← ScoresTimes: UK time
- HT 1–1
- Stadium of Light, Sunderland
- Kick-off
- Referee: not supplied
- Last data update
Key eventsavailable
- 90+6′Yellow card · SunderlandI. Carlo Poveda
- 89′Goal · SunderlandD. Cirkin · (assist W. Isidor)
- 85′Substitution · WatfordM. Sissoko ↔ F. Sierralta
- 84′Substitution · SunderlandC. Mepham ↔ D. Ballard
- 81′Substitution · WatfordM. Doumbia ↔ T. Ince
- 80′Yellow card · SunderlandC. Mepham
- 72′Substitution · SunderlandC. Rigg ↔ E. Mayenda
- 64′Yellow card · SunderlandE. Le Fée
- 61′Substitution · WatfordY. Larouci ↔ J. Ngakia
- 59′Substitution · SunderlandS. Abdul Samed ↔ M. Aleksić
- 59′Substitution · SunderlandP. Roberts ↔ I. Carlo Poveda
- 46′Goal · WatfordI. Louza · (assist E. Kayembe)
- 43′Penalty · WatfordT. Dele-Bashiru
- 35′Yellow card · SunderlandW. Isidor
- 32′Yellow card · SunderlandD. Cirkin
- 31′Yellow card · WatfordM. Doumbia
- 16′Goal · SunderlandL. O'Nien · (assist T. Hume)
- 12:30Kick-off
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Competition contextavailable
Championship 2024/25
League table, before kick-off
4th of 24 · 58 pts from 30 played
W 16 · D 10 · L 4 · GD +19
Form in this competition only, latest first: W D W D W
- 8 pts behind first
- 3 pts behind the place above
- 13 pts clear of the place below
12th of 24 · 41 pts from 30 played
W 12 · D 5 · L 13 · GD -2
Form in this competition only, latest first: L L L W D
- 25 pts behind first
- Level on points with the place above
- Level on points with the place below
Form here counts only matches in this competition; Recent form counts the last five in every competition.
First: Leeds, 66 pts
From the 363 finished matches of this table played before kick-off. Last result change .
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Statisticsavailable
- 3Blocked shots3
- 7Corners3
- 2.97Expected goals (xG)1.54
- 12Fouls20
- 2Offsides0
- 81%Pass accuracy82%
- 414Passes432
- 335Accurate passes353
- 50%Possession50%
- 3Saves5
- 14Shots11
- 4Shots off target3
- 7Shots on target5
- 5Yellow cards1
Player statisticsavailable
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| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Patterson | 90 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| D. Neil | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| D. Cirkin | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| E. Le Fée | 90 | 7.9 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| L. O'Nien | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 |
| T. Hume | 90 | 7.2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 |
| W. Isidor | 90 | 7.3 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – |
| C. Mepham | 84 | 6.7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| C. Rigg | 72 | 6.6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 |
| P. Roberts | 59 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 |
| S. Abdul Samed | 59 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| I. Carlo Poveda | 31 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 |
| M. Aleksić | 31 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| E. Mayenda | 18 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| D. Ballard | 13 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Kayembe | 90 | 6.6 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| E. Selvik | 90 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| G. Chakvetadze | 90 | 7.2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| I. Louza | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Abankwah | 90 | 6.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| M. Pollock | 90 | 7.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| R. Andrews | 90 | 6.6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| T. Dele-Bashiru | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| M. Sissoko | 85 | 6.5 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| M. Doumbia | 81 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Y. Larouci | 61 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 |
| J. Ngakia | 29 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| F. Sierralta | 12 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| T. Ince | 9 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
xG (Highlightly)not supplied
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Recent form
Sunderlandavailable
- W3–2 at MiddlesbroughChampionship
- D2–2 v PlymouthChampionship
- W1–0 at Derby CountyChampionship
- D0–0 at BurnleyChampionship
- W1–0 v PortsmouthChampionship
Watfordavailable
- L0–1 v NorwichChampionship
- L1–2 at CoventryChampionship
- L1–2 v PrestonChampionship
- W2–0 at Derby CountyChampionship
- D1–1 at CardiffChampionship
Head-to-headlimited
- Watford 2–1 SunderlandChampionship · Vicarage Road
- Watford 1–0 SunderlandChampionship · Vicarage Road
- Sunderland 2–0 WatfordChampionship · Stadium of Light
Line-upsavailable
Watford4-2-3-1
Sunderland4-2-3-1
Home side at the bottom. Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.
Sunderland · Bench
5 D. Ballard
12 E. Mayenda
21 S. Moore
30 M. Aleksić
33 L. Fuhr Hjelde
36 I. Carlo Poveda
47 T. Samuel Ogunsuyi
50 H. Jones
55 B. Middlemas
Coach: Regis Le Bris
Watford · Bench
2 J. Ngakia
3 F. Sierralta
4 K. Keben Biakolo
7 T. Ince
22 J. Morris
23 J. Bond
49 M. Adu-Poku
- 52 L. Ramirez-Espain
- 61 A. Nabizada
Coach: T. Cleverley
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Key players
Sunderlandavailable
- D. Neil · Midfielder2,605 min in 29 matches · 2 goals · 3 assists
- T. Hume · Defender2,543 min in 29 matches · 1 goal · 3 assists
- L. O'Nien · Defender2,495 min in 29 matches · 2 goals · 1 assist
From player figures for all 30 matches played.
Watfordavailable
- M. Pollock · Defender2,676 min in 30 matches · 0 goals · 4 assists
- G. Chakvetadze · Midfielder2,477 min in 29 matches · 2 goals · 5 assists
- E. Kayembe · Midfielder1,980 min in 29 matches · 7 goals · 0 assists
From player figures for all 30 matches played.
Availability: not checked for this match yet, so none is claimed.
Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in Championship 2024/25 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.
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