Swansea vs Watford

1 September 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Edward Duckworth

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Ji-sung Eom 8’
  • Adam Idah 29’

Match summary

Swansea saw off Watford 2-0. Swansea led 2-0 at half-time.

Ji-sung Eom put Swansea ahead in the 8th minute and Adam Idah made it 2-0 in the 29th minute.

The chances backed that up: Swansea created 3.23 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Watford's 0.82 from 9.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%
18 Shots 9
8 Shots on target 3
5 Corners 3
101 Attacks 66
36 Dangerous attacks 29
578 Passes 373
82.9% Pass accuracy 82.0%
23 Tackles 18
6 Fouls 14
0 Yellow cards 4
1 Offsides 4

Key events

Swansea Watford
Kick-off
Adam IdahShot on target
3’
Corner
4’
Joseph OpokuShot on target
5’
Joseph OpokuShot on target
5’
Ji-sung EomRight foot shot1-0 (Swansea)
8’
16’
Corner
17’
Matthew PollockShot on target
17’
Corner
25’
Omar Haktab TraoreFoul
Adam IdahRight foot shot2-0 (Swansea)
29’
31’
Branimir MlačićOmar Haktab Traore
Half-time2-0
46’
Edoardo BoveAmin Nabizada
47’
Hector KyprianouShot on target
Second half underway
Moussa Kounfolo YeoJoseph Opoku
57’
Melker WidellElijah Just
57’
Corner
59’
Ji-sung EomShot on target
60’
65’
Rocco VataOthmane Maamma
Žan VipotnikAdam Idah
67’
68’
Hector KyprianouFoul
Jay FultonMarko Stamenić
68’
Corner
70’
77’
Corner
80’
Kévin Keben BiakoloFoul
Melker WidellShot on target
81’
Corner
81’
83’
Luca KjerrumgaardIker Bravo
Jenson SeeltStephen Welsh
86’
90’
Rocco VataShot on target
90+1’
Jordan ZemuraFoul
Corner
90+3’
Jenson SeeltShot on target
90+4’
Full-time2-0

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 3.23 0.82 8’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), 1-0 8’ 29’ Adam Idah (Swansea), 2-0 29’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.23 0.82 8’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), 1-0 Eom 8’ 29’ Adam Idah (Swansea), 2-0 Idah 29’
Swansea 3.23 xGWatford 0.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Swansea attacking 
5’ Joseph Opoku (Swansea), from a corner, 0.69 xG, saved 5’ Joseph Opoku (Swansea), from a corner, 0.69 xG, saved 8’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 29’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 22’ Hector Kyprianou (Watford), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 5’ Marko Stamenić (Swansea), from a corner, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Hector Kyprianou (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 24’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 60’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 11’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 77’ Iker Bravo (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 61’ Hector Kyprianou (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 73’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 56’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Melker Widell (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Adam Idah (Swansea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Elijah Just (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Jenson Seelt (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Melker Widell (Swansea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Josh Tymon (Swansea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 5’ Joseph Opoku (Swansea), from a corner, 0.69 xG, saved 5’ Joseph Opoku (Swansea), from a corner, 0.69 xG, saved 8’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 29’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 22’ Hector Kyprianou (Watford), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 5’ Marko Stamenić (Swansea), from a corner, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Hector Kyprianou (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 24’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 60’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 77’ Iker Bravo (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 11’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 61’ Hector Kyprianou (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 73’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 56’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Melker Widell (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Adam Idah (Swansea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Elijah Just (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Jenson Seelt (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Melker Widell (Swansea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Josh Tymon (Swansea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Swansea 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Vigouroux
Key
Lissah
Welsh 86’
Tymon
Stamenić 68’
Eom
Opoku 57’
Eustaquio
Just 57’
Idah 67’
Watford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ravaglia
Traore 31’
Pollock
Biakolo
Zemura
Kayembe
Kyprianou
Bravo 83’
Nabizada 46’
Maamma 65’
Doumbia

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Lawrence Vigouroux
90′ 3 0 52 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Josh Key
90′ 2 2 – 4 – 56 – – – –
Filip Lissah
90′ 1 1 1 7 3 74 – – – –
Stephen Welsh Taken off
86′ 2 – – 3 1 74 – – – –
Josh Tymon
90′ – 1 – 2 – 55 – – – –
Jenson Seelt Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – 13 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Marko Stamenić Taken off
68′ – – 43 – – 1 – 2 2 1 –
Joseph Opoku Taken off
57′ – – 24 3 – 4 – 5 1 1 –
Elijah Just Taken off
57′ – – 25 1 – – – 2 1 1 –
Stephen Eustaquio
90′ – – 48 3 – 3 – 5 1 2 –
Ji-sung Eom
90′ 1 1 33 1 – 5 1 7 – 1 –
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 13 – – 1 – 2 1 – –
Melker Widell Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 22 2 – 2 – 5 – – –
Jay Fulton Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 21 – – – 1 1 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
Adam Idah Taken off
67′ 1 1 6 2 0.75 – 1 5 – 17 –
Žan Vipotnik Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 – 0.03 – – – – 7 –
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

Swansea win 51% Avg odds 1.85
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
Watford win 23% Avg odds 4.05

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

Form going into the game

Swansea DWWDW
Watford LLWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 0-2 Swansea, 31 Jan 26 Next meeting: Watford vs Swansea, 21 Apr 27 (upcoming)  All Swansea vs Watford meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.