Watford 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 18 September 2012

Result

Watford 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Championship · Tuesday 18 September 2012, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Watford 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Watford were beaten by Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 18 September 2012. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from C. Mackail-Smith of Brighton & Hove Albion in the 50th minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Watford received 4 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Watford were 19th on 6 points from 5 and Brighton & Hove Albion 3rd on 10 points from 5. Watford went on to finish that season 2nd with 79 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 5th with 76.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Watford wins, 2 draws and 0 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Going into the match Watford's last five read L-L-W-L-W and Brighton & Hove Albion's W-W-W-D-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Yellow card · NeutonWatford
  • 16'Yellow card · Marco CassettiWatford
  • 25'Yellow card · Liam BridcuttBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 50'Penalty goal · C. Mackail-SmithBrighton & Hove Albion · 0-1
  • 78'Yellow card · Stephen DobbieBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 82'Yellow card · Nyron NosworthyWatford
  • 84'Yellow card · A. BarnesBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 84'Yellow card · Daniel PudilWatford

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Watford 2, draws 2, Brighton & Hove Albion 0.

Team news

Watford line-up

Almunia, Neuton, Daniel Pudil, Marco Cassetti, Nyron Nosworthy, Mark Yeates, Jonathan Hogg, Almen Abdi, Matej Vydra, Fernando Forestieri, Chris Iwelumo

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up

Tomasz Kuszczak, Bruno Saltor, Gordon Greer, Adam El-Abd, Wayne Bridge, Dean Hammond, Andrea Orlandi, G. Dicker, Liam Bridcutt, Will Buckley, Craig Mackail-Smith