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Burnley vs Watford
21 Dec 2024, 15:00 · Championship · 2024/2025
Referee
James LiningtonChampionship 2024/2025 · 18 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BurnleyMin
Watford- ⚽
Jaidon Anthony 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Josh Brownhill
Right foot shot
9′ - 41′
Jeremy Ngakia
Yellowcard
- 46′⇄
Francisco Sierralta
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Rocco Vata
Josh Laurent
Yellowcard
49′- 59′⇄
Ryan Andrews
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jeremy Ngakia
- 60′⇄
Festy Ebosele
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Yasser Larouci
- ⚽
Josh Brownhill 2-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Hannibal
Left foot shot
62′ CJ Egan-Riley
Yellowcard
64′- 71′⇄
Daniel Jebbison
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Vakoun Bayo
- 80′⚽
Kwadwo Baah 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 82′⇄
Edo Kayembe
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Pierre Dwomoh
- ⇄
Luca Koleosho
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Hannibal
84′ James Trafford
Yellowcard
88′- ⇄
Jay Rodríguez
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Zian Flemming
90+1′ - ⇄
John Egan
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Connor Roberts
90+3′
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.80 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.90 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.60 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.00 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6.90 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 8.10 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 8.00 | |
| 84 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 7.60 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6.50 | |
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| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.40 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2024/2025.
Burnley
Latest: Derby County · 0–0
Match stats
10 Dec 2024, 19:45 · Home vs Derby County · 2024/2025
Watford
Latest: Hull City · 1–1
Match stats
11 Dec 2024, 19:45 · Away vs Hull City · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Burnley’s ground: 11 previous meetings, 5 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Burnley’s home games with Watford’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.
Burnley
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Watford
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Burnley
Watford
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Burnley
Watford
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.
Burnley
Watford
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.