Watford vs Wrexham AFC 17/03/2026

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

17 Mar 2026, 20:45

3:1

Finished

Wrexham AFC

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

18'

Goal

Marc Bola(G. Chakvetadze)

38'

Goal

Edo Kayembe(N. Irankunda)

2ND HALF

N. Broadhead

Josh Windass

46'

Max Cleworth(O. Rathbone)

Goal

49'

D. Keillor-Dunn

64'

O. Rathbone

64'

Ryan Longman

Issa Kaboré

64'

71'

N. Mendy

71'

Pierre Ekwah

72'

M. Doumbia

N. Irankunda

Sam Smith

B. Cadamarteri

75'

81'

G. Chakvetadze

83'

F. Mendy

G. Chakvetadze

83'

Edoardo Bove

83'

Injured

Edo Kayembe

83'

Edo Kayembe

Zak Vyner

Jay Rodríguez

88'

91'

Kévin Keben

J. Abankwah

94'

Goal

Edoardo Bove

95'

Edoardo Bove

Match statistics

42%Possession58%

412Passes Attempted533

324Completed Passes443

3Corners5

9Throw-ins20

13Shots On Target8

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

Egil

#1Selvik

Saba

#3Goglichidze

Matthew William

#6Pollock

Marc Joel

#16Bola

James

#25Abankwah

Pierre-Emmanue

#17Ekwah Elimby

Imrân

#10Louza

Giorgi

#8Chakvetadze

Nestory

#66Irankunda

Edouard

#39Kayembe Kayembe

Luca

#9Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
S. Goglichidze #3
Mattie Pollock #6
Marc Bola #16	⚽18'
J. Abankwah #25	91'
Pierre Ekwah #17	71'
Imrân Louza #10
G. Chakvetadze #8	83' 81' 🎯18'
N. Irankunda #66	72' 🎯38'
Edo Kayembe #39	83' 83' ⚽38'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
A. Eames #56
Kévin Keben #4	91'
F. Mendy #27	83'
Edoardo Bove #15	95' ⚽94' 83'
N. Mendy #23	71'
Amin Nabizada #53
M. Doumbia #20	72'
Tom Ince #7

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Doubtful

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Stephen

Stephen Mfuni

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Watford

Edward Still

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

Egil

#1Selvik

Saba

#3Goglichidze

Matthew William

#6Pollock

Marc Joel

#16Bola

James

#25Abankwah

Pierre-Emmanue

#17Ekwah Elimby

Imrân

#10Louza

Giorgi

#8Chakvetadze

Nestory

#66Irankunda

Edouard

#39Kayembe Kayembe

Luca

#9Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
S. Goglichidze #3
Mattie Pollock #6
Marc Bola #16	⚽18'
J. Abankwah #25	91'
Pierre Ekwah #17	71'
Imrân Louza #10
G. Chakvetadze #8	83' 81' 🎯18'
N. Irankunda #66	72' 🎯38'
Edo Kayembe #39	83' 83' ⚽38'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
A. Eames #56
Kévin Keben #4	91'
F. Mendy #27	83'
Edoardo Bove #15	95' ⚽94' 83'
N. Mendy #23	71'
Amin Nabizada #53
M. Doumbia #20	72'
Tom Ince #7

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Doubtful

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Stephen

Stephen Mfuni

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Watford

Edward Still

Wrexham AFC

Formation

3-4-2-1

Arthur

#1Okonkwo

Dominic

#5Hyam

Callum Craig

#2Doyle

Max George

#4Cleworth

Lewis John

#27O'Brien

Zachary George

#6Onyego Vyner

Ryan James

#47Longman

George

#14Thomason

Oliver Michael

#20Rathbone

Nathan Paul

#33Broadhead

Samuel Toby

#28Smith

Starting XI

A. Okonkwo #1
Dominic Hyam #5
Callum Doyle #2
Max Cleworth #4	⚽49'
Lewis O'Brien #27
Zak Vyner #6	88'
Ryan Longman #47	64'
G. Thomason #14
O. Rathbone #20	64' 🎯49'
N. Broadhead #33	46'
Sam Smith #28	75'

Substitutes

Daniel Ward #21
Ryan Barnett #29
Lewis Brunt #3
Issa Kaboré #12	64'
Dan Scarr #24
Josh Windass #10	46'
B. Cadamarteri #11	75'
D. Keillor-Dunn #7	64'
Jay Rodríguez #16	88'

Will not play

Benjamin David

Benjamin David Sheaf

Midfielder

Knock injury

Return: Doubtful

Liberato Gianpaolo

Liberato Gianpaolo Cacace

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Aaron Thomas

Aaron Thomas James

Defender

Knee surgery

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Wrexham AFC

Phil Parkinson

Head-to-head

5 matches

Watford

Watford

2

Wins

3

Draws

0

Wins

Wrexham AFC

Wrexham AFC

Championship2025 • 1 match

Wrexham AFC

Watford

League One1998 • 1 match

Watford

Wrexham AFC

League One1997 • 2 matches

Wrexham AFC

Watford

Wrexham AFC

Watford

League One1996 • 1 match

Watford

Wrexham AFC

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Adam Herczeg

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

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