2023–24 Watford F.C. season

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Watford
2023–24 season
OwnerGino Pozzo
ChairmanScott Duxbury
Head CoachValérien Ismaël
(until 9 March)[1]
Tom Cleverley
(from 9 March)[1]
StadiumVicarage Road
EFL Championship14th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mileta Rajović (10)
All:
Mileta Rajović (11)
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The 2023–24 season is the 125th season in the history of Watford and their second consecutive season in the Championship. The club are participating in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Current squad[edit]

As of 20 April 2024[2]
No. Name Position Nationality Date of birth (Age) Signed from Since Fee Ends Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Daniel Bachmann GK Austria 9 July 1994 (age 29) Stoke City 2017 Free Transfer 2028 114 0
26 Ben Hamer GK England 20 November 1987 (age 36) Swansea City 2022 Free Transfer 2024 22 0
Defenders
2 Jeremy Ngakia RB England 7 September 2000 (age 23) West Ham United 2020 Free Transfer 2025 74 0
3 Francisco Sierralta CB Chile (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 26) Udinese 2020 Undisclosed 2027 87 2
4 Wesley Hoedt CB Netherlands 6 March 1994 (age 30) Anderlecht 2023 £2,000,000 2025 61 3
5 Ryan Porteous CB Scotland 25 March 1999 (age 25) Hibernian 2023 £500,000 2027 56 5
6 Jamal Lewis LB Northern Ireland 25 January 1998 (age 26) Newcastle United 2023 Loan 2024 37 0
15 Mattie Pollock CB England 28 September 2001 (age 22) Grimsby Town 2021 £300,000 2026 22 0
42 James Morris LB England 23 November 2001 (age 22) Southampton 2021 Free Transfer 2026 30 0
45 Ryan Andrews RB England (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 (age 19) Academy 2012 — 2028 49 2
Midfielders
8 Jake Livermore DM England 14 November 1989 (age 34) West Bromwich Albion 2023 Free Transfer 2024 31 3
11 Ismaël Koné CM Canada 16 June 2002 (age 21) Montréal 2023 £8,000,000 2027 61 4
16 Giorgi Chakvetadze AM Georgia (country) 29 August 1999 (age 24) Gent 2024 Undisclosed 2026 37 1
18 Yáser Asprilla AM Colombia 19 November 2003 (age 20) Envigado 2022 £3,000,000 2026 84 7
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru CM Nigeria 17 September 1999 (age 24) Manchester City 2019 Free Transfer 2025 49 4
39 Edo Kayembe CM Democratic Republic of the Congo 3 June 1998 (age 25) KAS Eupen 2022 £4,700,000 2026 69 5
Forwards
7 Tom Ince RW England 30 January 1992 (age 32) Reading 2023 £500,000 2025 29 2
9 Mileta Rajović ST Denmark 17 July 1999 (age 24) Kalmar FF 2023 £1,000,000 2028 41 11
12 Ken Sema LW Sweden 30 September 1993 (age 30) Östersunds 2018 Undisclosed 2025 157 12
19 Vakoun Bayo ST Ivory Coast 10 January 1997 (age 27) Sporting Charleroi 2022 £5,800,000 2027 65 11
25 Emmanuel Dennis ST Nigeria 15 November 1997 (age 26) Nottingham Forest 2024 Loan 2024 54 14
34 Kwadwo Baah LW Germany 27 January 2003 (age 21) Rochdale 2021 Free Transfer 2026 0 0
37 Matheus Martins LW Brazil 16 July 2003 (age 20) Udinese 2023 Loan 2024 47 6
Out on Loan
10 Imran Louza CM Morocco (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 24) Nantes 2021 £10,000,000 2028 60 6
13 João Ferreira RB Portugal 22 March 2001 (age 23) Benfica 2023 £2,500,000 2027 5 1
17 Jorge Hurtado ST Colombia 6 September 2003 (age 20) Real Cartagena 2023 Undisclosed 2029 1 0
28 Samuel Kalu RW Nigeria 26 August 1997 (age 26) Bordeaux 2022 £3,000,000 2025 13 0
47 Shaq Forde ST England (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 19) Academy 2012 — 2024 1 0
— Ashley Fletcher ST England 2 October 1995 (age 28) Middlesbrough 2021 Free Transfer 2026 6 2

