England flagEFL ChampionshipMatchday 38Full Time
📅 14/03/26🕒 15:00🏟️ Bet365 Stadium🧑‍⚖️ L. Doughty
Home team

Stoke City

Score
Stoke City crest
3-1
Watford crest
Away team

Watford

ScorerM. Manhoef2 goalsBiggest Swing+1.65 xT85' S. GallagherCards6

Stoke City 3-1 Watford — xTears 15.61 (14/03/26)

Stoke City got the job done 3-1 over Watford on 14 March 2026 during Matchday 38 of EFL Championship. Total damage: 15.61 xTears.

M. Manhoef ended up carrying the main damage for Stoke City through M. Manhoef 28' goal (+1.41 xT) and then M. Manhoef 77' goal (+1.55 xT).

It came in waves: a bit of control, then a burst of bedlam.

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How it unfolded

Timeline

  1. 28'

    Goal

    1-0

    M. Manhoef - Stoke City

    Assist: M. Smit

  2. 77'

    Goal

    2-0

    M. Manhoef - Stoke City

  3. 81'

    Goal

    2-1

    N. Irankunda - Watford

    Assist: G. Chakvetadze

  4. 85'

    Goal

    3-1

    S. Gallagher - Stoke City

    Assist: S. Thomas

Absolute chaos

🧨

7.34

85'

Goal

+1.65 xT

S. Gallagher - Stoke City

Assist: S. Thomas

77'

Goal

+1.55 xT

M. Manhoef - Stoke City

28'

Goal

+1.41 xT

M. Manhoef - Stoke City

Assist: M. Smit

81'

Goal

+1.32 xT

N. Irankunda - Watford

Assist: G. Chakvetadze

Late drama

🔥

5.60

85'

Goal

+1.65 xT

S. Gallagher - Stoke City

Assist: S. Thomas

81'

Goal

+1.32 xT

N. Irankunda - Watford

Assist: G. Chakvetadze

90+3'

Yellow card

+1.22 xT

N. Irankunda - Watford

86'

Substitution

+0.51 xT

E. Bove for S. Mfuni - Watford

All-out war

🟥

5.46

90+3'

Yellow card

+1.22 xT

N. Irankunda - Watford

51'

Yellow card

+0.93 xT

N. Mendy - Watford

60'

Yellow card

+0.85 xT

M. Talovierov - Stoke City

72'

Yellow card

+0.85 xT

Tommy Simkin - Stoke City

Referee scandal

🧑‍⚖️

Barely left a bruise

0

Nothing big fed this one.

Cruelty

😈

Barely left a bruise

0

Nothing big fed this one.

Crushed hope

💔

Barely left a bruise

0

Nothing big fed this one.

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