Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Watford: result and report
Championship · Saturday 29 December 2012
Result
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Watford
Championship · Saturday 29 December 2012, 17:20 UTC · half-time 0-0
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Watford: match report
Brighton & Hove Albion lost to Watford 1-3 in the Championship on Saturday 29 December 2012. The half-time score was 0-0.
Troy Deeney opened the scoring in the 54th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion's goal came from David López (65', penalty). Watford scored through Troy Deeney (54'), Matěj Vydra (68') and Matěj Vydra (70').
Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card; Watford received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 10th on 34 points from 23 and Watford 6th on 37 points from 23. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 5th with 76 points, and Watford 2nd with 79.
Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Watford in a 3-5-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Brighton & Hove Albion win, 2 draws and 2 for Watford.
Going into the match Brighton & Hove Albion's last five read D-D-D-L-W and Watford's W-D-L-W-W.
Key events
- 21'Yellow card · Adam El-Abd
- 28'Yellow card · Almen Abdi
- 54'Goal · Troy Deeney
- 65'Penalty goal · David López
- 68'Goal · Matěj Vydra
- 70'Goal · Matěj Vydra
- 89'Yellow card · Geoffrey Bia
- 90'Yellow card · Geoffrey Bia
Head-to-head
Team news
Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-3-1-2)
Tomasz Kuszczak, Bruno Saltor, Gordon Greer, Adam El-Abd, Wayne Bridge, Andrew Crofts, Andrea Orlandi, David Lopez, Kazenga LuaLua, Liam Bridcutt, Craig Mackail-Smith
Watford line-up (3-5-2)
Almunia, Fitz Hall, Daniel Pudil, Tommie Hoban, Joel Ekstrand, Jonathan Hogg, Ikechi Anya, Almen Abdi, Nathaniel Chalobah, Troy Deeney, Matej Vydra