Watford vs Blackburn

26 October 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Darren England

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Edo Kayembe 71’ (pen)

Match summary

Watford won 1-0 at home to Blackburn. It was goalless at half-time.

Edo Kayembe put Watford ahead from the penalty spot in the 71st minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 2.07 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Blackburn's 1.51 from 12.

Match stats

Watford Blackburn
10 Shots 12
1 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 3
5 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.03 xG 1.51
1.24 Non-penalty xG 1.51

Key events

Watford Blackburn
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Edo Kayembe
Penalty
1-0 (Watford)
71’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Francisco Sierralta
  • Festy Ebosele
  • Edo Kayembe
  • Kwadwo Baah
  • Giorgi Chakvetadze
Blackburn
  • Callum Brittain
  • Danny Batth
  • Dominic Hyam
  • Todd Cantwell

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 2.07 1.51 71’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), 1-0 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.07 1.51 71’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), 1-0 Kayembe 71’
Watford 2.07 xGBlackburn 1.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Watford attacking 
71’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 23’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), set piece, 0.66 xG, blocked 59’ Andreas Weimann (Blackburn), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 9’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), set piece, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 34’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 9’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), set piece, 0.20 xG, saved 89’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 83’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 60’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 75’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Danny Batth (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Rocco Vata (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Danny Batth (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 23’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), set piece, 0.66 xG, blocked 59’ Andreas Weimann (Blackburn), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 9’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), set piece, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 34’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 9’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), set piece, 0.20 xG, saved 89’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 83’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 60’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 75’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Danny Batth (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Rocco Vata (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Danny Batth (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Matthew Pollock Taken off
66′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.66 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Tom Ince Taken off
56′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.79 – –
Yasser Larouci Taken off
66′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Kwadwo Baah Taken off
84′ – – 3 0.30 – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute
34′ – – – – – – –
Ken Sema Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Rocco Vata Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 2 0.14 – – –
Ryan Andrews 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

Watford win 40% Avg odds 2.39
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.34
Blackburn win 32% Avg odds 3.00

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.