Watford vs Millwall

17 January 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Ruebyn Ricardo

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • F. Azeez 69’
  • J. Coburn 81’

Match summary

Millwall beat Watford 2-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

F. Azeez put Millwall ahead in the 69th minute and J. Coburn made it 0-2 in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Millwall created 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Watford's 0.53 from 9.

Match stats

56% Possession 44%
9 Shots 13
3 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 4
413 Passes 317
79.2% Pass accuracy 73.2%
8 Tackles 17
7 Fouls 22
4 Yellow cards 4
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Watford Millwall
6’
C. TaylorShot on target
10’
C. TaylorShot on target
45’
46’
M. LangstaffC. D. Norre
49’
B. Mitchell
54’
M. BolaShot on target
55’
T. InceShot on target
56’
66’
A. EmakhuT. Ballo
66’
69’
F. AzeezLeft foot shot0-1 (Millwall)
71’
T. InceShot on target
72’
80’
L. CundleF. Azeez
81’
J. CoburnRight foot shot0-2 (Millwall)
87’
89’
89’
90’

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 0.53 1.57 69’ F. Azeez (Millwall), 0-1 69’ 81’ J. Coburn (Millwall), 0-2 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.53 1.57 69’ F. Azeez (Millwall), 0-1 Azeez 69’ 81’ J. Coburn (Millwall), 0-2 Coburn 81’
Watford 0.53 xGMillwall 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Millwall attacking Watford attacking 
81’ J. Coburn (Millwall), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 50’ M. Langstaff (Millwall), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 67’ M. Bola (Watford), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 6’ C. Taylor (Millwall), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 55’ M. Bola (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 52’ J. Abankwah (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ F. Azeez (Millwall), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 64’ T. Crama (Millwall), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 16’ M. Ivanović (Millwall), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ A. Doughty (Millwall), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ C. Taylor (Millwall), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ F. Azeez (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ O. Maamma (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ T. Ince (Watford), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ A. Doughty (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ F. Azeez (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ T. Ince (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ C. Taylor (Millwall), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ J. Abankwah (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 56’ T. Ince (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 14’ C. D. Norre (Millwall), from a corner, 0.00 xG, off target 81’ J. Coburn (Millwall), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 50’ M. Langstaff (Millwall), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 67’ M. Bola (Watford), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 6’ C. Taylor (Millwall), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 55’ M. Bola (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 69’ F. Azeez (Millwall), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 52’ J. Abankwah (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 64’ T. Crama (Millwall), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 16’ M. Ivanović (Millwall), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ A. Doughty (Millwall), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ C. Taylor (Millwall), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ F. Azeez (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ O. Maamma (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ T. Ince (Watford), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ A. Doughty (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ F. Azeez (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ T. Ince (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ C. Taylor (Millwall), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ J. Abankwah (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 56’ T. Ince (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 14’ C. D. Norre (Millwall), from a corner, 0.00 xG, off target
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Lineups

Watford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Selvik
Ngakia 66’
Pollock
Abankwah
Bola
Kyprianou
Louza
Ince
Chakvetadze
Maamma 66’
Kjerrumgaard 80’
Millwall 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Crocombe
Crama
Taylor
Cooper
Doughty
Norre 46’
Mitchell
Azeez
Neghli
Ballo 66’
Ivanović 67’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 3 2 41 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
66′ 1 – – 1 – 27 – – – –
90′ – – – 7 3 58 1 – –
J. Abankwah
90′ – 1 – 3 2 28 – – – –
M. Bola
90′ – – – 7 7 31 1 – – –
K. K. Biakolo Came on as a substitute
24′ 1 – – 1 – 25 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
80′ – – 31 – – – 1 5 1 1
90′ – – 61 – – 1 – 5 1 3 –
T. Ince
90′ – – 32 2 – – 2 5 – 3 –
90′ – – – –
66′ – – 12 – – 3 – 6 – 3 –
Forwards4 players
80′ – – 1 – 0.03 – – 5 2 11 –
N. Irankunda Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – – 4 3 14
V. Semedo Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – – – – 2 –
K. Baah Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – – – – 7 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Watford win 45% Avg odds 2.11
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Millwall win 27% Avg odds 3.44

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.