Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Watford FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 27 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Andrews 64' 1–0
Edo Kayembe 10' Y
Y 58' Luke O'Nien
Jamal Lewis 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
  • Assistant 2 Matthew Jones
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 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

2
3
1
Watford FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
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
27 Apr Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W
20 Apr Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
13 Apr Southampton FC A 2–3 L
10 Apr Ipswich Town FC A 0–0 D
06 Apr Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
01 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–2 D
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Watford FC A 0–1 L
20 Apr Millwall FC H 0–1 L
13 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–0 W
09 Apr Leeds United FC A 0–0 D
06 Apr Bristol City FC H 0–0 D
01 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–5 L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Vicarage Road!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Edo Kayembe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 10.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Patrick Roberts suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Sunderland AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aji Alese made 206 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' With 1 assists to his name this season, Yaser Asprilla is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Sunderland AFC 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.
  • 45' Vakoun Issouf Bayo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 20 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Jack Grieves by Ryan Andrews on 46 minute.
  • 51' Daniel Ballard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Sunderland AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 58' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 63' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tom Cleverley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Ryan Andrews gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 65' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 65 minute. Adil Aouchiche leaves to be changed by Abdoullah Ba.
  • 69' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamal Lewis is hanging Ken Sema on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 78' Luis Semedo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aji Alese on 78 minute.
  • 80' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Vakoun Issouf Bayo exits the field as Mileta Rajovic enters on 80.
  • 85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 86' Jamal Lewis was booked on 86.
  • 90' Watford FC ring the changes. Yaser Asprilla has done his job and it is now time for Jake Livermore to step up.
  • Sunderland AFC will have plenty to reflect on. Watford FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Sunderland AFC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hayes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2024-04-27 Watford FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2024-04-20 Watford FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2024-04-13 Southampton FC 3–2 Watford FC L 2024-04-10 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2024-04-06 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-04-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Watford FC D

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-04-27 Watford FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-04-20 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2024-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-04-09 Leeds United FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2024-04-06 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2024-04-01 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.03 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC42% Draw31% Sunderland AFC27%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
58%
Watford FC or Sunderland AFC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC24% Draw56% Sunderland AFC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.3%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.6%
2 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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