Watford vs West Brom
Ref: Leigh Doughty, EnglandVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford beat West Brom 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Louza and Vata scored for Watford; Price replied for West Brom. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.86 for Watford versus 0.63 for West Brom. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while West Brom are 21st.
First Half
34'
⚽
Price
Assist: Johnston
⚽
Louza
42'
Styles
Yellow Card
Second Half
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Irankunda
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Pétris
46'
Heggebø
Yellow Card
55'
⇄
Gilchrist
⚽
Vata
70'
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Heggebø
70'
⇄
Iling-Junior
⇄
Vata
80'
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Diakité
80'
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Styles
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
⇄
Louza
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
WatfordWest Brom
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.86VS0.63
Attack5 · 0 won
19
Shots
9
5
Shots on target
4
7
Shots in the box
4
12
Shots outside box
5
9
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
40%
Possession
60%
371
Total passes
572
308
Accurate passes
496
83%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline1 · 2 won
12
Fouls
8
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
1
-0.54
Goals prevented
-0.54
Watford
4-4-2
West Brom
4-2-3-1Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 6M. PollockD
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 11R. VataM
- 16M. BolaD
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 29J. PétrisM
- 66N. IrankundaF
Substitutes
- 4K. KebenD
- 7T. InceM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 14P. DwomohM
- 17M. SissokoM
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 22J. MorrisD
- 34K. BaahF
- 39E. KayembeM
West Brom
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2C. MephamD
- 3N. PhillipsD
- 4C. StylesD
- 11M. JohnstonM
- 14A. GilchristD
- 17O. DiakitéM
- 19A. HeggebøF
- 20J. GriffithsG
- 21I. PriceM
- 22S. Iling-JuniorM
- 27A. MowattM
Substitutes
- 6G. CampbellD
- 9J. MajaF
- 10K. Ahearne-GrantF
- 12D. DikeF
- 23J. WildsmithG
- 29C. TaylorD
- 33Cole DeemingM
- 37Oliver BostockM
- 45J. WallisG
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 89 | 9.2 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2/2 |
| Rocco Vata | M | 73 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Jeremy Petris | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 88 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Dwomoh | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Morris | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Moussa Sissoko | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
West Brom
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Price | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Alfie Gilchrist | D | 55 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Chris Mepham | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ousmane Diakité | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Michael Johnston | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/7 |
| Nathaniel Phillips | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Mowatt(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Joshua Griffiths | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Styles | D | 80 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Samuel Iling Junior | M | 70 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Aune Selland Heggebø | F | 70 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joe Wildsmith | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Bostock | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Deeming | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joseph Wallis | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Taylor | D | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Karlan Grant | F | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Daryl Dike | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Josh Maja | F | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Campbell | D | 35 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |