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

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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

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Watford FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' That's the starting whistle at Vicarage Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Watford FC and Sunderland AFC.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tom Cleverley will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Anthony Patterson, a England goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
28' What a strike from Festy Ebosele! The score is 1-0.
30' Festy Ebosele catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 30.
35' It’s high time Regis Le Bris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' Watford FC currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Jobe Bellingham.
49' Magnificent from Wilson Isidor! That is 39 goals in 427 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Regis Le Bris might look to freshen things up shortly.
57' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Festy Ebosele departs to be replaced by Ryan Porteous.
62' Watford FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sunderland AFC backline.
64' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Ryan Porteous gets a card.
69' Another change for Watford FC made on 69 minute. Vakoun Issouf Bayo leaves to be changed by Daniel Jebbison.
73' Nazarii Rusyn is replacing Wilson Isidor for the Sunderland AFC side.
74' Ian Poveda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Patrick Roberts at the 74 minute mark.
75' Watford FC ring the changes. Giorgi Chakvetadze has done his job and it is now time for Kwadwo Baah to step up.
80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
84' Goal! Tom Dele-Bashiru scores his 12 goal in 366 matches.
85' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Watson is hanging Romaine Mundle on the field on 85 minute.
90' 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.
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

23
Jonathan Bond
17
Moussa Sissoko
21
Angelo Ogbonna
39
Edo Kayembe ↓ Tom Ince 57'
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze ↓ Kwadwo Baah 75'
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Daniel Jebbison 69'
6
Matthew Pollock
24
Tom Dele-Bashiru
37
Yasser Larouci ↓ Ken Sema 57'
36
Festy Ebosele ↓ Ryan Porteous 57'
22
James Morris

Bench

12
Ken Sema ↑ 57'
7
Tom Ince ↑ 57'
5
Ryan Porteous ↑ 57'
10
Imran Louza
34
Kwadwo Baah ↑ 75'
18
Daniel Jebbison ↑ 69'
11
Rocco Vata
15
Antonio Tikvic

Coach Tom Cleverley

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

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.