Watford vs Oxford United 04/10/2025

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

04 Oct 2025, 16:00

2:1

Finished

Oxford United

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Max Alleyne(Own Goal)

Own Goal

3'

Cameron Brannagan

5'

Stanley Mills

30'

31'

Injured

Vivaldo

32'

L. Kjerrumgaard

Vivaldo

39'

Kévin Keben

45'

Goal

Jeremy Ngakia

49'

Goal

Jeremy Ngakia

M. Helik

50'

2ND HALF

49'

L. Kjerrumgaard

53'

Imrân Louza

Stanley Mills

P. Placheta

57'

Will Lankshear

Will Vaulks

57'

70'

Edo Kayembe

Caleb Wiley

70'

J. Pétris

Imrân Louza

70'

M. Sissoko

Rocco Vata

Greg Leigh

J. Currie

73'

Nik Prelec

M. Harris

85'

S. Dembélé

Tom Bradshaw

85'

87'

Kwadwo Baah

N. Irankunda

J. Currie

92'

Match statistics

57%Possession43%

442Passes Attempted325

366Completed Passes251

9Corners3

20Throw-ins19

26Shots On Target14

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

3-5-2

Egil

#1Selvik

Kévin

#4Keben Biakolo

James

#25Abankwah

Max

#3Alleyne

Nampalys

#23Mendy

Imrân

#10Louza

Rocco

#11Vata

Caleb Ryan

#26Wiley

Jeremy Mpobi

#2Ngakia

Vivaldo Leandro

#18Semedo Moura Sousa

Nestory

#66Irankunda

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Kévin Keben #4	39'
J. Abankwah #25
Max Alleyne #3	3'
N. Mendy #23
Imrân Louza #10	70' 53'
Rocco Vata #11	70'
Caleb Wiley #26	70'
Jeremy Ngakia #2	⚽45' ⚽49'
Vivaldo #18	31' 32'
N. Irankunda #66	87'

Will not play

Jérémy

Jérémy Pétris

Defender

Shoulder injury

Return: Early April 2026

Jeremy Mpobi

Jeremy Mpobi Ngakia

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early April 2026

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Late March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Watford

Paulo Pezzolano

Watford

Formation

3-5-2

Egil

#1Selvik

Kévin

#4Keben Biakolo

James

#25Abankwah

Max

#3Alleyne

Nampalys

#23Mendy

Imrân

#10Louza

Rocco

#11Vata

Caleb Ryan

#26Wiley

Jeremy Mpobi

#2Ngakia

Vivaldo Leandro

#18Semedo Moura Sousa

Nestory

#66Irankunda

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Kévin Keben #4	39'
J. Abankwah #25
Max Alleyne #3	3'
N. Mendy #23
Imrân Louza #10	70' 53'
Rocco Vata #11	70'
Caleb Wiley #26	70'
Jeremy Ngakia #2	⚽45' ⚽49'
Vivaldo #18	31' 32'
N. Irankunda #66	87'

Will not play

Jérémy

Jérémy Pétris

Defender

Shoulder injury

Return: Early April 2026

Jeremy Mpobi

Jeremy Mpobi Ngakia

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early April 2026

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Late March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Watford

Paulo Pezzolano

Oxford United

Formation

4-4-2

Jamie

#1Andrew Cumming

Samuel Patrick

#2Robert Long

Michal

#6Helik

Gregory Alex

#22Leigh

Brodie

#15Gilmore Spencer

Cameron Mark

#8Thomas Brannagan

Brian De

#14Keersmaecker

Ben Siriki

#23Dembélé

Stanley

#17Mills

William

#27Lankshear

Nik

#16Prelec

Starting XI

Jamie Cumming #1
S. Long #2
M. Helik #6	50'
Greg Leigh #22	73'
B. Spencer #15
Cameron Brannagan #8	5'
B. Keersmaecker #14
S. Dembélé #23	85'
Stanley Mills #17	57' 30'
Will Lankshear #27	57'
Nik Prelec #16	85'

Will not play

Brian De

Brian De Keersmaecker

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Late March 2026

Tyler Charlie

Tyler Charlie Goodrham

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Manager

Oxford United

Gary Rowett

Head-to-head

12 matches

Watford

Watford

4

Wins

5

Draws

3

Wins

Oxford United

Oxford United

EFL Cup2020 • 1 match

Oxford United

Watford

Championship1999 • 1 match

Oxford United

Watford

Championship1998 • 1 match

Watford

Oxford United

FA Cup1997 • 1 match

Watford

Oxford United

Championship1994 • 1 match

Watford

Oxford United

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	38	23	8	7	78:40	+38	77	WWWWL
2	Middlesbrough	38	20	10	8	59:37	+22	70	DWWLD
3	Ipswich Town	37	19	11	7	66:38	+28	68	WWDDW
4	Millwall	38	20	8	10	52:43	+9	68	WWWWL
5	Hull City	38	19	6	13	59:56	+3	63	WLLWL
6	Wrexham AFC	38	16	12	10	58:50	+8	60	WWLWL
7	Southampton	37	15	12	10	60:48	+12	57	DWWDW
8	Derby County	38	16	9	13	55:48	+7	57	LWWLW
9	Watford	38	14	13	11	50:46	+4	55	LWDLW
10	Birmingham City	38	14	11	13	48:48	0	53	LLLWD
11	Swansea City	38	15	7	16	44:46	-2	52	DLWWL
12	Norwich City	37	15	6	16	51:45	+6	51	LWWWW
13	Stoke City	38	14	9	15	45:40	+5	51	WLLDW
14	Bristol City	38	14	9	15	49:49	0	51	WLLLD
15	Sheffield Utd	38	15	5	18	53:52	+1	50	LWDLD
16	Queens Park Rangers	38	14	8	16	49:60	-11	50	LLLLW
17	Preston North End	38	12	13	13	42:48	-6	49	DLLLL
18	Charlton Athletic	38	12	12	14	36:45	-9	48	DLWWD
19	Blackburn Rovers	38	11	9	18	36:49	-13	42	LLDLW
20	Portsmouth	37	10	10	17	36:48	-12	40	LLDLL
21	West Brom	38	10	10	18	39:54	-15	40	DLDDW
22	Oxford United	38	9	12	17	36:49	-13	39	LWWWD
23	Leicester	38	11	11	16	51:60	-9	38	DLDWL
24	Sheffield Wed	38	1	9	28	23:76	-53	-6	LLLDL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Lewis Smith

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

Watford vs Oxford United match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Watford and Oxford United. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.