Watford FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Watford FC

3 – 2

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Mon 20 Feb 2023 · 20:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Wesley Hoedt 31' Y

Hamza Choudhury 46' Y

Y 55' Erik Pieters

Y 75' Jayson Molumby

Y 76' Jayson Molumby

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

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 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-20 Watford FC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-08-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	3–2	W
14 Feb	Burnley FC	A	1–1	D
11 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–1	D
04 Feb	Reading FC	A	2–2	D
28 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L
21 Jan	Rotherham United FC	H	1–1	D

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Feb	Watford FC	A	2–3	L
15 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–1	D
10 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	0–2	L
03 Feb	Coventry City FC	H	1–0	W
28 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	0–3	L
20 Jan	Burnley FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Watford FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#20	Position	#5
8	Points	14
8	Played	8
2 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 2
7	Scored	10
10	Conceded	8
-3	GD	+2
1.00	PPG	1.75
25%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts).

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

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Watford FC to score. At the same time, West Bromwich Albion FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
22' Magnificent from Ken Sema! That is 14 goals in 362 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
23' A stunning finish from Ken Sema — that came from absolutely nowhere!
28' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' Wesley Hoedt was booked on 31.
36' Okay Yokuslu, a Turkey , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
41' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Marc Albrighton makes way for Grady Diangana at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
46' Watford FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
47' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Nathaniel Chalobah exits the field as Jayson Molumby enters on 47.
52' The 28-year-old Karlan Ahearne-Grant has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
55' Erik Pieters catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 55.
56' Conor Townsend does the damage! The net is bulging and West Bromwich Albion FC surge ahead!
61' Austria international Daniel Bachmann has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' Daryl Dike is replacing Brandon Thomas-Asante for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
66' Against the run of play, Ismaila Sarr has scored! This game has turned on its head.
71' GOAL! Jed Wallace fires home to make it 3-2!
72' Magnificent from Jed Wallace! That is 49 goals in 386 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jayson Molumby.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Jayson Molumby is booked for West Bromwich Albion FC — Yellow card on 76.
78' Erik Pieters does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
80' The supporters are chanting for Karlan Ahearne-Grant. He replaces John Swift on 80 minute.
81' Leandro Bacuna gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Ismael Kone and will look to change the dynamic.
84' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Imran Louza is hanging Ken Sema on the field on 84 minute.
89' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Jayson Molumby has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Britt Assombalonga on, Keinan Davis off on 90 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Watford FC take all three points.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Karlan Ahearne-Grant 80'
4
Dara O'Shea
21
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Daryl Dike 62'
22
Marc Albrighton ↓ Grady Diangana 46'
25
Nathaniel Chalobah ↓ Jayson Molumby 46'
3
Conor Townsend
15
Erik Pieters
17
Jed Wallace
2
Darnell Furlong
35
Okay Yokuslu
33
Joshua Griffiths

Bench

1
David Button
11
Grady Diangana ↑ 46'
20
Adam Reach
18
Karlan Ahearne-Grant ↑ 80'
6
Semi Ajayi
14
Jayson Molumby ↑ 46'
12
Daryl Dike ↑ 62'

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jed Wallace	3
Ken Sema	3
Ismaila Sarr	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
John Swift	1
Danny Imray	1
Tom Ince	1
Mikey Johnston	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.46 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.19 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC47% Draw27% West Bromwich Albion FC26%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

73%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

53%

Watford FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC30% Draw47% West Bromwich Albion FC23%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

13.2%

1 – 0

9.3%

0 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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

Watford FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Clean Sheet