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West Bromwich Albion vs Watford Prediction: Morrison's Side Set for Strong Home Response
West Brom host Watford at The Hawthorns on 5 September 2026, four games into a Championship season where both clubs are still finding their feet under new managers. The hosts come in with the better of it: a W-D-L-L-W run…
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- Week 5 of the 2026-2027 Championship sees West Bromwich Albion and Watford collide on 2026-09-05 at 15:00 GMT.
- On average in 10 games, Referee M. Salisbury registers 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, and 21 fouls.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between E. Ramsay and A. Dionisi.
- After 4 matchdays, West Bromwich Albion sit 7th with 7 points and Watford are 14th having collected 5 points.
- West Bromwich Albion misses 1 player: M. Johnston (Broken Leg) while Watford misses 5 players: K. Baah (Knock), M. Bola (Hamstring Injury), J. Grieves (Lacking Match Fitness), J. Ngakia (Thigh Injury), T. Akomeah (Lacking Match Fitness).
- We're predicting West Bromwich Albion to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-4-2, and Watford are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- The previous match saw I. Price lead West Bromwich Albion with a 8.5 TheyScored rating, and D. Bachmann top-rating for Watford at 7.9.
- West Bromwich Albion were held to a 1-1 draw with Charlton Athletic, and Watford then lost 0-2 to Swansea City.
- Struggling form all round: West Bromwich Albion are 2-1-2 and Watford are 1-2-2 in their recent 5 matches.
- Watford hold the upper hand H2H: of 19 meetings, they've triumphed 6 times, conceded 5 times and shared 8 draws.
- We predict West Bromwich Albion to prevail 3-1 given their strong home form (1-1-0) and 2.00 goals/game.
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| 16' | M. Payero | ||
| 34' | J. Morgan | ||
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| 42' | O. Diakite | ||
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| 63' | E. Kayembe | ||
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| 88' | N. Phillips | ||
| 89' | H. Whitwell | ||
| 90+5' | I. Price | ||
| 90+5' | I. Bravo | ||
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West Brom is going head to head with Watford on 5/9/2026 14:00 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and West Brom v Watford H2H statistics!