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West Ham vs Watford: result 3-1 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 36Kick-off on July 17, 2020 at 07:00 PM (UTC)London Stadium, London

West Ham
3-1
Watford

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What was the result of West Ham vs Watford?

West Ham won 3-1 on July 17, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 6′M. AntonioWest Ham
  • 10′T. SoučekWest Ham
  • 36′D. RiceWest Ham
  • 49′T. DeeneyWatford

Official lineup for West Ham vs Watford

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

West Ham

4-2-3-1
  1. 17J. Bowen
  1. 53B. Johnson
  2. 18Pablo Fornals
  3. 41D. Rice
  1. 28T. Souček
  2. 30M. Antonio
  1. 16Mark Noble
  2. 23I. Diop
  3. 3A. Cresswell
  4. 21A. Ogbonna
  1. 1Ł. Fabiański

Watford

4-2-3-1
  1. 23I. Sarr
  1. 10D. Welbeck
  2. 9T. Deeney
  3. 19W. Hughes
  1. 16A. Doucouré
  2. 8T. Cleverley
  1. 11A. Masina
  2. 4C. Dawson
  3. 21Kiko Femenía
  4. 27C. Kabasele
  1. 26B. Foster
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, West Ham have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Watford have 4, 3 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

West Ham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 11, 2020Norwich(away)4-0Premier League
Jul 8, 2020Burnley(home)0-1Premier League
Jul 5, 2020Newcastle(away)2-2Premier League
Jul 1, 2020Chelsea(home)3-2Premier League
Jun 23, 2020Tottenham(away)0-2Premier League
Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 11, 2020Newcastle(home)2-1Premier League
Jul 7, 2020Norwich(home)2-1Premier League
Jul 4, 2020Chelsea(away)0-3Premier League
Jun 28, 2020Southampton(home)1-3Premier League
Jun 25, 2020Burnley(away)0-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 West Ham wins, 1 draw, 2 Watford wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 24, 2019Watford 1-3 West HamPremier League
May 12, 2019Watford 1-4 West HamPremier League
Dec 22, 2018West Ham 0-2 WatfordPremier League
Feb 10, 2018West Ham 2-0 WatfordPremier League
Nov 19, 2017Watford 2-0 West HamPremier League
Feb 25, 2017Watford 1-1 West HamPremier League

Last archived meeting: Watford vs West Ham on Aug 24, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

West Ham score 1.3 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 1.1 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
West Ham1.31.817/157/15
Watford1.11.538/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
18West Ham3810919466539

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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