Watford 2-0 Derby County: result and report

Watford 2-0 Derby County

Championship · Saturday 21 February 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Watford beat Derby County 2-0 in the Championship on Saturday 21 February 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Luca Kjerrumgaard opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Watford's goals came from Luca Kjerrumgaard (5') and Mamadou Doumbia (90'). Derby County did not score.

Discipline: Watford received 2 yellow cards; Derby County received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Watford were 13th on 45 points from 32 and Derby County 6th on 48 points from 32. Watford went on to finish that season 16th with 57 points, and Derby County 8th with 69.

Watford lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Derby County in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jeremy Ngakia of Watford (7.7), ahead of Luca Kjerrumgaard (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Watford wins, 1 draw and 3 for Derby County.

Going into the match Watford's last five read D-L-D-L-D and Derby County's W-L-W-D-W.