English League Championship

Watford vs Derby 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Watford
  • 5': Luca Kjerrumgaard
  • 90': Mamadou Doumbia
FT
2 - 0
Derby County

    Introduction

    Watford are hosting Derby County at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 5': Goal! Watford 1, Derby County 0. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 23': Matt Clarke (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 23': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Othmane Maamma because of an injury.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Watford 1, Derby County 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Derby County 0.
    • 52': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 55': Callum Elder (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, Derby County. Bobby Clark replaces David Ozoh.
    • 62': Substitution, Derby County. Carlton Morris replaces Rhian Brewster.
    • 62': Substitution, Derby County. Derry John Murkin replaces Callum Elder.
    • 68': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Nestory Irankunda.
    • 68': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
    • 78': Substitution, Derby County. Oscar Fraulo replaces Ben Brereton.
    • 83': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Marc Bola replaces Kwadwo Baah.
    • 86': Substitution, Watford. Mattie Pollock replaces Saba Goglichidze.
    • 90': Goal! Watford 2, Derby County 0. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Bola.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Derby County. Cruz Allen replaces Lewis Travis.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Derby County 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 19,211

    English League Championship Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +32 Coventry City 33 65 6
    +17 Middlesbrough 33 62 7
    +2 Millwall 33 56 9
    +20 Ipswich Town 31 54 7
    Full Table

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    6 Saves 1
    55 Possession 45
    5 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 8
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    354 Accurate Passes 278
    424 Passes 359
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 0
    19 Crosses 8
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    52 Long Balls 55
    27 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    6 Effective Tackles 16
    10 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 10
    35 Effective Clearances 35
    35 Clearances 35

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Egil Selvik (GK)
    3 Saba Goglichidze
    25 James Abankwah
    21 Stephen Mfuni
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    39 Edo Kayembe
    23 Nampalys Mendy
    10 Imran Louza
    9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
    42 Othmane Maamma
    66 Nestory Irankunda
    Substitutes:
    Nathan Baxter, Marc Bola, Mamadou Doumbia, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Tom Ince, Kwadwo Baah, Matthew Pollock, Pierre Ekwah, Edoardo Bove.

    DER Derby County (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    31 Josh Vickers (GK)
    5 Matthew Clarke Yellow Card
    28 Dion Sanderson
    20 Callum Elder Yellow Card
    23 Joe Ward
    19 Sammie Szmodics
    27 Lewis Travis
    18 David Ozoh
    7 Patrick Agyemang
    10 Rhian Brewster
    25 Ben Brereton Díaz
    Substitutes:
    Derry John Murkin, Carlton Morris, Oscar Fraulo, Isaac Gordon, Cruz Allen, Richard O'Donnell, Owen Eames, Craig Forsyth, Bobby Clark.

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