Wolves vs Watford

24 October 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Robert Madley

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Adam Armstrong 35’

Match summary

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

Adam Armstrong put Wolves ahead in the 35th minute.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 1.84 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Watford's 0.13 from 4.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%
24 Shots 4
3 Shots on target 1
14 Corners 2
65 Attacks 42
45 Dangerous attacks 19
485 Passes 310
82.9% Pass accuracy 71.3%
14 Tackles 17
12 Fouls 11
4 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Wolves Watford
Kick-off
Corner
7’
Rafiki SaïdShot on target
10’
Corner
20’
Corner
21’
Corner
26’
Adam ArmstrongRight foot shot1-0 (Wolves)
35’
Corner
39’
41’
Iker BravoArgument
Kieran TrippierArgument
41’
Corner
42’
Corner
44’
Corner
45+3’
Half-time1-0
49’
Hector KyprianouFoul
Second half underway
Corner
52’
55’
Corner
Corner
57’
61’
Jordan ZemuraMarc Bola
Mateus ManéRafiki Saïd
61’
62’
Othmane MaammaKrépin Diatta
72’
Martín PayeroMyron Boadu
72’
Mamadou DoumbiaLuca Kjerrumgaard
Corner
73’
74’
Jordan ZemuraFoul
77’
Corner
Tawanda ChirewaAdam Armstrong
78’
Tommy DoyleJordan James
78’
Tommy DoyleFoul
79’
Corner
80’
Tommy DoyleShot on target
81’
Corner
81’
Corner
83’
85’
Rocco VataIker Bravo
Hugo BuenoFoul
87’
José SáArgument
88’
Sean NeaveJean-Ricner Bellegarde
90+1’
Toti GomesHugo Bueno
90+1’
Full-time1-0

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.84 0.13 35’ Adam Armstrong (Wolves), 1-0 35’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.84 0.13 35’ Adam Armstrong (Wolves), 1-0 Armstrong 35’
Wolves 1.84 xGWatford 0.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Wolves attacking 
20’ Marshall Munetsi (Wolves), open play, 0.66 xG, off target 39’ Adam Armstrong (Wolves), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 68’ Jordan James (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 10’ Adam Armstrong (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 81’ Tommy Doyle (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 14’ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 21’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Adam Armstrong (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Adam Armstrong (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 45’ André (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Iker Bravo (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Tommy Doyle (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Iker Bravo (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Jordan Zemura (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Rafiki Saïd (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Jordan James (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ André (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Rafiki Saïd (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Adam Armstrong (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ André (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Rafiki Saïd (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Marshall Munetsi (Wolves), open play, 0.66 xG, off target 39’ Adam Armstrong (Wolves), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 68’ Jordan James (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 10’ Adam Armstrong (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 14’ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 81’ Tommy Doyle (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 21’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Adam Armstrong (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Adam Armstrong (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 45’ André (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Iker Bravo (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Tommy Doyle (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Iker Bravo (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Jordan Zemura (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Rafiki Saïd (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Jordan James (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ André (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Rafiki Saïd (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Rafiki Saïd (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Adam Armstrong (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ André (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Wolves 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sá
Bueno 90’
Mosquera
Krejčí
Trippier
André
Munetsi
Saïd 61’
Bellegarde 90’
James 78’
Armstrong 78’
Watford 5-3-2 Starting XI
Ravaglia
Bola 61’
Biakolo
Pollock
Mlačić
Diatta 62’
Kayembe
Kyprianou
Bravo 85’
Boadu 72’
Kjerrumgaard 72’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
José Sá
90′ 0 0 29 1 – – –
Defenders4 players
Kieran Trippier
90′ 2 – 1 4 – 78 1 – –
Yerson Mosquera
90′ 1 2 – 8 6 66 1 – – –
Ladislav Krejčí
90′ – 3 – 4 3 79 1 – – –
Hugo Bueno Taken off
89′ 1 – – 3 – 48 1 – –
Midfielders6 players
André
90′ – – 50 1 – 4 – 4 1 – –
Marshall Munetsi
90′ – – 24 4 – 1 – 4 1 – –
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Taken off
89′ – – 25 4 – 2 – 10 1 3 –
Jordan James Taken off
78′ – – 35 – – 1 – 3 2 1 –
Rafiki Saïd Taken off
61′ – – 27 1 – – – 1 – – –
Tommy Doyle Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 5 – – – 1 1 1 –
Forwards3 players
Adam Armstrong Taken off
78′ 1 – 5 1 0.40 – – 1 – 6 –
Mateus Mané Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 – 0.01 – 1 6 – 9 –
Tawanda Chirewa Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – – – 3 –
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

Wolves win 65% Avg odds 1.45
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.61
Watford win 15% Avg odds 6.34

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

Form going into the game

Wolves WLLWD
Watford LLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 4-0 Watford, 10 Mar 22 Next meeting: Watford vs Wolves, 29 Dec 26 (upcoming)  All Wolves vs Watford meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.