Watford vs Sunderland match stats & report
2–1 Full time
Watford stats & fixtures · Sunderland stats & fixtures
Watford beat Sunderland 2–1 in the Championship on 28 September 2024. Expected goals finished 1.89–1.01. Sunderland had 51% of the ball.
Watford vs Sunderland match statistics
- 49% Ball possession 51%
- 1.89 Expected goals (xG) 1.01
- 13 Total shots 17
- 5 Shots on target 5
- 4 Shots off target 7
- 4 Blocked shots 5
- 12 Shots inside the box 10
- 4 Corners 6
- 11 Fouls 11
- 1 Offsides 1
- 2 Yellow cards 1
- 408 Passes 405
- 81% Pass accuracy 86%
- 4 Goalkeeper saves 3
Goals and cards
- 28' Goal Festy Ebosele (assist Y. Larouci) Watford
- 30' Yellow card Festy Ebosele Watford
- 45' Yellow card J. Bellingham Sunderland
- 49' Goal W. Isidor (assist P. Roberts) Sunderland
- 64' Yellow card R. Porteous Watford
- 84' Penalty scored T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Watford
Bench T. Ince , Ken Sema , R. Porteous , D. Jebbison , K. Baah , A. Tikvić , Imrân Louza , Alfie Marriott , R. Vata
Sunderland
Bench N. Rusyn , I. Poveda , T. Watson , Harrison Jones , M. Aleksić , Z. Johnson , Leo Fuhr Hjelde , Abdoullah Ba , S. Moore
Form guide
Watford at home
4–1–5 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.1 per game
- Conceded
- 1.6 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 10
- Corners
- 4.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.8 per game
36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Sunderland away
5–2–3 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.3 per game
- Conceded
- 1.7 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 10
- Corners
- 4.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.3 per game
35% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Watford vs Sunderland head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Watford v Sunderland | 1–0 | |
| Sunderland v Watford | 2–0 |
Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.