Burnley FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25

Burnley FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Watford FC

Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 15:00 Turf Moor 19,601 HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Burnley FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Turf Moor.

  • Burnley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
  • Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee James Linington
  • Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
  • Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Coventry City FC	46	95
  2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
  3	Millwall FC	46	83
  4	Southampton FC	46	80
  5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
  6	Hull City AFC	46	73
  7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
  8	Derby County FC	46	69
  9	Norwich City FC	46	65
  10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
  11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
  12	Bristol City FC	46	62
  13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
  14	Preston North End FC	46	60
  15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
  16	Watford FC	46	57
  17	Stoke City FC	46	55
  18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
  19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
  20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
  21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
  22	Oxford United FC	46	47
  23	Leicester City FC	46	46
  24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

  Head-to-Head

  5

  3

  2

  Burnley FC 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals Watford FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2024-12-21 Burnley FC 2–1 Watford FC 2023-02-14 Burnley FC 1–1 Watford FC 2022-08-12 Watford FC 1–0 Burnley FC 2022-04-30 Watford FC 1–2 Burnley FC 2022-02-05 Burnley FC 0–0 Watford FC

  Recent Form

  Burnley FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  21 Dec	Watford FC	H	2–1	W
  15 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	2–1	W
  10 Dec	Derby County FC	H	0–0	D
  06 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–1	D
  30 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	2–0	W
  26 Nov	Coventry City FC	H	2–0	W

  Watford FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  21 Dec	Burnley FC	A	1–2	L
  15 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
  11 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
  30 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
  26 Nov	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W
  22 Nov	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	2–2	D

  Key Stats

  50% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (10 games)

  50% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  15% Clean Sheets
  Watford FC this season

• Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Burnley FC and Watford FC is underway.
  • The final score is 2-1.

• Burnley FC

  4-2-3-1

  Starting XI

  • 8
    Josh Brownhill
  • 14
    Connor Roberts ↓ John Egan 90'
  • 24
    Josh Cullen
  • 19
    Zian Flemming ↓ Jay Rodriguez 90'
  • 11
    Jaidon Anthony
  • 1
    James Trafford
  • 28
    Hannibal Mejbri ↓ Luca Koleosho 84'
  • 5
    Maxime Esteve
  • 6
    CJ Egan-Riley
  • 12
    Bashir Humphreys
  • 29
    Josh Laurent

  Bench

  • 9
    Jay Rodriguez ↑ 90'
  • 16
    John Egan ↑ 90'
  • 44
    Hannes Delcroix
  • 4
    Joe Worrall
  • 32
    Vaclav Hladky
  • 37
    Andreas Hountondji
  • 23
    Lucas Pires
  • 30
    Luca Koleosho ↑ 84'
  • 18
    Hjalmar Ekdal

  Coach Scott Parker

  Watford FC

  4-1-4-1

  Starting XI

  • 17
    Moussa Sissoko
  • 1
    Daniel Bachmann
  • 5
    Ryan Porteous
  • 8
    Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 19
    Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Daniel Jebbison 71'
  • 6
    Matthew Pollock
  • 14
    Pierre Dwomoh ↓ Edo Kayembe 82'
  • 34
    Kwadwo Baah
  • 37
    Yasser Larouci ↓ Festy Ebosele 60'
  • 2
    Jeremy Ngakia ↓ Ryan Andrews 59'
  • 11
    Rocco Vata ↓ Francisco Sierralta 46'

  Bench

  • 23
    Jonathan Bond
  • 7
    Tom Ince
  • 21
    Angelo Ogbonna
  • 3
    Francisco Sierralta ↑ 46'
  • 39
    Edo Kayembe ↑ 82'
  • 36
    Festy Ebosele ↑ 60'
  • 18
    Daniel Jebbison ↑ 71'
  • 22
    James Morris
  • 45
    Ryan Andrews ↑ 59'

  Coach Tom Cleverley

• Head to Head

  2024-12-21 Burnley FC 2–1 Watford FC 2023-02-14 Burnley FC 1–1 Watford FC 2022-08-12 Watford FC 1–0 Burnley FC 2022-04-30 Watford FC 1–2 Burnley FC 2022-02-05 Burnley FC 0–0 Watford FC

  Burnley FC Form

  2024-12-21 Burnley FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2024-12-15 Norwich City FC 1–2 Burnley FC W 2024-12-10 Burnley FC 0–0 Derby County FC D 2024-12-06 Burnley FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2024-11-30 Stoke City FC 0–2 Burnley FC W 2024-11-26 Burnley FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W

  Watford FC Form

  2024-12-21 Burnley FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2024-12-15 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2024-12-11 Hull City AFC 1–1 Watford FC D 2024-11-30 Watford FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-11-26 Watford FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-11-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Watford FC D