Watford vs Middlesbrough

5 October 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Matt Donohue

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Edo Kayembe 75’
  • Kwadwo Baah 87’
  • George Edmundson 54’

Match summary

Watford came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Middlesbrough, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

George Edmundson put Middlesbrough ahead in the 54th minute, Edo Kayembe equalised in the 75th minute, and Kwadwo Baah won it in the 87th minute.

Middlesbrough can feel hard done by, creating 1.85 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Watford's 1.01 from 9.

Match stats

Watford Middlesbrough
9 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.01 xG 1.85
1.01 Non-penalty xG 1.85

Key events

Watford Middlesbrough
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
54’
George Edmundson0-1 (Middlesbrough)
Edo Kayembe1-1 (Watford)
75’
Kwadwo Baah2-1 (Watford)
87’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Ryan Porteous
  • Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • Kwadwo Baah
Middlesbrough
  • Hayden Hackney

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 1.01 1.85 54’ George Edmundson (Middlesbrough), 0-1 54’ 75’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), 1-1 75’ 87’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), 2-1 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.01 1.85 54’ George Edmundson (Middlesbrough), 0-1 Edmundson 54’ 75’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), 1-1 Kayembe 75’ 87’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), 2-1 Baah 87’
Watford 1.01 xGMiddlesbrough 1.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Watford attacking 
54’ George Edmundson (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.75 xG, goal 30’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 63’ Ben Gannon-Doak (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 39’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 4’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 25’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 12’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 87’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), set piece, 0.10 xG, goal 22’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 27’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 68’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Micah Hamilton (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 54’ George Edmundson (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.75 xG, goal 30’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 63’ Ben Gannon-Doak (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 39’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 4’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 25’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 12’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 87’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), set piece, 0.10 xG, goal 22’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 27’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 68’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Micah Hamilton (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Jonathan Bond
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Angelo Ogbonna
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Porteous
90′ – – – – – –
Ken Sema Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Moussa Sissoko Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Tom Ince Taken off
62′ – – 1 0.64 – – –
Daniel Jebbison Taken off
61′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.12 – –
Kwadwo Baah Came on as a substitute
29′ 1 – 1 0.10 – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Edo Kayembe Came on as a substitute
21′ 1 – 3 0.12 – – –
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 27% Avg odds 3.49
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.75
Middlesbrough win 48% Avg odds 2.00

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.