Sunderland AFC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Sunderland AFC

2 – 2

Full Time

Watford FC

Sat 8 Feb 2025 · 12:30 UTC Stadium of Light 41,329 HT 45' · FT 45'

Luke O'Nien 16' 1–0

1–1 43' Tom Dele-Bashiru pen

1–2 46' Imran Louza

Dennis Cirkin 89' 2–2

Y 31' Mamadou Doumbia

Dennis Cirkin 32' Y

Wilson Isidor 35' Y

Enzo Le Fee 65' Y

Chris Mepham 80' Y

Ian Poveda 90' Y

Overview

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Sunderland AFC vs Watford FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
Assistant 2 Neil Davies

6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-08 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC 2024-09-28 Watford FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2024-04-27 Watford FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Watford FC 2023-04-29 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Watford FC	H	2–2	D
03 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	A	3–2	W
25 Jan	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–2	D
21 Jan	Derby County FC	A	1–0	W
17 Jan	Burnley FC	A	0–0	D
11 Jan	Stoke City FC	H	1–2	L

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Sunderland AFC	A	2–2	D
01 Feb	Norwich City FC	H	0–1	L
25 Jan	Coventry City FC	A	1–2	L
21 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L
18 Jan	Derby County FC	A	2–0	W
14 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

–/6

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Sunderland AFC welcome Watford FC for this crunch clash at Stadium of Light.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 374 games and scored 488 goals.
15' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
16' Luke O'Nien adds to his 0 season tally! Sunderland AFC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
21' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sunderland AFC and Watford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mamadou Doumbia on 31.
32' A moment of madness from Dennis Cirkin on 32 minutes earns him a card. Sunderland AFC will be frustrated.
35' The referee calls foul for Wilson Isidor. He receives a card.
40' Sunderland AFC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
43' What a strike from Tom Dele-Bashiru! The score is 1-1.
46' Goal! Imran Louza scores his 21 goal in 436 matches.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
59' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Salis Abdul Samed is replaced by Milan Aleksic on 59 minute.
61' Jeremy Ngakia gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Yasser Larouci and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Enzo Le Fee is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
70' It is a cagey affair so far. Sunderland AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
71' The Sunderland AFC bench stirs into life. Chris Rigg is withdrawn and Eliezer Mayenda gets his opportunity.
76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
80' The referee has no hesitation. Chris Mepham is booked for Sunderland AFC — card on 80.
81' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Tom Ince on, Mamadou Doumbia off on 81 minutes.
84' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Daniel Ballard on, Chris Mepham off on 84 minutes.
85' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Francisco Sierralta on, Moussa Sissoko off on 85 minutes.
89' The Latvia defender Dennis Cirkin breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 2-2!
90' That is a card for Sunderland AFC. Ian Poveda will be fuming at that decision.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

13
Luke O'Nien
26
Chris Mepham ↓ Daniel Ballard 84'
18
Wilson Isidor
10
Patrick Roberts ↓ Ian Poveda 59'
1
Anthony Patterson
28
Enzo Le Fee
32
Trai Hume
20
Salis Abdul Samed ↓ Milan Aleksic 59'
4
Dan Neil
3
Dennis Cirkin
11
Chris Rigg ↓ Eliezer Mayenda 71'

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

17
Moussa Sissoko ↓ Francisco Sierralta 85'
39
Edo Kayembe
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
6
Matthew Pollock
10
Imran Louza
24
Tom Dele-Bashiru
37
Yasser Larouci ↓ Jeremy Ngakia 61'
33
Egil Selvik
25
James Abankwah
45
Ryan Andrews
20
Mamadou Doumbia ↓ Tom Ince 81'

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tom Dele-Bashiru	2
Keinan Davis	2
Luke O'Nien	2
Niall Huggins	1
Abdoullah Ba	1
Ryan Andrews	1
Luke O'Nien	1
Festy Ebosele	1

Head to Head

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-02-08 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-02-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Sunderland AFC W 2025-01-25 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2025-01-21 Derby County FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2025-01-17 Burnley FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2025-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Stoke City FC L

Watford FC Form

2025-02-08 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-02-01 Watford FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-01-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2025-01-18 Derby County FC 0–2 Watford FC W 2025-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.44 Sunderland AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.38 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Watford FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sunderland AFC40% Draw27% Watford FC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw

68%

Draw or Watford FC

60%

Sunderland AFC or Watford FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sunderland AFC28% Draw46% Watford FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.8%

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 0

7.7%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap	Sunderland AFC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.