Watford vs Derby County Highlights & Goals Season 2024/2025

Championship

Championship

02:00 PMAugust 24, 2024

Regular Season – 3

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2 – 1

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HT: (1 – 1)

📍 Vicarage Road (Watford)👤 Referee: G. Eltringham

How did Watford and Derby County perform?

Home Voted: 0

Away Voted: 0

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

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Watford and Derby County Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

65%35%

ATTACK

12

Total shots

8

3

Shots on target

3

6

Shots off target

3

3

Blocked shots

2

7

Shots inside box

7

5

Shots outside box

1

4

Corner kicks

2

0

Offsides

1

0

Dangerous attacks

0

PASSING

615

Total passes

315

539 (88%)

Accurate passes

238 (76%)

DISCIPLINE

10

Fouls

11

2

Yellow cards

3

2

Goalkeeper saves

1

Watford and Derby County Lineups

Watford

3-4-2-1

1G

Daniel Bachmann

6.3

6D

Matthew Pollock

8

3D

Francisco Sierralta

7.2

22D

James Morris 🔺74′

7.3

45M

Ryan Andrews

6.9

24M

Tom Dele-Bashiru

7.2

17M

Moussa SissokoC ⚽76′

7.6

37M

Yasser Larouci 🔺57′

6.3

39F

Edo Kayembe 🔺73′

6.9

8F

Giorgi Chakvetadze 45′

6.9

19F

Vakoun Issouf Bayo ⚽31′ 🔺85′

7.5

Substitutes

12M

Ken Sema 🔻57′

6.6

34F

Kwadwo Baah 🔻73′

6.7

5D

Ryan Porteous 🔻74′

6.3

9F

Mileta Rajovic 🔻85′

6.5

23G

Jonathan Bond

–

7M

Thomas Ince

–

10M

Imrân Louza

–

20F

Mamadou Doumbia

–

11F

Rocco Vata

–

Coach of Watford

👔 T. Cleverley

Derby County

4-2-3-1

1G

Jacob Widell Zetterström

5.7

24D

Ryan Nyambe 🔺84′

7.2

35D

Curtis Nelson 90+5′

6.7

5D

Sonny Bradley 89′

7.2

20D

Callum Elder 🔺65′

6.2

4M

David Ozoh

7.2

32M

Ebou Adams 50′ ⚽2′

7.2

19M

Kayden Jackson

7

17M

Kenzo Goudmijn 🔺65′

6.6

11M

Nathaniel Méndez-LaingC 🔺74′

6.6

10F

Jerry Yates 🔺83′

6.5

Substitutes

3D

Craig Forsyth 🔻65′

6.3

16M

Liam Thompson 🔻65′

6.3

7F

Tom Barkhuizen 🔻74′

6.6

9F

James Collins 🔻83′

6.3

23M

Joe Ward 🔻84′

6.3

13G

Rohan Luthra

–

39M

Dajaune Brown

–

14F

Conor Washington

–

Coach of Derby County

👔 P. Warne

Watford and Derby County Head to Head

2WINS

0DRAWS

0WINS

Over 1.5 Goals100%

Over 2.5 Goals50%

Both Teams Scored50%

Past H2H Matches & Results

22 Nov 2025 Derby 2-3 Watford

18 Jan 2025 Derby County 0-2 Watford

Championship Standings Season 2025/2026

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	26	15	7	4	57-29	28	52
2	Middlesbrough	26	13	7	6	37-26	11	46
3	Ipswich	25	12	8	5	42-24	18	44
4	Preston	26	11	10	5	36-25	11	43
5	Millwall	26	12	7	7	29-33	-4	43
6	Watford	25	11	8	6	37-29	8	41
7	Hull	25	12	5	8	40-38	2	41
8	Stoke	26	12	4	10	32-23	9	40
9	Wrexham	26	10	10	6	38-32	6	40
10	Bristol City	26	11	6	9	38-29	9	39
11	QPR	26	11	5	10	38-39	-1	38
12	Leicester	26	10	7	9	37-38	-1	37
13	Derby	26	9	8	9	35-35	0	35
14	Birmingham	26	9	7	10	35-36	-1	34
15	Southampton	26	8	9	9	38-38	0	33
16	Sheffield Utd	25	10	2	13	36-38	-2	32
17	Swansea	26	9	5	12	27-33	-6	32
18	West Brom	26	9	4	13	29-35	-6	31
19	Charlton	25	7	8	10	25-32	-7	29
20	Blackburn	25	7	7	11	24-30	-6	28
21	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	21-35	-14	25
22	Norwich	26	6	6	14	28-39	-11	24
23	Oxford Utd	25	5	7	13	25-35	-10	22
24	Sheffield Wed	25	1	8	16	18-51	-33	-7

