Watford vs Brighton — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 1

Watford

2–0Full-time

Brighton

DLWWDLGoals 7-24

WLWDWWGoals 19-7

Vicarage Road, Watford · Capacity 22,200 · grass · Referee: Jonathan Moss

Match events

18'Dale Stephens
26'Bruno Saltor (Gaëtan Bong)
35'Roberto Pereyra (J. Holebas)
54'Roberto Pereyra (J. Holebas)
60'Pascal Groß (Yves Bissouma)
64'E. Capoue
71'Solly March (Alireza Jahanbakhsh)
73'J. Holebas
74'Andre Gray (Isaac Success)
81'Bernardo
81'Will Hughes (Ken Sema)
87'Roberto Pereyra (Kiko Femenia)

Lineups

Watford

Brighton

4-2-2-2

4-4-1-1

Javi GraciaCoach

C. Hughton

Bench (7)

Match trends

Watford have averaged 0.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Brighton have averaged 1.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 1 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

1Watford wins

3Draws

4Brighton wins

3-9Goals

Watford

0–2Feb 12, 2022, 3:00 PM

Brighton

2–0Aug 21, 2021, 4:30 PM

Watford

Brighton

1–1Feb 8, 2020, 5:30 PM

Watford

0–3Aug 10, 2019, 2:00 PM

Brighton

0–0Feb 2, 2019, 3:00 PM

Watford

Brighton

1–0Dec 23, 2017, 3:00 PM

Watford

0–0Aug 26, 2017, 2:00 PM

Brighton

0–2Apr 25, 2015, 11:15 AM

Watford

Pre-match comparison

0.7Goals scored per game1.9

2.4Goals conceded per game0.7

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Jonathan Moss

3.68Yellow cards / game

0.07Red cards / game

0.1Penalties scored / game

Based on 41 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Watford

0-15'

50%

16-30'

25%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

0%

Brighton

0-15'

11.1%

16-30'

33.3%

31-45'

22.2%

46-60'

11.1%

61-75'

11.1%

76-90+'

11.1%

Match statistics

53%Possession47%

—Expected goals (xG)—

5Shots on target0

19Total shots6

9Shots off target5

5Blocked shots1

12Shots inside the box5

7Shots outside the box1

8Corners2

0Offsides3

10Fouls16

2Yellow cards2

—Red cards—

0Goalkeeper saves3

437Total passes385

328Accurate passes297

75%Pass accuracy77%

Player ratings

1Roberto PereyraWatford⚽ 28.7
2J. HolebasWatford🅰️ 2🟨8.2
3Shane DuffyBrighton7.2
4Yves BissoumaBrighton7.2
5Ben FosterWatford7.1
6E. CapoueWatford🟨7.1

Box score

Watford

27Christian KabaseleD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels33%

15

15C. CathcartD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles2

Duels29%

26Ben FosterG · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes57%

Tackles—

Duels—

18Andre GrayF · 74'

6.8

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes72%

Tackles—

Duels20%

29

29E. CapoueM · 90'

🟨7.1

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes73%

Tackles4

Duels50%

2Daryl JanmaatD · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes63%

Tackles1

Duels67%

16Abdoulaye DoucouréM · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels55%

9Troy Deeney (C)F · 90'

6.7

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes61%

Tackles1

Duels31%

19

19Will HughesM · 81'

7.0

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes75%

Tackles5

Duels67%

37Roberto PereyraM · 87'

⚽ 28.7

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Shots2/4 on target

Passes82%

Tackles1

Duels47%

25

25J. HolebasD · 90'

🅰️ 2🟨8.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles1

Duels33%

Bench (7)

11Adam MasinaD

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5Sebastian PrödlD

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10Isaac SuccessF · 16'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels60%

1Heurelho GomesG

—

6Adrian MariappaD

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12Ken SemaM · 9'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes85%

Tackles1

Duels100%

21Kiko FemeniaD · 3'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes66%

Tackles1

Duels100%

Brighton

4Shane DuffyD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles2

Duels75%

24Davy PröpperM · 90'

6.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes84%

Tackles1

Duels24%

30BernardoD · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes85%

Tackles4

Duels64%

20Solly MarchM · 71'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels25%

5Lewis DunkD · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles1

Duels70%

13Pascal GroßF · 60'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes77%

Tackles2

Duels50%

1Mathew RyanG · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes43%

Tackles—

Duels100%

2Bruno Saltor (C)D · 26'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels—

6Dale StephensM · 90'

🟨6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes86%

Tackles2

Duels29%

11Anthony KnockaertM · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes67%

Tackles3

Duels55%

17Glenn MurrayF · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes62%

Tackles1

Duels64%

Bench (7)

14Leon BalogunD

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9Jürgen LocadiaF

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16Alireza JahanbakhshF · 19'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels25%

8Yves BissoumaF · 30'

7.2

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes88%

Tackles—

Duels73%

3Gaëtan BongD · 64'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles1

Duels67%

27David ButtonG

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7

7B. KayalM

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Watford vs Brighton played?+

The match is played at Vicarage Road, Watford (capacity 22,200).

What time does Watford vs Brighton kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 11, 2018, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).