English League Championship

Watford vs West Bromwich Albion, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 38': Imran Louza
  • 58': Rocco Vata
FT
2 - 1
West Bromwich Albion
  • 34': Isaac Price

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.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jeremy Petris.
  • 11': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
  • 17': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 17': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 18': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior.
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 26': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 27': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alfie Gilchrist.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 34': Goal! Watford 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Goal! Watford 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 42': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 42': Jeremy Petris (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 43': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  • 43': Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 44': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 44': Jeremy Petris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Petris.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Rocco Vata (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 45'+4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jeremy Petris.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Watford 1, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Nestory Irankunda.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Jeremy Petris.
  • 46': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 46': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
  • 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Price with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Ince.
  • 55': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. George Campbell replaces Alfie Gilchrist.
  • 56': Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 56': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  • 56': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 57': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Goal! Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Marc Bola.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 64': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by James Abankwah.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  • 68': Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja replaces Aune Heggebø.
  • 70': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Samuel Iling-Junior.
  • 71': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Bola with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Rocco Vata.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 77': Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza following a fast break.
  • 77': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 77': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ousmane Diakité.
  • 80': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Ousmane Diakité.
  • 80': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Charlie Taylor replaces Callum Styles.
  • 81': Handball by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
  • 83': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Abankwah.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Charlie Taylor.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Ince.
  • 85': Offside, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 88': Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
  • 90': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tom Ince.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 90'+2': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Watford. Pierre Dwomoh replaces Imrân Louza.
  • 90'+4': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 90'+6': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 4
60.3 Possession 39.7
9 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
498 Accurate Passes 312
575 Passes 376
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
23 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 53
20 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 5
14 Effective Tackles 6
18 Tackles 18
0.8 Tackle % 0.3
8 Interceptions 11
19 Effective Clearances 31
19 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 17,308

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 19 +29 43
2 Middlesbrough 19 +8 36
3 Millwall 19 -2 34
4 Ipswich Town 19 +14 31
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Egil Selvik (GK)
6 Matthew Pollock
25 James Abankwah
16 Marc Bola
2 Jeremy Ngakia
5 Hector Kyprianou
10 Imran Louza
11 Rocco Vata
29 Jeremy Petris
66 Nestory Irankunda
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
Watford Substitutes:
Moussa Sissoko, James Morris, Kévin Keben, Edo Kayembe, Kwadwo Baah, Tom Ince, Nathan Baxter, Mamadou Doumbia, Pierre Dwomoh.

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Joshua Griffiths (GK)
2 Chris Mepham
3 Nathaniel Phillips
4 Callum Styles Yellow Card
14 Alfie Gilchrist
21 Isaac Price
27 Alex Mowatt
17 Ousmane Diakite
19 Aune Heggebo Yellow Card
11 Michael Johnston
22 Samuel Iling-Junior
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Josh Maja, Karlan Grant, Joseph Wallis, Daryl Dike, Cole Deeming, George Campbell, Oliver Bostock, Charlie Taylor, Joe Wildsmith.

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