Watford vs Sunderland — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Watford

27 APR

1:0

Sunderland

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal64'

Ryan Andrews (assist: Ismaël Koné) · Right foot shot 1-0

Man of the match

Daniel BachmannWatford8.4

Expected goals (xG)

WatfordxGSunderland

0.611.37

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Venue

Vicarage RoadWatford · 22,200 seats

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Conditions

Weathersky is clear
RefereeOliver Langford
1st AssistantHristo Karaivanov
2nd AssistantMatthew Jones
4th OfficialSam Purkiss

Pressure index

WatfordSunderland

1′45′90′

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Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card10'

Edo Kayembe

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Ryan Andrews · Out: J. Grieves · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Matheus Martins · Out: Emmanuel Dennis · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card58'

Luke O'Nien · Handball

GOAL

AST

Goal64'

Ryan Andrews (assist: Ismaël Koné) · Right foot shot 1-0

OUT

Substitution65'

In: Abdoullah Ba · Out: Adil Aouchiche · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution65'

In: Patrick Roberts · Out: Chris Rigg · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution69'

In: Jamal Lewis · Out: Ken Sema · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution78'

In: Josef Dvornik · Out: Pierre Ekwah · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution78'

In: Luís Semedo · Out: Aji Alese · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Mileta Rajović · Out: Vakoun Bayo · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card86'

Jamal Lewis · Foul

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Jake Livermore · Out: Yáser Asprilla · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

