2025–26 Watford F.C. season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
Watford’s starting eleven prior to the match against Charlton Athletic. | |
| Owner | Gino Pozzo |
| Chairman | Scott Duxbury |
| Head Coach | Paulo Pezzolano (until 8 October)[1] Javi Gracia (from 8 October)[1] |
| Stadium | Vicarage Road |
| Championship | 14th |
| EFL Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Luca Kjerrumgaard (8) All: Luca Kjerrumgaard (8) |
| Biggest win | 3-0 v Middlesbrough F.C. |
| Biggest defeat | 3-1 v Coventry City F.C. |
The 2025–26 season is the 127th season in the history of Watford and their fourth consecutive season in the Championship. The club are participating in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.
Managerial changes
Prior to the season starting, Paulo Pezzolano was appointed as the new Head Coach.[2] On 8 October, he was sacked after just 10 games in charge and a win percentage of 30%, he was replaced by former head coach Javi Gracia.[1]
Transfers and contracts
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025[a] | GK | Nathan Baxter | Bolton Wanderers | Free | [3] |
| 1 July 2025[b] | LB | Marc Bola | Samsunspor | [4] | |
| 1 July 2025[c] | CDM | Hector Kyprianou | Peterborough United | [5] | |
| 5 July 2025 | CF | Vivaldo Semedo | Udinese | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 11 July 2025 | RW | Othmane Maamma | Montpellier | [7] | |
| 18 July 2025 | RW | Nestory Irankunda | Bayern Munich | £3,500,000 | [8][9] |
| 30 July 2025 | LW | Remerio Moulton | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free | [10] |
| 28 August 2025 | CDM | Nampalys Mendy | Lens | [11] | |
| 1 September 2025 | LW | Nikoloz Chikovani | Dinamo Tbilisi | £500,000 | [12][13] |
| RB | Jeremy Petris | Sporting Charleroi | £1,300,000 | [14][15] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 2 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Bolton contract had ended
- ^ The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Samsunspor contract had ended
- ^ The transfer was announced on 19 May, and would become official on 1 July once his Peterborough contract had ended
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2025 | CB | Francisco Sierralta | Auxerre | £1,500,000 | [16][17] |
| 15 July 2025 | CF | Mileta Rajović | Legia Warsaw | £2,600,000 | [18][19] |
| 29 July 2025 | CB | Antonio Tikvić | Preußen Münster | £610,000 | [20][21] |
| 4 August 2025 | Ryan Porteous | Los Angeles | £750,000 | [22][23] | |
| 6 August 2025 | RB | João Ferreira | Saint-Étienne | £2,600,000 | [24][25] |
| 31 August 2025 | Ryan Andrews | Young Boys | £2,600,000 | [26][27] |
- Income: ≈ £10,660,000 (all fees converted into GBP)
Loaned in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | CB | James Abankwah | Udinese | 31 May 2026 | [28] |
| 16 July 2025 | CF | Luca Kjerrumgaard | [29] | ||
| 22 July 2025 | LB | Caleb Wiley | Chelsea | [30] | |
| 8 August 2025 | CB | Max Alleyne | Manchester City | [31] | |
| 1 September 2025 | CB | Formose Mendy | Lorient | 31 May 2026[a] | [32] |
- ^ Option to buy when loan deal concludes
Loaned out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2025 | RW | Michael Adu-Poku | Barrow | 31 May 2026 | [33] |
| 30 June 2025 | GK | Myles Roberts | Walsall | [34] | |
| 15 July 2025 | CB | James Clarridge | Aldershot Town | 1 January 2026 | [35] |
| 29 July 2025 | CF | Jorge Hurtado | Millonarios | 31 May 2026 | [36] |
| 12 August 2025 | GK | Daniel Bachmann | Deportivo La Coruña | [37] | |
| 23 August 2025 | CF | Jonathan Lawson | Banbury United | 28 November 2025[a] | [38][39][40] |
| 20 August 2025 | RW | Zavier Massiah-Edwards | Eastleigh | 14 October 2025[b] | [41][42] |
| 1 September 2025 | CB | Travis Akomeah | Gillingham | 5 January 2026 | [43] |
| 12 September 2025 | CM | Tom Dele-Bashiru | Gençlerbirliği | 31 May 2026 | [44] |
| 13 September 2025 | GK | Sam Morris | Northwood | 12 October 2025 | [45] |
| 29 September 2025 | LW | Nikoloz Chikovani | Royal Charleroi | 31 December 2025 | [46] |
| 30 September 2025 | CB | Tom Georgiou | Leverstock Green | 5 January 2026[c] | [47][48] |
| 1 November 2025 | CF | Kash Odiase | Royston Town | 27 November 2025 | [49] |
| 8 November 2025 | GK | Jonathan Macaulay | Ebbsfleet United | 7 January 2026[d] | [50][51] |
| RB | Ollie Stephenson | Royston Town | 5 January 2026[e] | [52][53] | |
| 11 November 2025 | CDM | Leo Ramirez-Espain | Yeovil Town | 16 December 2025[f] | [54][55] |
| 28 November 2025 | LW | Josh Keyes | Potters Bar Town | 27 December 2025 | [40] |
| 29 November 2025 | GK | Roraigh Browne | Welling United | [56] | |
| 8 December 2025 | CAM | Marats Galajevs | Royston Town | 30 December 2025 | [53] |
| 12 December 2025 | GK | Zack Braverman | AFC Dunstable | 7 January 2026 | [51] |
- ^ On 27 September, Lawson's loan at Banbury was extended until mid-January, but on 28 November he was recalled back to the club
- ^ On 16 September, Massiah-Edwards' loan at Eastleigh was extended by a further month
- ^ On 31 October, Georgiou's loan at Leverstock was extended by a further month. On 27 November, it was extended again until early January
- ^ On 12 December, Macaulay's loan at Ebbsfleet was extended for another month
- ^ On 8 December, Stephenson's loan at Royston was extended by a further month
- ^ On 16 December, Ramirez-Espain was recalled back from his loan at Yeovil
Released / Out of Contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | CB | George Abbott | Górnik Łęczna | 12 July 2025 | [57][58] |
