Brentford FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Brentford FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at Brentford Community Stadium.
- Brentford FC 38 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jarred Gillett
- Referee Stuart Burt
- Referee Mike Dean
- Referee Michael Oliver
- Referee Simon Bennett
- Referee
26 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Dec Watford FC H 2–1 W 05 Dec Leeds United FC A 2–2 D 02 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–2 L 28 Nov Everton FC H 1–0 W 20 Nov Newcastle United FC A 3–3 D 06 Nov Norwich City FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Dec Brentford FC A 1–2 L 04 Dec Manchester City FC H 1–3 L 01 Dec Chelsea FC H 1–2 L 28 Nov Leicester City FC A 2–4 L 20 Nov Manchester United FC H 4–1 W 07 Nov Arsenal FC A 0–1 L Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Brentford FC0-151/216-30–/131-451/146-601/361-751/176+4/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Brentford FC to score. At the same time, Watford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mathias Jensen suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 24' Goal! Emmanuel Dennis scores his 36 goal in 346 matches.
- 29' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Moussa Sissoko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brentford FC that had 332 games and scored 416 goals.
- 39' It’s high time Claudio Ranieri made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 49' Supporters expect more eagerness from William Troost-Ekong, as he is very good at scoring at Brentford Community Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 54' Juan Hernandez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 58' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Tom Cleverley is replaced by Joao Pedro.
- 63' Juraj Kucka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 68' It’s a booking for Brentford FC player. Vitaly Janelt gets a Yellow card.
- 69' The Brentford FC manager makes a substitution. Yoane Wissa departs to be replaced by Marcus Forss.
- 70' The referee shows Brentford FC player a Yellow card on 70.
- 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christian Norgaard made 443 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 77' Another substitution for Brentford FC to replace Rico Henry by Frank Onyeka on 77 minute.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Charlie Goode.
- 84' What an equalizer from Pontus Jansson!
- 89' Brentford FC is showing some good football. However, Brentford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 90' Ozan Tufan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emmanuel Dennis on 90 minute.
- 90' It’s a booking for Brentford FC player. Frank Onyeka gets a Yellow card.
- With this win, Brentford FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Brentford FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Rico Henry ↓ Frank Onyeka 77'
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- 26
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- 19
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Yoane Wissa ↓ Marcus Forss 69'
- 27
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Mathias Jensen ↓ Saman Ghoddoos 69'
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- 40
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Bench
- 29
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Marcus Forss ↑ 69'
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14
Saman Ghoddoos ↑ 69'
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Frank Onyeka ↑ 77'
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- 36
- 41
- 28
Coach Thomas FrankWatford FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Emmanuel Dennis ↓ Ozan Tufan 90'
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Tom Cleverley ↓ Joao Pedro 58'
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- 7
- 19
- 5
- 33
- 26
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Juan Hernandez ↓ Ken Sema 77'
Bench
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Ozan Tufan ↑ 90'
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Ken Sema ↑ 77'
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- 35
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Joao Pedro ↑ 58'
Coach Claudio Ranieri -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Pontus Jansson 2 Emmanuel Dennis 2 Ivan Toney 2 Troy Deeney 1 Marcus Forss 1 Bryan Mbeumo 1 Christian Norgaard 1 Head to Head
Brentford FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.6 Brentford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.98 Watford FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Brentford FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.58Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Brentford FC or Draw 79%Draw or Watford FC 46%Brentford FC or Watford FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Watford FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%1 – 0 11.2%0 – 0 9.6%2 – 0 9.4%2 – 1 Actual0 – 1 6.4%1 – 2 5.6%3 – 0 4.9%3 – 1 4.9%2 – 2 4.5%0 – 2 3.6%3 – 2 2.5%Asian Handicap — Brentford FC
Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Watford FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 16% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 23% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 14% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet 38% ✓Watford FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.