West Bromwich Albion 1 – 0 Watford: Championship Match Report

Championship · 5

West Bromwich Albion

Full Time

1–0

Saturday, 5 September 2026 · The Hawthorns

Watford

West Bromwich Albion won after full-time.

⚽ Jimmy-Jay Morgan 36'

Match Events

90+5'

Isaac PriceWest Bromwich Albion

90+5'

Iker BravoWatford

89'

Harry WhitwellWest Bromwich Albion

88'

Nat PhillipsWest Bromwich Albion

82'

Barney StewartWest Bromwich Albion · Jimmy-Jay Morgan

82'

Mamadou DoumbiaWatford · Luca Kjerrumgaard

81'

Nat PhillipsWest Bromwich Albion · Chris Mepham

73'

Felix Horn MyhreWest Bromwich Albion · Aune Heggebø

73'

Jayson MolumbyWest Bromwich Albion · Rabby Nzingoula

67'

Amin NabizadaWatford · Martín Payero

67'

Stephy Alvaro MavididiWatford · Othmane Maamma

63'

Edo KayembeWatford

59'

Soumaïla CoulibalyWatford · Albert Eames

46'

Edo KayembeWatford · Jordan Zemura

42'

Ousmane DiakitéWest Bromwich Albion

36'

Jimmy-Jay MorganWest Bromwich Albion · Harry Whitwell

1-0

34'

Jimmy-Jay MorganWest Bromwich Albion

34'

Jimmy MorganWest Bromwich Albion

16'

Martín PayeroWatford

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

West Bromwich Albion8422214

Watford8224-38

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VenueThe HawthornsSaturday, 5 September 2026

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RefereeMichael Salisbury

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion Starting XI

Formation 4-4-2

1 7.1

Max O'Leary

25 7.1

Nolan Galves

2 7.3

Chris Mepham

6 7.1

George Campbell

4 7.3

Callum Styles

29 7.5

Harry Whitwell

20 6.9

Rabby Nzingoula

17 6.8

Ousmane Diakité

21 6.5

Isaac Price

19 6.5

Aune Heggebø

11 7.5

Jimmy-Jay Morgan

Substitutes 9

#3 Nat Phillips Defender

6.4

#7 Felix Horn Myhre Midfielder

6.6

#8 Jayson Molumby Midfielder

6.5

#9 Barney Stewart Attacker

6.7

#13 Matt Ingram Goalkeeper

#15 Toby Collyer Midfielder

#18 Brayann Pereira Defender

#22 Conor Townsend Defender

#26 Kareem Tunde Attacker

Watford Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 6.8

Federico Ravaglia

56 6

Albert Eames

6 6.6

Mattie Pollock

4 6.8

Kévin Keben

33 6.4

Jordan Zemura

8 6.6

Edoardo Bove

5 6.5

Hector Kyprianou

7 6.7

Othmane Maamma

22 7.1

Martín Payero

17 6.8

Iker Bravo

9 6.4

Luca Kjerrumgaard

Substitutes 9

#3 Soumaïla Coulibaly Defender

6.7

#11 Rocco Vata Attacker

#20 Mamadou Doumbia Attacker

6.5

#21 Amin Nabizada Attacker

6.4

#24 Sam Walker Goalkeeper

#26 Daniel Bachmann Goalkeeper

#39 Edo Kayembe Midfielder

6.8

#45 Stephy Alvaro Mavididi Attacker

6.6

#53 James Clarridge Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

West Bromwich Albion

Comparison

Watford Watford

51% Ball Possession % 49%

9 Shots Total 11

4 Shots On Target 2

2 Shots Off Target 3

3 Shots Blocked 6

7 Shots Insidebox 8

2 Shots Outsidebox 3

3 Goal Attempts 4

2 Big Chances Created 4

1 Big Chances Missed 4

5 Corners 4

2 Offsides 0

18 Fouls 11

5 Yellowcards 3

444 Passes 427

382 Successful Passes 352

86% Successful Passes Percentage 82%

8 Key Passes 8

38 Long Passes 65

17 Successful Long Passes 25

45% Successful Long Passes Percentage 38%

13 Total Crosses 17

2 Accurate Crosses 4

13 Dribble Attempts 22

6 Successful Dribbles 10

46% Successful Dribbles Percentage 45%

24 Tackles 16

5 Interceptions 12

50 Duels Won 47

2 Saves 3

87 Attacks 83

34 Dangerous Attacks 46

11 Free Kicks 18

15 Throwins 22

9 Goal Kicks 5

4 Substitutions 5

1 Injuries 1

11 Successful Headers 4

1 Assists 0

1 Goals 0

78 Ball Safe 76

11 Tackles Won 8