Watford vs Sunderland

28 September 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee A Davies

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Festy Ebosele 28’
  • Tom Dele-Bashiru 84’ (pen)
  • Wilson Isidor 49’

Match summary

Watford beat Sunderland 2-1. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

Festy Ebosele put Watford ahead in the 28th minute, Wilson Isidor equalised in the 49th minute, and Tom Dele-Bashiru won it from the penalty spot in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.89 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Sunderland's 1.01 from 17.

Match stats

Watford Sunderland
13 Shots 17
5 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.89 xG 1.01
1.10 Non-penalty xG 1.01

Key events

Watford Sunderland
Kick-off
Festy Ebosele1-0 (Watford)
28’
Half-time1-0
49’
Wilson Isidor1-1 (Sunderland)
Tom Dele-Bashiru
Penalty
2-1 (Watford)
84’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Festy Ebosele
  • Ryan Porteous
Sunderland
  • Jobe Bellingham

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 1.89 1.01 28’ Festy Ebosele (Watford), 1-0 28’ 49’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), 1-1 49’ 84’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), 2-1 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.89 1.01 28’ Festy Ebosele (Watford), 1-0 Ebosele 28’ 49’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), 1-1 Isidor 49’ 84’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), 2-1 Dele-Bashiru 84’
Watford 1.89 xGSunderland 1.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Watford attacking 
84’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 8’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 44’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 24’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 50’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 66’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 49’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 28’ Festy Ebosele (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 31’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 50’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Anthony Patterson (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Festy Ebosele (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Ian Poveda (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 8’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 44’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 24’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 50’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 66’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 49’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 28’ Festy Ebosele (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 31’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 50’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Wilson Isidor (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Anthony Patterson (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Festy Ebosele (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Ian Poveda (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Angelo Ogbonna
90′ – – – – – – –
James Morris
90′ – – – – – – –
Festy Ebosele Taken off
57′ 1 – 2 0.16 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.79 – – –
Yasser Larouci Taken off
57′ – – 3 0.13 – – –
Edo Kayembe Taken off
57′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Taken off
74′ – – – – – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Taken off
69′ – – 6 0.80 – – –
Ryan Porteous Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – –
Ken Sema Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – – –
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – – –
Daniel Jebbison Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Kwadwo Baah Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
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 31% Avg odds 3.05
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.52
Sunderland win 42% Avg odds 2.27

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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.