West Bromwich Albion FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

West Bromwich Albion FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Watford FC

Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Jimmy Morgan 36' 1–0

Y 16' Martin Payero

Jimmy Morgan 34' Y

Ousmane Diakite 42' Y

Y 63' Edo Kayembe

Nathaniel Phillips 88' Y

Harry Whitwell 89' Y

Y 90' Iker Bravo

Isaac Price 90' Y

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Watford FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

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

Match Details

Referee Michael Salisbury
Assistant 1 Jacob Graham (England)
Assistant 2 Ross Murphy (England)

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Watford FC 2026-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Watford FC 2025-10-22 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2025-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Watford FC 2024-12-15 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
02 Sep	Charlton Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
29 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–3	L
23 Aug	Burnley FC	H	3–1	W
15 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	2–1	W
02 May	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–2	L

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
01 Sep	Swansea City AFC	A	0–2	L
29 Aug	West Ham United FC	H	1–1	D
22 Aug	Wrexham AFC	A	1–1	D
16 Aug	Southampton FC	H	2–1	W
02 May	Coventry City FC	H	0–4	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Watford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

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

Watford FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. West Bromwich Albion FC is hosting Watford FC for another epic battle.
5' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' 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.
15' Hector Matthew Kyprianou has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
16' The referee has no hesitation. Martin Payero is booked for Watford FC — card on 16.
21' 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.
26' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
31' It is a cagey affair so far. West Bromwich Albion FC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
34' Controversy at the stadium! Jimmy Morgan argues furiously but the card stands.
36' GOAL! Jimmy Morgan scores on 36. Assisted by Aune Heggebo
41' Watford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ousmane Diakite.
46' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Edo Kayembe comes on to replace Jordan Zemura.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
59' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Albert Eames is withdrawn and Soumaila Coulibaly gets his opportunity.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Edo Kayembe argues furiously but the card stands.
67' Amin Nabizada is replacing Martin Payero for the Watford FC side.
72' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Rabby Nzingoula is replaced by Jayson Molumby on 72 minute.
73' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Aune Heggebo trudges off to be replaced by Felix Myhre on 73 minutes.
78' It’s high time Alessio Dionisi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
81' Chris Mepham makes way for Nathaniel Phillips at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
82' Barney Stewart is replacing Jimmy Morgan for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
88' A moment of madness from Nathaniel Phillips on 88 minutes earns him a card. West Bromwich Albion FC will be frustrated.
89' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a card on 89.
90' Poor challenge from Iker Bravo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from West Bromwich Albion FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Morrison

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

22
Martin Payero ↓ Amin Nabizada 67'
6
Matthew Pollock
33
Jordan Zemura ↓ Edo Kayembe 46'
5
Hector Matthew Kyprianou
1
Federico Ravaglia
8
Edoardo Bove
17
Iker Bravo
4
Kevin Keben Biakolo
7
Othmane Maamma ↓ Stephy Mavididi 67'
56
Albert Eames ↓ Soumaila Coulibaly 59'
9
Luca Kjerrumgaard ↓ Mamadou Doumbia 82'

Bench

24
Sam Walker
45
Stephy Mavididi ↑ 67'
26
Daniel Bachmann
39
Edo Kayembe ↑ 46'
3
Soumaila Coulibaly ↑ 59'
11
Rocco Vata
21
Amin Nabizada ↑ 67'
20
Mamadou Doumbia ↑ 82'
53
James Clarridge

Coach Alessio Dionisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jed Wallace	3
Ken Sema	3
Ismaila Sarr	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Matheus Martins	1
Karlan Grant	1
Brandon Thomas-Asante	1
Moussa Sissoko	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2026-09-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2026-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-08-29 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-08-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Burnley FC W 2026-08-15 Norwich City FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2026-05-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Watford FC Form

2026-09-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2026-09-01 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Watford FC L 2026-08-29 Watford FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2026-08-22 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Watford FC D 2026-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2026-05-02 Watford FC 0–4 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.39 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.62 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC55% Draw28% Watford FC17%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes36% 0% No64%

Avg goals/match: 2.01

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Watford FC

45%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Watford FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC36% Draw53% Watford FC11%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

15.6%

2 – 0

12.4%

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 1

7.1%

3 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

3.8%

1 – 2

3.5%

2 – 2

2.6%

0 – 2

2.4%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	17%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	27%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	11%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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