Burnley vs Watford

21 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Linington

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jaidon Anthony 9’
  • Josh Brownhill 62’
  • Kwadwo Baah 80’

Match summary

Burnley saw off Watford 2-1. Burnley led 1-0 at half-time.

Jaidon Anthony put Burnley ahead in the 9th minute, Josh Brownhill made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute, and Kwadwo Baah pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Watford's 0.62 from 9.

Match stats

Burnley Watford
15 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.20 xG 0.46
1.20 Non-penalty xG 0.46

Key events

Burnley Watford
Kick-off
Jaidon Anthony1-0 (Burnley)
9’
Half-time1-0
Josh Brownhill2-0 (Burnley)
62’
80’
Kwadwo Baah2-1 (Watford)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Burnley
  • James Trafford
  • CJ Egan-Riley
  • Josh Laurent
Watford
  • Jeremy Ngakia

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.62 9’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), 1-0 9’ 62’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 2-0 62’ 80’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), 2-1 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.62 9’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), 1-0 Anthony 9’ 62’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 2-0 Brownhill 62’ 80’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), 2-1 Baah 80’
Burnley 1.20 xGWatford 0.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Burnley attacking 
65’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), set piece, 0.30 xG, saved 9’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 72’ Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 62’ Connor Roberts (Burnley), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 33’ Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 73’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 62’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 80’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 18’ Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ Bashir Humphreys (Burnley), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 19’ Josh Laurent (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Pierre Dwomoh (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Josh Laurent (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), set piece, 0.30 xG, saved 9’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 72’ Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 62’ Connor Roberts (Burnley), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 33’ Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 73’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 62’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 80’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 18’ Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Josh Laurent (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 41’ Bashir Humphreys (Burnley), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 35’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Pierre Dwomoh (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Josh Laurent (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players12 players
90′ – – – – – –
Connor Roberts Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.13 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.09 – –
90′ 1 – 4 0.30 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.09 – – –
Hannibal Mejbri Taken off
84′ – – 3 0.34 – – –
Zian Flemming Taken off
90′ – – 3 0.18 – – –
Luca Koleosho Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 55% Avg odds 1.71
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
Watford win 19% Avg odds 5.08

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

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.