English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 11': Karlan Grant
  • 60': Michael Johnston
FT
2 - 1
Watford
  • 76': Moussa Sissoko

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Watford at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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': Delay in match because of an injury James Abankwah (Watford).
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 6': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Darnell Furlong is caught offside.
  • 10': Offside, Watford. Edo Kayembe is caught offside.
  • 11': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Watford 0. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
  • 12': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 12': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 15': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 18': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 18': Will Lankshear (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Offside, Watford. Caleb Wiley is caught offside.
  • 22': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom Fellows.
  • 27': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 27': Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Offside, Watford. Tom Ince is caught offside.
  • 29': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Foul by Will Lankshear (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 31': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Edo Kayembe (Watford) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 36': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom Fellows.
  • 39': Attempt missed. James Abankwah (Watford) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 41': Will Lankshear (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Mattie Pollock (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Will Lankshear (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 42': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
  • 42': Will Lankshear (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 43': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom Fellows.
  • 45'+1': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Watford 0.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Price.
  • 50': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Styles.
  • 51': Attempt missed. James Abankwah (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 54': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Hand ball by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 59': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 59': Foul by Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 59': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Watford 0. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Fellows following a fast break.
  • 61': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 63': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Tom Ince.
  • 64': Substitution, Watford. Francisco Sierralta replaces James Abankwah.
  • 65': Caleb Wiley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 65': Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Will Lankshear (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Fellows following a fast break.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Caleb Wiley (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Rocco Vata (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 69': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 69': Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 70': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Will Lankshear (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
  • 72': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Isaac Price is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Armstrong replaces Will Lankshear.
  • 75': Foul by Adam Armstrong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 75': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Watford 1. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball.
  • 77': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
  • 77': Substitution, Watford. Pierre Dwomoh replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 78': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 78': Caleb Wiley (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 78': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Torbjørn Heggem (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a through ball.
  • 81': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Torbjørn Heggem (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Isaac Price with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces Mikey Johnston.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 87': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 88': Foul by Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 88': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 90': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Tom Fellows.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
  • 90'+1': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Caleb Wiley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Offside, Watford. Caleb Wiley is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Watford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Watford 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
61.3 Possession 38.7
15 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
382 Accurate Passes 216
454 Passes 289
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 5
24 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.5
61 Long Balls 63
27 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 10
20 Effective Clearances 44
20 Clearances 44

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 24,768

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 43 +54 91
2 Burnley 43 +45 91
3 Sheffield United 43 +26 86
4 Sunderland 43 +18 76
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
20 Joshua Griffiths (GK)
14 Torbjorn Heggem
5 Kyle Bartley Yellow Card
4 Callum Styles
2 Darnell Furlong Yellow Card
18 Karlan Grant
27 Alex Mowatt
21 Isaac Price Yellow Card
19 Will Lankshear Yellow Card
22 Michael Johnston
31 Tom Fellows
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Daryl Dike, Devante Cole, Adam Armstrong, Michael Parker, Mason Holgate, Gianluca Frabotta, John Swift, Joe Wildsmith, Grady Diangana.

WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Egil Selvik (GK)
25 James Abankwah
6 Matthew Pollock Yellow Card
26 Caleb Wiley
2 Jeremy Ngakia
39 Edo Kayembe
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
10 Imran Louza Yellow Card
20 Mamadou Doumbia
7 Tom Ince
17 Moussa Sissoko
Watford Substitutes:
Rocco Vata, Francisco Sierralta, Travis Akomeah, Bayo Youssouf, Leo Ramirez-Espain, Pierre Dwomoh, Daniel Bachmann, Ryan Andrews, James Morris.

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