Watford vs Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town won 2-0 at Watford in the England Championship on Tuesday 24 February 2026, 0-1 at half-time. In their last 4 meetings, including this one, Ipswich Town won 2, Watford won 0 and 2 were drawn.

England Championship Tue 24 Feb 2026, 19:45 Save

Watford

HT 0-1

Ipswich Town

Vicarage Road, Watford Ben Toner

Watford vs Ipswich Town timeline

25' James Abankwah Yellow card · Foul, Watford
28' Nestory Irankunda Yellow card · Argument, Watford
37' Sindre Walle Egeli 0-1 Goal · Left foot shot, Ipswich Town
56' Cédric Kipré Yellow card · Foul, Ipswich Town
77' George Hirst 0-2 Goal · Assist Jacob Greaves · Right foot shot, Ipswich Town
83' Darnell Furlong Yellow card · Foul, Ipswich Town
84' Tom Ince Penalty missed, Watford
85' Christian Walton Yellow card · Argument, Ipswich Town

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Watford vs Ipswich Town stats

1st Half 2nd Half

WatfordIpswich Town

1.58 Expected goals (xG) 1.25

1.06 xG on target 0.63

48% Possession 52%

86 Attacks 100

30 Dang. Attacks 50

11 Shots 11

2 Shots On Target 3

2 Big Chances 1

3 Corners 4

83% Pass Accuracy 80%

1 Saves 2

14 Fouls 16

2 Yellow Cards 3

3 Offsides 3

1.58 Expected goals (xG) 1.25

1.06 xG on target 0.63

86 Attacks 100

30 Dang. Attacks 50

11 Shots 11

2 Shots On Target 3

6 Shots Off Target 5

3 Shots Blocked 3

5 Shots Inside Box 5

6 Shots Outside Box 6

6 Goal Attempts 5

2 Big Chances 1

2 Big Chances Missed 0

3 Corners 4

1 Penalties 0

13 Dribbles 15

4 Successful Dribbles 7

31% Dribble Success 47%

3 Offsides 3

Watford vs Ipswich Town lineups

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Watford 5-4-1

1 Egil Selvik

29 Jérémy Pétris
25 James Abankwah
6 Mattie Pollock
21 Stephen Mfuni
16 Marc Bola

66 Nestory Irankunda
23 Nampalys Mendy
10 Imrân Louza
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze

9 Luca Kjerrumgaard

Substitutes

2 Jeremy Ngakia 46'
7 Tom Ince 73'
12 Nathan Baxter
15 Edoardo Bove 46'
17 Pierre Ekwah 80'
18 Vivaldo Semedo
20 Mamadou Doumbia 59'
27 Formose Mendy
39 Edo Kayembe

Ipswich Town 4-2-3-1

28 Christian Walton

6 Dan Neil
5 Azor Matusiwa

31 Iván Azón

Substitutes

1 Alex Palmer
7 Wes Burns 66'
9 George Hirst 74'
12 Jens Cajuste 66'
14 Jack Taylor
18 Ben Johnson 89'
20 Kasey McAteer
29 Chuba Akpom
33 Anis Mehmeti 74'

Watford and Ipswich Town player stats

Watford player stats

1 Egil Selvik GK	90	0	0	22	0	0	0	22	0
6 Mattie Pollock DEF	90	0	0	43	1	0	0	43	1
16 Marc Bola DEF	90	0	0	38	0	0	0	38	0
21 Stephen Mfuni DEF	90	0	0	61	1	0	0	61	1
25 James Abankwah DEF	73	1	0	36	2	1	0	36	2
29 Jérémy Pétris DEF	46	1	0	8	0	1	0	8	0
23 Nampalys Mendy MID	90	0	0	23	1	0	0	23	1
66 Nestory Irankunda MID	90	2	1	12	5	2	1	12	5
10 Imrân Louza MID	80	1	0	48	3	1	0	48	3
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze MID	46	0	0	13	0	0	0	13	0
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard FWD	59	1	0	10	0	1	0	10	0
2 Jeremy Ngakia DEF Sub	44	0	0	15	0	0	0	15	0
15 Edoardo Bove MID Sub	44	1	0	23	1	1	0	23	1
7 Tom Ince MID Sub	17	1	1	3	0	1	1	3	0
17 Pierre Ekwah MID Sub	10	1	0	5	0	1	0	5	0
20 Mamadou Doumbia FWD Sub	31	2	0	7	1	2	0	7	1

