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

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)
Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)

4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
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' What a night it is going to be! West Bromwich Albion FC welcome Watford FC for this crunch clash at The Hawthorns.
5' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's 4-4-2 shape.
10' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
11' Callum Styles is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
16' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Watford FC backline.
21' What a strike from Isaac Price! The score is 1-0.
26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
28' Poor challenge from Danny Imray. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
31' The referee shows Watford FC player a card on 31.
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
41' GOAL! Daryl Dike fires home to make it 2-0!
45' Poor challenge from Nestor Irankunda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
46' Imran Louza gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Nestor Irankunda and will look to change the dynamic.
48' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Abankwah on 48.
51' It’s gonna be a card for Jayson Molumby.
56' George Campbell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
62' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Giorgi Chakvetadze by Kwadwo Baah on 62 minute.
63' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Jeremy Ngakia on, Jeremy Petris off on 63 minutes.
68' West Bromwich Albion FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
69' Danny Imray adds to his 1 season tally! West Bromwich Albion FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
74' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Daryl Dike is replaced by Aune Heggebo.
75' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Mamadou Doumbia on, Luca Kjerrumgaard off on 75 minutes.
80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
82' Josh Maja makes way for Jamaldeen Jimoh at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
86' Alex Mowatt picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
With this win, West Bromwich Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-4-2

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
Ismaila Sarr	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Jimmy Morgan	1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1
Edo Kayembe	1
Mileta Rajovic	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

3 / 4

1.95 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 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC65% Draw22% Watford FC13%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Watford FC

35%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Watford FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC46% Draw44% Watford FC10%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.5%

2 – 0

13.5%

1 – 1

10.2%

0 – 0

2 – 1

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.9%

4 – 0

4.2%

0 – 1

4.1%

1 – 2

3.1%

2 – 2

3.1%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	21%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	25%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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