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref.
27 June 2023 RW England Tom Ince England Reading Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2023 CF Colombia Jorge Cabezas Colombia Real Cartagena Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2023 CF England Rhys Healey France Toulouse Free Transfer [5]
20 July 2023 LB England Charlie Stallard † England St Neots Town Free Transfer [6]
21 July 2023 DM England Jake Livermore England West Bromwich Albion Free Transfer [7]
9 August 2023 CB Scotland Ali Gould † Scotland Motherwell Free Transfer [8]
25 August 2023 CF Denmark Mileta Rajović Sweden Kalmar Undisclosed [9]
14 September 2023 CM Germany Junior Gyamfi † Free agent — [10]
26 January 2024 LB England Freddie Buers † England Kings Langley Free Transfer [11]
1 February 2024 AM Georgia (country) Giorgi Chakvetadze Belgium Gent Undisclosed [12]
2 February 2024 CB England James Clarridge † England Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [13]

† Signed initially for the Under-21s

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2023 CF Brazil João Pedro England Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [14]
30 June 2023 AM Peru Andrés Aguilar Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 CF Democratic Republic of the Congo Britt Assombalonga Turkey Antalyaspor Released [16][17]
30 June 2023 CM Curaçao Leandro Bacuna Netherlands FC Groningen Released [16][18]
30 June 2023 LB Albania Christos Batzelis Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 RW England Aaron Benn Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 CB Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart Belgium KV Kortrijk Released [19][20]
30 June 2023 CM England Tom Cleverley Retired [21]
30 June 2023 DM Cyprus Max Delyfer Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 CM England Jordan Fankwe England Salford City Released [15][22]
30 June 2023 CM England Dan Gosling England Notts County Released [23][24]
30 June 2023 CM England Ethan Goulding Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 CF England Damani Hunter Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 CM England Adian Manning England Norwich City Released [15][25]
30 June 2023 LB Romania Bogdan Marian Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 CM Northern Ireland JJ McKiernan England Morecambe Released [15][26]
30 June 2023 CB England Harvey Peters Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 CF Italy Ezio Touray England Weymouth Released [15][27]
1 July 2023 CM Colombia Juergen Elitim Poland Legia Warsaw Undisclosed [28]
1 July 2023 RB Spain Mario Gaspar Spain Elche Mutual Consent [28][29]
1 July 2023 CM Portugal Domingos Quina Italy Udinese Undisclosed [28]
4 July 2023 CB Nigeria William Troost-Ekong Greece PAOK Undisclosed [30]
15 July 2023 LW England Adrian Blake Netherlands Utrecht Free Transfer [15]
19 July 2023 RW England Joseph Hungbo Germany 1. FC Nürnberg Undisclosed [31]
25 July 2023 CB Belgium Christian Kabasele Italy Udinese Undisclosed [32]
25 July 2023 RW Senegal Ismaïla Sarr France Marseille Undisclosed [33]
17 August 2023 RW Argentina Ignacio Pussetto Argentina Huracán Mutual Consent [34][35]
24 August 2023 GK Nigeria Maduka Okoye Italy Udinese Undisclosed [36]
19 January 2024 CF England Rhys Healey England Huddersfield Town Undisclosed [37]

Loaned in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Player From Date until Ref.
4 July 2023 LW Brazil Matheus Martins Italy Udinese End of season [38]
27 July 2023 LB Northern Ireland Jamal Lewis England Newcastle United End of season [39]
2 August 2023 AM Georgia (country) Giorgi Chakvetadze Belgium Gent 1 February 2024[a] [40][12]
24 January 2024 LW Nigeria Emmanuel Dennis England Nottingham Forest End of season [41]
  1. ^ On 1 February, Chakbetadze joined the club on a permanent basis.

