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West Brom — Watford: 1:0, Championship

Championship
West Brom L29 Aug · Away Middlesbrough · 1:3D2 Sep · Home Charlton · 1:1W5 Sep · Home Watford · 1:0W9 Sep · Away Derby · 1:0D12 Sep · Home QPR · 1:1L20 Sep · Away Wolves · 0:1
1:0
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Watford D29 Aug · Home West Ham · 1:1L1 Sep · Away Swansea · 0:2L5 Sep · Away West Brom · 0:1W8 Sep · Home Preston · 2:1L12 Sep · Home Stoke City · 1:2L18 Sep · Away Bristol City · 0:1
Venue: The Hawthorns City: West Bromwich

In the Championship game on 5 September 2026, West Brom beat Watford 1:0. Match numbers: shots on target 4:2, corners 5:4.

Match report

West Bromwich beat Watford 1-0 in the Championship's fifth round of matches on Saturday at the Hawthorns. J. Morgan scored the decisive goal in the thirty-sixth minute, giving the hosts a narrow victory over their visitors. The result keeps West Bromwich fifth in the table with ten points from five games, while Watford remain eighteenth with just five.

Martin Payero saw yellow in the sixteenth minute, and J. Morgan picked up a booking before his own goal three minutes later. Watford's Ousmane Diakite went off-side in the thirty-sixth minute for a card. Jordan Zemura came off for Watford in the forty-fifth, and Albert Eames was replaced in the fifty-ninth. The second half brought more changes, with West Bromwich bringing on Rabby Nzingoula and Aune Heggebo in the seventy-third, and Chris Mepham replaced by J. Morgan in the eighty-second.

There were late cards on both sides. Nathaniel Phillips and Harry Whitwell went off in the eighty-eighth and eighty-ninth minutes. Isaac Price and Iker Bravo picked up yellow cards in the ninety-fifth minute.

West Bromwich had 51 per cent possession and 87 attacks compared to Watford's 83. They took four shots on target, while Watford managed two. Expected goals stood at 1.14 for the hosts and 1.26 for the visitors. Watford created four big chances against West Bromwich's two, but the visitors' shot accuracy of 18 per cent tells you they did not trouble the goalkeeper enough.

West Bromwich's win moves them further clear of the drop zone, while Watford's position in the bottom half looks increasingly precarious. They had the better expected goals figure but could not find the net. By then the pattern was already set.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 51 – 49
Shots on target 4 – 2
Shots off target 2 – 3
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.26

Match events

  1. 16' 0:0 Watford Yellow card Martin Payero
  2. 34' 0:0 West Brom Yellow card J. Morgan
  3. 36' 1:0 West Brom Goal J. Morgan assist: Harry Whitwell
  4. 42' 1:0 West Brom Yellow card Ousmane·Diakite
  5. 45' 1:0 Watford Substitution Jordan Zemura off: Edo Kayembe
  6. 59' 1:0 Watford Substitution Albert Eames off: Soumaula Coulibaly
  7. 63' 1:0 Watford Yellow card Edo Kayembe
  8. 67' 1:0 Watford Substitution Othmane Maamma off: Stephy Mavididi
  9. 67' 1:0 Watford Substitution Martin Payero off: Amin Nabizada
  10. 73' 1:0 West Brom Substitution Rabby Nzingoula off: Jayson Molumby
  11. 73' 1:0 West Brom Substitution Aune Heggebo off: Felix Horn Myhre
  12. 81' 1:0 West Brom Substitution Chris Mepham off: Nathaniel Phillips
  13. 82' 1:0 West Brom Substitution J. Morgan off: Barney Stewart
  14. 82' 1:0 Watford Substitution Luca Kjerrumgaard off: Mamadou Doumbia
  15. 88' 1:0 West Brom Yellow card Nathaniel Phillips
  16. 89' 1:0 West Brom Yellow card Harry Whitwell
  17. 90+5' 1:0 West Brom Yellow card Isaac Price
  18. 90+5' 1:0 Watford Yellow card Iker Bravo

Statistics

51 Possession, % 49
4 Shots on target 2
2 Shots off target 3
1.14 Expected goals 1.26
2 Big chances 4
87 Attacks 83
5 Corners 4
18 Fouls 11
11 Free kicks 17
2 Offsides 0
5 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
8 Goal kicks 5
15 Throw-ins 21
All statistics
10/1567% Aerial duels 5/1533%
79 Backward passes 64
3 Blocked shots 6
23 Clearances 24
2/1315% Crosses 4/1625%
6/1346% Dribbles 10/2245%
1.37 Expected assists 1.16
61 Failed passes 74
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
5 Interceptions 12
8 Key passes 9
16/3644% Long passes 25/6439%
63 Passes into the final third 64
208 Passes in the opposition half 202
246 Passes in own half 228
0.44 Shot accuracy 0.18
2 Shots from outside the box 3
7 Shots inside the box 8
11/2348% Tackles 8/1553%
441 Total passes 414

Line-ups

West Brom

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Max O'Leary 1
2 Chris Mepham 2
4 Callum John Styles 4
6 George Campbell 6
25 Nolan Galves 25
17 Ousmane Diakité 17
20 Rabbi Nzngula 20
21 Isaac Price 21
29 Harry Whitwell 29
11 J. Morgan 11
19 Aune Selland Heggebø 19
Substitutes
# Player number
13 Matt Ingram 13
3 Nathaniel Phillips 3
18 Brayann Leanceley Christva Pereira 18
22 Conor Townsend 22
7 Felix Horn Myhre 7
8 Jayson Patrick Molumby 8
15 Tobias Christopher Collyer 15
9 B. Stewart 9
26 K. Tunde 26
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Watford

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Federico Ravaglia 1
4 Kévin Keben Biakolo 4
6 Matthew Pollock 6
33 Jordan Zemura 33
56 Albert Ames 56
5 Hector Matthew Kyprianou 5
7 O. Mamama 7
8 Edoardo Bove 8
17 Iker Bravo Solanilla 17
22 Martín Payero 22
9 Luca Tange Kjerrumgaard 9
Substitutes
# Player number
24 Sam Walker 24
26 Daniel Bachmann 26
3 Soumaïla Coulibaly 3
53 James Andrew Clarridge 53
39 Edouard Kayembe Kayembe 39
11 Rocco Vata 11
20 Mamadou Dumbia 20
21 Amin Nabizada 21
45 Stephy Alvaro Mavididi 45
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