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Watford
ENG · Championship
Vicarage Road · Watford · 22,200 seats · Grass · Est. 1922
Form (last 5)
L L L L L

Squad (32)

#NamePosition
1 Egil Selvik Keeper
12 Nathan Baxter Keeper
41 Alfie Marriott Keeper
2 Jeremy Ngakia Defender
3 Saba Goglichidze Defender
4 Kévin Keben Defender
6 Matthew Pollock Defender
16 Marc Bola Defender
21 Stephen Mfuni Defender
25 James Abankwah Defender
27 Formose Mendy Defender
29 Jeremy Petris Defender
50 Joshua Mullins Defender
5 Hector Kyprianou Midfielder
7 Thomas Ince Midfielder
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze Midfielder
10 Imrân Louza Midfielder
11 Rocco Vata Midfielder
14 Pierre Dwomoh Midfielder
15 Edoardo Bove Midfielder
17 Pierre Ekwah Midfielder
23 Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
26 Caleb Wiley Midfielder
34 Kwadwo Baah Midfielder
39 Edo Kayembe Midfielder
66 Nestory Irankunda Midfielder
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard Attacker
18 Vivaldo Semedo Attacker
20 Mamadou Doumbia Attacker
42 Othmane Maamma Attacker
43 Jack Grieves Attacker
64 Jonathan Lawson Attacker
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Contract extensions
3 entries
Jack Grieves CM until 2027 2026-05-23
Tom Dele-Bashiru DM until 2027 2026-05-23
Edo Kayembe CM until 2027 2026-05-23

Transfers

In (16)

Pierre Ekwah from Saint-Etienne on loan
Saba Goglichidze from Udinese on loan
Stephen Mfuni from Man City on loan
Edoardo Bove from Free agent free transfer
Formose Mendy from Lorient on loan
Jeremy Petris from Sporting Charleroi fee
Nampalys Mendy from Free agent free transfer
Max Alleyne from Man City on loan
Caleb Wiley from Chelsea on loan
Nestory Irankunda from Bayern München fee
Luca Kjerrumgaard from Udinese on loan
Othmane Maamma from Montpellier undisclosed
Vivaldo Semedo from Udinese undisclosed
James Abankwah from Udinese on loan
Marc Bola from Samsunspor free transfer

Out (14)

James Morris to Leyton Orient undisclosed
Moussa Sissoko to Panathinaikos
Daniel Bachmann to Leyton Orient on loan
Nikoloz Chikovani to Sporting Charleroi on loan
Tom Dele-Bashiru to Gençlerbirliği on loan
Ryan Andrews to Young Boys undisclosed
Daniel Bachmann to Deportivo La Coruna on loan
Joao Ferreira to Saint-Etienne fee
Ryan Porteous to LAFC fee
Jorge Hurtado to Millonarios on loan
Antonio Tikvic to Preussen Münster fee
Mileta Rajovic to Legia Warszawa fee
Myles Roberts to Walsall on loan
Francisco Sierralta to Auxerre fee

Season Statistics

Championship · with rank in league

Key metrics

— 6 metrics
#14
Team rating
6.8
1. Coventry City 7.07
2. Middlesbrough 7.02
14. Watford 6.8
#17
Goals per match
1.2
1. Coventry City 2.1
2. Southampton 1.8
17. Watford 1.2
#18
Goals conceded per match
1.4
1. Coventry City 1
2. Middlesbrough 1
18. Watford 1.4
#12
Average possession
51.2%
1. Middlesbrough 59.5
2. Southampton 56.6
12. Watford 51.2
#22
Clean sheets
7
1. Millwall 18
2. Coventry City 17
22. Watford 7
#17
Attendance
18613
1. Coventry City 30290
2. Derby County 28911
17. Watford 18613
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Attack

