Wolves vs Watford

28 September 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Matt Doherty 18’
  • Daryl Janmaat 61’ (og)

Match summary

Wolves saw off Watford 2-0. Wolves led 1-0 at half-time.

Matt Doherty put Wolves ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Pedro Neto and Janmaat's own goal made it 2-0 with a header in the 61st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Wolves created 1.16 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Watford 1.09 from 14.

Match stats

Wolves Watford
6 Shots 14
2 Shots on Target 5
1 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.16 xG 1.07
1.16 Non-penalty xG 1.07
5 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Wolves Watford
Kick-off
Matt Doherty
Assist: Pedro Neto1-0 (Wolves)
18’
Half-time1-0
Daryl Janmaat
Own goal2-0 (Wolves)
61’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • José Holebas

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 1.16 1.09 18’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), 1-0 18’ 61’ Daryl Janmaat (Wolves) own goal, 2-0 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 1.09 18’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), 1-0 Doherty 18’ 61’ Daryl Janmaat (Wolves) own goal, 2-0 Janmaat 61’
Wolves 1.16 xGWatford 1.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Wolves attacking 
18’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 54’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 9’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Jonny (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 38’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ José Holebas (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ José Holebas (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 61’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), own goal 18’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 54’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 9’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Jonny (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 38’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ José Holebas (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ José Holebas (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 61’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Willy Boly DEF900 0.000.041
Romain Saiss DEF900 0.000.000
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.000
Matt Doherty MID9011 0.760.021
Jonny MID901 0.130.000
Leander Dendoncker MID900 0.000.000
João Moutinho MID900 0.000.000
Adama Traoré MID900 0.000.131
Pedro Neto MID6211 0.070.902
Raúl Jiménez FWD852 0.190.071
Morgan Gibbs-White Sub281 0.020.000
Patrick Cutrone Sub50 0.000.000
Rúben Neves Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 50% Avg odds 1.93
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.45
Watford win 22% Avg odds 4.29

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

Form going into the game

Wolves DDLLD
Watford LLDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 1-2 Wolves, 27 Apr 19 Next meeting: Watford 2-1 Wolves, 01 Jan 20  All Wolves 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.