Watford vs Leeds

11 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee O Langford

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

  • Daniel James 20’, 28’
  • Manor Solomon 35’
  • Joël Piroe 62’

Match summary

Leeds won comfortably, 4-0 away at Watford. Leeds led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Daniel James put Leeds ahead in the 20th minute, James made it 0-2 in the 28th minute, and Manor Solomon made it 0-3 in the 35th minute. In the second half, Joël Piroe made it 0-4 in the 62nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Leeds created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Watford's 0.46 from 6.

Match stats

Watford Leeds
6 Shots 20
2 Shots on Target 7
7 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.56 xG 2.05
0.56 Non-penalty xG 2.05

Key events

Watford Leeds
Kick-off
20’
Daniel James0-1 (Leeds)
28’
Daniel James0-2 (Leeds)
35’
Manor Solomon0-3 (Leeds)
Half-time0-3
62’
Joël Piroe0-4 (Leeds)
Full-time0-4

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 0.46 2.05 20’ Daniel James (Leeds), 0-1 20’ 28’ Daniel James (Leeds), 0-2 28’ 35’ Manor Solomon (Leeds), 0-3 35’ 62’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), 0-4 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.46 2.05 20’ Daniel James (Leeds), 0-1 James 20’ 28’ Daniel James (Leeds), 0-2 James 28’ 35’ Manor Solomon (Leeds), 0-3 Solomon 35’ 62’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), 0-4 Piroe 62’
Watford 0.46 xGLeeds 2.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leeds attacking Watford attacking 
20’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 28’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 31’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 85’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.16 xG, hit the woodwork 62’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 14’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 1’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 70’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 64’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 69’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Brenden Aaronson (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 4’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Manor Solomon (Leeds), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 70’ Ao Tanaka (Leeds), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ Manor Solomon (Leeds), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Jayden Bogle (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Manor Solomon (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Joe Rodon (Leeds), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Largie Ramazani (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 28’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 85’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.16 xG, hit the woodwork 31’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 62’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 14’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 1’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 70’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 64’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 69’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Brenden Aaronson (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 4’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Manor Solomon (Leeds), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 70’ Ao Tanaka (Leeds), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ Manor Solomon (Leeds), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Jayden Bogle (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Manor Solomon (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Joe Rodon (Leeds), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Largie Ramazani (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Ryan Andrews (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′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Matthew Pollock Taken off
80′ – – – – – – –
Jeremy Ngakia Taken off
59′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Tom Dele-Bashiru Taken off
72′ – – – – – – –
Moussa Sissoko Taken off
59′ – – 1 0.16 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.16 – – –
Mamadou Doumbia Taken off
59′ – – – – – – –
Yasser Larouci Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – –
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – –
Rocco Vata Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – –
Amin Nabizada Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Kévin Keben Biakolo Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
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 10% Avg odds 9.08
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.88
Leeds win 70% Avg odds 1.36

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.