2024–25 Watford F.C. season

Watford
2024–25 season
OwnerGino Pozzo
ChairmanScott Duxbury[1]
Head CoachTom Cleverley[2]
StadiumVicarage Road
Championship6th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Vakoun Issouf Bayo (6)
All:
Vakoun Issouf Bayo (6)
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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.

Current squad

As of 1 September 2024[3][4]
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 30) Stoke City 2017 Free Transfer 2028 120 0
23 Jonathan Bond GK England 19 May 1993 (age 31) Free Agent 2024[a] Free Transfer 2025 35 0
Defenders
2 Jeremy Ngakia RB England 7 September 2000 (age 23) West Ham United 2020 Free Transfer 2027 76 0
3 Francisco Sierralta CB Chile 6 May 1997 (age 27) Udinese 2020 Undisclosed 2027 94 2
5 Ryan Porteous CB Scotland 25 March 1999 (age 25) Hibernian 2023 £500,000 2027 60 5
6 Mattie Pollock CB England 28 September 2001 (age 22) Grimsby Town 2021 £300,000 2026 29 1
13 Kayky Almeida CB Brazil 1 May 2005 (age 19) Fluminese 2024 Undisclosed 2029 0 0
15 Antonio Tikvić CB Croatia 21 April 2004 (age 20) Udinese 2024 Loan 2025 2 0
21 Angelo Ogbonna CB Italy 23 May 1988 (age 36) West Ham United 2024 Free 2025 0 0
22 James Morris LB England 23 November 2001 (age 22) Southampton 2021 Free Transfer 2026 36 0
36 Festy Ebosele RB Republic of Ireland 2 August 2002 (age 22) Udinese 2024 Loan 2025 0 0
37 Yasser Larouci LB Algeria 1 January 2001 (age 23) Troyes 2024 Loan 2025 4 0
45 Ryan Andrews RB England 26 August 2004 (age 20) Academy 2012 — 2028 57 4
— Kévin Keben CB Cameroon 26 January 2004 (age 20) Toulouse 2024 Undisclosed 2028 0 0
Midfielders
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze AM Georgia (country) 29 August 1999 (age 24) Gent 2024 Undisclosed 2027 41 2
10 Imran Louza CM Morocco 1 May 1999 (age 25) Nantes 2021 £10,000,000 2028 63 6
11 Rocco Vata AM Republic of Ireland 18 April 2005 (age 19) Celtic 2024 Compensation 2028 2 0
14 Pierre Dwomoh CM Belgium 21 June 2004 (age 20) Royal Antwerp 2024 Undisclosed 2028 0 0
17 Moussa Sissoko CM France 16 August 1989 (age 35) Nantes 2024[b] Free Transfer 2026 42 3
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru CM Nigeria 17 September 1999 (age 24) Manchester City 2019 Free Transfer 2026 55 4
39 Edo Kayembe CM Democratic Republic of the Congo 3 June 1998 (age 26) KAS Eupen 2022 £4,700,000 2026 76 8
Forwards
7 Tom Ince RW England 30 January 1992 (age 32) Reading 2023 £50,000 2026 33 5
12 Ken Sema LW Sweden 30 September 1993 (age 30) Östersunds 2018 Undisclosed 2025 164 12
18 Daniel Jebbison ST Canada 13 August 2003 (age 21) AFC Bournemouth 2024 Loan 2025 1 0
19 Vakoun Bayo ST Ivory Coast 10 January 1997 (age 27) Udinese 2024[c] Loan 2025 71 12
20 Mamadou Doumbia ST Mali 18 February 2006 (age 18) Black Stars 2024 Undisclosed 2030 2 0
34 Kwadwo Baah LW Germany 27 January 2003 (age 21) Rochdale 2021 Free Transfer 2026 5 1
Out on loan
9 Mileta Rajović ST Denmark 17 July 1999 (age 25) Kalmar FF 2023 £1,000,000 2028 48 14
— Jack Grieves ST England 5 December 2004 (age 19) Academy 2020 — 2026 5 0
— Jorge Hurtado ST Colombia 6 September 2003 (age 20) Real Cartagena 2023 Undisclosed 2029 1 0
— João Ferreira RB Portugal 22 March 2001 (age 23) Benfica 2023 £2,500,000 2027 5 1
  1. ^ Bond re-signed for Watford playing 33 games between 2012-2015.
  2. ^ Sissoko re-signed for Watford playing 38 games and scoring 2 goals between 2021-2022.
  3. ^ Bayo was loaned back to Watford after playing 70 games and scoring 12 goals between 2022-2024.

