Watford 2:0 Derby: Championship Match Result

Championship

Watford LLWLLL

2:0

Finished

Kick-off was 21 Feb, 15:00 UTC

Derby LWLLLD

Venue: Vicarage Road City: Watford

In the Championship game on 21 February 2026, Watford beat Derby 2:0. Match numbers: shots on target 8:1, fouls 13:11.

Key numbers

Possession, % 45 – 55.00

Shots on target 8 – 1

Shots off target 5 – 3

Expected goals 1.30 – 0.54

⚽ 5' L. Kjerrumgaard — Goal 🟨 23' M. Clarke — Yellow card ⇄ 23' O. Maamma — Substitution 🟨 52' G. Chakvetadze — Yellow card 🟨 55' C. Elder — Yellow card ⇄ 62' D. Ozoh — Substitution ⇄ 62' R. Brewster — Substitution ⇄ 62' C. Elder — Substitution ⇄ 68' N. Irankunda — Substitution ⇄ 68' L. Kjerrumgaard — Substitution ⇄ 78' B. Brereton Diaz — Substitution 🟨 83' M. Doumbia — Yellow card ⇄ 85' K. Baah — Substitution ⇄ 86' S. Goglichidze — Substitution ⚽ 90' M. Doumbia — Goal ⇄ 90+2' L. Travis — Substitution

Match events

5' 1:0 Watford Goal L. Kjerrumgaard
23' 1:0 Derby Yellow card M. Clarke
23' 1:0 Watford Substitution O. Maamma off: G. Chakvetadze
52' 1:0 Watford Yellow card G. Chakvetadze
55' 1:0 Derby Yellow card C. Elder
62' 1:0 Derby Substitution D. Ozoh off: B. Clark
62' 1:0 Derby Substitution R. Brewster off: C. Morris
62' 1:0 Derby Substitution C. Elder off: D. Murkin
68' 1:0 Watford Substitution N. Irankunda off: K. Baah
68' 1:0 Watford Substitution L. Kjerrumgaard off: M. Doumbia
78' 1:0 Derby Substitution B. Brereton Diaz off: O. Fraulo
83' 1:0 Watford Yellow card M. Doumbia
85' 1:0 Watford Substitution K. Baah off: M. Bola
86' 1:0 Watford Substitution S. Goglichidze off: M. Pollock
90' 2:0 Watford Goal M. Doumbia assist: M. Bola
90+2' 2:0 Derby Substitution L. Travis off: C. Allen

Statistics

45 Possession, % 55.00

8 Shots on target 1

5 Shots off target 3

1.30 Expected goals 0.54

2 Big chances 1

86 Attacks 123

2 Corners 2

13 Fouls 11

10 Free kicks 13

1 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 7

18 Throw-ins 34

All statistics

17/3352% Aerial duels 16/3348%

69 Backward passes 53

5 Blocked shots 1

35 Clearances 35

0/80% Crosses 5/1926%

13/1776% Dribbles 5/1828%

1.07 Expected assists 0.61

81 Failed passes 70

1 Goalkeeper saves 6

10 Interceptions 7

13 Key passes 4

16/5529% Long passes 27/5252%

69 Passes into the final third 72

189 Passes in the opposition half 231

178 Passes in own half 212

0.44 Shot accuracy 0.20

10 Shots from outside the box 2

8 Shots inside the box 3

16/2273% Tackles 6/1060%

359 Total passes 424

Line-ups

Watford

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Egil Selvik	1
2	Jeremy Ngakia	2
3	Saba Goglichidze	3
21	S. Mfouni	21
25	James Bright Adusei Abankwah	25
10	Imrân Louza	10
23	Nampalys Mendy	23
39	Edouard Kayembe Kayembe	39
42	O. Mamama	42
66	Nestory Irankunda	66
9	Luca Tange Kjerrumgaard	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Nathan Baxter	12
6	Matthew Pollock	6
16	Marc Joel Bola	16
7	Tom Ince	7
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze	8
15	Edoardo Bove	15
17	Pierre-Emmanuel Ekwah Elimby	17
20	Mamadou Dumbia	20
34	Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah	34

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Derby

Starting XI
#	Player	number
31	Josh Vickers	31
5	Matthew Edward Barkell Clarke	5
20	Callum Elder	20
23	Joe Ward	23
28	Dion Sanderson	28
10	Rhian Joel Brewster	10
18	David Ikechukwu Ozoh	18
19	Samuel Joseph Szmodics	19
25	Benjamin Anthony Brereton Díaz	25
27	Lewis Travis	27
7	P. Adgie-Mang	7

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Richard O'Donnell	12
2	Derry John Murkin	2
3	Craig Forsyth	3
44	Isaac Gordon	44
29	Oscar Luigi Fraulo	29
37	Owen Ames	37
42	Bobby Clark	42
54	Cruz Allen	54
9	Carlton Morris	9