Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 28 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road 20,335 HT 45' · FT 45'
Festy Ebosele 28' 1–0
1–1 49' Wilson Isidor
Tom Dele-Bashiru pen 84' 2–1
Festy Ebosele 30' Y
Y 45' Jobe Bellingham
Ryan Porteous 64' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Davies (England)
  • Assistant 1 Graham Kane
  • Assistant 2 George Byrne

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

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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
21 Sep Norwich City FC A 1–4 L
14 Sep Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
01 Sep Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
24 Aug Derby County FC H 2–1 W
17 Aug Stoke City FC H 3–0 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Watford FC A 1–2 L
21 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
14 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–3 L
31 Aug Portsmouth FC A 3–1 W
24 Aug Burnley FC H 1–0 W
18 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–0 W

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' And we are off! Watford FC vs Sunderland AFC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Wilson Isidor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 39 goals in his last 429 appearances.
  • 10' Romaine Mundle has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Sunderland AFC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 25' Chris Mepham has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 28' A goal from the Ireland international Festy Ebosele! He fires home on 28 to make it 1-0!
  • 30' That is a card for Watford FC. Festy Ebosele will be fuming at that decision.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Morris, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Jobe Bellingham on 45 minutes earns him a card. Sunderland AFC will be frustrated.
  • 49' Wilson Isidor adds to his 2 season tally! Sunderland AFC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' Ryan Porteous is replacing Festy Ebosele for the Watford FC side.
  • 62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Porteous on 64.
  • 69' The whistle greets Vakoun Issouf Bayo as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Jebbison.
  • 73' Sunderland AFC ring the changes. Wilson Isidor has done his job and it is now time for Nazarii Rusyn to step up.
  • 74' Ian Poveda is replacing Patrick Roberts for the Sunderland AFC side.
  • 75' Kwadwo Baah is ready to make an impact after coming on for Giorgi Chakvetadze at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' 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.
  • 84' The Nigeria Tom Dele-Bashiru breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 2-1!
  • 85' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Romaine Mundle is replaced by Tom Watson.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luke O'Nien 2
Tom Dele-Bashiru 2
Keinan Davis 2
Imran Louza 1
Christian Kabasele 1
Dennis Cirkin 1
Ryan Porteous 1
Patrick Roberts 1

Head to Head

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 2022-09-17 Watford FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC

Watford FC Form

2024-09-28 Watford FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-09-21 Norwich City FC 4–1 Watford FC L 2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-09-01 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2024-08-24 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC W

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-09-28 Watford FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2024-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-09-14 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–2 Sunderland AFC L 2024-08-31 Portsmouth FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W 2024-08-24 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Burnley FC W 2024-08-18 Sunderland AFC 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.56 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC46% Draw26% Sunderland AFC28%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
54%
Watford FC or Sunderland AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC32% Draw46% Sunderland AFC22%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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