West Ham vs Watford

8 February 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jarrod Bowen 68’

Match summary

West Ham won 1-0 at home to Watford. It was goalless at half-time.

Jarrod Bowen put West Ham ahead in the 68th minute, set up by Manuel Lanzini.

The chances backed that up: West Ham created 1.01 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Watford's 0.34 from 6.

Match stats

West Ham Watford
9 Shots 6
3 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.91 xG 0.34
0.91 Non-penalty xG 0.34
9 Deep Completions 5

Key events

West Ham Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jarrod Bowen
Assist: Manuel Lanzini1-0 (West Ham)
68’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

West Ham
  • Vladimir Coufal

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 1.01 0.34 68’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), 1-0 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.01 0.34 68’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), 1-0 Bowen 68’
West Ham 1.01 xGWatford 0.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking West Ham attacking 
36’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 36’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.27 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 72’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 17’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 84’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 43’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Vladimir Coufal (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 19’ Hassane Kamara (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 36’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.27 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 72’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 17’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 84’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 43’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Vladimir Coufal (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 19’ Hassane Kamara (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukasz Fabianski GK900 0.000.000
Vladimir Coufal DEF901 0.030.051
Kurt Zouma DEF900 0.000.000
Craig Dawson DEF900 0.000.000
Aaron Cresswell DEF900 0.000.041
Tomas Soucek MID903 0.230.142
Declan Rice MID900 0.000.000
Jarrod Bowen MID9012 0.110.452
Pablo Fornals MID900 0.000.000
Said Benrahma MID603 0.640.000
Michail Antonio FWD900 0.000.000
Manuel Lanzini Sub3010 0.000.021

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

West Ham win 63% Avg odds 1.54
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.27
Watford win 15% Avg odds 6.50

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

Form going into the game

West Ham WWWLL
Watford LLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 1-4 West Ham, 28 Dec 21 All West Ham vs Watford 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.