Transfers

In

Date Position Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] CF Mali Mamadou Doumbia Mali Black Stars Undisclosed [5]
3 July 2024 GK England Jonathan Bond Free agent — [6]
5 July 2024 AM Republic of Ireland Rocco Vata Scotland Celtic Compensation [7]
10 July 2024 CM France Moussa Sissoko France Nantes Free [8]
8 August 2024 CB Brazil Kayky Almeida Brazil Fluminese Undisclosed [9]
26 August 2024 CM Belgium Pierre Dwomoh Belgium Royal Antwerp Undisclosed [10]
27 August 2024 CB Italy Angelo Ogbonna England West Ham United Free [11]
29 August 2024 CB Cameroon Kévin Keben France Toulouse Undisclosed [12]
27 September 2024 LB England Ian Kamga[b] England Stoke City Free [13]
1 January 2025[c] LW Republic of Ireland Nickson Okosun[b] Republic of Ireland Bohemians Undisclosed [14]
  1. ^ Transfer was announced on 19 February, but joined the club on 1 July.
  2. ^ a b Signed initially for the Under-21s
  3. ^ Transfer was announced on 4 December, but would join the club on 1 January once the transfer window opens.

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
28 June 2024 CM Canada Ismaël Koné France Marseille Undisclosed [15]
1 August 2024 CM Colombia Óber Almanza Romania Bihor Oradea Free [16]
23 August 2024 RW Colombia Yáser Asprilla Spain Girona Undisclosed [17]
25 August 2024 CB Netherlands Wesley Hoedt Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Undisclosed [18]
29 August 2024 ST Ivory Coast Vakoun Bayo Italy Udinese Undisclosed [19]
30 August 2024 RW England Shaq Forde England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [20]
30 August 2024 RW Nigeria Samuel Kalu Free agent Mutual Consent [20]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
22 July 2024 CB Croatia Antonio Tikvić Italy Udinese End of Season [21]
1 August 2024 LB Algeria Yasser Larouci France Troyes End of Season [16]
29 August 2024 ST Ivory Coast Vakoun Bayo Italy Udinese End of season [19]
30 August 2024 CF Canada Daniel Jebbison England AFC Bournemouth End of season [22]
30 August 2024 RB Republic of Ireland Festy Ebosele Italy Udinese End of season [23]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
24 July 2024 FW England Jack Grieves Scotland Ross County End of Season [24]
29 July 2024 GK England Myles Roberts Scotland Partick Thistle End of Season [25]
15 August 2024 CF Colombia Jorge Cabezas Hurtado Greece PAOK End of Season [26]
2 September 2024 RB Portugal João Ferreira Portugal Braga End of Season [27]
2 September 2024 CF Denmark Mileta Rajović Denmark Brøndby IF End of season [28]
9 September 2024 CB England Joshua Mullins England Bedford Town 5 October 2024 [29]
17 October 2024 CF England Michael Adu-Poku England Solihull Moors End of Season [30]
22 October 2024 GK South Africa Roraigh Browne England Bishop's Stortford 19 November 2024 [31]
22 October 2024 CF England Jake Watkiss England Farnborough 13 December 2024[a] [32][33]
25 October 2024 RB England Albert Eames England Chelmsford City 22 November 2024 [34]
19 November 2024 GK Sweden Jonathan Macaulay England Oxford City 17 December 2024 [35]
20 November 2024 CB England Joshua Mullins England Bedford Town 26 April 2025 [36]
22 November 2024 GK South Africa Roraigh Browne England AFC Dunstable 11 January 2025 [37]
29 November 2024 CB Scotland Ali Gould England Kings Langley 28 December 2024 [38]
4 December 2024 CB Australia Aidan Coyne England Maidenhead United 1 January 2025 [39]
6 December 2024 FW England Bentley Assiedou England Kings Langley 2 January 2025 [40]
7 December 2024 CB England Freddie Buers England Potters Bar Town 5 January 2025 [41]
7 December 2024 CB Wales George Abbott England Hendon 5 January 2025 [42]
10 December 2024 CB England James Clarridge England St Albans City 6 January 2025 [43]
13 December 2024 CF England Jake Watkiss England Needham Market 13 January 2025 [33]

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CF England Ashley Fletcher England Blackpool 1 July 2024 [44][45]
30 June 2024 CM England Yianni Goulandris United States Lancaster FC 1 July 2024 [46][47]
30 June 2024 GK England Ben Hamer England Sheffield Wednesday 1 July 2024 [44][48]
30 June 2024 CB England Victor Wachowicz United States Missouri State Bears 1 July 2024 [46][49]
30 June 2024 RB England Scott Holding England Macclesfield 19 July 2024 [46][50]
30 June 2024 CF England James Collins England Dulwich Hamlet 2 August 2024 [46][51]
30 June 2024 DM England Jack Taylor England Bishop Stortford 16 August 2024 [46][52]
30 June 2024 RB England Hamzat Balogun England Burnley 23 September 2024 [46][53]
30 June 2024 CB England Ben Casey [46]
30 June 2024 CM England Charlie Davis [46]
30 June 2024 CM Germany Edward Gyamfi [46]
30 June 2024 RW Poland Dawid Hamiga [46]
30 June 2024 LB England Alfie King [46]
30 June 2024 DM England Jake Livermore [44]

