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Watford vs Derby County
24 Aug 2024, 15:00 · Championship · 2024/2025
Referee
Geoff EltringhamChampionship 2024/2025 · 5 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
Derby County- 2′⚽
Ebou Adams 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Kayden Jackson
Left foot shot
- ⚽
Vakoun Bayo 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Mattie Pollock
Right foot shot
31′ Giorgi Chakvetadze
Yellowcard
Foul
45′- 50′
Ebou Adams
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Ken Sema
Substitution
Off: Yasser Larouci
57′ - 65′⇄
Craig Forsyth
Substitution
Off: Callum Elder
- 65′⇄
Liam Thompson
Substitution
Off: Kenzo Goudmijn
- ⇄
Kwadwo Baah
Substitution
Off: Edo Kayembe
73′ - 74′⇄
Tom Barkhuizen
Substitution
Off: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
- ⇄
Ryan Porteous
Substitution
Off: James Morris
74′ - ⚽
Moussa Sissoko 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
76′ - 83′⇄
James Collins
Substitution
Off: Jerry Yates
- 84′⇄
Joe Ward
Substitution
Off: Ryan Nyambe
- ⇄
Mileta Rajović
Substitution
Off: Vakoun Bayo
85′ - 89′
Sonny Bradley
Yellowcard
Argument
Mileta Rajović
Yellowcard
Argument
89′- 90+5′
Curtis Nelson
Yellowcard
Foul
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6.50 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 8.00 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.30 | |
| 74 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.20 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.80 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.70 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.10 | |
| 57 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.50 | |
| 73 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.90 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.80 | |
| 85 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 7.40 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.50 | |
| 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.40 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.70 | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.60 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Watford
Latest: Stoke City · 3–0
Match stats
17 Aug 2024, 15:00 · Home vs Stoke City · 2024/2025
Derby County
Latest: Blackburn Rovers · 2–4
Match stats
9 Aug 2024, 20:00 · Away vs Blackburn Rovers · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Watford’s ground: 8 previous meetings, 5 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Watford’s home games with Derby County’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Watford
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Derby County
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Watford
Derby County
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Watford
Derby County
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Watford
Derby County
Previous meetings
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