Watford vs West Bromwich Albion LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Watford face West Bromwich Albion in the Championship today.
English football's second tier is one of the most-watched leagues in Europe with a relentless fixture schedule and the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer combining to make it one of the most dramatic and exciting competitions in world football.
Burnley were relegated from the top tier in 2022 but return refreshed and hopeful of making it back and equally Watford no doubt enjoyed their time in the Premier League too and are also keen to return.
Norwich know what it takes to earn promotion from the Championship and will again be one of the favourites to do it again with one of the best squads in the division.
It isn't all about the battle for promotion, either, with Wigan, Rotherham and play-off winners Sunderland hoping their ascensions from League One aren't short-lived as they battle to avoid the drop at the bottom.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Watford FC 3 - 2 West Bromwich Albion FC
Watford vs West Bromwich Albion
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A selfie message from match winner Ken! 🤳 pic.twitter.com/pJPgs35LGR
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Match ends, Watford 3, West Bromwich Albion 2.
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Back to winning ways! 🙌#WatfordFC pic.twitter.com/ao2l6Ew9vP
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Second Half ends, Watford 3, West Bromwich Albion 2.
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A tough one to take. pic.twitter.com/UQmEBmdNMv
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Britt Assombalonga (Watford).
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Morris makes an excellent challenge, then João Pedro wins a free-kick.
⏱ 90+5’
🐝 3-2 🔵#WatfordFC— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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90+2’ | Watford threaten on the break through Britt Assombalonga, but his strike is blocked.
🐝 3-2 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Corner, Watford. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
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Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
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Well played, Keinan.
⏱ 90’
🐝 3-2 🔵#WatfordFC | @manscaped pic.twitter.com/Tg0gWFQ40a— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Watford. Britt Assombalonga replaces Keinan Davis.
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90’ | Six minutes are added.
🐝 3-2 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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90’ | Chances!
KG sees an effort blocked before the ball falls to Molumby, but he can't get his strike on target.
🐝 3-2 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
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Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
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Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
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Sarr plays a great pass across for João Pedro, who has a shot saved!
⏱ 88’
🐝 3-2 🔵#WatfordFC— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
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87’ | Save!
Griffiths does brilliantly to deny Watford a fourth!
🐝 3-2 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
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Our third of the night! 👊pic.twitter.com/FdMHnTMl6J
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Mario Gaspar (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Great shift Ken!
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#WatfordFC | @manscaped pic.twitter.com/2bpVAe7kyV— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Substitution, Watford. Imrân Louza replaces Ken Sema.
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Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
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Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
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Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Our first change.
Well played, IK!
⏱ 81’
🐝 3-2 🔵
#WatfordFC pic.twitter.com/oIgunMHqvo— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Substitution, Watford. Leandro Bacuna replaces Ismaël Koné.
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80’ | Change.
➡️ Grant.
⬅️ Swift.
🐝 3-2 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces John Swift.
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Back in front!
Sema has a shot from the right and, with the help of a deflection, it beats Griffiths!
⏱ 78’
🐝 3-2 🔵
#WatfordFC https://t.co/YxDyW35Zl5— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Ken at the double! pic.twitter.com/Jt8Ze4gITB
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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78’ | Goal Watford. Ken Sema scores a deflected effort.
🐝 3-2 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Goal! Watford 3, West Bromwich Albion 2. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box.
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Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
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Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Davis’ shot is parried and Sema smashes in, but the winger is flagged for offside.
⏱ 73’
🐝 2-2 🔵
#WatfordFC— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
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73’ | Watford have the ball in the back of the net but it's ruled out for offside.
🐝 2-2 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Offside, Watford. James Morris tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
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Offside, Watford. Keinan Davis tries a through ball, but Ken Sema is caught offside.
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Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
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71’ | YES JED!
We pounce on a loose touch in the final third before Wallace latches onto the ball and fires home!
COYB! 👊
🐝 2-2 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Wallace equalises.
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#WatfordFC— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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JEEEEDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAA pic.twitter.com/gKyhKCENUq
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Goal! Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
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71’ | Townsend has a go from distance, but he can't keep the strike on target.
🐝 2-1 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Attempt missed. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
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A tidy finish! 🤌pic.twitter.com/LFKJJge9v1
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Offside, Watford. Mario Gaspar tries a through ball, but Ismaël Koné is caught offside.
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Sarr pounces inside the box to restore our advantage!
⏱ 66’
🐝 2-1 🔵
#WatfordFC https://t.co/fGDq5mS3NY— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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66’ | Goal Watford. Ismaïla Sarr.
🐝 2-1 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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ISMA!!! pic.twitter.com/mAQ2EU87Zf
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Goal! Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
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65’ | So close to a second!
Swift whips in a stunning cross from the right and Yokuslu meets it with a firm header which goes inches over.
🐝 1-1 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by James Morris.
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Conor Carlos. 😍pic.twitter.com/algVW6NtrR
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury João Pedro (Watford).
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João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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62’ | Another change.
➡️ Dike.
⬅️ BTA.
🐝 1-1 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
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Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
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59’ | SAVE!
BTA sees his effort well saved as he gets on the end of a cross from the left flank!
🐝 1-1 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
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Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby with a cross.
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58’ | Post!
Watford look for an instant response, but strike the post from within the box.
🐝 1-1 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Sarr hits the post! 😩
⏱ 57’
🐝 1-1 🔵
#WatfordFC— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
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56’ | LEVEL!
Mayhem in the area as Molumby goes down as he shoots at goal, but Townsend is there to prod it home!
COME ON YOU BAGGIES! 💙🤍
🐝 1-1 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Townsend equalises for Albion.
⏱ 56’
🐝 1-1 🔵
#WatfordFC— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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CONNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRR! pic.twitter.com/xHkbc3Gnb7
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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56’ | Save!
Wallace flies by his man on the right and finds Swift. He strikes first time, but Daniel Bachmann does well to deny us an equaliser!
🐝 1-0 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ismaël Koné.
Watford vs West Bromwich Albion
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Attempt saved. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
Watford vs West Bromwich Albion
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Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Watford vs West Bromwich Albion
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Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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54’ | BTA has a go after being found in the box by Furlong, but his effort goes over the bar.
🐝 1-0 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
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48’ | Furlong rises highest to meet Swift's corner, but his header is over the bar.
🐝 1-0 💙🤍 | #WBA— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) February 20, 2023
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Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
Watford vs West Bromwich Albion
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by James Morris.
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Choudhury gets a yellow for a challenge on Swift.
⏱ 46’
🐝 1-0 🔵
#WatfordFC— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 20, 2023
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Hamza Choudhury (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
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Second Half begins Watford 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
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