Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 games · 50 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee John Brooks
- Referee Paul Tierney
- Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
- Referee Anthony Taylor
- Referee Gary Beswick
- Referee Adam Nunn
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 35 76 2 Manchester City FC 34 71 3 Manchester United FC 35 64 4 Liverpool FC 35 58 5 Aston Villa FC 35 58 6 AFC Bournemouth 35 52 7 Brentford FC 35 51 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 50 9 Chelsea FC 35 48 10 Everton FC 35 48 11 Fulham FC 35 48 12 Sunderland AFC 35 47 13 Newcastle United FC 35 45 14 Leeds United FC 35 43 15 Crystal Palace FC 34 43 16 Nottingham Forest FC 35 42 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 37 18 West Ham United FC 35 36 19 Burnley FC 35 20 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35 18 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Aug Watford FC H 2–0 W 14 Aug Burnley FC A 2–1 W 23 May Arsenal FC A 0–2 L 18 May Manchester City FC H 3–2 W 15 May West Ham United FC H 1–1 D 09 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–2 L 14 Aug Aston Villa FC H 3–2 W 08 May Swansea City AFC H 2–0 W 01 May Brentford FC A 0–2 L 24 Apr Millwall FC H 1–0 W 20 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–0 W Key Stats
17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Watford FC gets underway.
- 5' Ismaila Sarr has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' What a strike from Shane Duffy! The score is 1-0.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' It’s high time Xisco Munoz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pascal Gross made 323 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Emmanuel Dennis suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 41' GOAL! Neal Maupay scores on 41.
- 46' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Neal Maupay is replaced by Aaron Connolly.
- 51' Juan Hernandez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 323 games and scored 372 goals.
- 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
- 62' Adam Webster was booked on 62.
- 63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Adam Webster.
- 65' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
- 65' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Craig Cathcart by Joshua King on 65 minute.
- 70' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 72' Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Enock Mwepu is hanging Leandro Trossard on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 78' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Ken Sema is replaced by Troy Deeney on 78 minute.
- 80' It is a substitution in Brighton & Hove Albion FC team. Adam Lallana is replaced by Jakub Moder on 80 minute.
- 81' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Adam Lallana by Jakub Moder on 81 minute.
- 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Enock Mwepu.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Solomon March.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Brighton & Hove Albion FC players.
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Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Starting XI- 4
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14
Adam Lallana ↓ Jakub Moder 80'
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9
Neal Maupay ↓ Aaron Connolly 46'
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11
Leandro Trossard ↓ Enock Mwepu 72'
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Bench- 23
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7
Aaron Connolly ↑ 46'
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12
Enock Mwepu ↑ 72'
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Jakub Moder ↑ 80'
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Coach Graham PotterWatford FC
Starting XI- 25
- 11
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12
Ken Sema ↓ Troy Deeney 78'
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15
Craig Cathcart ↓ Joshua King 65'
- 27
- 8
- 4
- 23
- 5
- 26
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6
Imran Louza ↓ Juan Hernandez 46'
Bench- 1
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9
Troy Deeney ↑ 78'
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Joshua King ↑ 65'
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- 17
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- 34
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29
Juan Hernandez ↑ 46'
Coach Xisco Munoz -
Head to Head
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form
2021-08-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2021-08-14 Burnley FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-05-23 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-05-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-05-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2021-05-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L