Watford vs Burnley

Championship 18 Apr 2025, 14:00
Watford
Watford
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Burnley
Burnley
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 M. Donohue Round 43

Match report

Burnley edged past Watford 2-1 in the Championship on 18 April 2025.

Burnley dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 16 shots to Watford's 11.

M. Sissoko was sent off in the 60th minute, one of 2 red cards in the game.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with M. Donohue in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 35% - 65% Shots 11 - 16 On target 5 - 7 Corners 4 - 1 Fouls 17 - 4 Red cards 2 Yellow cards 11
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Player of the match
Zian Flemming
Burnley · 1 goal
8 CJ Egan-Riley 81 passes (98% accurate)
8 Lucas Pires 63 passes (92% accurate)
8 Josh Cullen 76 passes (92% accurate)
8 Jaidon Anthony 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–9 4–7
Shots On Goal 3–4 2–3
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 2–0 2–1
Attacks 35–66 33–61
Match statistics
4 Corners 1
5 Substitution 3
68 Attacks 127
0 Attacks 5
0 Attacks 3
0 Attacks 5
24 Dangerous Attacks 61
5 On Target 7
6 Off Target 8
11 Shots Total 16
5 Shots On Goal 7
4 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 5
5 Shots Inside Box 10
6 Shots Outside Box 6
17 Fouls 4
4 Corners 1
2 Offsides 4
35% Ball Possession 65%
7 Yellow Cards 4
2 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 4
295 Passes Total 565
213 Passes Accurate 496
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-2-3-1
33 E. Selvik
2 J. Ngakia 6 M. Pollock 25 J. Abankwah 26 C. Wiley
10 I. Louza 14 P. Dwomoh
17 M. Sissoko 39 E. Kayembe 11 R. Vata
20 M. Doumbia
Burnley · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Trafford
14 C. Roberts 6 CJ Egan-Riley 5 M. Estève 23 L. Pires
8 J. Brownhill 24 J. Cullen
22 M. Edwards 28 H. Mejbri 11 J. Anthony
19 Z. Flemming
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • 3 Francisco Sierralta
  • 24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • 41 Alfie Marriott
  • 22 James Morris
  • 52 Leo Ramirez-Espain
  • 60 Amar Sanghrajka
Burnley
Coach
S. Parker
Substitutes
  • 29 Josh Laurent
  • 35 Ashley Barnes
  • 7 Jeremy Sarmiento
  • 32 Václav Hladký
  • 4 Joe Worrall
  • 2 Oliver Sonne
  • 15 Nathan Redmond
  • 30 Luca Koleosho
  • 34 Jaydon Banel
Substitutions
  • 72' ↑ J. Laurent ↓ M. Edwards Burnley
  • 75' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ M. Doumbia Watford
  • 75' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ J. Ngakia Watford
  • 75' ↑ T. Ince ↓ R. Vata Watford
  • 85' ↑ T. Dele-Bashiru ↓ I. Louza Watford
  • 85' ↑ F. Sierralta ↓ J. Abankwah Watford
  • 88' ↑ A. Barnes ↓ Z. Flemming Burnley
  • 90+7' ↑ J. Sarmiento ↓ J. Brownhill Burnley
Cards
  • 60' M. Sissoko Watford
  • 69' E. Kayembe Watford
  • 59' M. Sissoko Watford
  • 60' M. Sissoko Watford
  • 61' Z. Flemming Burnley
  • 66' J. Cullen Burnley
  • 66' E. Kayembe Watford
  • 69' E. Kayembe Watford
  • 69' I. Louza Watford
  • 84' V. Bayo Watford
  • 90+7' R. Andrews Watford
  • 90+7' J. Sarmiento Burnley
  • 90+8' J. Trafford Burnley
Head-to-head
Watford 1 1 draws 4 Burnley
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2020-06-25 Burnley vs Watford 1 - 0
Recent form
Watford D W D D D
Burnley D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Burnley?
Watford lost 1-2 against Burnley on 18 April 2025.
Who won Watford vs Burnley?
Burnley won the match 2-1.
Where was Watford vs Burnley played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Burnley?
Burnley had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.