| CM | Freddie Buers | [57] | |||
| CB | Aidan Coyne | [57] | |||
| CM | Zak Fraser-Grante | [57] | |||
| CM | Ignacio Garcia-Romero | [57] | |||
| DM | Luigi Gaspar | [57] | |||
| CB | Ali Gould | [57] | |||
| CB | Angelo Ogbonna | [57] | |||
| LM | Prince Sikiru | [57] | |||
| CF | Jake Watkiss | [57] |
New Contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Contract until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2025 | CM | Hayden Barrett | 30 June 2026[a][b] | [59] |
| LM | Marats Galajevs | 30 June 2027[a][b] | [59] | |
| CB | Tom Georgiou | [59] | ||
| RB | Conrad Hunt | 30 June 2026[a][b] | [59] | |
| CF | Jonathan Lawson | [59] | ||
| GK | Sam Morris | 30 June 2027[a][b] | [59] | |
| CF | Kash Odiase | [59] | ||
| CM | Omar Sanghrajka | [59] | ||
| RW | Kristian Shevchenko | 30 June 2026[a][b] | [59] | |
| CF | Max Smith | 30 June 2027[a][b] | [59] | |
| RB | Ollie Stephenson | [59] | ||
| LB | Raul Vancea | [59] | ||
| 21 November 2025 | CB | Joshua Mullins | 30 June 2027[b] | [60] |
| GK | Gabriel Ortelli | 30 June 2029[b] | [61] | |
| 10 December 2025 | LW | Amin Nabizada | 30 June 2030 | [62] |
Pre-season and friendlies
On 30 May, Watford announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Boreham Wood and Leyton Orient.[63] Ten days later, a third fixture was added against AFC Wimbledon.[64] A home friendly was later announced, against Deportivo La Coruña.[65]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 8 July 2025 Friendly | Boreham Wood | 0–2 | Watford | Borehamwood |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | AFC Wimbledon | 1–1 | Watford | Ruislip |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Grosvenor Vale |
| 26 July 2025 Friendly | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Watford | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Brisbane Road |
| 30 July 2025 Friendly | Watford | 1–0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Watford |
| 19:45 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Championship | 9 August 2025 | Matchday 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | +0 | 33.33 | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| EFL Cup | 12 August 2025 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 30.00 | ||||
Last updated: 4 October 2025
Source: Soccerway
Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 33 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 33 |
| 10 | Watford | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 32 |
| 11 | Southampton | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 31 |
| 12 | Derby County | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[66]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 |
Last updated: 13 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were released.[67]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 9 August 2025 1 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Watford | Charlton |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 21,778 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 16 August 2025 2 | Watford | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Watford |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,571 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 23 August 2025 3 | Swansea City | 1–1 | Watford | Landore |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 15,543 Referee: Stephen Martin | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[68] | ||||
| 30 August 2025 4 | Watford | 2–2 | Southampton | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,075 Referee: Farai Hallam |
| 13 September 2025 5 | Watford | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Watford |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,964 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 22 September 2025 6 | Millwall | 1–0 | Watford | Bermondsey |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 14,586 Referee: Joshua Smith | |||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 September, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[68] | ||||
| 27 September 2025 7 | Watford | 2–1 | Hull City | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,973 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 1 October 2025 8 | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Watford | Milton |
| 19:45 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,646 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 4 October 2025 9 | Watford | 2–1 | Oxford | Watford |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,187 Referee: Lewis Smith |
| 18 October 2025 10 | Sheffield Utd | 1–0 | Watford | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Brammall Lane Attendance: 27,431 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 22 October 2025 11 | Watford | 2–1 | West Brom | Watford |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,308 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 25 October 2025 12 | Coventry City | 3–1 | Watford | Coventry |
| 12:30 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Dean Whitestone | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[69] | ||||
| 1 November 2025 13 | Watford | 3–0 | Middlesbrough F.C. | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19200 Referee: John Busby |
| 4 November 2025 14 | Ipswich | 1–1 | Watford | Ipswich |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 27184 Referee: David Webb |
