English League Championship

Watford

20th · 2-2-4 · 8 pts · -3
Ugh, no.
Watford lost to West Bromwich Albion
Watford1-2-2 0 – 1 West Bromwich Albion3-1-1
FT · Sat, Sep 5

Match Details

The Hawthorns (West Bromwich) · Paramount+

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Watford 0.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Watford 0.
  • 90'+6'Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6'Foul by Edoardo Bove (Watford).
  • 90'+5'Iker Bravo (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5'Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Barney Stewart (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 90'Foul by Barney Stewart (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89'Harry Whitwell (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Line Score

12T
WAT 00 0
WBA 10 1

Match Leaders

Watford
West Bromwich Albion

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Swansea 8 5 2 1 +7 17
2 West Ham 8 4 3 1 +11 15
3 Boro 8 4 3 1 +4 15
4 Wolves 7 4 2 1 +5 14
5 West Brom 8 4 2 2 +2 14
6 QPR 8 3 4 1 +3 13
7 Stoke 8 4 1 3 +1 13
8 Bristol City 8 4 1 3 -1 13
9 Charlton 8 3 3 2 -3 12
10 Birmingham 8 2 5 1 +1 11
11 Millwall 8 3 2 3 0 11
12 Lincoln City 8 3 2 3 -1 11
13 Southampton 8 4 2 2 +9 10
14 Wrexham 8 2 4 2 -3 10
15 Bolton 8 3 1 4 -4 10
16 Blackburn 8 2 3 3 0 9
17 Norwich City 8 3 0 5 -1 9
18 Sheffield Utd 8 2 3 3 -2 9
19 Portsmouth 7 2 2 3 -1 8
20 Watford 8 2 2 4 -3 8
21 Cardiff 8 1 4 3 -2 7
22 Derby 8 1 2 5 -7 5
23 Preston 8 1 1 6 -7 4
24 Burnley 8 0 4 4 -8 4
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Key Events

90'+5'Iker Bravo (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5'Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
89'Harry Whitwell (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82'Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
82'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Barney Stewart replaces Jimmy-Jay Morgan.
81'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Phillips replaces Chris Mepham.
73'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Felix Myhre replaces Aune Heggebø.
73'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Rabby Nzingoula.
67'Substitution, Watford. Amin Nabizada replaces Martín Payero.
67'Substitution, Watford. Stephy Mavididi replaces Othmane Maamma.
63'Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59'Substitution, Watford. Soumaïla Coulibaly replaces Albert Eames.
45'Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Jordan Zemura.
42'Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36'Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Watford 0. Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Whitwell.
34'Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16'Martín Payero (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

WatfordWest Bromwich Albion
General
48.1 Possession % 51.9
10 Shots 9
2 On Target 4
0 Offsides 2
4 Corners 5
12 Fouls 18
Passing & Defense
332 Passes Completed 381
4 Crosses Won 2
7 Tackles Won 11
9 Interceptions 5
19 Clearances 23
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 2

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion W W L L D
Watford W D L D L

Starting Lineups

West Bromwich Albion4-4-2
1 O'Leary
25 Galves 2 Mepham 6 Campbell 4 Styles
29 Whitwell A 20 Nzingoula 17 Diakite 21 Price
19 Heggebo 11 Morgan 36'
9 Kjerrumgaard
7 Maamma 22 Payero 17 Bravo
5 Kyprianou 8 Bove
33 Zemura 4 Keben 6 Pollock 56 Eames
1 Ravaglia
Watford4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

West Bromwich Albion

  1. MO #1 Max O'LearyG
  2. #6 George CampbellCD-L
  3. CM #2 Chris MephamCD-R
  4. CS #4 Callum StylesLB
  5. NG #25 Nolan GalvesRB
  6. OD #17 Ousmane DiakiteCM-L
  7. RN #20 Rabby NzingoulaCM-R
  8. IP #21 Isaac PriceLM
  9. HW #29 Harry WhitwellRM
  10. JM #11 Jimmy MorganCF-L36'
  11. AH #19 Aune HeggeboCF-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Watford

  1. FR #1 Federico RavagliaG
  2. KK #4 Kévin KebenCD-L
  3. MP #6 Matthew PollockCD-R
  4. JZ #33 Jordan ZemuraLB
  5. AE #56 Albert EamesRB
  6. MP #22 Martín PayeroAM
  7. HK #5 Hector KyprianouLM
  8. EB #8 Edoardo BoveRM
  9. LK #9 Luca KjerrumgaardF
  10. OM #7 Othmane MaammaAM-L
  11. IB #17 Iker BravoAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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