Watford FC vs Charlton Athletic FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Watford FC vs Charlton Athletic FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
- Charlton Athletic FC 46 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Jacob Graham (England)
- Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D 03 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L 21 Mar Leicester City FC H 0–0 D 17 Mar Wrexham AFC H 3–1 W 14 Mar Stoke City FC A 1–3 L 10 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Watford FC A 1–1 D 03 Apr Bristol City FC H 1–2 L 21 Mar Norwich City FC H 0–1 L 14 Mar Oxford United FC A 1–1 D 11 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W 07 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W Season Stats
Watford FC Charlton Athletic FC #16 Position #19 57 Points 53 46 Played 46 14 / 15 / 17 W / D / L 13 / 14 / 19 53 Scored 44 65 Conceded 58 -12 GD -14 1.24 PPG 1.15 30% Win % 28% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season28% Clean Sheets
Charlton Athletic FC this seasonWatford FC are 16th (57 pts). Charlton Athletic FC are 19th (53 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Watford FC is hosting Charlton Athletic FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luca Kjerrumgaard, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lyndon Dykes made 247 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 33' Charlton Athletic FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 34' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Nampalys Mendy gets a card.
- 38' Charlton Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 38.
- 43' Charlton Athletic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Matt Godden scoring 1 goals.
- 48' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Charlton Athletic FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 58' Charlton Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Charlton Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' The Charlton Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Luke Chambers departs to be replaced by Joe Rankin-Costello.
- 62' What a strike from Matt Godden! The score is 0-1.
- 63' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Luca Kjerrumgaard is replaced by Amin Nabizada on 63 minute.
- 68' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Giorgi Chakvetadze suffering a number of foals already.
- 72' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kwadwo Baah is hanging Jeremy Petris on the field on 72 minute.
- 74' Goal! Nestor Irankunda scores his 17 goal in 231 matches.
- 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 81' It is a substitution in Charlton Athletic FC team. Lyndon Dykes is replaced by Jayden Fevrier on 81 minute.
- 86' Tyreece Campbell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 45 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Egil Selvik.
- 90' Macaulay Gillesphey is replacing Conor Coady for the Charlton Athletic FC side.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Watford FC
4-4-2Starting XI- 23
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Jeremy Petris ↓ Kwadwo Baah 72'
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Nestor Irankunda ↓ Tom Ince 81'
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Bench-
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Tom Ince ↑ 81'
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Kwadwo Baah ↑ 72'
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Vivaldo Semedo ↑ 81'
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Amin Nabizada ↑ 63'
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Coach Edward StillCharlton Athletic FC
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 15
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Lyndon Dykes ↓ Jayden Fevrier 81'
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Sonny Carey ↓ Matt Godden 61'
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Bench- 6
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Joe Rankin-Costello ↑ 61'
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Matt Godden ↑ 61'
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Macaulay Gillesphey ↑ 90'
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Jayden Fevrier ↑ 81'
Coach Nathan Jones -
Head to Head
Watford FC Form
Charlton Athletic FC Form
2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2026-03-21 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2026-03-14 Oxford United FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-03-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2026-03-07 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W