Match Report
The table read 5th (West Bromwich Albion, 10 pts) against 18th (Watford, 5 pts), 5 points apart. Per game in the league, West Bromwich Albion were scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.2, Watford 0.8 and 1.2, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 16 games: 4 West Bromwich Albion wins, 6 for Watford, 6 draws, at 2.88 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 63% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, M. Salisbury was the man in the middle. The match was played at The Hawthorns (capacity 26,445). West Bromwich Albion led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
West Bromwich Albion: Jimmy-Jay Morgan (36')
Key stats
Possession: West Bromwich Albion 52% · Watford 48% · Total shots: 9-10 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 5-4