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	12	9	2	1	27-9	18	29
2	Ipswich	13	8	4	1	24-11	13	28
3	Watford	13	8	4	1	23-12	11	28
4	Middlesbrough	13	8	3	2	20-11	9	27
5	Birmingham	13	7	5	1	27-13	14	26
6	Millwall	14	8	2	4	17-17	0	26
7	QPR	13	7	2	4	24-17	7	23
8	Preston	13	6	5	2	19-12	7	23
9	Wrexham	13	6	5	2	24-19	5	23
10	Hull	13	7	2	4	19-19	0	23
11	West Brom	12	6	4	2	16-11	5	22
12	Leicester	13	6	4	3	19-15	4	22
13	Bristol City	14	6	3	5	23-15	8	21
14	Swansea	13	6	3	4	16-16	0	21
15	Stoke	12	6	2	4	18-10	8	20
16	Southampton	12	5	5	2	17-11	6	20
17	Charlton	11	5	3	3	13-12	1	18
18	Portsmouth	13	5	3	5	14-14	0	18
19	Sheffield Utd	12	5	2	5	18-13	5	17
20	Derby	14	4	5	5	17-20	-3	17
21	Oxford Utd	12	3	4	5	13-17	-4	13
22	Blackburn	13	2	4	7	13-20	-7	10
23	Norwich	13	3	1	9	12-19	-7	10
24	Sheffield Wed	13	0	4	9	7-29	-22	4

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	14	6	5	3	30-20	10	23
2	Preston	13	5	5	3	17-13	4	20
3	Stoke	14	6	2	6	14-13	1	20
4	Middlesbrough	13	5	4	4	17-15	2	19
5	Derby	12	5	3	4	18-15	3	18
6	Hull	12	5	3	4	21-19	2	18
7	Bristol City	12	5	3	4	15-14	1	18
8	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	11-10	1	18
9	Wrexham	13	4	5	4	14-13	1	17
10	Millwall	12	4	5	3	12-16	-4	17
11	Ipswich	12	4	4	4	18-13	5	16
12	Leicester	13	4	3	6	18-23	-5	15
13	Sheffield Utd	13	5	0	8	18-25	-7	15
14	QPR	13	4	3	6	14-22	-8	15
15	Norwich	13	3	5	5	16-20	-4	14
16	Watford	12	3	4	5	14-17	-3	13
17	Southampton	14	3	4	7	21-27	-6	13
18	Swansea	13	3	2	8	11-17	-6	11
19	Charlton	14	2	5	7	12-20	-8	11
20	Oxford Utd	13	2	3	8	12-18	-6	9
21	West Brom	14	3	0	11	13-24	-11	9
22	Birmingham	13	2	2	9	8-23	-15	8
23	Sheffield Wed	12	1	4	7	11-22	-11	7
24	Portsmouth	11	1	4	6	7-21	-14	7

Qualification/Relegation

Relegation – League One

Promotion – Premier League

Promotion – Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)

Watford vs Derby County Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2024-08-24

Tactical discipline and raw talent were on full display as Watford faced off against Derby County at Vicarage Road (Watford). The Championship fixture, contested on August 24, 2024, showcased the tactical evolution of both squads.

From the opening whistle, it was clear that both managers had done their homework. The midfield battles were intense, and the decisive moments came down to execution in the final third. It was a game where tactical adjustments made all the difference.

League Context & Table Position

Heading into this match, Watford were sitting in 6th place with 41 points. Their campaign has seen 11 wins and 8 draws, leaving them with a record of 6 losses.

Derby County, sitting in 13th with 35 points, approached the game with a different philosophy. With 9 wins to their name, they aimed to exploit the spaces left by the hosts.

Historical Matchup

In their last 3 Championship meetings, the balance of power has been intriguing. Watford have secured 3 wins.

However, Derby County have proven to be tough opponents, winning 0 times. There have been 0 draws. Notably, both teams scored in 2 of these encounters, and over 2.5 goals were seen in 2 matches.

Recent Form Guide

Here is how both teams have fared in their recent matches before this encounter:

Recent Matches of Watford

Recent Matches of Derby County

Full Match Replay

Catch all the tactical breakdowns and highlights from Watford vs Derby County clash right here. We provide in-depth post-match analysis to help you understand the game better.

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