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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2 Richard Woodward

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Watford FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 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
#19	Position	#13
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 13th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Vicarage Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Watford FC and West Bromwich Albion FC.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mikey Johnston is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
15' West Bromwich Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Rocco Vata has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
21' The referee has no hesitation. Moussa Sissoko is booked for Watford FC — card on 21.
26' Jed Wallace has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' A goal from the Ivory Coast international Vakoun Issouf Bayo! He fires home on 35 to make it 1-0!
40' Watford FC have won 391 goals from 358 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' West Bromwich Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Callum Styles exits the field as Mikey Johnston enters on 46.
50' What a moment for Vakoun Issouf Bayo! That strike on 50 puts his side firmly in control.
53' Poor challenge from Jayson Molumby. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
58' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
63' Watford FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined West Bromwich Albion FC backline.
65' Gianluca Frabotta is replacing Kyle Bartley for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
66' The crowd applauds Josh Maja as he leaves the pitch. John Swift steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
67' A stunning finish from Jayson Molumby — that came from absolutely nowhere!
70' Imran Louza picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
74' Watford FC make a change. Rocco Vata trudges off to be replaced by Edo Kayembe on 74 minutes.
75' Francisco Sierralta is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kwadwo Baah at the 75 minute mark.
78' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Jayson Molumby has done his job and it is now time for Jed Wallace to step up.
81' That looks like a foul for a card for Tom Fellows.
81' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. James Morris is replaced by Yasser Larouci on 81 minute.
86' 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.
87' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is replaced by Daniel Jebbison.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for West Bromwich Albion FC.

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
Karlan Grant	1
Brandon Thomas-Asante	1
Moussa Sissoko	1
Darnell Furlong	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

0.77 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.5 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Watford FC or Draw 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC43% Draw37% West Bromwich Albion FC20%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes23% 0% No77%

Avg goals/match: 1.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	69%	31%
± 1.5	37%	63%
± 2.5	14%	86%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

81%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

57%

Watford FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC21% Draw67% West Bromwich Albion FC12%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

31%

1 – 0

20%

0 – 1

12.2%

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

3.1%

1 – 2

2.7%

3 – 0

1.9%

2 – 2

1.2%

3 – 1

1.2%

0 – 3

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	25%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	15%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

61% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

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