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

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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

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 9 games · Avg 3.1 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#5	Position	#20
28	Points	15
15	Played	15
8 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 8
23	Scored	13
15	Conceded	23
+8	GD	-10
1.87	PPG	1.00
53%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts). Watford FC are 20th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Watford FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

–/6

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Watford FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Watford FC gets underway.
5' Isaac Price has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 6 goals this season.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
11' The England forward Karlan Grant breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 1-0!
16' Imran Louza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for West Bromwich Albion FC so far.
21' The 25-year-old Matthew Pollock has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
26' Both keepers have barely been tested. West Bromwich Albion FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
31' James Abankwah, a Ireland defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
36' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matthew Pollock on 41.
45' Poor challenge from Darnell Furlong. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tom Cleverley might look to freshen things up shortly.
55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with West Bromwich Albion FC winning 100% of all matches.
59' Watford FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 59.
60' What a moment for Mikey Johnston! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
63' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. James Abankwah is withdrawn and Francisco Sierralta gets his opportunity.
65' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a card on 65.
70' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
74' The whistle greets William Lankshear as he departs to be replaced by Adam Armstrong.
76' GOAL! Moussa Sissoko scores on 76. Assisted by Imran Louza
77' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Vakoun Issouf Bayo on, Mamadou Doumbia off on 77 minutes.
78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kyle Bartley on 78.
82' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Mikey Johnston is replaced by Grady Diangana.
87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Daryl Dike comes on to replace Tom Fellows.
Full Time. West Bromwich Albion FC beats Watford FC

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

5
Kyle Bartley
27
Alex Mowatt
2
Darnell Furlong
4
Callum Styles
14
Torbjorn Heggem
20
Joshua Griffiths
21
Isaac Price
31
Tom Fellows ↓ Daryl Dike 90'
22
Mikey Johnston ↓ Grady Diangana 82'
18
Karlan Grant
19
William Lankshear ↓ Adam Armstrong 74'

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Tom Ince ↓ Rocco Vata 63'
17
Moussa Sissoko
39
Edo Kayembe
6
Matthew Pollock
10
Imran Louza
24
Tom Dele-Bashiru ↓ Pierre Dwomoh 77'
2
Jeremy Ngakia
33
Egil Selvik
26
Caleb Wiley
25
James Abankwah ↓ Francisco Sierralta 63'
20
Mamadou Doumbia ↓ Vakoun Issouf Bayo 77'

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jed Wallace	3
Ken Sema	3
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Ismaila Sarr	2
Daryl Dike	1
Erik Pieters	1
Isaac Price	1
John Swift	1

Head to Head

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

2 / 4

1.74 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC53% Draw26% Watford FC21%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Watford FC

47%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Watford FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC38% Draw46% Watford FC16%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 0

10.8%

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.6%

3 – 0

5.6%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.5%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

3.1%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	23%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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