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# Stoke City 3-1 Watford

- **Status:** FT
- **Date:** 14 Mar 15:00
- **League:** Championship, Regular Season - 38
- **Venue:** bet365 Stadium, Stoke

## Match Events

| Min | Event | Player | Team |
|-----|-------|--------|------|
| 17' | Yellow Card | Tomáš Rigo | Stoke City |
| 28' | Normal Goal | M. Manhoef (M. Smit) | Stoke City |
| 50' | Yellow Card | Sorba Thomas | Stoke City |
| 51' | Yellow Card | Nampalys Mendy | Watford |
| 60' | Yellow Card | Maksym Talovierov | Stoke City |
| 62' | Substitution 1 | V. Semedo (on for N. Irankunda) | Watford |
| 70' | Substitution 1 | E. Bocat (on for B. Gibson) | Stoke City |
| 71' | Substitution 2 | M. Smit (on for S. Gallagher) | Stoke City |
| 71' | Substitution 2 | T. Ince (on for J. Lawson) | Watford |
| 71' | Substitution 3 | N. Mendy (on for P. Ekwah) | Watford |
| 72' | Yellow Card | Tommy Simkin | Stoke City |
| 77' | Normal Goal | M. Manhoef | Stoke City |
| 79' | Substitution 3 | J. Bae (on for B. Pearson) | Stoke City |
| 79' | Substitution 4 | M. Manhoef (on for J. Rak-Sakyi) | Stoke City |
| 81' | Normal Goal | N. Irankunda (G. Chakvetadze) | Watford |
| 83' | Substitution 5 | S. N'Zonzi (on for T. Seko) | Stoke City |
| 85' | Normal Goal | S. Gallagher (S. Thomas) | Stoke City |
| 86' | Substitution 4 | S. Mfuni (on for E. Bove) | Watford |
| 86' | Substitution 5 | I. Louza (on for L. Kjerrumgaard) | Watford |
| 90+3' | Yellow Card | Nestory Irankunda | Watford |

## Statistics

| Stat | Stoke City | Watford |
|------|--------|--------|
| Shots on Goal | 12 | 4 |
| Shots off Goal | 4 | 7 |
| Total Shots | 19 | 15 |
| Blocked Shots | 3 | 4 |
| Shots insidebox | 13 | 9 |
| Shots outsidebox | 6 | 6 |
| Fouls | 11 | 13 |
| Corner Kicks | 6 | 7 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Ball Possession | 45% | 55% |
| Yellow Cards | 4 | 2 |
| Red Cards | - | - |
| Goalkeeper Saves | 3 | 9 |
| Total passes | 318 | 391 |
| Passes accurate | 227 | 306 |
| Passes % | 71% | 78% |
| expected_goals | 1.66 | 1.83 |
| goals_prevented | 0 | 0 |

## Stoke City Lineup (4-2-3-1)

**Starting XI:** T. Simkin (25), J. Tchamadeu (22), M. Talovierov (40), A. Phillips (26), E. Bocat (17), S. N'Zonzi (15), T. Rigo (19), M. Manhoef (42), J. Bae (10), S. Thomas (7), M. Smit (49)

**Substitutes:** F. Fielding (34), B. Pearson (4), T. Seko (12), L. Cisse (29), B. Gibson (23), S. Gallagher (20), J. Rak-Sakyi (21), S. Agina (50), G. Kelly (59)


## Watford Lineup (4-4-2)

**Starting XI:** E. Selvik (1), J. Abankwah (25), S. Goglichidze (3), S. Mfuni (21), M. Bola (16), T. Ince (7), I. Louza (10), N. Mendy (23), G. Chakvetadze (8), E. Kayembe (39), V. Semedo (18)

**Substitutes:** N. Baxter (12), E. Bove (15), M. Pollock (6), K. Keben (4), L. Kjerrumgaard (9), J. Lawson (64), P. Ekwah (17), N. Irankunda (66), A. Nabizada (53)