Championship · Matchweek 7 · Sep 28

Watford - Sunderland

Watford beat Sunderland 2-1 in Championship (Matchweek 7). Goals: F. Ebosele 28'; T. Dele-Bashiru (P) 84'; W. Isidor 49'.

🏟 Vicarage Road 👤 Referee: A. Davies
Key events
28' F. Ebosele(1 - 0) · Assist: Y. Larouci Watford
30' 🟨 Festy EboseleYellow card Watford
45' 🟨 Jobe BellinghamYellow card Sunderland
49' W. Isidor(1 - 1) · Assist: P. Roberts Sunderland
64' 🟨 Ryan PorteousYellow card Watford
84' T. Dele-Bashiru (P)(2 - 1) Watford
Quick stats
%49 Possession %51
13 Total shots 17
5 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 7
4 Blocked shots 5
12 Shots inside box 10
1 Shots outside box 7
4 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
F. Ebosele(1 - 0) · Assist: Y. Larouci
28'
Festy EboseleYellow card🟨
30'
45'
🟨Jobe BellinghamYellow card
HT 1 - 0
49'
W. Isidor(1 - 1) · Assist: P. Roberts
E. Kayembe ↔ T. InceSubstitution🔁
57'
Y. Larouci ↔ K. SemaSubstitution🔁
57'
F. Ebosele ↔ R. PorteousSubstitution🔁
57'
Ryan PorteousYellow card🟨
64'
V. Bayo ↔ D. JebbisonSubstitution🔁
69'
G. Chakvetadze ↔ K. BaahSubstitution🔁
74'
74'
🔁W. Isidor ↔ N. RusynSubstitution
74'
🔁P. Roberts ↔ I. PovedaSubstitution
84'
85'
🔁R. Mundle ↔ T. WatsonSubstitution
FT 2 - 1
Match statsWatford · Sunderland
Key stats
%49 Possession %51
Shots
13 Total shots 17
5 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 7
4 Blocked shots 5
12 Shots inside box 10
1 Shots outside box 7
4 Saves 3
Passing
408 Total passes 405
330 Accurate passes 348
%81 Pass accuracy %86
Set pieces & discipline
4 Corners 6
1 Offsides 1
11 Fouls 11
Cards
2 Yellow cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 1
LineupsWatford 3-4-2-1Sunderland 4-3-3
Watford · Bench
Coach: T. Cleverley
Sunderland · Bench
17A. Ba17
Coach: R. Le Bris
HEAD TO HEAD5 meetings · 2022–2025
Watford 1
Sep 17who was on topFeb 8
Sunderland 1
1 Watford 3 draw 1 Sunderland
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.0goals / match
78total goals
1/1clean sheets
1-0Watford best win · Apr 27
2-0Sunderland best win · Oct 4
%80 Over 1.5 4/5
%60 Over 2.5 3/5
%60 Over 3.5 3/5
%60 BTTS 3/5
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Watford at home2 matches
1W 1D 0L 3:2
Sunderland at home3 matches
1W 2D 0L 6:4
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Watford0W 0D 5L Sunderland2W 1D 2L
0.00 1.40 Points per game
1 7 Goals scored
16 11 Goals conceded
1.26 1.51 xG average
1.76 1.68 xGA average
%0 %20 Clean sheets
%20 %60 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
3.8 3.6 Corners
2.2 4.0 Cards
Watford1W 2D 7L Sunderland3W 2D 5L
0.50 1.10 Points per game
7 10 Goals scored
23 17 Goals conceded
1.44 1.40 xG average
1.71 1.58 xGA average
%10 %20 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%60 %40 Over 2.5
5.6 4.5 Corners
2.4 2.8 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
14Watfordin the table57pts
46matches 16-9-21W-D-L 53:61goals -8diff
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4Sunderlandin the table76pts
46matches 21-13-12W-D-L 58:44goals +14diff
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Feb 8 Sunderland 2-2 Watford Championship
Apr 27 Watford 1-0 Sunderland Championship
Oct 4 Sunderland 2-0 Watford Championship
Apr 29 Sunderland 2-2 Watford Championship
Sep 17 Watford 2-2 Sunderland Championship
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