Watford vs West Brom

22 October 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Leigh Doughty

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

I. Louza 38’
R. Vata 58’

I. Price 34’

Match summary

Watford came from behind to win 2-1 at home to West Brom. It was 1-1 at half-time.

I. Price put West Brom ahead in the 34th minute, I. Louza equalised in the 38th minute, and R. Vata won it in the 58th minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to West Brom's 0.84 from 9.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%

18 Shots 9

5 Shots on target 4

4 Corners 4

376 Passes 575

83.0% Pass accuracy 86.6%

18 Tackles 18

12 Fouls 8

0 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 0

Key events

Watford West Brom

Kick-off

34’

I. PriceRight foot shot

0-1

I. LouzaLeft foot shot

1-1

38’

42’

C. Styles

I. LouzaShot on target

43’

Half-time1-1

46’

A. S. Heggebø

T. InceJ. Petris

46’

M. DoumbiaN. Irankunda

46’

Second half underway

55’

G. CampbellA. Gilchrist

R. VataRight foot shot

2-1

58’

61’

O. DiakitéShot on target

T. InceShot on target

62’

64’

I. PriceShot on target

70’

K. GrantS. I. Junior

70’

J. MajaA. S. Heggebø

E. KayembeR. Vata

73’

T. InceShot on target

75’

80’

C. TaylorC. Styles

80’

D. DikeO. Diakité

83’

M. JohnstonShot on target

M. SissokoL. Kjerrumgaard

88’

P. DwomohI. Louza

90+4’

Full-time2-1

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.

Watford 1.22 xGWest Brom 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

West Brom attacking Watford attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Watford 4-4-2 Starting XI

West Brom 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


E. Selvik	90′	4	1	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


J. Ngakia	90′	7	–	–	8	–	47	2	–	–	–
J. Abankwah	90′								–	–	–
M. Pollock	90′	–	1	–	7	6	47	1	–	–	–
M. Bola	90′	2	2	–	3	1	31	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


J. Petris Taken off	45′	–	–	8	1	–	–	1	2	–	2	–
I. Louza Taken off	89′	1	–	58	3	–	–	2	6	1	1	–
H. Kyprianou	90′	–	–	26	–	–	3	2	5	3	1	–
R. Vata Taken off	73′	1	–	22	–	–	2	–	3	–	–	–
T. Ince Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	17	2	–	1	2	1	–	–	–
E. Kayembe Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
M. Sissoko Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


L. Kjerrumgaard Taken off	88′	–	–	1	–	0.11	–	–	3	–	9	–
N. Irankunda Taken off	45′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	1	14	–
M. Doumbia Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	1	–	0.08	–	–	3	–	11	–

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Griffiths	90′	3	2	35	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


A. Gilchrist Taken off	55′	4	–	–	6	2	40	–	–	–	–
N. Phillips	90′	1	1	–	4	3	96	–	–	–	–
C. Mepham	90′	3	3	–	8	3	77	–	–	–	–
C. Styles Taken off	80′	3	–	–	5	–	51	2	–	–	–
G. Campbell Came on as a substitute	35′	1	–	–	1	–	28	–	–	–	–
C. Taylor Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	1	–	12	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


O. Diakité Taken off	80′	–	–	42	–	–	3	2	5	–	2	–
A. Mowatt	90′	–	–	80	2	–	–	2	2	1	1	–
S. I. Junior Taken off	70′	–	–	22	2	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
I. Price	90′	1	–	34	1	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
M. Johnston	90′	–	1	39	2	–	2	–	6	1	1	–
K. Grant Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


A. S. Heggebø Taken off	70′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	4	–
J. Maja Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–
D. Dike Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	1	–	0.06	–	–	1	–	–	–

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 34% Avg odds 2.75

Draw 30% Avg odds 3.14

West Brom win 36% Avg odds 2.63

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Watford L W D W L

West Brom L D W L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: West Brom 2-1 Watford, 12 Apr 25 Next meeting: West Brom 3-0 Watford, 21 Apr 26 All Watford vs West Brom meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.