Ipswich Town player stats

28 Christian Walton GK	90	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0
19 Darnell Furlong DEF	90	0	0	0	0	38	1	0	0	38	1
4 Cédric Kipré DEF	90	0	0	0	0	54	3	0	0	54	3
24 Jacob Greaves DEF	90	0	1	0	0	36	2	0	0	36	2
26 Dara O'Shea DEF	90	0	0	0	0	59	1	0	0	59	1
5 Azor Matusiwa MID	90	0	0	0	0	44	0	0	0	44	0
47 Jack Clarke MID	89	0	0	1	0	30	3	1	0	30	3
32 Marcelino Núñez MID	74	0	0	2	0	21	1	2	0	21	1
6 Dan Neil MID	66	0	0	0	0	39	1	0	0	39	1
8 Sindre Walle Egeli MID	66	1	0	2	2	16	0	2	2	16	0
31 Iván Azón FWD	74	0	0	3	0	10	1	3	0	10	1
18 Ben Johnson DEF Sub	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
12 Jens Cajuste MID Sub	24	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	8	1
33 Anis Mehmeti MID Sub	16	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	4	1
7 Wes Burns FWD Sub	24	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8	0
9 George Hirst FWD Sub	16	1	0	3	1	3	1	3	1	3	1

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Watford vs Ipswich Town team news

Watford were without 1 player and Ipswich Town were without 1 player.

Watford 1 out

Rocco Vata Hamstring Injury · Missed 7 games Injured

Ipswich Town 1 out

Conor Townsend Cruciate Ligament Tear · Missed 49 games Injured

Watford vs Ipswich Town form

Watford All venues

1 W · 2 D · 2 L

Points per game: 1.00
Scored per game: 0.8
Conceded per game: 1.0
Both teams scored: 20%
Over 2.5 goals: 20%

Ipswich Town All venues

1 W · 1 D · 3 L

Points per game: 0.80
Scored per game: 1.4
Conceded per game: 2.2
Both teams scored: 80%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Season averages

WatfordIpswich Town

20% Win rate 40%

0.80 Goals scored 1.80

1.00 Goals conceded 2.00

20% Both teams score 80%

20% Over 2.5 goals 60%

40% Clean sheets 20%

20% Scored first 40%

1.26 xG for 1.69

0.99 xG against 1.29

11.20 Match corners 9.80

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 5 each.

30% Win rate 60%

1.00 Goals scored 1.90

0.90 Goals conceded 1.20

30% Both teams score 60%

20% Over 2.5 goals 60%

40% Clean sheets 40%

40% Scored first 60%

1.08 xG for 1.91

0.92 xG against 1.03

11.30 Match corners 9.60

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 10 each.

36% Win rate 48%

1.30 Goals scored 1.74

1.15 Goals conceded 1.10

61% Both teams score 61%

45% Over 2.5 goals 55%

18% Clean sheets 32%

30% Scored first 55%

1.32 xG for 1.77

1.08 xG against 0.94

10.12 Match corners 9.52

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 33 for Watford and 31 for Ipswich Town.

Watford at home and Ipswich Town away this season.

53% Win rate 33%

1.53 Goals scored 1.60

1.00 Goals conceded 1.47

59% Both teams score 73%

47% Over 2.5 goals 53%

24% Clean sheets 20%

35% Scored first 33%

1.53 xG for 1.47

1.08 xG against 1.12

9.82 Match corners 8.87

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 17 for Watford and 15 for Ipswich Town.

