West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Watford: result and report

Championship · Saturday 5 September 2026

Result

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Watford

Championship · Saturday 5 September 2026, 14:00 UTC · The Hawthorns, West Bromwich · half-time 1-0

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West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Watford: match report

West Bromwich Albion won against Watford 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 5 September 2026 at The Hawthorns. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Jimmy-Jay Morgan of West Bromwich Albion in the 36th minute.

Discipline: West Bromwich Albion received 5 yellow cards; Watford received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game West Bromwich Albion were 8th on 7 points from 4 and Watford 16th on 5 points from 4. In the current table West Bromwich Albion are 6th on 25 points and Watford are 20th on 14 points.

West Bromwich Albion lined up in a 4-4-2 and Watford in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jimmy-Jay Morgan of West Bromwich Albion (7.5), ahead of Harry Whitwell (7.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 West Bromwich Albion wins, 4 draws and 4 for Watford.

Going into the match West Bromwich Albion's last five read D-L-W-W and Watford's L-D-D-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Yellow card · Martín PayeroWatford
  • 34'Yellow card · Jimmy-Jay MorganWest Bromwich Albion
  • 36'Goal · Jimmy-Jay MorganWest Bromwich Albion · 1-0
  • 42'Yellow card · Ousmane DiakitéWest Bromwich Albion
  • 63'Yellow card · Edo KayembeWatford
  • 88'Yellow card · Nat PhillipsWest Bromwich Albion
  • 89'Yellow card · Harry WhitwellWest Bromwich Albion
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Iker BravoWatford
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Isaac PriceWest Bromwich Albion

Form and table

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6West Bromwich Albion147432015+525WWDWD
20Watford144281323-1014LWLLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: West Bromwich Albion 2, draws 4, Watford 4.

Team news

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West Bromwich Albion line-up (4-4-2)

Max O'Leary, Nolan Galves, Chris Mepham, George Campbell, Callum Styles, Harry Whitwell, Rabby Nzingoula, Ousmane Diakité, Isaac Price, Aune Heggebø, Jimmy-Jay Morgan

Watford line-up (4-2-3-1)

Federico Ravaglia, Albert Eames, Mattie Pollock, Kévin Keben, Jordan Zemura, Edoardo Bove, Hector Kyprianou, Othmane Maamma, Martín Payero, Iker Bravo, Luca Kjerrumgaard

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