Loaned out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2023 CM Colombia Óber Almanza Colombia Orsomarso 31 December 2023 [28]
25 July 2023 CF England Ashley Fletcher England Sheffield Wednesday End of season [42]
1 August 2023 RB Portugal João Ferreira Italy Udinese End of season [43]
3 August 2023 CF Colombia Jorge Cabezas Hurtado United States New York Red Bulls 31 December 2023 [44]
4 August 2023 CB Wales George Abbott England Chippenham Town 1 September 2023[a] [45][46]
14 August 2023 CF England Shaq Forde England Leyton Orient End of season [47]
18 August 2023 LW Germany Kwadwo Baah England Burton Albion 11 January 2024[b] [48][49]
7 September 2023 RW Nigeria Samuel Kalu Switzerland Lausanne-Sport End of season [50]
24 October 2023 RB England Hamzat Balogun England Bedford Town 2 January 2024[c] [51][52]
28 October 2023 GK South Africa Roraigh Browne England Northwood 5 February 2024[d] [53][54]
3 November 2023 LB England Charlie Stallard England Hayes & Yeading United 3 December 2023 [55]
10 November 2023 CF England James Collins England Royston Town 10 December 2023 [56]
13 December 2023 RB England Scott Holding England Dover Athletic End of season[e] [57][54]
29 December 2023 CB Wales George Abbott England Potters Bar Town 28 January 2024 [58]
15 January 2024 CM Morocco Imran Louza France Lorient End of season [59]
19 January 2024 RW Poland Dawid Hamiga England Slough Town 13 February 2024 [60]
30 January 2024 CF England James Collins England Haringey Borough 29 February 2024 [61]
1 February 2024 CF Colombia Jorge Cabezas Hurtado England Gillingham End of season [62]
15 February 2024 GK South Africa Roraigh Browne England Walthamstow 30 April 2024[f] [63][64]
17 February 2024 CF England Michael Adu-Poku England Kings Langley 17 March 2024 [65]
17 February 2024 GK Cyprus Gabriel Ortelli England Kings Langley End of season[g] [65][66]
8 March 2024 GK Sweden Jonathan Macaulay England Hemel Hempstead Town 1 May 2024 [67]
12 March 2024 CM Germany Junior Gyamfi England Hemel Hempstead Town 1 May 2024 [68]
19 March 2024 LB England Charlie Stallard England Bedford Town End of season [69]
28 March 2024 CF England Tobi Adeyemo England Wealdstone 24 April 2024 [70]
28 March 2024 LB England Josh Mullins England Bedford Town 1 May 2024 [71]
29 March 2024 CF England Michael Adu-Poku England Maidstone United End of season [72]
  1. ^ On 1 September, Abbott was recalled from his loan at Chippenham Town, which has been set to run until 5 November.
  2. ^ On 11 January, Baah was recalled from his season-long loan at Burton.
  3. ^ On 24 November, Balogun's loan at Bedford Town, initially set to run until 30 November, was extended until 2 January.
  4. ^ Browne's initial month-long loan at Northwood, beginning in late October, was twice extended for a further month, on 23 November and 12 January.
  5. ^ On 12 January, Holding's loan at Dover, initially set to run until 9 January, was extended until the end of the season.
  6. ^ On 18 March, Browne's loan at Walthamstow, initially set to run until 15 March, was extended until the end of April.
  7. ^ On 22 March, Oretlli's loan at Kings Langley, initially set to run until 17 March, was extended until the end of the season.

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 30 May, Watford announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Boreham Wood and Stevenage.[73] However, the friendly against Stevenage was later cancelled as they were drawn against each other in the 1st round of EFL Cup. [74]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 July 2023 Friendly Boreham Wood 0–0 Watford Borehamwood
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,703
8 July 2023 Friendly Arsenal 1–1 Watford London Colney
14:00 BST Marquinhos 54' Report Koné 42' Stadium: Arsenal Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
18 July 2023 Friendly Stevenage Cancelled Watford Stevenage
19:45 BST Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Note: Due to the two sides being drawn against each other in the 2023–24 EFL Cup the friendly was cancelled.[75]
22 July 2023 Friendly Crystal Palace 2–1 Watford Beckenham
13:00 BST Édouard 54' 75' Report Kayembe 68' Stadium: Crystal Palace FC Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
29 July 2023 Friendly Watford 3–0 Peterborough United Watford
15:00 BST Bayo 14', 67'
Martins 19'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)


Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 5 August 2023 4 May 2024 Matchday 1 44 12 17 15 59 58 +1 027.27
FA Cup 6 January 2024 6 February 2024 Third round Fourth round 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 033.33
EFL Cup 8 August 2023 First round First round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 48 13 19 16 63 64 −1 027.08

Last updated: 20 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Championship[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Bristol City 44 16 11 17 51 47 +4 59
13 Sunderland 44 16 8 20 52 51 +1 56
14 Swansea City 44 15 11 18 57 62 −5 56
15 Watford 44 12 17 15 59 58 +1 53
16 Queens Park Rangers 45 14 11 20 45 57 −12 53
17 Millwall 44 14 11 19 43 55 −12 53
18 Stoke City 44 13 11 20 44 60 −16 50
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 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)[76]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
44 12 17 15 59 58  +1 53 5 9 8 31 28  +3 7 8 7 28 30  −2

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344
GroundHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultWDLLDWDLLLDWWDDWLWWDLWWLDDWDDLLLWLLDLWDDDDLD
Position13915181214162021201915161613151310101297101010899111112111112131413141414141515
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[77]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Watford 4–0 Queens Park Rangers Watford
15:00 BST Dele-Bashiru 1'
Louza 20'
Martins 38'
Morris Yellow card 45+1'
Bayo 43'		 Report Dykes Yellow card 67'
Armstrong Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,087
Referee: Thomas Bramall
12 August 2023 2 Watford 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Watford
15:00 BST Report Scarr Yellow card 71'
Mumba Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,446
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
19 August 2023 3 Stoke City 1–0 Watford Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 21,193
Referee: James Bell
27 August 2023 4 Watford 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Watford
12:00 BST Hoedt Yellow card 24'
Louza Yellow card 69'
Andrews Yellow card 69'		 Report Hyam Yellow card 63'
Hedges 72'
Rankin-Costello Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Gavin Ward
2 September 2023 5 Coventry City 3–3 Watford Coventry
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Stadium
Attendance: 24,539
Referee: David Webb
16 September 2023 6 Watford 2–0 Birmingham City Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,932
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 September 2023 7 Watford 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Watford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,742
Referee: Leigh Doughty
23 September 2023 8 Leeds United 3–0 Watford Leeds
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,236
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
30 September 2023 9 Watford 2–3 Middlesbrough Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,446
Referee: Oliver Langford
4 October 2023 10 Sunderland 2–0 Watford Sunderland
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 38,120
Referee: Andy Davies
7 October 2023 11 Cardiff City 1–1 Watford Leckwith
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,804
Referee: Gavin Ward
21 October 2023 12 Watford 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,102
Referee: Dean Whitestone
24 October 2023 13 Swansea City 0–1 Watford Landore
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 14,698
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
28 October 2023 14 Watford 2–2 Millwall Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,620
Referee: Keith Stroud
4 November 2023 15 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Watford Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 18,225
Referee: Sunny Gill
11 November 2023 16 Watford 5–0 Rotherham United Watford
15:00 GMT
Report Cafú Yellow card 45' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,349
Referee: Stephen Martin
25 November 2023 17 Leicester City 2–0 Watford Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,577
Referee: Sam Allison
28 November 2023 18 Watford 3–2 Norwich City Watford
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,714
Referee: Simon Hooper
2 December 2023 19 Hull City 1–2 Watford Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 20,057
Referee: John Busby
9 December 2023 20 Watford 1–1 Southampton Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,797
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
12 December 2023 21 Watford 1–2 Ipswich Town Watford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,109
Referee: David Coote
16 December 2023 22 Preston North End 1–5 Watford Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,389
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
23 December 2023 23 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Watford Blackburn
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,803
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 December 2023 24 Watford 1–4 Bristol City Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,626
Referee: John Busby
29 December 2023 25 Watford 1–1 Stoke City Watford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,643
Referee: Scott Oldham
1 January 2024 26 Plymouth Argyle 3–3 Watford Plymouth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,355
Referee: Robert Madley
14 January 2024 27 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Watford Shepherd's Bush
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: MATRADE Loftus Stadium
Attendance: 17,409
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 January, but was moved back for TV selection.[78]
20 January 2024 28 Bristol City 1–1 Watford Bristol
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 23,611
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
31 January 2024 29 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Watford Owlerton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,303
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 27 January, but was postponed due to both sides advancing in the FA Cup.[79]
3 February 2024 30 Watford 0–1 Cardiff City Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,739
Referee: John Busby
10 February 2024 31 Watford 1–2 Leicester City Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,597
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 February 2024 32 Norwich City 4–2 Watford Norwich
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,325
Referee: Stuart Attwell
17 February 2024 33 Rotherham United 0–1 Watford Rotherham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,143
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
24 February 2024 34 Watford 1–2 Huddersfield Town Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,970
Referee: Ben Toner
2 March 2024 35 Millwall 1–0 Watford Bermondsey
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 17,847
Referee: Gavin Ward
6 March 2024 36 Watford 1–1 Swansea City Watford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,440
Referee: Tom Nield
9 March 2024 37 Watford 1–2 Coventry City Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,907
Referee: Robert Madley
16 March 2024 38 Birmingham City 0–1 Watford Bordesley
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 21,266
Referee: Matt Donohue
29 March 2024 39 Watford 2–2 Leeds United Watford
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,236
Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[80]
1 April 2024 40 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Watford West Bromwich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,173
Referee: Gavin Ward
6 April 2024 41 Watford 0–0 Preston North End Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,374
Referee: James Bell
10 April 2024 42 Ipswich Town 0–0 Watford Ipswich
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,589
Referee: Samuel Barrott
13 April 2024 43 Southampton 3–2 Watford Southampton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,347
Referee: Josh Smith
20 April 2024 44 Watford 0–0 Hull City Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,753
Referee: Ben Toner

