Brentford vs Watford

10 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Pontus Jansson 84’
  • Bryan Mbeumo 90+6’ (pen)
  • Emmanuel Dennis 24’

Match summary

Brentford came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Watford, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

Emmanuel Dennis put Watford ahead with a header in the 24th minute, set up by Tom Cleverley, Pontus Jansson equalised with a header in the 84th minute, set up by Marcus Forss, and Bryan Mbeumo won it from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Brentford created 1.85 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Watford's 0.56 from 6.

Match stats

Brentford Watford
14 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 2
8 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.83 xG 0.56
1.07 Non-penalty xG 0.56
6 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Brentford Watford
Kick-off
24’
Emmanuel Dennis
Assist: Tom Cleverley0-1 (Watford)
Half-time0-1
Pontus Jansson
Assist: Marcus Forss1-1 (Brentford)
84’
Bryan Mbeumo
Penalty2-1 (Brentford)
90+6’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brentford
  • Vitaly Janelt
  • Pontus Jansson
  • Charlie Goode
  • Frank Onyeka

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.85 0.56 24’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 0-1 24’ 84’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), 1-1 84’ 90+6’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 2-1 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.85 0.56 24’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 0-1 Dennis 24’ 84’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), 1-1 Jansson 84’ 90+6’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 2-1 Mbeumo 90+6’
Brentford 1.85 xGWatford 0.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Brentford attacking 
90+6’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 84’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 75’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 26’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 22’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 3’ Shandon Baptiste (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 36’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Marcus Forss (Brentford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Rico Henry (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 7’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Rico Henry (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 84’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 75’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 26’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 22’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 3’ Shandon Baptiste (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 36’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Marcus Forss (Brentford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Rico Henry (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 7’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Rico Henry (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Álvaro Fernández GK900 0.000.000
Vitaly Janelt DEF902 0.110.132
Pontus Jansson DEF9012 0.440.000
Charlie Goode DEF900 0.000.183
Mads Roerslev MID900 0.000.000
Rico Henry MID782 0.070.000
Christian Nørgaard MID902 0.160.041
Shandon Baptiste MID901 0.060.102
Mathias Jensen MID700 0.000.000
Bryan Mbeumo FWD9013 0.880.000
Yoane Wissa FWD700 0.000.000
Marcus Forss Sub2011 0.060.421
Saman Ghoddos Sub200 0.000.000
Frank Onyeka Sub121 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 38% Avg odds 2.52
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.32
Watford win 33% Avg odds 2.94

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brentford LDWLD
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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.