West Ham United FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
West Ham United FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at London Stadium.
- West Ham United FC 38 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee James Mainwaring
- Referee Paul Tierney
- Referee Simon Hooper
- Referee Richard West
- Referee Lee Betts
- Referee Martin Atkinson
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Feb Watford FC H 1–0 W 05 Feb Kidderminster Harriers FC A 2–1 W 22 Jan Manchester United FC A 0–1 L 16 Jan Leeds United FC H 2–3 L 12 Jan Norwich City FC H 2–0 W 01 Jan Crystal Palace FC A 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Feb West Ham United FC A 0–1 L 05 Feb Burnley FC A 0–0 D 21 Jan Norwich City FC H 0–3 L 15 Jan Newcastle United FC A 1–1 D 01 Jan Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–1 L 28 Dec West Ham United FC H 1–4 L Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
West Ham United FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
West Ham United FC0-15–/116-30–/131-451/–46-601/161-754/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between West Ham United FC and Watford FC is underway.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. West Ham United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' Craig Dawson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' West Ham United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 40' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' 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.
- 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 55' West Ham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 60' The whistle greets Said Benrahma as he departs to be replaced by Manuel Lanzini.
- 65' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Tomas Soucek has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 68' Jarrod Bowen puts West Ham United FC on the lead.
- 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 77' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Tom Cleverley by Joao Pedro on 77 minute.
- 78' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Ngakia is hanging Femenia Far on the field on 78 minute.
- 83' West Ham United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joshua King made 332 appearances and scored 39 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
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Lineups
West Ham United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 9
- 41
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22
Said Benrahma ↓ Manuel Lanzini 60'
- 20
- 8
- 28
- 5
Bench
- 7
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10
Manuel Lanzini ↑ 60'
- 24
- 16
- 23
- 13
- 11
- 33
- 31
Coach David MoyesWatford FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 1
- 15
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8
Tom Cleverley ↓ Joao Pedro 77'
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21
Femenia Far ↓ Jeremy Ngakia 78'
- 7
- 19
- 14
- 22
- 33
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39
Edo Kayembe ↓ Imran Louza 77'
Bench
- 11
- 12
- 27
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- 26
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6
Imran Louza ↑ 77'
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10
Joao Pedro ↑ 77'
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2
Jeremy Ngakia ↑ 78'
- 29
Coach Roy Hodgson -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Mark Noble 4 Sebastien Haller 2 Tomas Soucek 2 Emmanuel Dennis 2 Troy Deeney 2 Gerard Deulofeu 2 Jarrod Bowen 2 Andre Gray 1 Head to Head
West Ham United FC Form
2022-02-08 West Ham United FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2022-02-05 Kidderminster Harriers FC 1–2 West Ham United FC W 2022-01-22 Manchester United FC 1–0 West Ham United FC L 2022-01-16 West Ham United FC 2–3 Leeds United FC L 2022-01-12 West Ham United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC W 2022-01-01 Crystal Palace FC 2–3 West Ham United FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.6 West Ham United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.87 Watford FC xGI would bet for: West Ham United FC to win 58% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: West Ham United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.47Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
West Ham United FC or Draw 83%Draw or Watford FC 42%West Ham United FC or Watford FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.6%1 – 0 Actual2 – 0 10.5%0 – 0 10.5%2 – 1 9.1%0 – 1 6.3%3 – 0 5.5%3 – 1 4.9%1 – 2 4.9%2 – 2 4%0 – 2 3.1%3 – 2 2.2%Asian Handicap — West Ham United FC
Handicap West Ham United FC covers Push Watford FC covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 17% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 24% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 13% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Watford FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.