Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Sunderland AFC
2 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Wed 4 Oct 2023 · 18:45 UTC Stadium of Light 38,120 HT 45' · FT 45'
Niall Huggins 43' 1–0
Abdoullah Ba 62' 2–0
Y 27' Jeremy Ngakia
Mason Burstow 50' Y
Y 58' Tom Dele-Bashiru
Y 74' Daniel Bachmann
Y 74' Imran Louza
Y 83' Ryan Porteous
R 87' Ryan Andrews

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Davies (England)
  • Assistant 1 Graham Kane
  • Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
3
2
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Watford FC 2023-04-29 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC 2022-09-17 Watford FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Watford FC H 2–0 W
29 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC A 3–0 W
24 Sep Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
20 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 3–1 W
16 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–1 W
02 Sep Southampton FC H 5–0 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L
30 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 2–3 L
23 Sep Leeds United FC A 0–3 L
20 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–2 D
16 Sep Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
02 Sep Coventry City FC A 3–3 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
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' Sunderland AFC have kicked off against Watford FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 27' The referee calls foul for Jeremy Ngakia. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' Giorgi Chakvetadze has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' A goal from the Wales international Niall Huggins! He fires home on 43 to make it 1-0!
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Yaser Asprilla. He replaces Tom Ince on 46 minute.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Mason Burstow. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 55' England international Mason Burstow has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' The referee has no hesitation. Tom Dele-Bashiru is booked for Watford FC — Yellow card on 58.
  • 62' Abdoullah Ba adds to his 0 season tally! Sunderland AFC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 65' Another change for Watford FC made on 65 minute. Tom Dele-Bashiru leaves to be changed by Ismael Kone.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Patrick Roberts is replaced by Adil Aouchiche on 70 minute.
  • 74' Watford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 76' Mileta Rajovic is replacing Imran Louza for the Watford FC side.
  • 81' Rhys Healey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 60 goals in his last 181 appearances.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ryan Porteous.
  • 87' Ryan Andrews was booked on 87.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Sunderland AFC! Nazarii Rusyn comes on to replace Jack Clarke.
  • The points are shared — Sunderland AFC 2-0 Watford FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Watford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tom Dele-Bashiru 2
Keinan Davis 2
Luke O'Nien 2
Patrick Roberts 1
Niall Huggins 1
Abdoullah Ba 1
Ryan Andrews 1
Luke O'Nien 1

Head to Head

2023-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Watford FC 2023-04-29 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC 2022-09-17 Watford FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2023-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Watford FC W 2023-09-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC W 2023-09-24 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2023-09-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W 2023-09-16 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W 2023-09-02 Sunderland AFC 5–0 Southampton FC W

Watford FC Form

2023-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Watford FC L 2023-09-30 Watford FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-09-23 Leeds United FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2023-09-20 Watford FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-09-16 Watford FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-09-02 Coventry City FC 3–3 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.77 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC57% Draw24% Watford FC19%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
81%
Draw or Watford FC
43%
Sunderland AFC or Watford FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC39% Draw45% Watford FC16%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.5%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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