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

As a Championship club, Watford joined the FA Cup at the third round stage, and were drawn at home against Chesterfield[81][82] and then to Southampton in the fourth round.[83][84]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 January 2024 Third round Watford 2–1 Chesterfield Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 15,932
Referee: Gavin Ward
28 January 2024 Fourth round Watford 1–1 Southampton Watford
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,688
Referee: Michael Salisbury
6 February 2024 Fourth round replay Southampton 3–0 Watford Southampton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Referee: Darren Bond

EFL Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Watford were drawn away to Stevenage in the first round.[85]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Stevenage 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Watford Stevenage
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 4,495
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Penalties

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 20 April 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
1 GK  AUT Daniel Bachmann 25 0 3 0 0 0 28 0 3 1
2 DF  ENG Jeremy Ngakia 11+3 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 1 0
3 DF  CHI Francisco Sierralta 22+4 0 3 0 1 0 30 0 4 0
4 DF  NED Wesley Hoedt 42 2 3 0 1 0 46 2 12 0
5 DF  SCO Ryan Porteous 32+4 3 1+1 0 1 0 39 3 14 0
6 DF  NIR Jamal Lewis 32+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 37 0 3 0
7 FW  ENG Tom Ince 8+19 2 0+2 0 0 0 29 2 1 0
8 MF  ENG Jake Livermore 25+4 3 1 0 0+1 0 31 3 9 0
9 FW  DEN Mileta Rajović 16+23 10 1+1 1 0 0 41 11 1 0
11 MF  CAN Ismaël Koné 26+14 4 3 0 0+1 0 44 4 3 0
12 FW  SWE Ken Sema 22+5 1 1+1 0 1 0 30 1 1 0
15 DF  ENG Mattie Pollock 8+8 0 1 0 0 0 17 0 2 0
16 MF  GEO Giorgi Chakvetadze 14+20 1 3 0 0 0 37 1 7 0
18 MF  COL Yáser Asprilla 26+16 6 2+1 0 0 0 45 6 6 0
19 FW  CIV Vakoun Bayo 25+12 6 1+1 0 1 1 40 7 2 1
24 MF  NGA Tom Dele-Bashiru 28+7 2 2 1 1 0 38 3 2 0
25 FW  NGA Emmanuel Dennis 10+6 4 0+1 0 0 0 17 4 1 0
26 GK  ENG Ben Hamer 19 0 0+1 0 1 0 21 0 3 0
37 FW  BRA Matheus Martins 20+17 5 3 1 1 0 41 6 3 0
39 MF  COD Edo Kayembe 26+7 5 0 0 0+1 0 34 5 5 0
