Watford vs West Brom

20 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee L Doughty

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

  • Tom Ince 3’
  • Matheus Martins 23’
  • John Swift 14’
  • Jed Wallace 17’

Match summary

The points were shared as Watford and West Brom drew 2-2. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Tom Ince put Watford ahead in the 3rd minute, John Swift equalised with a direct free kick in the 14th minute, Jed Wallace put West Brom in front in the 17th minute, and Matheus Martins equalised in the 23rd minute.

Watford had the better of the chances, with 0.92 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to West Brom's 0.60 from 7.

Match stats

Watford West Brom
12 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.92 xG 0.60
0.92 Non-penalty xG 0.60

Key events

Watford West Brom
Kick-off
Tom Ince1-0 (Watford)
3’
14’
John Swift1-1 (West Brom)
17’
Jed Wallace1-2 (West Brom)
Matheus Martins2-2 (Watford)
23’
Half-time2-2
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Ryan Porteous
  • Imrân Louza
West Brom
  • Jayson Molumby

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 0.60 3’ Tom Ince (Watford), 1-0 3’ 14’ John Swift (West Brom), 1-1 14’ 17’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), 1-2 17’ 23’ Matheus Martins (Watford), 2-2 23’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 0.60 3’ Tom Ince (Watford), 1-0 Ince 3’ 14’ John Swift (West Brom), 1-1 Swift 14’ 17’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), 1-2 Wallace 17’ 23’ Matheus Martins (Watford), 2-2 Martins 23’
Watford 0.92 xGWest Brom 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Brom attacking Watford attacking 
35’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 80’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 17’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 70’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 14’ John Swift (West Brom), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, goal 63’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Tom Ince (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ John Swift (West Brom), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 3’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 30’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Jamal Lewis (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 88’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 80’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 17’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 70’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 14’ John Swift (West Brom), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, goal 63’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Tom Ince (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ John Swift (West Brom), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 59’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Jamal Lewis (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 88’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Jeremy Ngakia Taken off
57′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Porteous Taken off
68′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
James Morris Taken off
57′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.40 – – –
Tom Ince Taken off
57′ 1 – 2 0.13 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Matheus Martins Taken off
76′ 1 – 4 0.23 – – –
Ryan Andrews Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Jamal Lewis Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Yáser Asprilla Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Matthew Pollock Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
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 2.21
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.33
West Brom win 28% Avg odds 3.35

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.