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Watford vs Burnley
18 Apr 2025, 15:00 · Championship · 2024/2025
Referee
Matt DonohueChampionship 2024/2025 · 24 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
Burnley- ⚽
Mamadou Doumbia 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Rocco Vata
Header
8′ - 43′⚽
Zian Flemming 1-1
Goal · Header
With: Jaidon Anthony
Header
- 58′⚽
Josh Brownhill 1-2
Goal · Header
With: Hannibal
Header
Moussa Sissoko
Yellowcard
Argument
59′Moussa Sissoko
Yellow/Red card
Argument
60′- 61′
Zian Flemming
Yellowcard
Argument
- 66′
Josh Cullen
Yellowcard
Foul
Edo Kayembe
Yellowcard
Argument
66′Edo Kayembe
Yellow/Red card
Foul
69′Imrân Louza
Yellowcard
Argument
69′- 72′⇄
Josh Laurent
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Marcus Edwards
- ⇄
Ryan Andrews
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jeremy Ngakia
75′ - ⇄
Vakoun Bayo
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Mamadou Doumbia
75′ - ⇄
Tom Ince
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Rocco Vata
75′ Vakoun Bayo
Yellowcard
Foul
84′- ⇄
Tom Dele-Bashiru
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Imrân Louza
85′ - ⇄
Francisco Sierralta
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: James Abankwah
85′ - 88′⇄
Ashley Barnes
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Zian Flemming
Ryan Andrews
Yellowcard
Argument
90+7′- 90+7′⇄
Jeremy Sarmiento
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Josh Brownhill
- 90+7′
Jeremy Sarmiento
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- 90+8′
James Trafford
Yellowcard
Time wasting
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7.06 | |
| 75 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.72 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6.74 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7.04 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.31 | |
| 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 60 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5.74 | |
| 85 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.02 | |
| 75 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.14 | |
| 69 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6.62 | |
| 75 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.42 | |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.54 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.82 | |
| 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.00 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.70 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.47 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Watford
Latest: Hull City · 1–0
Match stats
8 Apr 2025, 19:45 · Home vs Hull City · 2024/2025
Burnley
Latest: Derby County · 0–0
Match stats
8 Apr 2025, 19:45 · Away vs Derby County · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Watford’s ground: 11 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Watford’s home games with Burnley’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
Burnley
Assists
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.
Watford
Burnley
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Watford
Burnley
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
Burnley
Previous meetings
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