Watford 1–1 West Ham
Watford
1–1HT 1–1
West Ham
Watford played West Ham in the Championship on 29 August 2026 at Vicarage Road. The match finished 1–1.
Goals and cards
- 7'Edoardo Bove — Yellow card
- 19'A. Nabizada
- 24'Othmane Maamma — Yellow card
- 27'M. Pollock (OG)
- 31'Joël Veltman — Yellow card
- 49'Kévin Keben Biakolo — Yellow card
Line-ups
Watford 4-2-3-1
- F. Ravaglia
- O. H. Traore
- M. Pollock
- K. Keben
- J. Zemura
- E. Bove
- H. Kyprianou
- O. Maamma
- I. Bravo
- A. Nabizada
- L. Kjerrumgaard
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. Walker
- D. Bachmann
- A. Eames
- M. Payero
- E. Kayembe
- R. Vata
- M. Doumbia
- M. Adu Poku
- N. Chikovani
- COACHES: Alessio Dionisi
West Ham 4-4-1-1
- M. Hermansen
- J. Veltman
- A. Golambeckis
- M. Kilman
- K. Walker-Peters
- J. Bowen
- A. Engels
- M. Kante
- M. Solomon
- D. Mukasa
- T. Castellanos
- SUBSTITUTES
- F. Herrick
- K. Casey
- E. Mayers
- O. Scarles
- L. Orford
- K. Lamadrid
- J. Ajala
- J. Piroe
- Pablo
- COACHES: Nuno Espirito Santo
Match statistics
| Watford | West Ham | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 1 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 16 | Total shots | 13 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 7 |
| 14 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Corners | 11 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 38% | Possession | 62% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 305 | Total passes | 496 |
| 236 | Accurate passes | 420 |
| 77% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 1.60 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.89 |
| 0.28 | goals_prevented | 0.28 |