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West Bromwich Albion vs Watford
5 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2026/2027
Referee
Michael SalisburyChampionship 2026/2027 · 1 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
West Bromwich AlbionMin
Watford- 16′
Martín Payero
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
Jimmy-Jay Morgan
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
34′- ⚽
Jimmy-Jay Morgan 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Harry Whitwell
Right foot shot
36′ Ousmane Diakité
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
42′- 46′⇄
Edo Kayembe
Substitution
Off: Jordan Zemura
- 59′⇄
Soumaïla Coulibaly
Substitution
Off: Albert Eames
- 63′
Edo Kayembe
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 67′⇄
Stephy Alvaro Mavididi
Substitution
Off: Othmane Maamma
- 67′⇄
Amin Nabizada
Substitution
Off: Martín Payero
- ⇄
Jayson Molumby
Substitution
Off: Rabby Nzingoula
73′ - ⇄
Felix Horn Myhre
Substitution
Off: Aune Heggebø
73′ - ⇄
Nat Phillips
Substitution
Off: Chris Mepham
81′ - 82′⇄
Mamadou Doumbia
Substitution
Off: Luca Kjerrumgaard
- ⇄
Barney Stewart
Substitution
Off: Jimmy-Jay Morgan
82′ Nat Phillips
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
88′Harry Whitwell
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
89′- 90+5′
Iker Bravo
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
Isaac Price
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
90+5′
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 | 7.08 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 7.01 | |
| 81 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7.33 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 7.13 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 7.42 | |
| 73 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.90 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.77 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.53 | |
| 73 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.53 | |
| 82 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7.45 | |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.40 | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.53 | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.65 | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.66 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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West Bromwich Albion
Latest: Charlton Athletic · 1–1
Match stats
2 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Charlton Athletic · 2026/2027
Watford
Latest: Swansea City · 0–2
Match stats
1 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Away vs Swansea City · 2026/2027
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At West Bromwich Albion’s ground: 8 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare West Bromwich Albion’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 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
West Bromwich Albion
Yellow cards
Tackles
Watford
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
West Bromwich Albion
Watford
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
West Bromwich Albion
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.
West Bromwich Albion
Watford
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.