Thursday , 2 July 2026

Watford FC vs Chesterfield FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2023-24
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Chesterfield FC
Sat 6 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road 15,932 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 28' Joe Quigley
Mileta Rajovic 76' 1–1
Jorge Hurtado 90+5' 2–1
Tom Dele-Bashiru 90+5' 2–1
Y 26' Joe Quigley
Ismael Kone 38' Y
Wesley Hoedt 45' Y
Y 45' Oliver Banks
Y 52' Tom Naylor
Y 81' Ryan Boot
Y 83' Paul Cook

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Chesterfield FC — FA Cup at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
  • Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

Head-to-Head

1
Watford FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Chesterfield FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-06 Watford FC 2–1 Chesterfield FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Chesterfield FC H 2–1 W
01 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 3–3 D
29 Dec Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–4 L
23 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
16 Dec Preston North End FC A 5–1 W
Chesterfield FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Watford FC A 1–2 L
03 Dec Leyton Orient FC H 1–0 W
05 Nov Portsmouth FC H 1–0 W
17 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–4 L
07 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–3 D
05 Nov Northampton Town FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chesterfield FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chesterfield FC
Lee Bonis 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Watford FC and Chesterfield FC has kicked off!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' The travelling Chesterfield FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Ismael Kone needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Joe Quigley. He receives a card.
  • 28' Chesterfield FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joe Quigley on 28.
  • 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 38' The referee shows Watford FC player a card on 38.
  • 43' Jake Livermore has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Wesley Hoedt is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' Ryan Andrews is replacing Ismael Kone for the Watford FC side.
  • 51' Chesterfield FC is showing some good football. However, Chesterfield FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 52' Chesterfield FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chesterfield FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 64' The Chesterfield FC manager makes a substitution. Oliver Banks departs to be replaced by Michael Jacobs.
  • 69' Imran Louza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze on 69 minute.
  • 70' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Matheus Martins by Jorge Hurtado on 70 minute.
  • 73' Another substitution for Chesterfield FC to replace Armando Dobra by Ryan Colclough on 73 minute.
  • 74' Chesterfield FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Will Grigg is hanging Joe Quigley on the field on 74 minute.
  • 76' What a strike from Mileta Rajovic! The score is 1-1.
  • 81' The referee shows Chesterfield FC player a card on 81.
  • 83' Chesterfield FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 88' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Chesterfield FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.72 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Chesterfield FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC52% Draw25% Chesterfield FC23%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Chesterfield FC
48%
Watford FC or Chesterfield FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC36% Draw45% Chesterfield FC19%
Actual: Chesterfield FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Chesterfield FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Chesterfield FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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