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West Brom vs Watford: match report

West Bromwich Albion hosted Watford at The Hawthorns on Saturday 5 September 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 5). Michael Salisbury is the referee, averaging 3.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

West Brom 1-0 Watford. Goals: Jimmy Morgan 36' for West Brom.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 16' Yellow card: Martín Payero (Watford)
  • 34' Yellow card: Jimmy Morgan (West Brom)
  • 36' Goal: Jimmy Morgan (West Brom) 1-0
  • 42' Yellow card: Ousmane Diakite (West Brom)
  • 63' Yellow card: Edo Kayembe (Watford)
  • 88' Yellow card: Nathaniel Phillips (West Brom)
  • 89' Yellow card: Harry Whitwell (West Brom)
  • 90'+5' Yellow card: Isaac Price (West Brom)
  • 90'+5' Yellow card: Iker Bravo (Watford)
Match stats (contains the result)
51.9%Possession48.1%
9Shots10
4Shots on target2
5Corners4
18Fouls12
2Offsides0
2Saves3
5Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

West Brom 4-4-2

Coach: James Morrison

  1. 1 Max O'Leary GK
  2. 25 Nolan Galves DEF
  3. 2 Chris Mepham DEF
  4. 6 George Campbell DEF
  5. 4 Callum Styles DEF
  6. 29 Harry Whitwell MID
  7. 20 Rabby Nzingoula MID
  8. 17 Ousmane Diakité MID
  9. 21 Isaac Price MID
  10. 19 Aune Selland Heggebø FWD
  11. 11 Jimmy-Jay Morgan FWD

Bench

  • 7 Felix Horn Myhre MID
  • 8 Jayson Molumby MID
  • 3 Nathaniel Phillips DEF
  • 9 Barney Stewart FWD
  • 13 Matt Ingram GK
  • 18 Brayann Pereira DEF
  • 22 Conor Townsend DEF
  • 15 Toby Collyer MID
  • 26 Kareem Tunde FWD

Watford 4-2-3-1

Coach: Alessio Dionisi

  1. 1 Federico Ravaglia GK
  2. 56 Albert Eames DEF
  3. 6 Matthew Pollock DEF
  4. 4 Kévin Keben DEF
  5. 33 Jordan Zemura DEF
  6. 8 Edoardo Bove MID
  7. 5 Hector Kyprianou MID
  8. 7 Othmane Maamma FWD
  9. 22 Martín Payero MID
  10. 17 Iker Bravo FWD
  11. 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard FWD

Bench

  • 39 Edo Kayembe MID
  • 3 Soumaïla Coulibaly DEF
  • 21 Amin Nabizada FWD
  • 45 Stephy Mavididi FWD
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia FWD
  • 26 Daniel Bachmann GK
  • 24 Sam Walker GK
  • 53 James Andrew Clarridge DEF
  • 11 Rocco Vata FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 21 April 2026: West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Watford
  • Wednesday 22 October 2025: Watford 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
  • Saturday 12 April 2025: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Watford
  • Sunday 15 December 2024: Watford 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
  • Monday 1 April 2024: West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Watford