Championship
14/03/2026 • 15:00
Finished
Bet365 Stadium (Stoke on Trent)
L. Doughty
Home scorers
- 28' M. Manhoef (M. Smit)
- 77' M. Manhoef
- 85' S. Gallagher (S. Thomas)
Away scorers
- 81' N. Irankunda (G. Chakvetadze)
Team Lineups
Formations
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
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Coach:
Mark Robins
25
25
Simkin
22
22
Tchamadeu
40
40
Talovierov
26
26
Phillips
17
17
↓70'
Bocat
15
15
↓83'
N'Zonzi
19
19
Rigo
42
42
⚽×2
↓79'
Manhoef
10
10
↓79'
Bae
7
7
Thomas
49
49
↓71'
Smit
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- 25Tommy Simkin🟨
Defence
- 22Junior Tchamadeu
- 40Maksym Talovierov🟨
- 26Ashley Phillips
- 17Eric Bocat↓70'
Midfield
- 15Steven N'Zonzi↓83'
- 19Tomáš Rigo🟨
- 42Million Manhoef⚽28' ⚽77' ↓79'
- 10Jun-Ho Bae↓79'
- 7Sorba Thomas🟨
Attack
- 49Milan Smit↓71'
Substitutes
Goalkeeper
- 34Frank Fielding
Defence
- 23Ben Gibson↑70' (for E. Bocat)
Midfield
- 50Sydney Agina
- 4Ben Pearson↑79' (for J. Bae)
- 12Tatsuki Seko↑83' (for S. N'Zonzi)
- 59Gabriel Kelly
Attack
- 21Jesurun Rak-Sakyi↑79' (for M. Manhoef)
- 29Lamine Cissé
- 20Sam Gallagher↑71' (for M. Smit)
Watford
4-4-2
Edward Still
Coach:
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1
1
Selvik
25
25
Abankwah
3
3
Goglichidze
21
21
↓86'
Mfuni
16
16
Bola
7
7
↓71'
Ince
10
10
↓86'
Louza
23
23
↓71'
Mendy
8
8
Chakvetadze
39
39
Kayembe
18
18
↓62'
Vivaldo
4-4-2
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- Egil Selvik1
Defence
- James Abankwah25
- Saba Goglichidze3
- ↓86'Stephen Mfuni21
- Marc Bola16
Midfield
- ↓71'Thomas Ince7
- ↓86'Imrân Louza10
- 🟨 ↓71'Nampalys Mendy23
- Giorgi Chakvetadze8
Attack
- Edo Kayembe39
- ↓62'Vivaldo18
Substitutes
Goalkeeper
- Nathan Baxter12
Defence
- Kévin Keben Biakolo4
- Matthew Pollock6
Midfield
- ↑71' (for N. Mendy)Pierre Ekwah17
- ↑86' (for S. Mfuni)Edoardo Bove15
Attack
- ↑62' (for V. Semedo)Nestory Irankunda66
- Amin Nabizada53
- ↑86' (for I. Louza)Luca Kjerrumgaard9
- ↑71' (for T. Ince)Jonathan Lawson64