Watford vs West Brom

15 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee G Ward

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Vakoun Issouf Bayo 35’, 50’
  • Jayson Molumby 67’

Match summary

Watford won 2-1 at home to West Brom. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

Vakoun Issouf Bayo put Watford ahead with a header in the 35th minute, Bayo made it 2-0 from a corner in the 50th minute, and Jayson Molumby pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 67th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 1.43 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, West Brom 1.39 from 16.

Match stats

Watford West Brom
14 Shots 15
7 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.40 xG 1.39
1.40 Non-penalty xG 1.39

Key events

Watford West Brom
Kick-off
Vakoun Issouf Bayo1-0 (Watford)
35’
Half-time1-0
Vakoun Issouf Bayo2-0 (Watford)
50’
67’
Jayson Molumby2-1 (West Brom)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Imrân Louza
  • Moussa Sissoko
West Brom
  • Tom Fellows
  • Jayson Molumby
  • John Swift

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 1.43 1.39 35’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), 1-0 35’ 50’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), 2-0 50’ 67’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), 2-1 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 1.39 35’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), 1-0 Bayo 35’ 50’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), 2-0 Bayo 50’ 67’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), 2-1 Molumby 67’
Watford 1.43 xGWest Brom 1.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Brom attacking Watford attacking 
46’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 15’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.26 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 63’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 31’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.18 xG, blocked 12’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 67’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 50’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 72’ Torbjørn Heggem (West Brom), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 35’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 14’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 20’ Uroš Račić (West Brom), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Uroš Račić (West Brom), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 42’ Callum Styles (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Imrân Louza (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ John Swift (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Imrân Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.01 xG, saved 40’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 58’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 46’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 15’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.26 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 63’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 31’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.18 xG, blocked 67’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 12’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 72’ Torbjørn Heggem (West Brom), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 35’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 14’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 20’ Uroš Račić (West Brom), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Uroš Račić (West Brom), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 22’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Callum Styles (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Darnell Furlong (West Brom), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Imrân Louza (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ John Swift (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Mikey Johnston (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Alex Mowatt (West Brom), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Imrân Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.01 xG, saved 40’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 58’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.19 – – –
James Morris Taken off
81′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.04 – –
Kwadwo Baah Taken off
75′ – – 1 0.22 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – –
90′ – – 3 0.16 – – –
Rocco Vata Taken off
74′ – – 2 0.34 – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Taken off
87′ 2 – 3 0.44 – – –
Edo Kayembe Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
Francisco Sierralta Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Yasser Larouci Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Daniel Jebbison Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
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 37% Avg odds 2.58
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.19
West Brom win 34% Avg odds 2.81

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.