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Watford vs Lincoln 1-0
- Stephy Mavididi46'
- Kick-off
- Tue, 3 Nov 2026 · 19:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Vicarage Road, Watford
- Referee
- James Bell
Match timeline
- 88’Yellow card
WatfordEdo Kayembe - 88’Yellow card
LincolnSonny Bradley - 86’SubstitutionWatfordAmin Nabizada ONIker Bravo OFF
- 80’Yellow cardWatfordBranimir Mlacic
- 79’SubstitutionLincolnAdam Reach ONDeji Elerewe OFF
- 79’SubstitutionLincolnDom Jefferies ONTom Bayliss OFF
- 70’SubstitutionWatfordBranimir Mlacic ONOthmane Maamma OFF
- 70’SubstitutionWatfordMartin Payero ONStephy Mavididi OFF
Show 9 earlier events
- 70’SubstitutionLincolnThomas Hamer ONDaniel Oyegoke OFF
- 61’SubstitutionWatfordKrépin Diatta ONHaktab Omar Traore OFF
- 61’SubstitutionLincolnRobert Nicholas Street ONCallum Elder OFF
- 61’SubstitutionLincolnReeco Hackett-Fairchild ONChiedozie Ogbene OFF
- 60’SubstitutionWatfordMamadou Doumbia ONMyron Boadu OFF
- 56’Yellow cardWatfordKevin Keben
- 50’Yellow cardWatfordStephy Mavididi
- 47’Yellow cardLincolnBen House
- 46’Goal!WatfordStephy MavididiAssist: Myron Boadu1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
WatfordLincoln- 59%Possession41%
- 18Shots12
- 0.68xG0.77
- 2Shots on Target1
- 7Corners6
- 17Fouls10
- 1Offsides0
- 1Saves1
- 439Passes286
- 4Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Watford4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Ravaglia
- 23Traoré
- 6Pollock
- 4Keben
- 16Bola
- 39Kayembe
- 5Kyprianou
- 7Maamma
- 17Bravo
- 45Mavididi
- 10Boadu
Substitutions
- 60’↑20 M. Doumbia↓10 M. Boadu
- 61’↑15 K. Diatta↓ Haktab Omar Traore
- 70’↑29 Branimir Mlačić↓7 O. Maamma
- 70’↑22 M. Payero↓45 S. Mavididi
- 86’↑21 Amin Nabizada↓17 Iker Bravo
Unused substitutes 26 D. Bachmann, 9 L. Kjerrumgaard, 11 R. Vata, 33 J. Zemura
Coach A. Dionisi
Lincoln3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Substitutions
- 61’↑17 R. Street↓20 C. Elder
- 61’↑ Reeco Hackett-Fairchild↓27 C. Ogbene
- 70’↑22 T. Hamer↓33 D. Oyegoke
- 79’↑3 A. Reach↓25 D. Elerewe
- 79’↑16 D. Jefferies↓8 T. Bayliss
Unused substitutes 19 I. Olaofe, 7 R. Hackett, 46 J. Gauci, 6 R. Towler, 24 I. Varfolomeev
Coach Chris Cohen
Match facts
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 14
- Date
- Tue, 3 Nov 2026
- Kick-off
- 19:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Vicarage Road, Watford
- Referee
- James Bell
- Watford coach
- A. Dionisi
- Lincoln coach
- Chris Cohen
League table
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 20 |  Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 |  Lincoln | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
Player ratings
- 1
S. Mavididi8.2 - 2
M. Bola7.8 - 3
M. Pollock7.7 - 4
F. Ravaglia7.4 - 5
Iker Bravo7.2 - 6
H. Kyprianou7.2 - 7
E. Kayembe7.1 - 8
M. Boadu6.9 - 9
O. Traoré6.9 - 10
M. Payero6.8 - 11
K. Diatta6.8 - 12
K. Keben6.6 - 13
Branimir Mlačić6.5 - 14
M. Doumbia6.5 - 15
Amin Nabizada6.4 - 16
O. Maamma6.3 - 17
J. Zemura0.0 - 18
R. Vata0.0 - 19
L. Kjerrumgaard0.0 - 20
D. Bachmann0.0
- 1
A. Coubiș7.0 - 2
T. Hamer6.9 - 3
D. Oyegoke6.8 - 4
B. House6.7 - 5
S. Bradley6.7 - 6
R. Street6.6 - 7
A. Reach6.6 - 8
C. Elder6.6 - 9
R. Hackett6.4 - 10
C. Ogbene6.4 - 11
Y. Konak6.4 - 12
T. Bayliss6.2 - 13
D. Elerewe6.1 - 14
F. Draper6.1 - 15
G. Wickens6.0 - 16
D. Jefferies5.9 - 17
I. Varfolomeev0.0 - 18
R. Towler0.0 - 19
I. Olaofe0.0 - 20
J. Gauci0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
S. Mavididi
Watford
- 1
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.2, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 70 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Watford- W-D-L
- 1-0-4
- Scored / match
- 1.0
- Conceded / match
- 2.6
Lincoln- W-D-L
- 1-1-3
- Scored / match
- 1.4
- Conceded / match
- 3.0
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- WatfordResult0%
- Lincoln0%
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What happened
Match report
Watford beat Lincoln 1-0 at Vicarage Road, with Stephy Mavididi's goal on 46 minutes settling the match after the break. Myron Boadu set it up, and Watford then saw the game out after Lincoln could not find an equaliser.
The first half ended 0-0.
Watford struck straight after half-time when Mavididi scored on 46 minutes from Boadu's assist to make it 1-0. Lincoln made two changes on 61 minutes, Watford made two on 70, and the visitors made further changes on 79 minutes. Watford made a late switch on 86 minutes.
Watford had 59% of the possession and 439 passes to Lincoln's 286. They also had more shots, 18 to 12, and more corners, 7 to 6. Lincoln had the better xG, 0.77 to Watford's 0.68, but Watford finished with two shots on target to Lincoln's one and both sides had one save.
Ben House was booked for Lincoln on 47 minutes. Stephy Mavididi and Kevin Keben were booked for Watford on 50 and 56 minutes, Branimir Mlacic was booked on 80 minutes, and Edo Kayembe and Sonny Bradley were booked on 88 minutes.
Match record
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 14
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Vicarage Road, Watford
- Referee
- James Bell
- Match ID
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17 events
- 46’Goal!WatfordStephy MavididiAssist: Myron Boadu1 – 0
- 47’Yellow cardLincolnBen House
- 50’Yellow cardWatfordStephy Mavididi
- 56’Yellow cardWatfordKevin Keben
- 60’SubstitutionWatfordMamadou Doumbia ONMyron Boadu OFF
- 61’SubstitutionWatfordKrépin Diatta ONHaktab Omar Traore OFF
- 61’SubstitutionLincolnRobert Nicholas Street ONCallum Elder OFF
- 61’SubstitutionLincolnReeco Hackett-Fairchild ONChiedozie Ogbene OFF
- 70’SubstitutionWatfordBranimir Mlacic ONOthmane Maamma OFF
- 70’SubstitutionWatfordMartin Payero ONStephy Mavididi OFF
- 70’SubstitutionLincolnThomas Hamer ONDaniel Oyegoke OFF
- 79’SubstitutionLincolnAdam Reach ONDeji Elerewe OFF
- 79’SubstitutionLincolnDom Jefferies ONTom Bayliss OFF
- 80’Yellow cardWatfordBranimir Mlacic
- 86’SubstitutionWatfordAmin Nabizada ONIker Bravo OFF
- 88’Yellow cardWatfordEdo Kayembe
- 88’Yellow cardLincolnSonny Bradley