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2024–25 Watford F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 126th season in the history of Watford and their third consecutive season in the Championship. The club are participating in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Watford
2024–25 season
OwnerGino Pozzo
ChairmanScott Duxbury[1]
Head CoachTom Cleverley[2]
StadiumVicarage Road
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

Current squad

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As of 4 May 2024[3]
No. Name Position Nationality Date of birth (Age) Signed from Since Fee Ends Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Daniel Bachmann GK   9 July 1994 (age 29) Stoke City 2017 Free Transfer 2028 116 0
Defenders
2 Jeremy Ngakia RB   7 September 2000 (age 23) West Ham United 2020 Free Transfer 2027 74 0
3 Francisco Sierralta CB   6 May 1997 (age 27) Udinese 2020 Undisclosed 2027 88 2
4 Wesley Hoedt CB   6 March 1994 (age 30) Anderlecht 2023 £2,000,000 2025 63 4
5 Ryan Porteous CB   25 March 1999 (age 25) Hibernian 2023 £500,000 2027 57 5
13 João Ferreira RB   22 March 2001 (age 23) Benfica 2023 £2,500,000 2027 5 1
15 Mattie Pollock CB   28 September 2001 (age 22) Grimsby Town 2021 £300,000 2026 24 0
42 James Morris LB   23 November 2001 (age 22) Southampton 2021 Free Transfer 2026 31 0
45 Ryan Andrews RB   26 August 2004 (age 19) Academy 2012 — 2028 51 3
Midfielders
10 Imran Louza CM   1 May 1999 (age 25) Nantes 2021 £10,000,000 2028 60 6
11 Ismaël Koné CM   16 June 2002 (age 22) Montréal 2023 £8,000,000 2027 63 4
16 Giorgi Chakvetadze AM   29 August 1999 (age 24) Gent 2024 Undisclosed 2027 37 1
18 Yáser Asprilla AM   19 November 2003 (age 20) Envigado 2022 £3,000,000 2026 86 7
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru CM   17 September 1999 (age 24) Manchester City 2019 Free Transfer 2028 49 4
39 Edo Kayembe CM   3 June 1998 (age 26) KAS Eupen 2022 £4,700,000 2026 71 5
Forwards
7 Tom Ince RW   30 January 1992 (age 32) Reading 2023 £500,000 2025 29 2
9 Mileta Rajović ST   17 July 1999 (age 24) Kalmar FF 2023 £1,000,000 2028 43 11
12 Ken Sema LW   30 September 1993 (age 30) Östersunds 2018 Undisclosed 2025 159 12
17 Jorge Hurtado ST   6 September 2003 (age 20) Real Cartagena 2023 Undisclosed 2029 1 0
19 Vakoun Bayo ST   10 January 1997 (age 27) Sporting Charleroi 2022 £5,800,000 2027 67 11
28 Samuel Kalu RW   26 August 1997 (age 26) Bordeaux 2022 £3,000,000 2025 13 0
34 Kwadwo Baah LW   27 January 2003 (age 21) Rochdale 2021 Free Transfer 2026 0 0
47 Shaq Forde ST   5 May 2004 (age 20) Academy 2012 — 2024 1 0
59 Jack Grieves CF   5 December 2004 (age 19) Academy 2020[a] — 2026 5 0
— Mamadou Doumbia ST   18 February 2006 (age 18) Black Stars 2024 Undisclosed 2030 0 0

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Player From Fee Ref
1 July 2024[b] CF   Mamadou Doumbia   Black Stars Undisclosed [4]
  1. ^ Played in Watford Academy 2013-2019. Rejoined in 2020.
  2. ^ Transfer was announced on 19 February, but joined the club on 1 July.

Out

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Date Position Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in

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Date Position Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out

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Date Position Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CF   Ashley Fletcher   Blackpool 1 July 2024 [5][6]
30 June 2024 GK   Ben Hamer   Sheffield Wednesday 1 July 2024 [5][7]
30 June 2024 RB   Hamzat Balogun [8]
30 June 2024 CB   Ben Casey [8]
30 June 2024 CF   James Collins [8]
30 June 2024 CM   Charlie Davis [8]
30 June 2024 CM   Yianni Goulandris [8]
30 June 2024 CM   Edward Gyamfi [8]
30 June 2024 RW   Dawid Hamiga [8]
30 June 2024 RB   Scott Holding [8]
30 June 2024 LB   Alfie King [8]
30 June 2024 DM   Jake Livermore [5]
30 June 2024 DM   Jack Taylor [8]
30 June 2024 CB   Victor Wachowicz [8]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 22 May, Watford announced their initial pre-season schedule, with friendlies against Reading (behind closed doors), Boreham Wood, Stevenage, Gillingham, Wycombe Wanderers and Brentford.[9] On 13 June, they added an away match against Scottish side Hibernian.[10]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 July 2024 Friendly Watford v Reading St Albans
11:00 BST Stadium: Watford Football Club Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
10 July 2024 Friendly Boreham Wood v Watford Borehamwood
19:30 BST Stadium: Meadow Park
13 July 2024 Friendly Stevenage v Watford Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhall Way
20 July 2024 Friendly Gillingham v Watford Gillingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
24 July 2024 Friendly Hibernian v Watford Edinburgh
19:00 BST Stadium: Easter Road
30 July 2024 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers v Watford High Wycombe
19:30 BST Stadium: Adams Park
3 August 2024 Friendly Watford v Brentford Watford
15:00 BST Stadium: Vicarage Road

Competitions

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Championship

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League One
23 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −2[a]
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[12]
Notes:
  1. ^ Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended.[11]


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

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On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.[13]

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10 August 2024 1 Millwall v Watford Bermondsey
12:30 BST Stadium: The Den

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
— GK   AUT Daniel Bachmann 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
— DF   ENG Ryan Andrews 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   POR João Ferreira 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   NED Wesley Hoedt 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   ENG James Morris 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   COD Jeremy Ngakia 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   ENG Mattie Pollock 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   SCO Ryan Porteous 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   CHI Francisco Sierralta 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
— MF   COL Yáser Asprilla 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   NGA Tom Dele-Bashiru 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   GEO Giorgi Chakvetadze 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   COD Edo Kayembe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   CAN Ismaël Koné 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   MAR Imran Louza 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
— FW   GER Kwadwo Baah 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW   CIV Vakoun Issouf Bayo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW   COL Jorge Cabezas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW   MLI Mamadou Doumbia 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW   ENG Tom Ince 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW   NGA Samuel Kalu 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW   DEN Mileta Rajović 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW   SWE Ken Sema 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Club Statement" Archived 20 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine. watfordfc.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Cleverley Confirmed As Permanent Head Coach". Watford FC. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ "First-team squad". Watford F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Doumbia To Join Hornets". Watford FC. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Ngakia Signs New Contract & Trio Depart". Watford FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Pool Bring In Ashley Fletcher". Blackpool FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Ben Hamer agrees Owls deal". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Academy Contract Offers & Departures". Watford FC. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Pre-Season: Six Matches Announced". Watford FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Pre-Season: Hibs Friendly Confirmed". Watford FC. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  11. ^ "EFL Statement: Sheffield United Football Club". English Football League. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  12. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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