42 DF  ENG James Morris 10+1 0 2+1 0 1 0 15 0 2 0
45 DF  ENG Ryan Andrews 25+13 2 1+2 0 0+1 0 42 2 7 1
Players who went out on loan or left permanently but made appearances for Watford prior to departing
10 MF  MAR Imran Louza 11+4 1 0+1 0 1 0 17 1 4 0
14 FW  ENG Rhys Healey 1+10 2 1 0 0+1 0 13 2 1 0
17 FW  COL Jorge Hurtado 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 13 April 2024

Rank Pos. No. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 FW 9 Denmark Mileta Rajović 10 1 0 11
2 FW 19 Ivory Coast Vakoun Bayo 6 0 1 7
3 MF 18 Colombia Yáser Asprilla 6 0 0 6
FW 37 Brazil Matheus Martins 5 1 0 6
5 MF 39 Democratic Republic of the Congo Edo Kayembe 5 0 0 5
6 MF 11 Canada Ismaël Koné 4 0 0 4
FW 25 Nigeria Emmanuel Dennis 4 0 0 4
8 DF 5 Scotland Ryan Porteous 3 0 0 3
MF 8 England Jake Livermore 3 0 0 3
MF 24 Nigeria Tom Dele-Bashiru 2 1 0 3
11 DF 4 Netherlands Wesley Hoedt 2 0 0 2
FW 7 England Tom Ince 2 0 0 2
FW 14 England Rhys Healey 2 0 0 2
DF 45 England Ryan Andrews 2 0 0 2
15 MF 10 Morocco Imran Louza 1 0 0 1
FW 12 Sweden Ken Sema 1 0 0 1
MF 16 Georgia (country) Giorgi Chakvetadze 1 0 0 1
Total 59 3 1 63

Assists[edit]

As of 13 April 2024

Rank Pos. No. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 MF 18 Colombia Yáser Asprilla 6 1 0 7
2 FW 12 Sweden Ken Sema 4 0 0 4
3 DF 4 Netherlands Wesley Hoedt 3 0 0 3
DF 5 Scotland Ryan Porteous 3 0 0 3
MF 10 Morocco Imran Louza 3 0 0 3
MF 16 Georgia (country) Giorgi Chakvetadze 3 0 0 3
FW 19 Ivory Coast Vakoun Bayo 3 0 0 3
MF 24 Nigeria Tom Dele-Bashiru 2 0 1 3
9 DF 6 Northern Ireland Jamal Lewis 2 0 0 2
FW 7 England Tom Ince 2 0 0 2
MF 11 Canada Ismaël Koné 2 0 0 2
FW 37 Brazil Matheus Martins 2 0 0 2
MF 39 Democratic Republic of the Congo Edo Kayembe 2 0 0 2
DF 45 England Ryan Andrews 2 0 0 2
15 DF 2 England Jeremy Ngakia 1 0 0 1
DF 3 Chile Francisco Sierralta 1 0 0 1
MF 8 England Jake Livermore 1 0 0 1
FW 14 England Rhys Healey 1 0 0 1
FW 17 Colombia Jorge Hurtado 0 1 0 1

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 20 April 2024

No. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 Austria Daniel Bachmann 10 0 0 10
26 England Ben Hamer 3 0 0 3
Total 13 0 0 13

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