English League Championship

FT Saturday, August 29, 2026
West Ham United WWDLW 1
–
Watford LWWDL 1
1st2ndT
WHU101
WAT101
Vicarage Road · 20,976 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
11
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
1
62.3
Possession
37.7
13
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
420
Accurate Passes
234
498
Passes
302
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
26
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
48
Long Balls
45
27
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
7
Blocked Shots
7
11
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
16
20
Effective Clearances
32
20
Clearances
32

Head to Head

WHU leads series 5-0

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Federico RavagliaG
  2. 4Kévin KebenCD-L
  3. 6Matthew PollockCD-R
  4. 33Jordan ZemuraLB
  5. 23Omar-Haktab TraoréRB
  6. 17Iker BravoAM
  7. 5Hector KyprianouLM
  8. 8Edoardo BoveRM
  9. 9Luca KjerrumgaardF
  10. 21Amin NabizadaAM-L
  11. 7Othmane MaammaAM-R

WHU · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Mads HermansenG
  2. 3Max KilmanCD-L
  3. 58Airidas GolambeckisCD-R
  4. 2Kyle Walker-PetersLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 17Mohamadou KantéCM-L
  7. 7Arne EngelsCM-R
  8. 10Manor SolomonLM
  9. 20Jarrod BowenRM
  10. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  11. 14Divine MukasaRCF

Timeline

  1. 7' Edoardo Bove (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 19' Goal! Watford 1, West Ham United 0. Amin Nabizada (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
  3. 24' Othmane Maamma (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 26' Delay in match (West Ham United).
  5. 26'
  6. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  7. 26'
  8. 27' Own Goal by Mattie Pollock, Watford. Watford 1, West Ham United 1.
  9. 31' Joël Veltman (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 49' Kévin Keben (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 60' Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
  12. 60' Substitution, Watford. Martín Payero replaces Amin Nabizada.
  13. 65' Substitution, West Ham United. Joël Piroe replaces Divine Mukasa.
  14. 65' Substitution, West Ham United. Lewis Orford replaces Mohamadou Kanté.
  15. 73' Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Othmane Maamma.
  16. 85' Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Iker Bravo.
  17. 86' Substitution, West Ham United. Ollie Scarles replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.

EFL Championship News

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