Pre-season and friendlies

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.[54] On 13 June, they added an away match against Scottish side Hibernian.[55]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 July 2024 Friendly Watford 0–2 Reading St Albans
11:00 BST(UTC+1) Report Akande 64'
Wareham 72'		 Stadium: Watford Football Club Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
10 July 2024 Friendly Boreham Wood 0–1 Watford Borehamwood
18:00 BST Report Grieves 50' Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Kickoff was originally scheduled for 19:30 but was set back due to England progressing to the semi-final of EURO 2024. [56]
13 July 2024 Friendly Stevenage 2–2 Watford Stevenage
15:00 BST Piergianni 45'
Sweeney 90+2'		 Report Baah 9'
Louza 50'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 1,966
20 July 2024 Friendly Gillingham 2–0 Watford Gillingham
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,922
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
24 July 2024 Friendly Hibernian 2–3 Watford Edinburgh
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 8,659
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 July 2024 Friendly Fulham 6–1 Watford Motspur Park
13:00 BST
Report Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
30 July 2024 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 3–2 Watford High Wycombe
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,106
Referee: Craig Hicks
3 August 2024 Friendly Watford 1–1 Brentford Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Blackburn Rovers 20 11 4 5 25 17 +8 37 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
6 Middlesbrough 21 10 4 7 35 25 +10 34
7 Watford 20 10 4 6 29 26 +3 34
8 West Bromwich Albion 21 7 11 3 24 16 +8 32
9 Sheffield Wednesday 21 8 5 8 26 30 −4 29
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 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)[57]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 10 4 6 29 26  +3 34 8 2 0 15 5  +10 2 2 6 14 21  −7

Last updated: 15 December 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718202122232425261912728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWWLDLWLWLLWWLWDWDDW
Position73235878689556655687
Points369910101313161616192222252629303134
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.[58]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Millwall 2–3 Watford Bermondsey
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 16,456
Referee: John Busby
17 August 2024 2 Watford 3–0 Stoke City Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,789
Referee: Tom Nield
24 August 2024 3 Watford 2–1 Derby County Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 September 2024 4 Sheffield United 1–0 Watford Sheffield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,914
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 31 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[59]
14 September 2024 5 Watford 1–1 Coventry City Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,441
Referee: Bobby Madley
21 September 2024 6 Norwich City 4–1 Watford Norwich
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,438
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[59]
28 September 2024 7 Watford 2–1 Sunderland Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,335
Referee: Andy Davies
2 October 2024 8 Preston North End 3–0 Watford Preston
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,602
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
5 October 2024 9 Watford 2–1 Middlesbrough Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,002
Referee: Matt Donohue
19 October 2024 10 Luton Town 3–0 Watford Luton
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15:00, but was moved forward due to a police request. [60]
22 October 2024 11 Leeds United 2–1 Watford Leeds
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,968
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
26 October 2024 12 Watford 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Watford
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,800
Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]
2 November 2024 13 Sheffield Wednesday 2–6 Watford Owlerton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Referee: Sam Allison
5 November 2024 14 Swansea City 1–0 Watford Landore
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 12,869
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 19:45, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]
8 November 2024 15 Watford 1–0 Oxford United Watford
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,268
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 9 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]
22 November 2024 16 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Watford Plymouth
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 23 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]
26 November 2024 17 Watford 1–0 Bristol City Watford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,579
Referee: James Linington
30 November 2024 18 Watford 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Watford
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,413
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]
11 December 2024 20 Hull City 1–1 Watford Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 18,694
Referee: Leigh Doughty
15 December 2024 21 Watford 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Watford
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,774
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 December, but was moved to give both clubs another day of preparation.[60]
21 December 2024 22 Burnley v Watford Burnley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Turf Moor
26 December 2024 23 Watford v Portsmouth Watford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
29 December 2024 24 Watford v Cardiff City Watford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
1 January 2025 25 Queens Park Rangers v Watford Shepherd's Bush
12:30 GMT Stadium: Loftus Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]
4 January 2025 26 Watford v Sheffield United Watford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
14 January 2025 19[61] Cardiff City v Watford Leckwith
19:45 GMT Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Note: Fixure was originally scheduled for 7 December, but was postponed following advice received from the Met Office and the recommendations of Cardiff Council and South Wales Police.[62]
18 January 2025 27 Derby County v Watford Derby
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
21 January 2025 28 Watford v Preston North End Watford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
25 January 2025 29 Coventry City v Watford Coventry
15:00 GMT Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
1 February 2025 30 Watford v Norwich City Watford
12:30 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[63]
8 February 2025 31 Sunderland v Watford Sunderland
12:30 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[63]
11 February 2025 32 Watford v Leeds United Watford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
15 February 2025 33 Middlesbrough v Watford Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Stadium: Riverside Stadium
23 February 2025 34 Watford v Luton Town Watford
12:00 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 22 February, but was moved on local police request.[63]
1 March 2025 35 Stoke City v Watford Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
8 March 2025 36 Watford v Millwall Watford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
12 March 2025 37 Watford v Swansea City Watford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
15 March 2025 38 Oxford United v Watford Oxford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kassam Stadium
29 March 2025 39 Watford v Plymouth Argyle Watford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
5 April 2025 40 Bristol City v Watford Bristol
15:00 BST Stadium: Ashton Gate
8 April 2025 41 Watford v Hull City Watford
19:45 BST Stadium: Vicarage Road
12 April 2025 42 West Bromwich Albion v Watford West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
18 April 2025 43 Watford v Burnley Watford
15:00 BST Stadium: Vicarage Road
21 April 2025 44 Portsmouth v Watford Portsmouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Fratton Park
26 April 2025 45 Blackburn Rovers v Watford Blackburn
15:00 BST Stadium: Ewood Park
3 May 2025 46 Watford v Sheffield Wednesday Watford
15:00 BST Stadium: Vicarage Road

