Burnley vs Watford

19 August 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • James Tarkowski 6’
  • Andre Gray 3’
  • Troy Deeney 48’
  • Will Hughes 51’

Match summary

Watford won 3-1 away at Burnley. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Andre Gray put Watford ahead in the 3rd minute, set up by Troy Deeney and James Tarkowski equalised with a header in the 6th minute, set up by Johann Berg Gudmundsson. In the second half, Troy Deeney put Watford back in front in the 48th minute, set up by Abdoulaye Doucouré and Will Hughes made it 1-3 in the 51st minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.98 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Burnley's 0.39 from 8.

Match stats

Burnley Watford
8 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.39 xG 1.92
0.39 Non-penalty xG 1.92
4 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Burnley Watford
Kick-off
3’
Andre Gray
Assist: Troy Deeney0-1 (Watford)
James Tarkowski
Assist: Johann Berg Gudmundsson1-1 (Burnley)
6’
Half-time1-1
48’
Troy Deeney
Assist: Abdoulaye Doucouré1-2 (Watford)
51’
Will Hughes1-3 (Watford)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Burnley
  • Stephen Ward
Watford
  • Daryl Janmaat
  • Will Hughes

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 0.39 1.98 3’ Andre Gray (Watford), 0-1 3’ 6’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), 1-1 6’ 48’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 1-2 48’ 51’ Will Hughes (Watford), 1-3 51’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.39 1.98 3’ Andre Gray (Watford), 0-1 Gray 3’ 6’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), 1-1 Tarkowski 6’ 48’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 1-2 Deeney 48’ 51’ Will Hughes (Watford), 1-3 Hughes 51’
Burnley 0.39 xGWatford 1.98 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Burnley attacking 
88’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.87 xG, saved 2’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.44 xG, blocked 48’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 90+1’ Ben Mee (Burnley), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 6’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 88’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 3’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 18’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 43’ Jeff Hendrick (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 70’ Sam Vokes (Burnley), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.87 xG, saved 2’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.44 xG, blocked 48’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 90+1’ Ben Mee (Burnley), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 6’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 88’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 3’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 18’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 43’ Jeff Hendrick (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 70’ Sam Vokes (Burnley), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Joe Hart GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Lowton DEF900 0.000.000
James Tarkowski DEF9011 0.080.000
Ben Mee DEF901 0.130.000
Stephen Ward DEF760 0.000.051
Aaron Lennon MID900 0.000.000
Ashley Westwood MID901 0.020.021
Jack Cork MID901 0.020.000
Johann Berg Gudmundsson MID9011 0.050.112
Jeff Hendrick MID721 0.050.000
Chris Wood FWD671 0.020.000
Ashley Barnes Sub230 0.000.000
Sam Vokes Sub181 0.030.131
Charlie Taylor Sub140 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 40% Bet365 odds 2.45
Draw 31% Bet365 odds 3.10
Watford win 29% Bet365 odds 3.40

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Burnley D
Watford W

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Watford 0-0 Burnley, 19 Jan 19  All Burnley 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.