Watford vs West Ham

29 August 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Robert Madley

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Amin Nabizada 19’
  • Matthew Pollock 27’ (og)

Match summary

Watford and West Ham drew 1-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Amin Nabizada put Watford ahead in the 19th minute and Pollock's own goal equalised in the 27th minute.

Watford had the better of the chances, with 1.64 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to West Ham's 0.89 from 13.

Match stats

38% Possession 62%
16 Shots 13
5 Shots on target 1
3 Corners 11
68 Attacks 79
31 Dangerous attacks 48
305 Passes 496
77.4% Pass accuracy 84.7%
13 Tackles 16
10 Fouls 7
3 Yellow cards 1
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Watford West Ham
Kick-off
7’
Amin NabizadaRight foot shot1-0 (Watford)
19’
Othmane MaammaShot on target
19’
Iker BravoShot on target
21’
24’
25’
Corner
27’
Matthew PollockOwn goal1-1 (West Ham)
31’
Joël VeltmanTime wasting
36’
Corner
39’
Corner
40’
Corner
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
49’
50’
Corner
52’
Jarrod BowenShot on target
56’
Corner
58’
Corner
69’
Corner
Corner
76’
Iker BravoShot on target
78’
Corner
82’
Corner
84’
84’
Corner
88’
Corner
Rocco VataShot on target
90+2’
90+3’
Corner
Full-time1-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.64 0.89 19’ Amin Nabizada (Watford), 1-0 19’ 27’ Matthew Pollock (West Ham) own goal, 1-1 27’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.64 0.89 19’ Amin Nabizada (Watford), 1-0 Nabizada 19’ 27’ Matthew Pollock (West Ham) own goal, 1-1 Pollock 27’
Watford 1.64 xGWest Ham 0.89 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Ham attacking Watford attacking 
77’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), from a corner, 0.27 xG, blocked 21’ Iker Bravo (Watford), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 82’ Iker Bravo (Watford), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 21’ Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 56’ Manor Solomon (West Ham), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 37’ Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 21’ Iker Bravo (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 47’ Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 26’ Airidas Golambeckis (West Ham), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 22’ Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Rocco Vata (Watford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Max Kilman (West Ham), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 5’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Amin Nabizada (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Divine Mukasa (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Amin Nabizada (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 19’ Othmane Maamma (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Joël Piroe (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Manor Solomon (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Omar Haktab Traore (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Iker Bravo (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Jordan Zemura (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Lewis Orford (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Arne Engels (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Othmane Maamma (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Rocco Vata (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 27’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), own goal 77’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), from a corner, 0.27 xG, blocked 21’ Iker Bravo (Watford), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 82’ Iker Bravo (Watford), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 21’ Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 56’ Manor Solomon (West Ham), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 37’ Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 21’ Iker Bravo (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 47’ Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 26’ Airidas Golambeckis (West Ham), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ Rocco Vata (Watford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 22’ Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Max Kilman (West Ham), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 5’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Amin Nabizada (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Divine Mukasa (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Amin Nabizada (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 19’ Othmane Maamma (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Joël Piroe (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Manor Solomon (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Omar Haktab Traore (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Iker Bravo (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Jordan Zemura (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Arne Engels (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Lewis Orford (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Othmane Maamma (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Rocco Vata (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 27’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Watford 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ravaglia
Traore
Pollock
Biakolo
Zemura
Bove
Kyprianou
Bravo 85’
Nabizada 60’
Maamma 73’
Kjerrumgaard 60’
West Ham 4-4-1-1 Starting XI
Hermansen
Golambeckis
Kilman
Veltman
Walker-Peters 86’
Engels
Kanté 65’
Mukasa 65’
Bowen
Solomon
Castellanos

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
94′ 1 1 31 2 – – – –
Defenders4 players
94′ 4 4 – 6 1 24 1 – – –
94′ 1 1 2 4 2 41 2 – – –
94′ – 2 3 2 1 41 1 – –
94′ 1 1 1 4 – 29 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
94′ – – 24 – – 1 – 3 1 2
94′ – – 29 – – 1 3 1 1 – –
Othmane Maamma Taken off
73′ – – 9 1 – 2 2 3 2 –
Iker Bravo Taken off
85′ – – 25 1 – 2 1 5 – 1 –
Amin Nabizada Taken off
60′ 1 – 20 1 – – 1 1 – – –
Martín Payero Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 8 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Edo Kayembe Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 2 1 – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Luca Kjerrumgaard Taken off
60′ – – 3 – 0.41 – – 3 – 5 –
Mamadou Doumbia Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 1 – 0.27 – – 2 – 7 –
Rocco Vata Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 2 1 0.10 – – 2 – 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.

Before kick-off

Watford win 22% Avg odds 4.19
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.99
West Ham win 54% Avg odds 1.74

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.