English League Championship

Watford vs West Ham United, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 19': Amin Nabizada
FT
1 - 1
West Ham United
  • 27': Matthew Pollock (OG)

About

Watford are hosting West Ham United at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Veltman with a cross.
  • 5': Jordan Zemura (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Divine Mukasa (West Ham United).
  • 7': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Watford).
  • 7': Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Edoardo Bove (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Edoardo Bove (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United).
  • 10': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Amin Nabizada (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mattie Pollock.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mads Hermansen (West Ham United). Assisted by Omar Haktab Traoré.
  • 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.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Haktab Traoré.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Iker Bravo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Iker Bravo (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Manor Solomon.
  • 23': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
  • 23': Manor Solomon (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Othmane Maamma (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Amin Nabizada.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Airidas Golambeckis (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manor Solomon with a cross.
  • 26': Delay in match (West Ham United).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Own Goal by Mattie Pollock, Watford. Watford 1, West Ham United 1.
  • 31': Joël Veltman (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 35': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 35': Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arne Engels.
  • 36': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Omar Haktab Traoré.
  • 40': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Federico Ravaglia.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Divine Mukasa (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arne Engels.
  • 42': Offside, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
  • 43': Offside, West Ham United. Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Jordan Zemura (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amin Nabizada.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 1, West Ham United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, West Ham United 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Othmane Maamma with a cross.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iker Bravo.
  • 47': Foul by Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford).
  • 47': Manor Solomon (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
  • 48': Divine Mukasa (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Kévin Keben (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jordan Zemura.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford).
  • 52': Foul by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
  • 52': Arne Engels (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Arne Engels (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Manor Solomon (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a headed pass.
  • 56': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
  • 58': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
  • 60': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
  • 60': Substitution, Watford. Martín Payero replaces Amin Nabizada.
  • 60': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
  • 60': Manor Solomon (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  • 63': Manor Solomon (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Jordan Zemura (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
  • 65': Substitution, West Ham United. Joël Piroe replaces Divine Mukasa.
  • 65': Substitution, West Ham United. Lewis Orford replaces Mohamadou Kanté.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
  • 69': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jordan Zemura.
  • 70': Offside, West Ham United. Joël Piroe is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Lewis Orford (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joël Piroe.
  • 73': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Othmane Maamma.
  • 75': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 75': Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Manor Solomon.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Zemura with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Joël Veltman (West Ham United).
  • 78': Attempt saved. Federico Ravaglia (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mads Hermansen (West Ham United). Assisted by Jordan Zemura.
  • 78': Mads Hermansen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  • 79': Offside, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia is caught offside.
  • 80': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Manor Solomon (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Iker Bravo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 82': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
  • 84': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
  • 84': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Edoardo Bove.
  • 85': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Iker Bravo.
  • 86': Substitution, West Ham United. Ollie Scarles replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 88': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Edoardo Bove (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Arne Engels (West Ham United).
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mads Hermansen (West Ham United). Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 90'+3': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jordan Zemura.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Watford 1, West Ham United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, West Ham United 1.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,976

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Federico Ravaglia (GK)
4 Kévin Keben Yellow Card
6 Matthew Pollock
33 Jordan Zemura
23 Omar-Haktab Traoré
17 Iker Bravo
5 Hector Kyprianou
8 Edoardo Bove Yellow Card
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
21 Amin Nabizada
7 Othmane Maamma Yellow Card
Watford Substitutes:
Sam Walker, Michael Adu-Poku, Nikoloz Chikovani, Edo Kayembe, Rocco Vata, Daniel Bachmann, Albert Eames, Mamadou Doumbia, Martín Payero.

WHU West Ham United (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Mads Hermansen (GK)
3 Max Kilman
58 Airidas Golambeckis
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
34 Joël Veltman Yellow Card
17 Mohamadou Kanté
7 Arne Engels
10 Manor Solomon
20 Jarrod Bowen
11 Valentín Castellanos
14 Divine Mukasa
West Ham United Substitutes:
Finlay Herrick, Oliver Scarles, Pablo, Ezra Mayers, Keiber Lamadrid, Lewis Orford, Kaelan Casey, Joël Piroe, Joshua Ajala.

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