Saturday , 14 November 2026

Watford FC vs Charlton Athletic FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Watford FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Charlton Athletic FC
Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road 19,961 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 62' Matt Godden
Nestor Irankunda 74' 1–1
Y 33' Greg Docherty
Nampalys Mendy 34' Y
Y 38' Harry Clarke
Egil Selvik 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Charlton Athletic FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Jacob Graham (England)
  • Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)
7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

1
1
1
Watford FC 3 games · Avg 1.7 goals Charlton Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2025-08-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
03 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
21 Mar Leicester City FC H 0–0 D
17 Mar Wrexham AFC H 3–1 W
14 Mar Stoke City FC A 1–3 L
10 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
Charlton Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Watford FC A 1–1 D
03 Apr Bristol City FC H 1–2 L
21 Mar Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
14 Mar Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
11 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
07 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Watford FC Charlton Athletic FC
#20 Position #19
15 Points 17
15 Played 15
4 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 6
13 Scored 13
23 Conceded 23
-10 GD -10
1.00 PPG 1.13
27% Win % 27%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Charlton Athletic FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (15 pts). Charlton Athletic FC are 19th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlton Athletic FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
1/7
31-45
–/4
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G
Charlton Athletic FC
Tyreece Campbell 4 G 1 A
Lloyd Jones 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Watford FC launch into their encounter with Charlton Athletic FC.
  • 5' The 23-year-old Tyreece Campbell has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Watford FC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Charlton Athletic FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Charlton Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Charlton Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Matthew Pollock has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' It’s a booking for Charlton Athletic FC player. Greg Docherty gets a card.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Nampalys Mendy gets a card.
  • 38' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Harry Clarke on 38 minutes.
  • 43' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 48' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 53' Macaulay Gillesphey has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' Charlton Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' The Charlton Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Luke Chambers is withdrawn and Joe Rankin-Costello gets his opportunity.
  • 62' Matt Godden is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 63' Watford FC ring the changes. Luca Kjerrumgaard has done his job and it is now time for Amin Nabizada to step up.
  • 68' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Egil Selvik suffering a number of foals already.
  • 72' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Jeremy Petris departs to be replaced by Kwadwo Baah.
  • 74' Brilliant from the ! Nestor Irankunda makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 74.
  • 79' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 81' Jayden Fevrier is replacing Lyndon Dykes for the Charlton Athletic FC side.
  • 86' Harry Clarke has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 366 appearances.
  • 90' Watford FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Conor Coady makes way for Macaulay Gillesphey at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlton Athletic FC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edward Still

Charlton Athletic FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1
Nestor Irankunda 1
Matt Godden 1
Jordan Zemura 1

Head to Head

2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2025-08-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-03 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2026-03-21 Watford FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2026-03-17 Watford FC 3–1 Wrexham AFC W 2026-03-14 Stoke City FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2026-03-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Charlton Athletic FC Form

2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2026-03-21 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2026-03-14 Oxford United FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-03-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2026-03-07 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.93 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Charlton Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Watford FC or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC36% Draw33% Charlton Athletic FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Charlton Athletic FC
64%
Watford FC or Charlton Athletic FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC22% Draw57% Charlton Athletic FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.5%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.4%
0 – 1
12.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.1%
0 – 2
6.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 0
2%
3 – 1
2%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Charlton Athletic FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 21% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 20% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.