West Bromwich Albion FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

West Bromwich Albion FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Watford FC

Tue 21 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC The Hawthorns 22,805 HT 45' · FT 45'

Isaac Price 21' 1–0

Daryl Dike 41' 2–0

Danny Imray 69' 3–0

Callum Styles 11' Y

Danny Imray 28' Y

Y 31' Matthew Pollock

Y 45' Nestor Irankunda

Y 48' James Abankwah

Jayson Molumby 51' Y

Alex Mowatt 86' 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 Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)
Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 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

2026-04-21 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 2024-04-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Watford FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Watford FC	H	3–0	W
18 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	2–0	W
10 Apr	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D
06 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–0	D
03 Apr	Wrexham AFC	H	2–2	D
21 Mar	Bristol City FC	A	1–0	W

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–3	L
18 Apr	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
11 Apr	Oxford United FC	A	0–2	L
06 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
03 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
21 Mar	Leicester City FC	H	0–0	D

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' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Jeremy Petris is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
11' Callum Styles picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
21' Assisted by Danny Imray with the perfectly-timed delivery and Isaac Price makes no mistake. 1-0!
26' Nestor Irankunda, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
28' Danny Imray is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
31' Poor challenge from Matthew Pollock. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' What a moment for Daryl Dike! That strike on 41 puts his side firmly in control.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nestor Irankunda.
46' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Nestor Irankunda is replaced by Imran Louza on 46 minute.
48' James Abankwah catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 48.
51' That looks like a foul for a card for Jayson Molumby.
56' West Bromwich Albion FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
61' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
62' Kwadwo Baah is ready to make an impact after coming on for Giorgi Chakvetadze at the 62 minute mark.
63' Jeremy Ngakia is replacing Jeremy Petris for the Watford FC side.
68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
69' What a moment for Danny Imray! That strike on 69 puts his side firmly in control.
74' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Daryl Dike trudges off to be replaced by Aune Heggebo on 74 minutes.
75' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Mamadou Doumbia on, Luca Kjerrumgaard off on 75 minutes.
80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
82' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamaldeen Jimoh is hanging Josh Maja on the field on 82 minute.
86' That is a card for West Bromwich Albion FC. Alex Mowatt will be fuming at that decision.
3-0 the final result. Watford FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Morrison

Watford FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

23
Nampalys Mendy
39
Edo Kayembe
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze ↓ Kwadwo Baah 62'
6
Matthew Pollock
29
Jeremy Petris ↓ Jeremy Ngakia 63'
1
Egil Selvik
66
Nestor Irankunda ↓ Imran Louza 46'
4
Kevin Keben Biakolo
25
James Abankwah
42
Othmane Maamma
9
Luca Kjerrumgaard ↓ Mamadou Doumbia 75'

Bench

12
Nathan Baxter
7
Tom Ince
16
Marc Bola
10
Imran Louza ↑ 46'
34
Kwadwo Baah ↑ 62'
2
Jeremy Ngakia ↑ 63'
15
Edoardo Bove
53
Amin Nabizada
20
Mamadou Doumbia ↑ 75'

Coach Edward Still

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2026-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Watford FC W 2026-04-18 Preston North End FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2026-04-10 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2026-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2026-04-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Wrexham AFC D 2026-03-21 Bristol City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Watford FC Form

2026-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-11 Oxford United FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-03 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2026-03-21 Watford FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.65 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.68 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC60% Draw25% Watford FC15%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Watford FC

40%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Watford FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC40% Draw48% Watford FC12%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

15.1%

2 – 0

12.8%

0 – 0

11.7%

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

8.8%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

4.9%

1 – 2

3.6%

2 – 2

4 – 0

2.9%

0 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	19%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	26%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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