West Bromwich Albion vs Watford, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
About
West Bromwich Albion are hosting Watford
at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
- 5': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
- 6': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 8': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
- 8': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
- 8': Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Andrews.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
- 10': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
- 10': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
- 11': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
- 14': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
- 20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
- 22': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
- 22': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
- 23': Foul by Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion).
- 23': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
- 25': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
- 30': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Offside, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
- 33': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 36': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
- 41': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 43': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
- 45': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 45': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 45'+1': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Watford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Watford 0.
- 46': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
- 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
- 51': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Watford 1. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 55': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Ismaël Koné.
- 56': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Andrews (Watford).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
- 64': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
- 64': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
- 64': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Watford 2. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
- 67': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Alex Mowatt.
- 67': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces John Swift.
- 67': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Yann M'Vila replaces Okay Yokuslu.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 70': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
- 70': Yann M'Vila (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Watford 2. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Grady Diangana with a through ball.
- 71': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace replaces Tom Fellows.
- 72': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
- 74': Substitution, Watford. Matheus Martins replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
- 76': Hand ball by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
- 77': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
- 78': Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Martins.
- 80': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 81': Hand ball by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
- 83': Attempt saved. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 84': Hand ball by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
- 84': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Andreas Weimann replaces Mikey Johnston.
- 85': Attempt saved. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
- 86': Substitution, Watford. Jake Livermore replaces Edo Kayembe.
- 88': Foul by Matheus Martins (Watford).
- 88': Yann M'Vila (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Watford 2. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
- 90'+6': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Watford 2.
- 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Watford 2.
Statistics
 WAT |
WBA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 44 | Possession | 56 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 309 | Accurate Passes | 421 |
| 401 | Passes | 504 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 19 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 24,173
Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 24,173
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 15 | +14 | 31 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 15 | +12 | 31 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 15 | +15 | 29 |
| 4 | Burnley | 15 | +12 | 27 |
Line-Ups
West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle Bartley |
| 6 | Semi Ajayi |
| 3 | Conor Townsend |
| 2 | Darnell Furlong |
| 19 | John Swift |
| 27 | Alex Mowatt |
| 35 | Okay Yokuslu |
| 21 | Brandon Thomas-Asante |
| 23 | Michael Johnston |
| 31 | Tom Fellows |
Watford (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 3 | Francisco Sierralta |
| 4 | Wesley Hoedt |
| 5 | Ryan Porteous |
| 24 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
| 11 | Ismaël Koné |
| 6 | Jamal Lewis |
| 45 | Ryan Andrews |
| 25 | Emmanuel Dennis  |
| 19 | Bayo Youssouf |
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