Watford FC vs Burnley FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Watford FC vs Burnley FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
- Burnley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Matt Donohue
- Assistant 1 George Byrne
- Assistant 2 Jacob Graham (England)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Burnley FC H 1–2 L 12 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–2 L 08 Apr Hull City AFC H 1–0 W 05 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–2 L 29 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–0 D 15 Mar Oxford United FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Watford FC A 2–1 W 11 Apr Norwich City FC H 2–1 W 08 Apr Derby County FC A 0–0 D 05 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–1 W 29 Mar Bristol City FC H 1–0 W 15 Mar Swansea City AFC A 2–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Watford FC to score. At the same time, Burnley FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 8' Mamadou Doumbia puts Watford FC on the lead.
- 13' Josh Brownhill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 47 Yellow cards this season.
- 18' It looks surprising Burnley FC does not make any changes. CJ Egan-Riley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Imran Louza made 424 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
- 43' What an equalizer from Zian Flemming!
- 48' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 53' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 58' Sensational shot from Josh Brownhill. Burnley FC is back in the lead.
- 59' The referee shows Watford FC player a card on 59.
- 60' Watford FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 60.
- 61' The referee calls foul for Zian Flemming. He receives a card.
- 66' Josh Cullen is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
- 69' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Imran Louza gets a card.
- 72' Josh Laurent is replacing Marcus Edwards for the Burnley FC side.
- 75' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Mamadou Doumbia is replaced by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
- 80' The travelling Burnley FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 84' The referee calls foul for Vakoun Issouf Bayo. He receives a card.
- 85' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Imran Louza is replaced by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
- 87' It is a substitution in Burnley FC team. Zian Flemming is replaced by Ashley Barnes on 87 minute.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Jeremy Sarmiento.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Burnley FC players.
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Watford FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 17
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10
Imran Louza ↓ Tom Dele-Bashiru 85'
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Jeremy Ngakia ↓ Ryan Andrews 75'
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11
Rocco Vata ↓ Tom Ince 75'
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Bench-
7
Tom Ince ↑ 75'
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Francisco Sierralta ↑ 85'
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19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↑ 75'
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Tom Dele-Bashiru ↑ 85'
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45
Ryan Andrews ↑ 75'
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Coach Tom CleverleyBurnley FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 8
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Marcus Edwards ↓ Josh Laurent 72'
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Zian Flemming ↓ Ashley Barnes 87'
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- 5
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Bench-
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Ashley Barnes ↑ 87'
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- 32
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29
Josh Laurent ↑ 72'
Coach Scott Parker -
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