Sunderland vs Watford

4 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee A Davies

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Niall Huggins 43’
  • Abdoullah Ba 62’

Match summary

Sunderland won 2-0 at home to Watford. Sunderland led 1-0 at half-time.

Niall Huggins put Sunderland ahead in the 43rd minute and Abdoullah Ba made it 2-0 with a header in the 62nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Sunderland created 1.21 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Watford's 0.40 from 11. Watford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Sunderland Watford
9 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
1.21 xG 0.40
1.21 Non-penalty xG 0.40

Key events

Sunderland Watford
Kick-off
Niall Huggins1-0 (Sunderland)
43’
Half-time1-0
Abdoullah Ba2-0 (Sunderland)
62’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Sunderland
  • Mason Burstow
Watford
  • Ryan Andrews
  • Daniel Bachmann
  • Jeremy Ngakia
  • Ryan Porteous
  • Imrân Louza
  • Tom Dele-Bashiru

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 1.21 0.40 43’ Niall Huggins (Sunderland), 1-0 43’ 62’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), 2-0 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.21 0.40 43’ Niall Huggins (Sunderland), 1-0 Huggins 43’ 62’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), 2-0 Ba 62’
Sunderland 1.21 xGWatford 0.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Sunderland attacking 
62’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.60 xG, goal 71’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 90+1’ Rhys Healey (Watford), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 73’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Niall Huggins (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 46’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 28’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.60 xG, goal 71’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 90+1’ Rhys Healey (Watford), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 73’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Niall Huggins (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 15’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 28’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players12 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Niall Huggins
90′ 1 – 1 0.07 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.64 – – –
Patrick Roberts Taken off
71′ – – – – – – –
Jobe Bellingham Taken off
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Jack Clarke Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Mason Burstow Taken off
90′ – – – – – –
Adil Aouchiche Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 2 0.25 – – –
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

Sunderland win 46% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.48
Watford win 27% Avg odds 3.57

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.