Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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
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' Sunderland AFC have kicked off against Watford FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Vakoun Issouf Bayo, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sunderland AFC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Watford FC have won 406 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 27' Jeremy Ngakia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' Jeremy Ngakia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 37' Sunderland AFC are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' Goal! Niall Huggins scores his 1 goal in 367 matches.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Tom Ince as he leaves the pitch. Yaser Asprilla steps in for Watford FC.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mason Burstow on 50.
  • 55' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 58' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tom Dele-Bashiru on 58 minutes.
  • 62' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Abdoullah Ba makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 65' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Tom Dele-Bashiru is replaced by Ismael Kone.
  • 70' Patrick Roberts makes way for Adil Aouchiche at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sunderland AFC.
  • 74' Daniel Bachmann is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
  • 76' Another change for Watford FC made on 76 minute. Imran Louza leaves to be changed by Mileta Rajovic.
  • 81' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 83' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Porteous argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Andrews on 87.
  • 90' Sunderland AFC ring the changes. Jack Clarke has done his job and it is now time for Nazarii Rusyn to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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
Keinan Davis 2
Luke O'Nien 2
Tom Dele-Bashiru 2
Luke O'Nien 1
Festy Ebosele 1
Wilson Isidor 1
Ajibola Alese 1
Imran Louza 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.