Watford vs Millwall

8 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee G Ward

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Matthew Pollock 30’
  • Casper De Norre 59’
  • Josh Coburn 81’

Match summary

Millwall came from behind to win 2-1 away at Watford. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

Matthew Pollock put Watford ahead with a header in the 30th minute, Casper De Norre equalised in the 59th minute, and Josh Coburn won it with a header in the 81st minute.

Watford can feel hard done by, creating 1.53 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Millwall's 0.72 from 11.

Match stats

Watford Millwall
14 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 4
11 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.53 xG 0.70
1.53 Non-penalty xG 0.70

Key events

Watford Millwall
Kick-off
Matthew Pollock1-0 (Watford)
30’
Half-time1-0
59’
Casper De Norre1-1 (Millwall)
81’
Josh Coburn1-2 (Millwall)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Millwall
  • Luke Cundle

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 1.53 0.72 30’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), 1-0 30’ 59’ Casper De Norre (Millwall), 1-1 59’ 81’ Josh Coburn (Millwall), 1-2 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.53 0.72 30’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), 1-0 Pollock 30’ 59’ Casper De Norre (Millwall), 1-1 De Norre 59’ 81’ Josh Coburn (Millwall), 1-2 Coburn 81’
Watford 1.53 xGMillwall 0.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Millwall attacking Watford attacking 
30’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.74 xG, goal 81’ Josh Coburn (Millwall), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 24’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 30’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 59’ Casper De Norre (Millwall), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+4’ Aaron Connolly (Millwall), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 46’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 83’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 22’ Josh Coburn (Millwall), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 30’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Billy Mitchell (Millwall), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Joe Bryan (Millwall), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Mihailo Ivanović (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Imrân Louza (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Josh Coburn (Millwall), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 34’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.74 xG, goal 81’ Josh Coburn (Millwall), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 24’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 30’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+4’ Aaron Connolly (Millwall), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 59’ Casper De Norre (Millwall), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 46’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 83’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 22’ Josh Coburn (Millwall), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 30’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Billy Mitchell (Millwall), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Joe Bryan (Millwall), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 63’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Mihailo Ivanović (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Imrân Louza (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Josh Coburn (Millwall), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 34’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 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
70′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.74 – – –
Yasser Larouci Taken off
71′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.16 – – –
Moussa Sissoko Taken off
85′ – – 2 0.20 – – –
Edo Kayembe Taken off
71′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Mamadou Doumbia Taken off
56′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 2 0.17 – – –
Ryan Andrews Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Caleb Wiley Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Rocco Vata Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Tom Ince 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 43% Avg odds 2.23
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.06
Millwall win 26% Avg odds 3.60

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.