West Ham vs Watford

17 July 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

  • Michail Antonio 6’
  • Tomas Soucek 10’
  • Declan Rice 36’
  • Troy Deeney 49’

Match summary

West Ham won 3-1 at home to Watford. West Ham led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Michail Antonio put West Ham ahead in the 6th minute, Tomas Soucek made it 2-0 with a header in the 10th minute, set up by Jarrod Bowen, and Declan Rice made it 3-0 from a corner in the 36th minute, set up by Mark Noble. In the second half, Troy Deeney pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 49th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: West Ham created 0.83 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Watford 1.11 from 14.

Match stats

West Ham Watford
10 Shots 14
4 Shots on Target 3
9 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.83 xG 1.03
0.83 Non-penalty xG 1.03
2 Deep Completions 8

Key events

West Ham Watford
Kick-off
Michail Antonio1-0 (West Ham)
6’
Tomas Soucek
Assist: Jarrod Bowen2-0 (West Ham)
10’
Declan Rice
Assist: Mark Noble3-0 (West Ham)
36’
Half-time3-0
49’
Troy Deeney3-1 (Watford)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Will Hughes
  • Tom Cleverley

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 0.83 1.11 6’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), 1-0 6’ 10’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), 2-0 10’ 36’ Declan Rice (West Ham), 3-0 36’ 49’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 3-1 49’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.83 1.11 6’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), 1-0 Antonio 6’ 10’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), 2-0 Soucek 10’ 36’ Declan Rice (West Ham), 3-0 Rice 36’ 49’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 3-1 Deeney 49’
West Ham 0.83 xGWatford 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking West Ham attacking 
6’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 49’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 49’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 82’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Craig Dawson (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Aaron Cresswell (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 14’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Issa Diop (West Ham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Declan Rice (West Ham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 58’ Craig Dawson (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Declan Rice (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Sébastien Haller (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 43’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 49’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 49’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 82’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Craig Dawson (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 45’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Aaron Cresswell (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Issa Diop (West Ham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Craig Dawson (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Declan Rice (West Ham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 69’ Declan Rice (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Sébastien Haller (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 43’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukasz Fabianski GK900 0.000.000
Ben Johnson DEF900 0.000.000
Issa Diop DEF901 0.020.000
Angelo Ogbonna DEF900 0.000.000
Aaron Cresswell DEF901 0.050.000
Tomas Soucek MID9012 0.220.000
Declan Rice MID9012 0.030.062
Jarrod Bowen MID8411 0.040.151
Mark Noble MID9010 0.000.112
Pablo Fornals MID750 0.000.000
Michail Antonio FWD9012 0.460.082
Sébastien Haller Sub151 0.010.000
Andriy Yarmolenko Sub60 0.000.000
Fabián Balbuena Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

West Ham win 38% Avg odds 2.48
Draw 33% Avg odds 2.91
Watford win 29% Avg odds 3.34

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

Form going into the game

West Ham LWDLW
Watford LLLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 1-3 West Ham, 24 Aug 19 Next 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.