
J. Cousins n 8	69.1	1.6 4/3

Stoke City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Davies n 8	84.4	2.9 4/4
A. Gunn n 8	84.4	2.1 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Watford		Stoke City
66%	Possession	34%
12	Shots	5
3	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	2
5	Blocked shots	0
8	Shots inside the box	5
4	Corners	1
1	Offsides	2
12	Fouls	10
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	0
691	Passes	345
85%	Pass accuracy	72%

Watford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Foster	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. Cathcart	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Kabasele	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Wilmot	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Kiko Femenía	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
É. Capoue	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	Y	6.9
K. Sema	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
I. Sarr	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	8.2
N. Chalobah	89	0	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.6
T. Cleverley	62	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.3
João Pedro	62	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
James Garner sub	28	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
A. Gray sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
W. Hughes sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Stoke City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Gunn	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	5.5
H. Souttar	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
D. Batth	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Fox	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Campbell	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
J. Obi Mikel	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.9
Jordan Thompson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. McClean	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
N. Powell	86	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	8
T. Smith	74	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
S. Fletcher	66	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.2
J. Brown sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Vokes sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Cousins sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Watford v Stoke City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

WatfordWWDDL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Stoke CityWDWLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Watford 0 · 1 draw · Stoke City 1 · 0.5 goals/game

2018-01-31 Stoke City 0–0 Watford
2017-10-28 Watford 0–1 Stoke City

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Watford#2 pos91 pts46 pl+33 GD

Stoke City#14 pos60 pts46 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Watford scored1.37

Stoke City scored1.09

Watford conceded0.65

Stoke City conceded1.13

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What is the head-to-head record between Watford and Stoke City?: In their last 2 meetings, Watford won 0, Stoke City won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 0.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Watford and Stoke City?: Recent form — Watford 2W 2D 1L; Stoke City 3W 1D 1L.

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