Watford 3-0 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 1 November 2025

Result

Watford 3-0 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 1 November 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Watford · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Watford 3-0 Middlesbrough: match report

Watford defeated Middlesbrough 3-0 in the Championship on Saturday 1 November 2025. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Imrân Louza opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Watford's goals came from Imrân Louza (15'), Luca Kjerrumgaard (32') and Luca Kjerrumgaard (49'). Middlesbrough did not score.

Discipline: Watford received 2 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Watford were 15th on 15 points from 12 and Middlesbrough 2nd on 25 points from 12. Watford went on to finish that season 16th with 57 points, and Middlesbrough 5th with 82.

Watford lined up in a 4-4-2 and Middlesbrough in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Luca Kjerrumgaard of Watford (8.0), ahead of Imrân Louza (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Watford wins, 2 draws and 3 for Middlesbrough.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Goal · Imrân LouzaWatford · 1-0
  • 32'Goal · Luca KjerrumgaardWatford · 2-0
  • 34'Yellow card · Kwadwo BaahWatford
  • 45'Yellow card · Kévin KebenWatford
  • 49'Goal · Luca KjerrumgaardWatford · 3-0
  • 57'Yellow card · Luke AylingMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Watford 5, draws 2, Middlesbrough 3.

Team news

Watford line-up (4-4-2)

Egil Selvik, Jeremy Ngakia, Kévin Keben, Mattie Pollock, Marc Bola, Kwadwo Baah, Imrân Louza, Hector Kyprianou, Rocco Vata, Mamadou Doumbia, Luca Kjerrumgaard

Middlesbrough line-up (3-4-1-2)

Sol Brynn, Luke Ayling, Dael Fry, Alfie Jones, Callum Brittain, Alan Browne, Aidan Morris, Matt Targett, Hayden Hackney, Tommy Conway, Delano Burgzorg