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Watford joined the FA Cup at the third round stage, and were drawn away against Fulham.[64][65]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 January 2025 Third round Fulham v Watford Fulham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Watford being drawn at home against Milton Keynes Dons.[66] In the second round, they were drawn at home to Plymouth Argyle.[67] On 28 August, Watford drew against the prior season's Premier League champions Manchester City in an away clash at the Etihad Stadium.[68][69]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Watford 5–0 Milton Keynes Dons Watford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,885
Referee: Lewis Smith
27 August 2024 Second round Watford 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Watford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,319
Referee: Andy Davies
24 September 2024 Third round Manchester City 2–1 Watford Manchester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,584
Referee: David Webb

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 15 December 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

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 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
2 DF  ENG Jeremy Ngakia 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0 0 0
3 DF  CHI Francisco Sierralta 13+2 0 0 0 2 0 15+2 0 8 0
4 FW  CMR Kévin Keben 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
5 DF  SCO Ryan Porteous 12+4 2 0 0 2 0 14+4 2 6 0
6 DF  ENG Mattie Pollock 20 0 0 0 1+1 1 21+1 1 2 0
7 FW  ENG Tom Ince 6+9 1 0 0 3 4 9+9 5 0 0
8 MF  GEO Giorgi Chakvetadze 20 1 0 0 0+1 0 20+1 1 3 0
9 FW  DEN Mileta Rajović 0+3 1 0 0 2 2 2+3 3 1 0
10 MF  MAR Imran Louza 7+3 0 0 0 3 0 10+3 0 2 0
11 MF  IRE Rocco Vata 2+8 1 0 0 1+2 0 3+10 1 0 0
12 FW  SWE Ken Sema 4+10 0 0 0 3 0 7+10 0 0 0
14 MF  BEL Pierre Dwomoh 2+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 2+2 0 0 0
15 DF  CRO Antonio Tikvić 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 1 0
17 MF  FRA Moussa Sissoko 15+2 1 0 0 0 0 15+2 1 1 0
18 FW  CAN Daniel Jebbison 2+8 0 0 0 0 0 2+8 0 2 0
19 FW  CIV Vakoun Issouf Bayo 12+4 8 0 0 1 0 13+4 8 2 0
20 FW  MLI Mamadou Doumbia 0+3 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+5 0 0 0
21 DF  ITA Angelo Ogbonna 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
22 DF  ENG James Morris 10+2 0 0 0 3 0 13+2 0 2 0
23 GK  ENG Jonathan Bond 3+1 0 0 0 3 0 6+1 0 0 0
24 MF  NGA Tom Dele-Bashiru 9 2 0 0 2+1 0 11+1 2 1 0
34 FW  GER Kwadwo Baah 8+10 2 0 0 2+1 1 10+11 3 4 0
36 DF  IRL Festy Ebosele 7+5 1 0 0 1+0 0 8+5 1 5 0
37 DF  ALG Yasser Larouci 12+6 0 0 0 1+1 0 13+7 0 1 0
39 MF  COD Edo Kayembe 16+3 5 0 0 0+1 0 16+4 5 2 0
45 DF  ENG Ryan Andrews 12+5 3 0 0 2 0 14+5 3 0 0
52 MF  ENG Leo Ramirez-Espain 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 0 0

Notes

  1. ^ On 13 December, Watkiss was recalled back early from his two-month loan at Farnborough, and subsequently joined Needham on loan.

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