Tactical shift
Iker Bravo
Booked
19'
Djibril Soumaré
Booked
33'
Omar-Haktab Traoré
On for Jordan Zemura
42'
Jack McGlynn
49'
0–1
Eric Bocat
Assist · Lamine Cisse
57'
0–2
Rocco Vata
On for Stephy Mavididi
58'
George Hirst
On for Lamine Cisse
65'
Luca Kjerrumgaard
On for Iker Bravo
69'
Luca Bombino
On for Eric Bocat
80'
George Hirst
Booked
82'
Ben Pearson
On for Jack McGlynn
90'
Amin Nabizada
Assist · Edo Kayembe
91'
1–2
Amin Nabizada
Booked
90'+3'
Ratings are out of 10. marks an OneTouch estimate, not a confirmed grade. Tap a player for details.
Match DNA
High Pressing Battle
Both sides pressed aggressively. Territory was won and lost in the opposition half.
24 shots
Expected goals over time
0.38 – 1.42
accuracy · 33%
kill rate · 17%
accuracy · 33%
kill rate · 11%
Watford turned 17% of shots into goals to Stoke City's 11%.
Shots on Target
Attack
xG
Head to Head
Last 6 meetings1
Home
1.5 goals / game
4
Away
1
Draw
League Standing
ChampionshipKey context
Venue
Vicarage Road
Kick-off
12 Sept · 14:00 UTC
Referee
Lewis Smith
England · 3.6 yellows/match
Arena 3D
Pitch-level coverage: the ball follows the real on-pitch action.