— 12 metrics
#11
Expected goals
57.2
1. Coventry City 87.3
2. Ipswich Town 79.2
11. Watford 57.2
#9
xG difference
3.1
1. Coventry City 37.1
2. Ipswich Town 32.6
9. Watford 3.1
#6
Shots on target per match
4.4
1. Coventry City 5.6
2. Southampton 5.3
6. Watford 4.4
#12
Big chances
98
1. Southampton 133
2. Coventry City 129
12. Watford 98
#6
Big chances missed
71
1. Ipswich Town 87
2. Southampton 84
6. Watford 71
#10
Accurate passes per match
333.7
1. Middlesbrough 436.8
2. Southampton 404.5
10. Watford 333.7
#6
Accurate long balls per match
24
1. Wrexham 25.7
2. Portsmouth 25.4
6. Watford 24
#18
Accurate crosses per match
4
1. Millwall 6
2. Coventry City 5.5
18. Watford 4
#10
Penalties awarded
4
1. Ipswich Town 10
2. Swansea City 6
10. Watford 4
#16
Touches in opposition box
959
1. Middlesbrough 1455
2. Coventry City 1353
16. Watford 959
#14
Corners
226
1. Middlesbrough 314
2. Sheffield United 304
14. Watford 226
#20
Set piece goals
11
1. Coventry City 29
2. Southampton 28
20. Watford 11
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Defense

— 8 metrics
#6
xG conceded
54
1. Middlesbrough 44.1
2. Ipswich Town 46.6
6. Watford 54
#12
Interceptions per match
8.3
1. Oxford United 10.2
2. Blackburn Rovers 9.4
12. Watford 8.3
#13
Tackles per match
14.9
1. Hull City 17.8
2. Blackburn Rovers 17.3
13. Watford 14.9
#15
Clearances per match
29.3
1. Preston North End 34.9
2. Oxford United 34.7
15. Watford 29.3
#22
Possession won final 3rd per match
2.8
1. Sheffield United 4.1
2. Birmingham City 4
22. Watford 2.8
#24
Set piece goals conceded
24
1. Norwich City 7
2. Millwall 9
24. Watford 24
#20
Penalties conceded
2
1. Middlesbrough 8
2. Charlton Athletic 6
20. Watford 2
#12
Saves per match
2.7
1. Sheffield Wednesday 3.9
2. Hull City 3.2
12. Watford 2.7
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Discipline

— 3 metrics
#8
Fouls per match
11
1. Millwall 12.8
2. Derby County 12.3
8. Watford 11
#5
Yellow cards
96
1. Hull City 115
2. Derby County 109
5. Watford 96
#6
Red cards
3
1. Sheffield United 6
2. Stoke City 5
6. Watford 3

Coach History

Season Coach League W D L PPG Win %
2013/2014 Giuseppe Sannino Championship 9 8 9 1.35 35%
2014/2015 Giuseppe Sannino Championship 4 0 1 2.40 80%
2014/2015 Óscar García Championship 1 2 1 1.25 25%
2014/2015 Slavisa Jokanovic Championship 21 5 9 1.94 60%
2015/2016 Quique Sánchez Flores Premier League 12 9 17 1.18 32%
2016/2017 Walter Mazzarri Premier League 11 7 20 1.05 29%
2017/2018 Marco Silva Premier League 7 5 12 1.08 29%
2019/2020 Quique Sánchez Flores Premier League 1 4 5 0.70 10%
2019/2020 Nigel Pearson Premier League 7 4 9 1.25 35%
2019/2020 Hayden Mullins Premier League 0 1 3 0.25 0%
2020/2021 Vladimir Ivic Championship 9 7 4 1.70 45%
2020/2021 Xisco Muñoz Championship 18 3 5 2.19 69%
2021/2022 Xisco Muñoz Premier League 2 1 4 1.00 29%
2021/2022 Claudio Ranieri Premier League 2 1 10 0.54 15%
2021/2022 Roy Hodgson Premier League 2 3 13 0.50 11%
2022/2023 Rob Edwards Championship 3 5 2 1.40 30%
2022/2023 Slaven Bilic Championship 10 7 8 1.48 40%
2022/2023 Chris Wilder Championship 3 3 5 1.09 27%
2023/2024 Valérien Ismaël Championship 11 12 14 1.22 30%
2023/2024 Tom Cleverley Championship 2 5 2 1.22 22%
2024/2025 Tom Cleverley Championship 16 9 21 1.24 35%
2025/2026 Paulo Pezzolano Championship 3 3 3 1.33 33%
2025/2026 Charlie Daniels Championship 0 1 1 0.50 0%
2025/2026 Edward Still Championship 3 4 8 0.87 20%

Trophies

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Premier League
Won: 0x · Runner-up: 1x
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Championship
Won: 0x · Runner-up: 3x
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League One
Won: 1x
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FA Cup
Won: 0x · Runner-up: 2x
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