Watford vs Huddersfield

24 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee B Toner

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Emmanuel Dennis 55’
  • Daniel Ward 71’, 83’

Match summary

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

Emmanuel Dennis put Watford ahead in the 55th minute, Daniel Ward equalised with a header in the 71st minute, and Ward won it in the 83rd minute.

Watford can feel hard done by, creating 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Huddersfield's 0.81 from 11.

Match stats

Watford Huddersfield
12 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.25 xG 0.81
1.25 Non-penalty xG 0.81

Key events

Watford Huddersfield
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Emmanuel Dennis1-0 (Watford)
55’
71’
Daniel Ward1-1 (Huddersfield)
83’
Daniel Ward1-2 (Huddersfield)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Edo Kayembe
  • Tom Ince
Huddersfield
  • David Kasumu
  • Brodie Spencer

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 0.81 55’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 1-0 55’ 71’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), 1-1 71’ 83’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), 1-2 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 0.81 55’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 1-0 Dennis 55’ 71’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), 1-1 Ward 71’ 83’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), 1-2 Ward 83’
Watford 1.25 xGHuddersfield 0.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Huddersfield attacking Watford attacking 
55’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 81’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 15’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, blocked 83’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 12’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 41’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 63’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 71’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 64’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Ben Wiles (Huddersfield), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 81’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 15’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, blocked 83’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 12’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 41’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 63’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 71’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 64’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 69’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Ben Wiles (Huddersfield), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Ben Hamer
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jamal Lewis Taken off
59′ – – – – – – –
Jake Livermore Taken off
87′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Edo Kayembe Taken off
27′ – – – – – –
Ismael Koné Taken off
27′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Emmanuel Dennis Taken off
59′ 1 – 1 0.34 – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Came on as a substitute
63′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute
63′ – – 3 0.43 – –
Mileta Rajović Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 4 0.30 – – –
Matheus Martins Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Andrews Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
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 47% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
Huddersfield win 25% Avg odds 3.73

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.