Thursday , 2 July 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Watford FC is hosting Sunderland AFC for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' It’s high time Regis Le Bris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 28' What a strike from Festy Ebosele! The score is 1-0.
  • 30' Festy Ebosele is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Jobe Bellingham is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 49' Goal! Wilson Isidor scores his 37 goal in 422 matches.
  • 54' 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.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Porteous. He replaces Festy Ebosele on 57 minute.
  • 62' Chris Rigg needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Porteous on 64.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is replaced by Daniel Jebbison on 69 minute.
  • 73' Nazarii Rusyn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wilson Isidor on 73 minute.
  • 74' The whistle greets Patrick Roberts as he departs to be replaced by Ian Poveda.
  • 75' Kwadwo Baah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze on 75 minute.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 84' What a strike from Tom Dele-Bashiru! The score is 2-1.
  • 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' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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