Ipswich Town vs Watford head to head

2 Ipswich Town wins 2 draws 0 Watford wins

1.8 goals per game 50% both teams scored 25% over 2.5 goals

Watford vs Ipswich Town standings

Championship table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	15	8	5	2	28	14	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	+11	29
3	Stoke City	15	9	2	4	24	18	+6	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	8	4	3	26	18	+8	28
5	West Bromwich Albion	15	8	4	3	23	15	+8	28
6	Swansea City	15	8	2	5	22	18	+4	26
7	Southampton	15	8	4	3	29	15	+14	24
8	Queens Park Rangers	15	6	6	3	24	18	+6	24
9	West Ham United	15	6	5	4	37	23	+14	23
10	Sheffield United	15	6	4	5	21	19	+2	22
11	Portsmouth	15	6	4	5	20	18	+2	22
12	Norwich City	15	7	0	8	32	24	+8	21
13	Blackburn Rovers	15	6	3	6	22	23	-1	21
14	Cardiff City	15	4	6	5	27	27	0	18
15	Wrexham	15	4	6	5	18	20	-2	18
16	Millwall	15	5	3	7	23	27	-4	18
17	Bristol City	15	5	3	7	16	24	-8	18
18	Bolton Wanderers	15	5	2	8	20	29	-9	17
19	Charlton Athletic	15	4	5	6	13	23	-10	17
20	Watford	15	4	3	8	13	23	-10	15
21	Lincoln City	15	4	3	8	15	26	-11	15
22	Burnley	15	1	7	7	22	31	-9	10
23	Derby County	15	2	4	9	14	30	-16	10
24	Preston North End	15	2	2	11	13	30	-17	8

Championship home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Coventry City	23	17	4	2	51	19	+32	55
2	Ipswich Town	23	14	8	1	43	17	+26	50
3	Southampton	24	13	8	3	40	20	+20	47
4	Birmingham City	23	12	8	3	39	22	+17	44
5	Middlesbrough	24	12	7	5	34	18	+16	43
6	Millwall	24	13	3	8	33	27	+6	42
7	Hull City	25	12	6	7	36	34	+2	42
8	Swansea City	23	11	6	6	34	27	+7	39
9	Wrexham	23	10	7	6	41	37	+4	37
10	Watford	23	10	7	6	30	27	+3	37
11	Derby County	23	10	6	7	31	27	+4	36
12	West Bromwich Albion	23	8	10	5	28	25	+3	34
13	Stoke City	23	9	6	8	34	28	+6	33
14	Queens Park Rangers	23	10	3	10	40	37	+3	33
15	Sheffield United	23	9	4	10	38	33	+5	31
16	Bristol City	23	9	4	10	33	31	+2	31
17	Preston North End	23	8	7	8	28	30	-2	31
18	Charlton Athletic	23	9	4	10	23	26	-3	31
19	Portsmouth	23	8	6	9	25	23	+2	30
20	Norwich City	23	9	3	11	27	28	-1	30
21	Oxford United	23	7	8	8	24	27	-3	29
22	Leicester City	23	7	7	9	31	34	-3	28
23	Blackburn Rovers	23	4	9	10	19	27	-8	21
24	Sheffield Wednesday	23	1	7	15	14	44	-30	10

Championship away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Millwall	24	11	9	4	31	24	+7	42
2	Coventry City	23	11	7	5	46	26	+20	40
3	Middlesbrough	25	10	8	7	39	32	+7	38
4	Hull City	24	11	5	8	37	32	+5	38
5	Southampton	24	10	7	7	44	37	+7	37
6	Norwich City	23	10	5	8	36	28	+8	35
7	Ipswich Town	23	9	7	7	37	30	+7	34
8	Wrexham	23	9	7	7	28	28	0	34
9	Derby County	23	10	3	10	36	32	+4	33
10	Bristol City	23	8	7	8	26	28	-2	31
11	Blackburn Rovers	23	9	4	10	23	29	-6	31
12	Sheffield United	23	9	2	12	28	33	-5	29
13	Preston North End	23	7	8	8	27	32	-5	29
14	Swansea City	23	7	4	12	23	32	-9	25
15	Queens Park Rangers	23	6	7	10	21	36	-15	25
16	Portsmouth	23	6	7	10	24	41	-17	25
17	Leicester City	23	5	9	9	27	34	-7	24
18	Charlton Athletic	23	4	10	9	21	32	-11	22
19	Stoke City	23	6	4	13	17	28	-11	22
20	Watford	23	4	8	11	23	38	-15	20
21	Birmingham City	23	5	5	13	18	34	-16	20
22	West Bromwich Albion	23	5	4	14	20	33	-13	19
23	Oxford United	23	4	6	13	21	32	-11	18
24	Sheffield Wednesday	23	1	5	17	15	45	-30	8

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Championship 2025/2026 standings as of 13 Nov 2026, 08:47 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford Capacity 22,200 · Grass
Weather: 14°C, overcast clouds Wind 24 km/h · Humidity 63%
Managers: Edward Still Watford Kieran McKenna Ipswich Town
Officials: Referee Ben Toner 1st Assistant C. Brown 2nd Assistant B. Gill 4th Official F. Hallam

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