“Jack McGlynn scrambles home the opener from a corner to put Stoke ahead just before the break.”
Pivotal“Eric Bocat doubles Stoke's lead, finishing off a move assisted by Lamine Cisse after a spell of pressure.”
Pivotal“Amin Nabizada pulls one back for Watford in stoppage time, assisted by Edo Kayembe, giving the hosts hope of a late leveller.”
Watford
Stoke City
Outstanding performance
Stoke City•MidfielderStoke City took control at the tail end of the first half when Jack McGlynn converted from a scrambled corner situation to make it 1-0, and they doubled their advantage early in the second half through Eric Bocat, who finished off a move assisted by Lamine Cisse after Watford had failed to clear their lines following shots from Ben Johnson and Justin Devenny. Watford pushed hard for a way back and got a foothold late on when Amin Nabizada, assisted by Edo Kayembe, pulled one back in the 90th minute after Luca Kjerrumgaard's effort was saved and a corner followed. It wasn't enough, though, as Stoke held on for a 2-1 away win that will boost their push up the table, while Watford will be frustrated at falling behind through two clinical Stoke strikes despite generating late chances of their own.
How entertaining was this match?
assist: Edo Kayembe
Goal! Amin Nabizada scores to make it 1-2, assisted by Edo Kayembe.
Corner awarded.
Luca Kjerrumgaard takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Ben Pearson is on, and Jack McGlynn is off.
George HirstYellow CardGeorge Hirst receives a yellow card.
Luca Bombino is on, and Eric Bocat is off.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Luca Kjerrumgaard is on, and Iker Bravo Solanilla is off.
Hector Kyprianou takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Hector Kyprianou takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Shot - George Hirst Head Shot Missed
George Hirst is substituted off for Lamine Cisse.
Amin Nabizada comes on for Othmane Maamma.
Rocco Vata comes on for Stephy Mavididi.
Eric Bocat scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Lamine Cissé
Goal! Eric Bocat scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Lamine Cisse.
Offside.
Justin Devenny takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ben Johnson takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Lamine Cisse takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Ben Johnson takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Jack McGlynnJack McGlynn takes a right-footed shot and scores.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
Goal! Jack McGlynn scores to make it 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Goal! The score is now 0-1.
Omar Traore comes on for Jordan Zemura.
Corner awarded.
Othmane Maamma takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Yellow card shown to El Hadji Soumare.
Jack McGlynn takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Ethan Galbraith takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Lamine Cisse's right-footed shot is saved.
Ethan Galbraith takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Lamine Cisse takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Iker BravoYellow CardYellow card shown to Iker Bravo Solanilla.
Ben Johnson takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Eric Bocat takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Lamine Cisse attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Jack McGlynn takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Eric Bocat takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Lewis Smith.
Watford host Stoke City with both sides fresh off bounce-back moments after tricky spells - the Hornets ended a five-game winless run against Preston, while Stoke's promising start hit a bump with a Cardiff draw. A tight mid-table clash that could swing either way.
