Match report

Watford Defeats Stoke City 2-0 in Championship Clash

Watford
Watford
2–0
FT
Stoke City
Stoke City
May 8, 2023

Watford stuns Stoke City with a solid 2-0 victory, as Keinan Davis and Ismael Louza scored the goals. The home team capitalized on two key substitutions to secure the win in this pivotal Championship fixture.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Watford 2–0 Stoke City
  • • Goals by Keinan Davis (74') and Ismael Louza (70')
  • • B. Pearson of Stoke City received a yellow card for argument at minute 52'
  • • Watford made three substitutions with Ismael Koné, Craig Kabasele, and Idrissa Sarr coming off the bench

Lineups

Watford

Formation: 5-3-2

Starting XI

  • 1 D. Bachmann (G)
  • 57 R. Andrews (D)
  • 22 R. Porteous (D)
  • 27 C. Kabasele (D)
  • 44 W. Hoedt (D)
  • 12 K. Sema (D)
  • 4 H. Choudhury (M)
  • 6 I. Louza (M)
  • 11 I. Koné (M)
  • 7 K. Davis (F)
  • 23 I. Sarr (F)

Substitutes

  • 21 Henrique Araújo
  • 42 J. Morris
  • 50 A. Blake
  • 53 J. Grieves
  • 25 L. Bacuna
  • 2 J. Ngakia
  • 26 B. Hamer

Stoke City

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 M. Šarkić (G)
  • 20 D. Sterling (D)
  • 6 P. Jagielka (D)
  • 3 M. Fox (D)
  • 18 W. Smallbone (M)
  • 22 B. Pearson (M)
  • 15 J. Thompson (M)
  • 14 J. Tymon (M)
  • 25 N. Powell (F)
  • 28 J. Laurent (F)
  • 10 T. Campbell (F)

Substitutes

  • 8 L. Baker
  • 11 D. Gayle
  • 32 C. Taylor
  • 49 J. Holland-Wilkinson
  • 34 F. Fielding
  • 52 L. Macari
  • 43 L. Badley-Morgan

Timeline

  1. Stoke City
    52' Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    B. Pearson

    Argument

  2. Watford
    66' Watford subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Ismael Koné · On: H. Araujo
  3. Watford
    67' Watford subst · Substitution 2
    Off: C. Kabasele · On: James Morris
  4. Watford
    70' Watford Goal · Normal Goal
    I. Louza · Assist: Keinan Davis
  5. Watford
    74' Watford Goal · Normal Goal
    Keinan Davis · Assist: K. Sema
  6. Stoke City
    76' Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    Josh Tymon

    Foul

  7. Stoke City
    78' Stoke City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Thompson · On: L. Baker
  8. Watford
    85' Watford subst · Substitution 3
    Off: I. Sarr · On: A. Blake
  9. Watford
    86' Watford subst · Substitution 4
    Off: K. Sema · On: J. Grieves
  10. Stoke City
    89' Stoke City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: N. Powell · On: D. Gayle
  11. Stoke City
    89' Stoke City subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Tyrese Campbell · On: Connor Taylor
  12. Watford
    90'+2 Watford subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Keinan Davis · On: L. Bacuna

Match Stats

Stat Watford Stoke City
Fouls 13 17
Pass Accuracy 78% 80%
Offsides 3 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 13 15
Corners 6 6
Total Passes 382 488
Yellow Cards 0 2
Blocked Shots 2 2
Shots on Target 6 7
xG — —
Shots off Target 5 6
Possession 44% 56%
Accurate Passes 299 390
Shots Inside Box 10 9
Saves 7 4
Shots Outside Box 3 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Ismael Louza's goal at minute 70' shifted momentum in favor of Watford, setting the stage for their dominance.
  • ▸ Keinan Davis scored the second goal just four minutes later, effectively sealing Watford's victory and putting the match out of Stoke City's reach.