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Hull City vs Watford
3 Feb 2026, 19:45 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Leigh DoughtyChampionship 2025/2026 · 19 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Hull CityMin
Watford- 34′
Stephen Mfuni
Yellowcard
Foul
- 34′
Watford
Yellowcard
- 45+1′
Jeremy Ngakia
Yellowcard
Foul
- 45+1′
Watford
Yellowcard
- ⇄
Lewis Koumas
Substitution
Off: Kieran Dowell
61′ - ⇄
John Lundstram
Substitution
Off: Amir Hadziahmetovic
61′ - 66′⇄
Kévin Keben
Substitution
Off: Stephen Mfuni
- 66′⇄
Jérémy Pétris
Substitution
Off: Jeremy Ngakia
- 72′
Mamadou Doumbia
Yellowcard
Argument
- 72′
Watford
Yellowcard
Lewie Coyle
Yellowcard
Foul
73′- ⇄
Liam Millar
Substitution
Off: Matty Jacob
74′ - 75′⇄
Kwadwo Baah
Substitution
Off: Giorgi Chakvetadze
- ⇄
Ryan Giles
Substitution
Off: Joe Gelhardt
75′ - 75′⇄
Luca Kjerrumgaard
Substitution
Off: Mamadou Doumbia
Ryan Giles
Yellowcard
Foul
79′John Lundstram
Yellowcard
Foul
82′- ⇄
Kyle Joseph
Substitution
Off: Yu Hirakawa
82′ Oliver McBurnie
Yellowcard
Foul
87′- 90+4′⇄
Tom Ince
Substitution
Off: Othmane Maamma
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7.13 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.60 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.87 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.50 | |
| 75 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6.89 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.14 | |
| 61 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6.88 | |
| 75 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6.86 | |
| 61 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.66 | |
| 82 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.75 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.67 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.49 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.52 | |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.73 | |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.24 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Hull City
Latest: Swansea City · 2–1
Match stats
24 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Swansea City · 2025/2026
Watford
Latest: Blackburn Rovers · 1–1
Match stats
24 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Blackburn Rovers · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Hull City’s ground: 8 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Hull City’s home games with Watford’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Hull City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Watford
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Hull City
Watford
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Hull City
Watford
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Hull City
Watford
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.