Watford vs Burnley

30 April 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • James Tarkowski 8’ (og)
  • Jack Cork 83’
  • Josh Brownhill 86’

Match summary

Burnley came from behind to win 2-1 away at Watford, with a late winner. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

Tarkowski's own goal put Watford ahead in the 8th minute, Jack Cork equalised with a header in the 83rd minute, set up by Charlie Taylor, and Josh Brownhill won it in the 86th minute, set up by Matej Vydra.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 1.38 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Watford's 0.79 from 13.

Match stats

Watford Burnley
13 Shots 17
1 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.79 xG 1.37
0.79 Non-penalty xG 1.37
6 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Watford Burnley
Kick-off
James Tarkowski
Own goal1-0 (Watford)
8’
Half-time1-0
83’
Jack Cork
Assist: Charlie Taylor1-1 (Burnley)
86’
Josh Brownhill
Assist: Matej Vydra1-2 (Burnley)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Juraj Kucka
Burnley
  • Nathan Collins
  • James Tarkowski

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 0.79 1.38 8’ James Tarkowski (Watford) own goal, 1-0 8’ 83’ Jack Cork (Burnley), 1-1 83’ 86’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 1-2 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 1.38 8’ James Tarkowski (Watford) own goal, 1-0 Tarkowski 8’ 83’ Jack Cork (Burnley), 1-1 Cork 83’ 86’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 1-2 Brownhill 86’
Watford 0.79 xGBurnley 1.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Burnley attacking Watford attacking 
83’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 13’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 47’ Nathan Collins (Burnley), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 51’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 51’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 14’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ Nathan Collins (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 86’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 49’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 21’ Wout Weghorst (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Aaron Lennon (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 8’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Imran Louza (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), own goal 83’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 13’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 47’ Nathan Collins (Burnley), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 51’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 51’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 14’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ Nathan Collins (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 30’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 21’ Wout Weghorst (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Aaron Lennon (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 8’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 42’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Imran Louza (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), own goal
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 0.000.000
Christian Kabasele DEF900 0.000.000
Samir DEF900 0.000.000
Hassane Kamara DEF900 0.000.000
Moussa Sissoko MID900 0.000.071
Imran Louza MID901 0.030.071
Juraj Kucka MID908 0.450.000
Ismaila Sarr FWD900 0.000.031
João Pedro FWD901 0.080.031
Emmanuel Dennis FWD903 0.230.283

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 37% Avg odds 2.63
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.22
Burnley win 33% Avg odds 2.88

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

Form going into the game

Watford WLLLL
Burnley WLDWW

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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.