That's it. The match concludes - Watford triumphs with a score of 1, leaving Sunderland with 0.
90+5′The second half concludes - Watford leads with 1, leaving Sunderland scoreless.
90+3′Delay in match - injury Callum Styles - Sunderland
90+1′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90+1′Substitution - Watford. Jake Livermore for Yáser Asprilla.
89′Delay in match - Sunderland
89′Another offensive move. Callum Styles from Sunderland takes a shot with his right foot from the middle of the box, but it's saved in the right corner. The assist was provided by Patrick Roberts.
88′Attempt thwarted. A header from Mattie Pollock of Watford, right from the box's heart, is obstructed. Yáser Asprilla aids with a cross pass.
88′Corner kick awarded to Watford. This was due to a defensive move by Corry Evans.
87′Ryan Porteous of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
87′Abdoullah Ba of Sunderland commits a foul.
86′Jamal Lewis of Watford has been shown the yellow card for committing a foul.
86′Patrick Roberts from Sunderland has earned a free kick on the right flank.
86′Fouled by Jamal Lewis - Watford
83′Hand ball by Abdoullah Ba - Sunderland
80′Player swap - Watford. Vakoun Bayo is replaced by Mileta Rajovic.
79′Ryan Andrews of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
79′Jack Clarke from Sunderland commits a foul.
78′Player swap - Sunderland. Corry Evans comes in for Pierre Ekwah.
78′Player change - Sunderland. Luís Semedo is coming on to replace Ajibola Alese.
77′Offside call - It's against Watford. Yáser Asprilla has been flagged offside.
75′Matheus Martins of Watford has secured a free kick on the left flank.
75′Fouled by Pierre Ekwah - Sunderland
74′Shot blocked. Abdoullah Ba - Sunderland - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Jack Clarke.
72′A new offensive move is underway. Abdoullah Ba of Sunderland takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it's caught in the top middle of the goal. The assist came from Patrick Roberts.
71′Offside called against Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba has been flagged offside.
69′Player swap - Watford. Ken Sema is replaced by Jamal Lewis.
68′Offside called against Watford. Ryan Andrews has been flagged offside.
67′Mattie Pollock from Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
67′Ajibola Alese of Sunderland commits a foul.
67′Trai Hume of Sunderland has successfully secured a free kick on the right flank.
67′Mattie Pollock from Watford commits a foul.
65′Player change - Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba is coming on to replace Adil Aouchiche.
65′Player swap - Sunderland. Patrick Roberts is replacing Chris Rigg.
64′Goal! Watford 1, Sunderland 0. Ryan Andrews - Watford - shot with right foot from the right side of the box to the left corner. Assist - Ismaël Koné with a through ball.
60′Corner kick awarded to Watford. Forced by Ajibola Alese's defensive play.
58′Luke O'Nien from Sunderland has been shown a yellow card due to a handball violation.
58′Luke O'Nien from Sunderland commits a handball.
58′New attacking attempt. Jack Clarke - Sunderland - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Adil Aouchiche.
55′Mattie Pollock from Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
55′Trai Hume of Sunderland commits a foul.
54′Opportunity squandered. Ismaël Koné of Watford takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it goes wide to the left.
54′Another offensive move. Edo Kayembe of Watford takes a shot with his left foot from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper makes a save right in the middle of the goal.
52′Attempt thwarted. Ryan Andrews of Watford's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is intercepted. The assist was provided by Vakoun Bayo.
51′New attacking attempt. Jack Clarke - Sunderland - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Ajibola Alese.
48′Missed chance. Jack Clarke - Sunderland - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed.
45′Player swap - Watford. Ryan Andrews comes in for Jack Grieves.
45′Player change - Watford. Emmanuel Dennis is being replaced by Matheus Martins.
45′The second half commences with both Watford and Sunderland yet to score, standing at 0-0.
45+3′The initial half concludes with no goals from either Watford or Sunderland, leaving the score at 0-0.
45+2′Offside called against Watford. Vakoun Bayo has been caught offside.
45+2′Wesley Hoedt of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
45+2′Fouled by Adil Aouchiche - Sunderland
45+1′Corner kick awarded to Sunderland, forced by Daniel Bachmann.
45+1′New attacking attempt. Trai Hume - Sunderland - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Jobe Bellingham with a head.
44′Luke O'Nien from Sunderland has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
44′Emmanuel Dennis of Watford commits a foul.
42′Attempt thwarted. Callum Styles from Sunderland attempts a right-footed shot from the left side of the box but it's obstructed. The assist came from Ajibola Alese.
41′Opportunity squandered. Chris Rigg from Sunderland attempts a right-footed shot from the right side of the box but fails to find the target. The assist came from Adil Aouchiche after a quick counter-attack.
40′Attempt thwarted. Mattie Pollock from Watford's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is stopped. The assist was by Yáser Asprilla.
40′Corner kick awarded to Watford. Dan Ballard is responsible for the concession.
38′Opportunity squandered. Ismaël Koné from Watford takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box but it doesn't hit the target. The assist was provided by Edo Kayembe.
37′Shot blocked. Edo Kayembe - Watford - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Yáser Asprilla.
34′Wesley Hoedt of Watford commits a foul.
34′Chris Rigg from Sunderland successfully secured a defensive free kick.
32′Vakoun Bayo from Watford commits a foul.
32′Dan Ballard from Sunderland has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
31′Offside called against Sunderland. Jack Clarke has been flagged offside.
30′Yáser Asprilla of Watford commits a foul.
30′Ajibola Alese of Sunderland has earned a defensive free kick.
29′Trai Hume of Sunderland has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.
29′Ken Sema from Watford commits a foul.
26′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
24′Delay in match - injury Trai Hume - Sunderland
24′Corner kick awarded to Sunderland, forced by Wesley Hoedt.
23′Pierre Ekwah of Sunderland has successfully secured an attacking free kick.
23′Emmanuel Dennis from Watford commits a foul.
21′Corner kick awarded to Sunderland, forced by Mattie Pollock.
21′Shot blocked. Dan Ballard - Sunderland - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jack Clarke with a cross.
20′Wesley Hoedt of Watford commits a foul.
20′Adil Aouchiche of Sunderland has secured a free kick on the left flank.
17′Missed chance. Edo Kayembe - Watford - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Ken Sema with a head.
15′Vakoun Bayo of Watford has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
15′Dan Ballard commits a foul - Sunderland.
10′Edo Kayembe of Watford has been handed a yellow card.
10′Pierre Ekwah of Sunderland has been awarded a defensive free kick.
10′Edo Kayembe of Watford commits a foul.
7′Another offensive effort. Vakoun Bayo of Watford takes a shot with his right foot from beyond 35 yards, but it's saved in the left corner. The assist was by Yáser Asprilla.
6′Attempt thwarted. Adil Aouchiche of Sunderland's right-footed shot from the middle of the box is obstructed. The assist was by Trai Hume.
2′Jack Grieves from Watford commits a foul.
2′Callum Styles of Sunderland has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
The initial half commences..

Match statistics

WATSUN

Possession and passing

46%Possession54%

79%Pass accuracy83%

413Passes487

325Successful Passes408

73Ball Safe82

8Key Passes10

2 more

5Substitutions4

20Throw-ins24

Attack

1Goals0

10Shots Total11

3Shots On Target6

3Corners3

28Dangerous Attacks58

2Accurate Crosses3

13 more

105Attacks113

16Dribble Attempts24

47Duels Won61

7Goal Attempts7

3Offsides2

0Penalties0

4Shots Blocked3

6Shots inside the box9

3Shots Off Target2

4Shots outside the box2

45%Successful dribbles100%

6Successful Dribbles14

11Total Crosses18

Defence and discipline

5Saves2

22Tackles20

9Interceptions9

11Fouls9

2Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

1 more

0Goal Kicks1

Other

12Successful Headers15

8Successful Interceptions13

25Headers29

7Challenges9

1Assists0

0Yellowred Cards0

2 more

1Injuries2

1Counter Attacks2

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

O. LangfordPer-match averages this season · 28 matches · career: 353

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.14	1.36	1.79	3.23
Red cards	0.11	0.07	0.04	0.10
Second yellows	0.07	0.00	0.07	0.05
Penalties	0.07	0.00	0.07	0.23

