English League Championship

Watford vs West Bromwich Albion, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Watford
  • 35': Bayo Youssouf
  • 50': Bayo Youssouf
FT
2 - 1
West Bromwich Albion
  • 67': Jayson Molumby

About

Watford are hosting West Bromwich Albion at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 2': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 15': Rocco Vata (Watford) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 15': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
  • 15': Mason Holgate (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alex Palmer (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Ryan Porteous.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Styles.
  • 20': Handball by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
  • 21': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 21': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Callum Styles with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Maja.
  • 30': Foul by Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 30': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 35': Goal! Watford 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rocco Vata with a cross.
  • 39': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 39': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 39': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alex Palmer (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bachmann (Watford). Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 43': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 43': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 43': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bachmann (Watford). Assisted by Josh Maja.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 45': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Mikey Johnston replaces Callum Styles.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex Palmer (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
  • 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 50': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
  • 50': Goal! Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rocco Vata with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Uros Racic.
  • 53': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 53': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 56': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Palmer (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by James Morris.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Bachmann (Watford).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
  • 65': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 65': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Gianluca Frabotta replaces Kyle Bartley.
  • 65': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Mowatt replaces Uros Racic.
  • 65': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Josh Maja.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 67': Goal! Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 70': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
  • 70': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by James Morris.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Torbjørn Heggem (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
  • 73': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 74': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Rocco Vata.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Bachmann (Watford).
  • 75': Substitution, Watford. Francisco Sierralta replaces Kwadwo Baah.
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace replaces Jayson Molumby.
  • 79': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 79': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
  • 81': Foul by Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 81': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Watford. Yasser Larouci replaces James Morris.
  • 84': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 84': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the top left corner by Alex Palmer (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 87': Substitution, Watford. Daniel Jebbison replaces Vakoun Bayo.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top right corner following a fast break.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 90'+3': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bachmann (Watford). Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 90'+8': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.

Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,774

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Stoke City 3 +6 9
2 Middlesbrough 3 +5 9
3 Coventry City 3 +8 7
4 West Bromwich Albion 3 +2 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
6 Matthew Pollock
5 Ryan Porteous
10 Imran Louza Yellow Card
22 James Morris
2 Jeremy Ngakia
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
17 Moussa Sissoko Yellow Card
11 Rocco Vata
34 Kwadwo Baah
19 Bayo Youssouf
Watford Substitutes:
Edo Kayembe, Pierre Dwomoh, Festy Ebosele, Yasser Larouci, Jonathan Bond, Francisco Sierralta, Tom Ince, Ryan Andrews, Daniel Jebbison.

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alex Palmer (GK)
5 Kyle Bartley
3 Mason Holgate
14 Torbjorn Heggem
2 Darnell Furlong
20 Uros Racic
8 Jayson Molumby Yellow Card
4 Callum Styles
31 Tom Fellows Yellow Card
18 Karlan Grant
9 Josh Maja
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Michael Johnston, Alex Mowatt, John Swift, Joe Wildsmith, Devante Cole, Jed Wallace, Lewis Dobbin, Gianluca Frabotta, Ousmane Diakite.

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