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

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0 - 2

37': Sindre Walle Egeli
77': George Hirst

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

25': James Abankwah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
37': Goal! Watford 0, Ipswich Town 1. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
45': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Jeremy Petris.
45': Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Ipswich Town 1.
56': Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
66': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Wes Burns replaces Sindre Egeli.
66': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jens Cajuste replaces Dan Neil.
73': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces James Abankwah.
74': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Anis Mehmeti replaces Marcelino Núñez.
74': Substitution, Ipswich Town. George Hirst replaces Iván Azón.
77': Goal! Watford 0, Ipswich Town 2. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Greaves.
80': Substitution, Watford. Pierre Ekwah replaces Imrân Louza.
83': Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Penalty saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town).
85': Christian Walton (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
89': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ben Johnson replaces Jack Clarke.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,249

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

IPS		WAT
16	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	1
52.3	Possession	47.7
11	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
329	Accurate Passes	300
408	Passes	368
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
14	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.2
59	Long Balls	46
26	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	12
14	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	7
18	Effective Clearances	37
18	Clearances	37

Line-Ups

Watford (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Egil Selvik (GK)
6	Matthew Pollock
21	Stephen Mfuni
25	James Abankwah
16	Marc Bola
29	Jeremy Petris
10	Imran Louza
23	Nampalys Mendy
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze
66	Nestory Irankunda
9	Luca Kjerrumgaard

Substitutes:

Formose Mendy, Pierre Ekwah, Jeremy Ngakia, Vivaldo Semedo, Edo Kayembe, Tom Ince, Nathan Baxter, Mamadou Doumbia, Edoardo Bove.

Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
28	Christian Walton (GK)
4	Cedric Kipre
26	Dara O'Shea
24	Jacob Greaves
19	Darnell Furlong
32	Marcelino Núñez
6	Daniel Neil
5	Azor Matusiwa
31	Ivan Azón
47	Jack Clarke
8	Sindre Walle Egeli