Watford vs Sunderland — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 30

Watford

1–0Full-time

Sunderland

DLWWDLGoals 7-24

WLWWWLGoals 15-15

Vicarage Road, Watford · Capacity 22,200 · grass · Referee: Lee Probert

Match events

42'Y. Kaboul (Daryl Janmaat)
53'Nordin Amrabat (Isaac Success)
59'M. Britos (Craig Cathcart)
61'D. Gibson (D. Ndong)
70'Adnan Januzaj (Wahbi Khazri)
72'Billy Jones
77'Wahbi Khazri
78'L. Koné
87'M'Baye Niang (C. Zúñiga)
90'Étienne Capoue

Lineups

Watford

Sunderland

4-5-1

4-2-3-1

W. MazzarriCoach

D. Moyes

Bench (7)

Match trends

Watford have averaged 0.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Sunderland have averaged 1.5 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 of the last 7 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 4 of the last 7 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 7 meetings

2Watford wins

3Draws

2Sunderland wins

9-10Goals

Sunderland

2–2Feb 8, 2025, 12:30 PM

Watford

2–1Sep 28, 2024, 2:00 PM

Sunderland

Watford

1–0Apr 27, 2024, 2:00 PM

Sunderland

2–0Oct 4, 2023, 6:45 PM

Watford

Sunderland

2–2Apr 29, 2023, 2:00 PM

Watford

2–2Sep 17, 2022, 2:00 PM

Sunderland

1–0Dec 17, 2016, 3:00 PM

Watford

Pre-match comparison

0.7Goals scored per game1.5

2.4Goals conceded per game1.5

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

Referee

Lee Probert

2.89Yellow cards / game

0.16Red cards / game

0.37Penalties scored / game

Based on 19 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%

Sunderland

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

66.7%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

56%Possession44%

—Expected goals (xG)—

10Shots on target3

23Total shots11

5Shots off target2

8Blocked shots6

15Shots inside the box3

8Shots outside the box8

13Corners9

1Offsides0

12Fouls8

1Yellow cards3

—Red cards—

3Goalkeeper saves9

387Total passes302

318Accurate passes208

82%Pass accuracy69%

Player ratings

1Craig CathcartWatford🅰️ 18.5
2Jordan PickfordSunderland8.5
3M. BritosWatford⚽ 18.4
4S. OkakaWatford7.7
5GomesWatford7.5
6José HolebasWatford7.5

Box score

Watford

15Craig CathcartD · 90'

🅰️ 18.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes75%

Tackles3

Duels78%

3

3M. BritosD · 90'

⚽ 18.4

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Shots3/3 on target

Passes70%

Tackles2

Duels80%

29Étienne CapoueM · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes90%

Tackles1

Duels40%

7Nordin AmrabatM · 53'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes89%

Tackles—

Duels50%

33

33S. OkakaF · 90'

7.7

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes76%

Tackles1

Duels67%

1

1Gomes (C)G · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes55%

Tackles—

Duels100%

8

8T. CleverleyM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles2

Duels43%

16Abdoulaye DoucouréM · 90'

7.3

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Shots1/4 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels33%

21M'Baye NiangM · 87'

7.0

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Shots2/4 on target

Passes93%

Tackles—

Duels28%

25José HolebasD · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes90%

Tackles3

Duels71%

4

4Y. KaboulD · 42'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes68%

Tackles1

Duels60%

Bench (7)

30Costel PantilimonG

—

5Sebastian PrödlD

—

10Isaac SuccessF · 37'

7.2

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes80%

Tackles5

Duels58%

6Adrian MariappaD

—

22Daryl JanmaatD · 48'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes92%

Tackles1

Duels100%

9Troy DeeneyF

—

18

18C. ZúñigaD · 3'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels—

Sunderland

16

16J. O'Shea (C)D · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles1

Duels56%

4

4J. DenayerM · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes55%

Tackles1

Duels44%

9Fabio BoriniM · 90'

6.9

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes69%

Tackles—

Duels57%

13Jordan PickfordG · 90'

8.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes51%

Tackles—

Duels—

23

23L. KonéD · 90'

🟨6.8

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes55%

Tackles1

Duels30%

18Jermain DefoeF · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes85%

Tackles—

Duels0%

44Adnan JanuzajM · 70'

6.2

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes84%

Tackles1

Duels38%

3Bryan OviedoD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes77%

Tackles2

Duels78%

24

24D. GibsonM · 61'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles1

Duels40%

2Billy JonesD · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes63%

Tackles1

Duels50%

8Jack RodwellM · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes87%

Tackles1

Duels18%

Bench (7)

7Sebastian LarssonM

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10Wahbi KhazriM · 20'

🟨6.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes54%

Tackles—

Duels25%

21

21Javi ManquilloD

—

17

17D. NdongM · 29'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes88%

Tackles—

Duels40%

1Vito MannoneG

—

5Papy DjilobodjiD

—

6

6L. CattermoleM

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Watford vs Sunderland played?+

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

What time does Watford vs Sunderland kick off?+

Kickoff is at Apr 1, 2017, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).