Watford 2-1 Oxford United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 4 October 2025

Result

Watford 2-1 Oxford United

Championship · Saturday 4 October 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Watford 2-1 Oxford United: match report

Watford won against Oxford United 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 4 October 2025. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Watford's goals came from Jeremy Ngakia (45') and Jeremy Ngakia (45+4'). Oxford United scored through an own goal by Max Alleyne (3').

Discipline: Watford received 3 yellow cards; Oxford United received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Watford were 17th on 9 points from 8 and Oxford United 22nd on 6 points from 8. Watford went on to finish that season 16th with 57 points, and Oxford United 23rd with 47.

Watford lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Oxford United in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jamie Cumming of Oxford United (8.8), ahead of Jeremy Ngakia (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Watford win, 0 draws and 1 for Oxford United.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Own goal · Max AlleyneOxford United · 0-1
  • 5'Yellow card · Cameron BrannaganOxford United
  • 30'Yellow card · Stanley MillsOxford United
  • 39'Yellow card · Kévin KebenWatford
  • 45'Goal · Jeremy NgakiaWatford · 1-1
  • 45+4'Goal · Jeremy NgakiaWatford · 2-1
  • 45+5'Yellow card · Michal HelikOxford United
  • 49'Yellow card · Luca KjerrumgaardWatford
  • 53'Yellow card · Imrân LouzaWatford
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Jack CurrieOxford United

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Watford 1, draws 0, Oxford United 1.

Team news

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

Egil Selvik, Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne, Kévin Keben, James Abankwah, Jeremy Ngakia, Imrân Louza, Nampalys Mendy, Caleb Wiley, Rocco Vata, Nestory Irankunda, Vivaldo Semedo

Oxford United line-up (4-4-2)

Jamie Cumming, Brodie Spencer, Michal Helik, Sam Long, Greg Leigh, Stanley Mills, Brian De Keersmaecker, Cameron Brannagan, Siriki Dembélé, Nik Prelec, Will Lankshear