Sunderland vs Watford match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 31 · Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Ref R. Jones

Sunderland stats & fixtures · Watford stats & fixtures

Sunderland drew with Watford 2–2 in the Championship on 8 February 2025. Expected goals finished 2.97–1.54. Sunderland had 50% of the ball.

Sunderland vs Watford match statistics

SunderlandWatford

50% Ball possession 50%
2.97 Expected goals (xG) 1.54
14 Total shots 11
7 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 3
11 Shots inside the box 5
7 Corners 3
12 Fouls 20
2 Offsides 0
5 Yellow cards 1
414 Passes 432
81% Pass accuracy 82%
3 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

16' Goal L. O'Nien (assist T. Hume) Sunderland
31' Yellow card M. Doumbia Watford
32' Yellow card D. Cirkin Sunderland
35' Yellow card W. Isidor Sunderland
43' Penalty scored T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
46' Goal Imrân Louza (assist E. Kayembe) Watford
64' Yellow card E. Le Fée Sunderland
80' Yellow card C. Mepham Sunderland
89' Goal D. Cirkin (assist W. Isidor) Sunderland
90+6' Yellow card I. Poveda Sunderland

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sunderland

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 R. Le Bris

1 A. Patterson

3 D. Cirkin 13 L. O'Nien 26 C. Mepham 32 T. Hume

4 D. Neil 20 Salis Abdul Samed

28 E. Le Fée 11 C. Rigg 10 P. Roberts

18 W. Isidor

Bench I. Poveda , M. AleksiÄ‡ , Eliezer Mayenda , D. Ballard , S. Moore , Leo Fuhr Hjelde , Harrison Jones , T. Ogunsuyi , B. Middlemas

Watford

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 T. Cleverley

33 E. Selvik

37 Y. Larouci 6 M. Pollock 25 J. Abankwah 45 Ryan Andrews

24 T. Dele-Bashiru 10 Imrân Louza

8 G. Chakvetadze 39 E. Kayembe 17 Moussa Sissoko

20 M. Doumbia

Bench J. Ngakia , T. Ince , F. Sierralta , M. Adu-Poku , J. Bond , K. Keben , Amin Nabizada , J. Morris , Leo Ramirez-Espain

Form guide

Sunderland at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.7 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Watford away

0–2–8 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.6 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sunderland vs Watford head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
28 Sep 24	Watford v Sunderland	2–1
27 Apr 24	Watford v Sunderland	1–0
4 Oct 23	Sunderland v Watford	2–0

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Sunderland vs Watford head-to-head record