Watford FC vs West Ham United FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs West Ham United FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- West Ham United FC 38 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
- Referee Peter Kirkup
- Referee Jonathan Moss
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Referee Lee Betts
- Referee Martin Atkinson
- Referee
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Dec West Ham United FC H 1–4 L 10 Dec Brentford FC A 1–2 L 04 Dec Manchester City FC H 1–3 L 01 Dec Chelsea FC H 1–2 L 28 Nov Leicester City FC A 2–4 L 20 Nov Manchester United FC H 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Dec Watford FC A 4–1 W 26 Dec Southampton FC H 2–3 L 15 Dec Arsenal FC A 0–2 L 12 Dec Burnley FC A 0–0 D 04 Dec Chelsea FC H 3–2 W 01 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
West Ham United FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
West Ham United FC0-15–/116-30–/131-451/–46-601/161-754/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: West Ham United FC gets underway.
- 4' Watford FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Emmanuel Dennis on 4.
- 5' What a strike from Emmanuel Dennis! The score is 2-0.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' 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.
- 20' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Francisco Sierralta has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' West Ham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 27' Goal! Tomas Soucek scores his 41 goal in 166 matches.
- 29' What a strike from Said Benrahma! The score is 2-2.
- 34' 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.
- 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 40' Imran Louza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Femenia Far on 40 minute.
- 41' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Femenia Far by Imran Louza on 41 minute.
- 46' Joao Pedro is replacing Juan Hernandez for the Watford FC side.
- 48' Sensational shot from Jarrod Bowen. West Ham United FC is back in the lead.
- 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 350 games and scored 323 goals.
- 58' GOAL! Mark Noble scores on 58.
- 62' The whistle greets Ozan Tufan as he departs to be replaced by Ken Sema.
- 67' West Ham United FC is showing some good football. However, West Ham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 72' The travelling West Ham United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 77' Femenia Far needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 81' The referee calls foul for Craig Dawson. He receives a Yellow card.
- 82' West Ham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arthur Masuaku is hanging Ben Johnson on the field on 82 minute.
- 85' Another change for West Ham United FC made on 85 minute. Said Benrahma leaves to be changed by Nikola Vlasic.
- 86' Nikola Vlasic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Said Benrahma on 86 minute.
- 90' Another substitution for West Ham United FC to replace Manuel Lanzini by Alex Kral on 90 minute.
- Full Time. West Ham United FC beats Watford FC
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Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
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18
Ozan Tufan ↓ Ken Sema 62'
- 11
- 15
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21
Femenia Far ↓ Imran Louza 40'
- 7
- 19
- 31
- 33
- 26
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29
Juan Hernandez ↓ Joao Pedro 46'
Bench
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12
Ken Sema ↑ 62'
- 16
- 17
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6
Imran Louza ↑ 40'
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10
Joao Pedro ↑ 46'
- 45
- 42
Coach Claudio RanieriWest Ham United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
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10
Manuel Lanzini ↓ Alex Kral 90'
- 1
- 16
- 9
- 23
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22
Said Benrahma ↓ Nikola Vlasic 85'
- 20
- 28
- 5
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31
Ben Johnson ↓ Arthur Masuaku 82'
Bench
- 7
- 24
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26
Arthur Masuaku ↑ 82'
- 13
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11
Nikola Vlasic ↑ 85'
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33
Alex Kral ↑ 90'
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- 50
- 40
Coach David Moyes -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Mark Noble 4 Tomas Soucek 2 Emmanuel Dennis 2 Troy Deeney 2 Gerard Deulofeu 2 Jarrod Bowen 2 Sebastien Haller 2 Said Benrahma 1 Head to Head
Watford FC Form
West Ham United FC Form
2021-12-28 Watford FC 1–4 West Ham United FC W 2021-12-26 West Ham United FC 2–3 Southampton FC L 2021-12-15 Arsenal FC 2–0 West Ham United FC L 2021-12-12 Burnley FC 0–0 West Ham United FC D 2021-12-04 West Ham United FC 3–2 Chelsea FC W 2021-12-01 West Ham United FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.29 Watford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.8 West Ham United FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: West Ham United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.09Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 59% 41% ± 3.5 37% 63% ± 4.5 21% 79% Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw 53%Draw or West Ham United FC 73%Watford FC or West Ham United FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: West Ham United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–4 not predicted1 – 4Actual1 – 1 11.4%1 – 2 9.1%0 – 1 7.4%0 – 2 7.3%2 – 1 6.6%0 – 0 6.2%2 – 2 5.9%1 – 3 5.5%1 – 0 5%0 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 3.8%2 – 3 3.6%Asian Handicap — Watford FC
Handicap Watford FC covers Push West Ham United FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 15% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 52% — 48% +1 52% 21% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 15% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.