The last league contest between the two was Championship which ended up with the score at Stoke City 1-2 Watford.
The last league contest between the two was Championship which ended up with the score at Stoke City 1-2 Watford.
Match:Watford vs Stoke City
Date: 22 September 2021
Time: 12:15 AM IST
Venue: Vicarage Road.
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Watford had secured promotion from the Championship the last season.The team had posted an impressive 91 points on the board, and had the absolute best defense in the whole competition. They had let in just 30 goals, while 21 of the total 24 squads had let in 40 or more goals, and 17 of the past 24 had conceded 50 or more.Watford have lost just once at home since February, and just three times in total since November of 2020. They had also won 16 of their past 19 appearances at home, and had kept clean sheets in 10 of their preceding 13 home fixtures.The hosts remain without the services of Joao Pedro, who has been sidelined due to a knee problem.
Daniel Bachmann, Jeremy Ngakia, William Troost-Ekong, Christian Kabasele, Adam Masina, Peter Etebo, Ismaila Sarr, Moussa Sissoko, Joshua King, Emmanuel Dennis, Cucho Hernandez
Stoke had to settle for a finish in the bottom half of the same table in championship in last season.Stoke could manage just 60 points, and just 15 wins. Note that they had also let in 52 goals through the campaign.Stoke have slightly lost their way in the Championship, collecting just four points from as many games and losing out to stricken Derby County at the weekend. Stoke City are currently fifth in the EFL Championship table and will hope to carry on their solid form into the cup.Steven Fletcher, Morgan Fox, Tashan Oakley-Boothe and Joe Allen are all recuperating from injuries and will miss the game.
Josef Bursik; Ben Wilmot, Harry Souttar, Leo Ostigard; Josh Tymon, Mario Vranic, Alfie Doughty, Romaine Sawyers, Sam Clucas; Sam Surridge, Jacob Brown
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Watford head into the game off the back of a morale-boosting win over Norwich and will be full of confidence. Stoke City have struggled to get going in recent weeks and we predict they will once again be edged out on Wednesday. Watford is expected to win this match.