Watford vs Brighton

11 August 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Roberto Pereyra 35’, 54’

Match summary

Watford beat Brighton 2-0. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

Roberto Pereyra put Watford ahead from a corner in the 35th minute, set up by José Holebas and Pereyra made it 2-0 in the 54th minute, set up by José Holebas.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.49 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Brighton's 0.46 from 6.

Match stats

Watford Brighton
19 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 0
8 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.42 xG 0.46
1.42 Non-penalty xG 0.46
8 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Watford Brighton
Kick-off
Roberto Pereyra
Assist: José Holebas1-0 (Watford)
35’
Half-time1-0
Roberto Pereyra
Assist: José Holebas2-0 (Watford)
54’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • José Holebas
  • Etienne Capoue
Brighton
  • Bernardo
  • Dale Stephens

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 0.46 35’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), 1-0 35’ 54’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), 2-0 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 0.46 35’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), 1-0 Pereyra 35’ 54’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), 2-0 Pereyra 54’
Watford 1.49 xGBrighton 0.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Watford attacking 
17’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 49’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), set piece, 0.25 xG, off target 71’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 48’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 84’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 17’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 12’ José Holebas (Watford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Dale Stephens (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 75’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 9’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Andre Gray (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 71’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 49’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), set piece, 0.25 xG, off target 48’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 84’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 17’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 12’ José Holebas (Watford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Dale Stephens (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 75’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 9’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Andre Gray (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.041
Daryl Janmaat DEF902 0.120.000
Christian Kabasele DEF902 0.360.000
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
José Holebas DEF9021 0.060.465
Etienne Capoue MID903 0.090.000
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID900 0.000.102
Roberto Pereyra MID8924 0.260.331
Will Hughes MID833 0.150.000
Troy Deeney FWD902 0.390.000
Andre Gray FWD762 0.060.142
Isaac Success Sub140 0.000.112
Ken Sema Sub70 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 41% Bet365 odds 2.37
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.20
Brighton win 29% Bet365 odds 3.40

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Brighton 0-0 Watford, 02 Feb 19  All Watford vs Brighton meetings

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.