Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee John Brooks
- Referee Paul Tierney
- Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
- Referee Anthony Taylor
- Referee Gary Beswick
- Referee Adam Nunn
19 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 21 Aug Watford FC H 2–0 W 14 Aug Burnley FC A 2–1 W 23 May Arsenal FC A 0–2 L 18 May Manchester City FC H 3–2 W 15 May West Ham United FC H 1–1 D 09 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–2 L 14 Aug Aston Villa FC H 3–2 W 08 May Swansea City AFC H 2–0 W 01 May Brentford FC A 0–2 L 24 Apr Millwall FC H 1–0 W 20 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–0 W Key Stats
17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC0-153/116-30–/131-452/346-601/161-751/–76+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Watford FC gets underway.
- 5' Ismaila Sarr has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' What a strike from Shane Duffy! The score is 1-0.
- 15' 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.
- 20' It’s high time Xisco Munoz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pascal Gross made 323 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' 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 Emmanuel Dennis suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 41' GOAL! Neal Maupay scores on 41.
- 46' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Neal Maupay is replaced by Aaron Connolly.
- 51' Juan Hernandez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 323 games and scored 372 goals.
- 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
- 62' Adam Webster was booked on 62.
- 63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Adam Webster.
- 65' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
- 65' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Craig Cathcart by Joshua King on 65 minute.
- 70' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 72' Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Enock Mwepu is hanging Leandro Trossard on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 78' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Ken Sema is replaced by Troy Deeney on 78 minute.
- 80' It is a substitution in Brighton & Hove Albion FC team. Adam Lallana is replaced by Jakub Moder on 80 minute.
- 81' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Adam Lallana by Jakub Moder on 81 minute.
- 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Enock Mwepu.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Solomon March.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Brighton & Hove Albion FC players.
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Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
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14
Adam Lallana ↓ Jakub Moder 80'
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- 24
- 20
- 13
- 8
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9
Neal Maupay ↓ Aaron Connolly 46'
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11
Leandro Trossard ↓ Enock Mwepu 72'
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Bench
- 23
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7
Aaron Connolly ↑ 46'
- 17
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12
Enock Mwepu ↑ 72'
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15
Jakub Moder ↑ 80'
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- 19
- 25
Coach Graham PotterWatford FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 11
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12
Ken Sema ↓ Troy Deeney 78'
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15
Craig Cathcart ↓ Joshua King 65'
- 27
- 8
- 4
- 23
- 5
- 26
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6
Imran Louza ↓ Juan Hernandez 46'
Bench
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9
Troy Deeney ↑ 78'
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Joshua King ↑ 65'
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- 17
- 31
- 34
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29
Juan Hernandez ↑ 46'
Coach Xisco Munoz -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Neal Maupay 3 Roberto Pereyra 2 Roberto Pereyra 2 Abdoulaye Doucoure 2 Adam Webster 2 Florin Andone 1 Adrian Mariappa 1 Shane Duffy 1 Head to Head
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form
2021-08-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2021-08-14 Burnley FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-05-23 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-05-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-05-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2021-05-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.46 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.82 Watford FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.28Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 66% 34% ± 2.5 40% 60% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw 79%Draw or Watford FC 49%Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Watford FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 13.9%1 – 1 13.1%0 – 0 12.4%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.7%0 – 1 7.2%3 – 0 5.1%1 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 4.3%2 – 2 3.6%0 – 2 3.3%4 – 0 1.9%Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Watford FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 16% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 25% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 13% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Watford FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.