Watford vs Brentford

16 April 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Emmanuel Dennis 55’
  • Christian Nørgaard 15’
  • Pontus Jansson 90+5’

Match summary

Brentford beat Watford 2-1 on the road, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Brentford led 1-0 at half-time.

Christian Nørgaard put Brentford ahead in the 15th minute, set up by Kristoffer Ajer, Emmanuel Dennis equalised in the 55th minute, set up by Ismaila Sarr, and Pontus Jansson won it with a header in stoppage time, set up by Christian Eriksen.

The chances backed that up: Brentford created 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Watford's 1.71 from 17.

Match stats

Watford Brentford
17 Shots 16
4 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.50 xG 2.12
1.50 Non-penalty xG 2.12
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Watford Brentford
Kick-off
15’
Christian Nørgaard
Assist: Kristoffer Ajer0-1 (Brentford)
Half-time0-1
Emmanuel Dennis
Assist: Ismaila Sarr1-1 (Watford)
55’
90+5’
Pontus Jansson
Assist: Christian Eriksen1-2 (Brentford)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Hassane Kamara
  • Imran Louza
Brentford
  • Ivan Toney

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 1.71 2.12 15’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), 0-1 15’ 55’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 1-1 55’ 90+5’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), 1-2 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.71 2.12 15’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), 0-1 Nørgaard 15’ 55’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 1-1 Dennis 55’ 90+5’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), 1-2 Jansson 90+5’
Watford 1.71 xGBrentford 2.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Watford attacking 
90+5’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), set piece, 0.71 xG, goal 15’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 90+3’ Imran Louza (Watford), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 90+3’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.42 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), set piece, 0.32 xG, off target 11’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 11’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 79’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Samir (Watford), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 40’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Imran Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 89’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 63’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Imran Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Samir (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Imran Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 9’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), set piece, 0.71 xG, goal 15’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 90+3’ Imran Louza (Watford), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 90+3’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.42 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), set piece, 0.32 xG, off target 11’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 11’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 79’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Samir (Watford), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 40’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Imran Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 63’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 89’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Imran Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Samir (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Imran Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Christian Eriksen (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía DEF900 0.000.172
Christian Kabasele DEF900 0.000.000
Samir DEF902 0.120.051
Hassane Kamara DEF900 0.000.041
Moussa Sissoko MID901 0.030.542
Imran Louza MID904 0.600.000
Juraj Kucka MID862 0.140.000
Ismaila Sarr FWD9012 0.190.051
João Pedro FWD862 0.070.000
Emmanuel Dennis FWD9013 0.140.021
Joshua King Sub41 0.420.031
Tom Cleverley Sub40 0.000.000
Craig Cathcart Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 32% Avg odds 2.98
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.32
Brentford win 39% Avg odds 2.49

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

Form going into the game

Watford LLWLL
Brentford WWLWW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.