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

WatfordxGSunderland

0.611.37

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.832.13

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.611.37

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.531.26

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.080.10

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.080.00

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.781.94

Starting XI

SunderlandFormation: 3-4-2-1 · €67M8/11

Mike Dodds

WatfordFormation: 3-4-2-1 · €58M9/11

Tom Cleverley

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Watford€58Mstarting XI · 9/11€100Mwith bench · 16/20

Sunderland€67Mstarting XI · 8/11€92Mwith bench · 14/20

Sunderland's starting XI cost €8.9M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Watford — bench

Francisco SierraltaDefender · €1.8M (2025)6

Jamal LewisDefender · €17M (2020)6.4 7

Tom InceMidfielder · €58K (2023)8

Jake LivermoreMidfielder · €12M (2017)9

Mileta RajovićAttacker · €3M (2025)6.4 26

Ben HamerGoalkeeper37

Matheus MartinsAttacker · €6M (2026)6.6 42

James MorrisDefender45

Ryan AndrewsDefender · €3M (2025)7.7

Sunderland — bench

Josef DvornikMidfielder · €880K (2013)6.8 6

Timothée PembéléDefender9

Luís SemedoAttacker6.4 10

Patrick RobertsMidfielder · €7.2M (2015)7.0 14

Romaine MundleMidfielder · €1.8M (2024)17

Abdoullah BaMidfielder · €1M (2022)6.4 30

Nathan BishopGoalkeeper33

Leo HjeldeDefender · €1.8M (2024)40

Tommy WatsonAttacker · €12M (2025)

Player statistics

Watford starters then subs, by rating

Daniel Bachmann#1 · Goalkeeper · 90′8.4

In this match

Goalkeeping

Saves: 5
Saves inside box: 4
Goals conceded: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 19/27
Pass accuracy: 70%
Key passes: 0
Long balls (won/total): 3/11

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 1/1
Aerials won: 1

Defence

Tackles: 0
Clearances: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0

Player	Reason	Back
Bradley Dack🩹 injury · Thigh Problems	injury · Thigh Problems	16 Mar 2024
Nazariy Rusyn🩹 injury · Calf Injury	injury · Calf Injury	4 Apr 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Watford	2.3742.11%	2.3542.55%
Draw	3.2031.25%	3.0532.79%
Sunderland	3.1032.26%	3.2031.25%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Watford or Draw	1.3673.37%	1.3375.19%
Watford or Sunderland	1.3673.37%	1.3574.07%
Draw or Sunderland	1.5365.23%	1.5763.69%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3275.76%
0–1 goals	–	3.3529.85%
3+ goals	2.0050%	2.0748.31%
0–2 goals	1.8055.56%	1.7756.5%
4+ goals	–	3.8026.32%
0–3 goals	–	1.2878.13%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Watford	3.0033.33%	3.0033.33%
Draw	2.1047.62%	2.0249.5%
Sunderland	3.6027.78%	3.8026.32%

Outcome	bet365
WAT → WAT	4.0025%
WAT → X	13.007.69%
WAT → SUN	29.003.45%
X → WAT	5.5018.18%
X → X	5.0020%
X → SUN	6.5015.38%
SUN → WAT	26.003.85%
SUN → X	15.006.67%
SUN → SUN	5.0020%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.7526.67%
6 - 8	3.5028.57%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	8.0012.5%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
3+ cards	–	1.3375.19%
0–2 cards	–	3.0033.33%
4+ cards	1.9052.38%	1.9152.36%
0–3 cards	1.8055.56%	1.7756.5%
5+ cards	–	3.0532.79%
0–4 cards	–	1.3076.92%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City	8	17
2	West Ham United	8	15
3	Middlesbrough	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers	8	13
7	Stoke City	8	13
8	Bristol City	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic	8	12
10	Birmingham City	8	11
11	Millwall	8	11
12	Lincoln City	8	11
13	Southampton	8	10
14	Wrexham	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers	8	9
17	Norwich City	8	9
18	Sheffield United	8	9
19	Portsmouth	7	8
20	Watford	8	8
21	Cardiff City	8	7
22	Derby County	8	5
23	Preston North End	8	4
24	Burnley	8	4

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.7257.9%	1.7457.47%
No	2.0050%	2.0449.02%