Watford vs Burnley

18 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Matt Donohue

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Mamadou Doumbia 8’
  • Zian Flemming 43’
  • Josh Brownhill 58’

Match summary

Burnley came from behind to win 2-1 away at Watford. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Mamadou Doumbia put Watford ahead with a header in the 8th minute, Zian Flemming equalised with a header in the 43rd minute, and Josh Brownhill won it with a header in the 58th minute.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 2.00 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Watford's 1.07 from 11. Watford had 2 players sent off.

Match stats

Watford Burnley
11 Shots 16
5 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 4
2 Red Cards 0
1.05 xG 2.00
1.05 Non-penalty xG 2.00

Key events

Watford Burnley
Kick-off
Mamadou Doumbia1-0 (Watford)
8’
43’
Zian Flemming1-1 (Burnley)
Half-time1-1
58’
Josh Brownhill1-2 (Burnley)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Moussa Sissoko
  • Edo Kayembe
  • Imrân Louza
  • Ryan Andrews
  • Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Burnley
  • James Trafford
  • Josh Cullen
  • Zian Flemming
  • Jeremy Sarmiento

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 1.07 2.00 8’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), 1-0 8’ 43’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), 1-1 43’ 58’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 1-2 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.07 2.00 8’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), 1-0 Doumbia 8’ 43’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), 1-1 Flemming 43’ 58’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 1-2 Brownhill 58’
Watford 1.07 xGBurnley 2.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Burnley attacking Watford attacking 
58’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 43’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 15’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 8’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), set piece, 0.24 xG, goal 29’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 47’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 22’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 43’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 86’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 86’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 39’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 15’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 12’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+5’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Rocco Vata (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Connor Roberts (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Connor Roberts (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 43’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 8’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), set piece, 0.24 xG, goal 15’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 29’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 47’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 22’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 43’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 86’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 86’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 39’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 15’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 12’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+5’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Rocco Vata (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Connor Roberts (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Connor Roberts (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Jeremy Ngakia Taken off
75′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
James Abankwah Taken off
85′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Imrân Louza Taken off
85′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Pierre Dwomoh
90′ – – – – – – –
Moussa Sissoko Sent off
60′ – – – – – –
Edo Kayembe Sent off
69′ – – 4 0.35 – –
Rocco Vata Taken off
75′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Mamadou Doumbia Taken off
75′ 1 – 2 0.53 – – –
Ryan Andrews Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Francisco Sierralta Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Tom Dele-Bashiru Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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 19% Avg odds 4.97
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.47
Burnley win 54% Avg odds 1.76

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

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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.