Watford FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Watford FC

2 – 1

Full Time

West Bromwich Albion FC

Sun 15 Dec 2024 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road 19,774 HT 45' · FT 45'

Vakoun Issouf Bayo 35' 1–0

Vakoun Issouf Bayo 50' 2–0

2–1 67' Jayson Molumby

Moussa Sissoko 21' Y

Y 53' Jayson Molumby

Imran Louza 70' Y

Y 81' Tom Fellows

Overview

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

Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2 Richard Woodward

6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 5.8 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

Watford FC 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-15 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-04-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Watford FC 2023-09-20 Watford FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 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
15 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
11 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
30 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
26 Nov	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W
22 Nov	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	2–2	D
08 Nov	Oxford United FC	H	1–0	W

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Watford FC	A	1–2	L
11 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	2–0	W
08 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	2–2	D
30 Nov	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
26 Nov	Sunderland AFC	A	0–0	D
23 Nov	Norwich City FC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Watford FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#20	Position	#5
15	Points	28
15	Played	15
4 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	8 / 4 / 3
13	Scored	23
23	Conceded	15
-10	GD	+8
1.00	PPG	1.87
27%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (15 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts).

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

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

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

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Watford FC kicks off things out of here…
5' It looks like no one’s ball. West Bromwich Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' West Bromwich Albion FC have won 507 goals from 392 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tom Cleverley might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' West Bromwich Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jimmy Morgan scoring 1 goals.
21' Controversy at the stadium! Moussa Sissoko argues furiously but the card stands.
26' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' Mikey Johnston needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
35' Vakoun Issouf Bayo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Watford FC are in front.
40' 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 Uros Racic suffering a number of foals already.
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Mikey Johnston on, Callum Styles off on 46 minutes.
50' Vakoun Issouf Bayo does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
53' West Bromwich Albion FC player sees a card in front of him.
58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
63' Darnell Furlong has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
65' Gianluca Frabotta is replacing Kyle Bartley for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
66' John Swift is replacing Josh Maja for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
67' Jayson Molumby adds to his 1 season tally! West Bromwich Albion FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
70' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Imran Louza on 70 minutes.
74' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Rocco Vata exits the field as Edo Kayembe enters on 74.
75' Another change for Watford FC made on 75 minute. Kwadwo Baah leaves to be changed by Francisco Sierralta.
78' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Jayson Molumby exits the field as Jed Wallace enters on 78.
81' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tom Fellows on 81 minutes.
81' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. James Morris departs to be replaced by Yasser Larouci.
86' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
87' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Jebbison. He replaces Vakoun Issouf Bayo on 87 minute.
2-1 the final result. West Bromwich Albion FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

17
Moussa Sissoko
1
Daniel Bachmann
5
Ryan Porteous
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Daniel Jebbison 87'
6
Matthew Pollock
10
Imran Louza
34
Kwadwo Baah ↓ Francisco Sierralta 75'
2
Jeremy Ngakia
22
James Morris ↓ Yasser Larouci 81'
11
Rocco Vata ↓ Edo Kayembe 74'

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

10
John Swift ↑ 66'
7
Jed Wallace ↑ 78'
27
Alex Mowatt ↑ 65'
44
Devante Cole
24
Gianluca Frabotta ↑ 65'
17
Ousmane Diakite
19
Lewis Dobbin
22
Mikey Johnston ↑ 46'
23
Joe Wildsmith

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jed Wallace	3
Ken Sema	3
Ismaila Sarr	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Daryl Dike	1
Erik Pieters	1
Isaac Price	1
John Swift	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2024-12-15 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2024-12-11 Hull City AFC 1–1 Watford FC D 2024-11-30 Watford FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-11-26 Watford FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-11-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2024-11-08 Watford FC 1–0 Oxford United FC W

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2024-12-15 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2024-12-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2024-11-30 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-11-26 Sunderland AFC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-11-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.11 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Watford FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC39% Draw28% West Bromwich Albion FC33%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

67%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

61%

Watford FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC23% Draw50% West Bromwich Albion FC27%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

11.6%

0 – 1

10.7%

1 – 0

9.2%

1 – 2

0 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.4%

0 – 3

3 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	21%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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