| 7 November 2025 15 | Watford | 1–1 | Bristol City | Watford |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,574 Referee: Paul Tierney | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 8 November, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[69] | ||||
| 22 November 2025 16 | Derby County | 2–3 | Watford | Derby |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29442 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 25 November 2025 17 | Watford | 1–1 | Preston | Watford |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16113 Referee: James Bell |
| 1 December 2025 18 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Watford | Bordesley |
| 20:00 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 26,086 Referee: Adam Herczeg | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 29 November, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[69] | ||||
| 6 December 2025 19 | Watford | 3–2 | Norwich City | Watford |
| 12:30 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,871 Referee: Tom Nield | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[69] | ||||
| 9 December 2025 20 | Watford | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Watford |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,834 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 13 December 2025 21 | Wrexham A.F.C | 2–2 | Watford | Wrexham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,667 Referee: Jacob Miles |
| 20 December 2025 22 | Watford | 1-0 | Stoke City F.C. | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19285 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 17 January 2026 28 | Watford | v | Millwall | Watford |
| 12:30 GMT | Stadium: Vicarage Road | |||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70] | ||||
| 7 February 2026 32 | Southampton | v | Watford | Southampton |
| 12:30 GMT | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70] | ||||
| 27 February 2026 36 | Bristol City | v | Watford | Bristol |
| 20:00 GMT | Stadium: Ashton Gate | |||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 February, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70] | ||||
--->
FA Cup
Watford were drawn away to Bristol City in the third round.[71][72]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 10 January 2026 Third round | Bristol City | v | Watford | Bristol |
| 17:45 GMT | Stadium: Ashton Gate |
EFL Cup
Watford were drawn at home to Norwich City in the first round.[73][74]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 12 August 2025 First round | Watford | 1–2 | Norwich City | Watford |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,243 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
Statistics
Appearances, goals and discipline
- As of match played 13 December 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Egil Selvik | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Jeremy Ngakia | 16+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 16+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Max Alleyne | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Kévin Keben | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Hector Kyprianou | 15+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Mattie Pollock | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Tom Ince | 2+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Giorgi Chakvetadze | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Luca Kjerrumgaard | 15+4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 15+5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Imran Louza | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 18+1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| 11 | FW | Rocco Vata | 5+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Nathan Baxter | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Pierre Dwomoh | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Marc Bola | 16+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Moussa Sissoko | 8+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Vivaldo Semedo | 5+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | Mamadou Doumbia | 11+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | James Morris | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Nampalys Mendy | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Tom Dele-Bashiru | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | James Abankwah | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 26 | DF | Caleb Wiley | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Formose Mendy | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Jeremy Petris | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 34 | FW | Kwadwo Baah | 6+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 6+10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 39 | MF | Edo Kayembe | 12+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13+8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 42 | FW | Othmane Maamma | 6+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 43 | FW | Jack Grieves | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | FW | Nestory Irankunda | 10+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11+8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 45 | DF | Ryan Andrews | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Notes
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