Watford vs Wolves

1 January 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Gerard Deulofeu 30’
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré 49’
  • Pedro Neto 60’

Match summary

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

Gerard Deulofeu put Watford ahead in the 30th minute, set up by Ismaila Sarr, Abdoulaye Doucouré made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, set up by Gerard Deulofeu, and Pedro Neto pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 60th minute, set up by João Moutinho.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 1.07 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Wolves 1.23 from 16. Watford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Watford Wolves
9 Shots 16
3 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1.07 xG 1.23
1.07 Non-penalty xG 1.23
7 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Watford Wolves
Kick-off
Gerard Deulofeu
Assist: Ismaila Sarr1-0 (Watford)
30’
Half-time1-0
Abdoulaye Doucouré
Assist: Gerard Deulofeu2-0 (Watford)
49’
60’
Pedro Neto
Assist: João Moutinho2-1 (Wolves)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Christian Kabasele
  • Ben Foster
  • Craig Dawson
  • Troy Deeney
Wolves
  • Pedro Neto

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 1.07 1.23 30’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), 1-0 30’ 49’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), 2-0 49’ 60’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), 2-1 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.07 1.23 30’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), 1-0 Deulofeu 30’ 49’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), 2-0 Doucouré 49’ 60’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), 2-1 Neto 60’
Watford 1.07 xGWolves 1.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Watford attacking 
75’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 13’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 48’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 30’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 29’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 40’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 16’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 20’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 82’ Rúben Vinagre (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ João Moutinho (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+7’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 62’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 13’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 48’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 30’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 29’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 40’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 16’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 82’ Rúben Vinagre (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ João Moutinho (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+7’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 62’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Craig Dawson DEF900 0.000.000
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
Christian Kabasele DEF750 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía DEF640 0.000.000
Etienne Capoue MID901 0.020.000
Nathaniel Chalobah MID902 0.040.000
Ismaila Sarr MID9012 0.470.292
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID9011 0.100.082
Gerard Deulofeu MID77113 0.440.212
Troy Deeney FWD900 0.000.462
José Holebas Sub260 0.000.000
Adam Masina Sub130 0.000.000
Roberto Pereyra Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 30% Avg odds 3.19
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.26
Wolves win 40% Avg odds 2.38

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

Form going into the game

Watford DLWDW
Wolves DLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 2-0 Watford, 28 Sep 19 Next meeting: Watford 0-2 Wolves, 11 Sep 21  All Watford vs Wolves meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.