Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2022-23
West Bromwich Albion FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Mon 8 Aug 2022 · 19:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'
Jayson Molumby 45' Y
Darnell Furlong 69' Y
Y 74' Christian Kabasele

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

3
3
3
West Bromwich Albion FC 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Watford FC H 1–1 D
30 Jul Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
07 May Barnsley FC H 4–0 W
30 Apr Reading FC A 1–0 W
23 Apr Coventry City FC H 0–0 D
18 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 0–4 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D
01 Aug Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
22 May Chelsea FC A 1–2 L
15 May Leicester City FC H 1–5 L
11 May Everton FC H 0–0 D
07 May Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 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' In just a few seconds The Hawthorns will turn into a battlefield for West Bromwich Albion FC and Watford FC.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Emmanuel Dennis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • 10' It’s high time Steve Bruce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 12' Ismaila Sarr is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 17' Tom Cleverley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jed Wallace made 386 appearances and scored 49 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 42' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 45' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Jayson Molumby gets a Yellow card.
  • 47' GOAL! Karlan Ahearne-Grant fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 52' Both keepers have barely been tested. West Bromwich Albion FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 67' Jayson Molumby has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Darnell Furlong.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Christian Kabasele.
  • 77' Watford FC ring the changes. Hassane Kamara has done his job and it is now time for Mario Gaspar to step up.
  • 78' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 78 minute. Jake Livermore leaves to be changed by Okay Yokuslu.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Francisco Sierralta is replaced by William Troost-Ekong on 83 minute.
  • 88' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Grady Diangana is replaced by Adam Reach on 88 minute.
  • 90' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Darnell Furlong departs to be replaced by Matt Phillips.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-08-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2022-08-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2022-07-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-05-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–0 Barnsley FC W 2022-04-30 Reading FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-04-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2022-04-18 Nottingham Forest FC 4–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Watford FC Form

2022-08-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2022-08-01 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2022-05-22 Chelsea FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2022-05-15 Watford FC 1–5 Leicester City FC L 2022-05-11 Watford FC 0–0 Everton FC D 2022-05-07 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC50% Draw30% Watford FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Watford FC
50%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Watford FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC33% Draw54% Watford FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.7%
0 – 0
16%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 2
3%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.6%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 26% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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