Brighton vs Watford

21 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Shane Duffy 10’
  • Neal Maupay 41’

Match summary

Brighton won 2-0 at home to Watford. Brighton led 2-0 at half-time.

Shane Duffy put Brighton ahead with a header in the 10th minute, set up by Pascal Groß and Neal Maupay made it 2-0 in the 41st minute, set up by Yves Bissouma.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 1.80 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Watford's 0.41 from 10.

Match stats

Brighton Watford
13 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.78 xG 0.41
1.78 Non-penalty xG 0.41
7 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Brighton Watford
Kick-off
Shane Duffy
Assist: Pascal Groß1-0 (Brighton)
10’
Neal Maupay
Assist: Yves Bissouma2-0 (Brighton)
41’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Shane Duffy
  • Adam Webster
  • Solly March
  • Enock Mwepu

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 1.80 0.41 10’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), 1-0 10’ 41’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 2-0 41’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.80 0.41 10’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), 1-0 Duffy 10’ 41’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 2-0 Maupay 41’
Brighton 1.80 xGWatford 0.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Brighton attacking 
52’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 79’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 41’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 85’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 10’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 71’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 80’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Solly March (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 4’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Enock Mwepu (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Oghenekaro Etebo (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 52’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 79’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 41’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 85’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 10’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 71’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 80’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Solly March (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 4’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Enock Mwepu (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Oghenekaro Etebo (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Shane Duffy DEF9013 0.130.000
Lewis Dunk DEF900 0.000.000
Adam Webster DEF900 0.000.000
Pascal Groß MID9010 0.000.164
Solly March MID901 0.050.021
Yves Bissouma MID9011 0.040.331
Adam Lallana MID820 0.000.000
Alexis Mac Allister MID903 0.600.113
Leandro Trossard MID742 0.060.000
Neal Maupay FWD4811 0.330.041
Aaron Connolly Sub421 0.560.000
Enock Mwepu Sub161 0.030.000
Jakub Moder Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 55% Avg odds 1.74
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.58
Watford win 18% Avg odds 5.41

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

Form going into the game

Brighton LDWLW
Watford WLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-1 Watford, 08 Feb 20 Next meeting: Watford 0-2 Brighton, 12 Feb 22  All Brighton vs Watford meetings

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.