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Watford vs Stoke City LIVE: Championship latest score, goals and updates from fixture

Follow all the action from Vicarage Road

Luke Baker
Saturday 17 August 2024 13:00 BST
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Follow live coverage as Watford face Stoke City in the Championship today.

An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.

Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.

Watford vs Stoke City

Match ends, Watford 3, Stoke City 0.

17 August 2024 16:58

Watford vs Stoke City

Second Half ends, Watford 3, Stoke City 0.

17 August 2024 16:55

Watford vs Stoke City

Foul by Yasser Larouci (Watford).

17 August 2024 16:54

Watford vs Stoke City

Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.

17 August 2024 16:53

Watford vs Stoke City

Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).

17 August 2024 16:49

Watford vs Stoke City

Substitution, Watford. Imrân Louza replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.

17 August 2024 16:49

Watford vs Stoke City

Josh Laurent (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

17 August 2024 16:48

Watford vs Stoke City

Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

17 August 2024 16:48

Watford vs Stoke City

Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

17 August 2024 16:46

Watford vs Stoke City

Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).

17 August 2024 16:46

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