Sunderland vs Watford

8 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Luke O'Nien 16’
  • Dennis Cirkin 89’
  • Tom Dele-Bashiru 43’ (pen)
  • Imrân Louza 46’

Match summary

Sunderland and Watford shared the points in a 2-2 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Luke O'Nien put Sunderland ahead with a header in the 16th minute and Tom Dele-Bashiru equalised from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Imrân Louza put Watford in front in the 46th minute and Dennis Cirkin equalised from a corner in the 89th minute.

Sunderland had the better of the chances, with 3.00 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Watford's 1.54 from 11.

Match stats

Sunderland Watford
14 Shots 11
7 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 3
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.97 xG 1.54
2.97 Non-penalty xG 0.75

Key events

Sunderland Watford
Kick-off
Luke O'Nien1-0 (Sunderland)
16’
43’
Tom Dele-Bashiru
Penalty
1-1 (Watford)
Half-time1-1
46’
Imrân Louza1-2 (Watford)
Dennis Cirkin2-2 (Sunderland)
89’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Sunderland
  • Dennis Cirkin
  • Enzo Le Fée
  • Wilson Isidor
  • Ian Poveda
Watford
  • Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • Mamadou Doumbia

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.00 1.54 16’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), 1-0 16’ 43’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), 1-1 43’ 46’ Imrân Louza (Watford), 1-2 46’ 89’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), 2-2 89’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.00 1.54 16’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), 1-0 O'Nien 16’ 43’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), 1-1 Dele-Bashiru 43’ 46’ Imrân Louza (Watford), 1-2 Louza 46’ 89’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), 2-2 Cirkin 89’
Sunderland 3.00 xGWatford 1.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Sunderland attacking 
16’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.86 xG, goal 43’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 90+3’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 90+3’ Milan Aleksić (Sunderland), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 41’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 89’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.19 xG, goal 37’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 63’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 6’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 53’ Chris Mepham (Sunderland), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 11’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Imrân Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 15’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 88’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 19’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 40’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 25’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Milan Aleksić (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 16’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.86 xG, goal 43’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 90+3’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 90+3’ Milan Aleksić (Sunderland), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 41’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 89’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.19 xG, goal 37’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 63’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 6’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 53’ Chris Mepham (Sunderland), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 11’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Imrân Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 15’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 88’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 19’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 40’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 25’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Milan Aleksić (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Chris Mepham Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.89 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.19 – –
Salis Abdul Samed Taken off
59′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Patrick Roberts Taken off
59′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Chris Rigg Taken off
72′ – – 2 0.28 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.16 – –
90′ – – 3 0.81 – –
Ian Poveda Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – –
Milan Aleksić Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 2 0.47 – – –
Eliezer Mayenda Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Daniel Ballard 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

Sunderland win 65% Avg odds 1.46
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.53
Watford win 14% Avg odds 6.74

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

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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.