Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
West Bromwich Albion FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC The Hawthorns 24,768 HT 45' · FT 45'
Karlan Grant 11' 1–0
Mikey Johnston 60' 2–0
2–1 76' Moussa Sissoko
Y 41' Matthew Pollock
William Lankshear 41' Y
Darnell Furlong 45' Y
Y 59' Imran Louza
Isaac Price 65' Y
Kyle Bartley 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madley (England)
  • Assistant 1 Bhupinder Gill
  • Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov

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

2
3
3
West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Watford FC 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

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Watford FC H 2–1 W
08 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
05 Apr Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L
29 Mar Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
15 Mar Hull City AFC H 1–1 D
11 Mar Burnley FC A 1–1 D
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–2 L
08 Apr Hull City AFC H 1–0 W
05 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
29 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–0 D
15 Mar Oxford United FC A 0–1 L
12 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC Watford FC
#13 Position #19
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

West Bromwich Albion FC are 13th (0 pts). Watford FC are 19th (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 The Hawthorns. Ninety minutes of football awaits between West Bromwich Albion FC and Watford FC.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyle Bartley made 377 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Vakoun Issouf Bayo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 11' Karlan Grant is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 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 currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Matthew Pollock on 41 minutes.
  • 45' Darnell Furlong is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' 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 Pierre Dwomoh suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' Imran Louza was booked on 59.
  • 60' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mikey Johnston makes it 2-0.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Francisco Sierralta comes on to replace James Abankwah.
  • 65' Isaac Price has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 65.
  • 70' 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.
  • 74' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Adam Armstrong on, William Lankshear off on 74 minutes.
  • 76' Magnificent from Moussa Sissoko! That is 15 goals in 385 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 77' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Mamadou Doumbia exits the field as Vakoun Issouf Bayo enters on 77.
  • 78' That is a card for West Bromwich Albion FC. Kyle Bartley will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Mikey Johnston as he leaves the pitch. Grady Diangana steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
  • 87' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Daryl Dike has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Fellows on 90 minute.
  • With this win, West Bromwich Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Watford FC 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

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2025-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2025-04-08 Bristol City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-04-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-03-29 Norwich City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-03-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2025-03-11 Burnley FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Watford FC Form

2025-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-04-08 Watford FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2025-04-05 Bristol City FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-03-29 Watford FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2025-03-15 Oxford United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-03-12 Watford FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.82 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 80% + West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC38% Draw36% Watford FC26%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 45%
55%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Watford FC
62%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Watford FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC21% Draw63% Watford FC16%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25%
1 – 0
16.7%
0 – 1
13.6%
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
1.9%
3 – 0
1.9%
3 – 1
1.5%
0 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 22% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 18% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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