Watford 1–1 West Ham

EFL Championship 2026/27 Matchweek 3 · 29 Aug 2026

Watford vs West Ham in the EFL Championship 2026/27.

At Vicarage Road, Watford.

Referee: Robert Madley, England.

Watford and West Ham drew 1–1. Amin Nabizada opened the scoring for Watford after 19 minutes. An own goal from Matthew Pollock made it 1–1 after 27 minutes.

Goalscorers

Watford: Amin Nabizada 19'
West Ham: Matthew Pollock 27' (og)

Watford starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 F. Ravaglia (G)
23 O. H. Traore (D)
6 M. Pollock (D)
4 K. Keben (D)
33 J. Zemura (D)
8 E. Bove (M)
5 H. Kyprianou (M)
7 O. Maamma (M)
17 I. Bravo (M)
21 A. Nabizada (M)
9 L. Kjerrumgaard (F)

West Ham starting lineup (4-4-1-1)

1 M. Hermansen (G)
34 J. Veltman (D)
58 A. Golambeckis (D)
3 M. Kilman (D)
2 K. Walker-Peters (D)
20 J. Bowen (M)
7 A. Engels (M)
17 M. Kante (M)
10 M. Solomon (M)
14 D. Mukasa (F)
11 T. Castellanos (F)

Match events

7′ Watford: Yellow Card, Edoardo Bove
19′ Watford: Normal Goal, A. Nabizada
24′ Watford: Yellow Card, Othmane Maamma
27′ West Ham: Own Goal, M. Pollock
31′ West Ham: Yellow Card, Joël Veltman
49′ Watford: Yellow Card, Kévin Keben Biakolo
60′ Watford: Substitution, M. Payero, A. Nabizada
60′ Watford: Substitution, M. Doumbia, L. Kjerrumgaard
65′ West Ham: Substitution, L. Orford, M. Kante
65′ West Ham: Substitution, J. Piroe, D. Mukasa
73′ Watford: Substitution, R. Vata, O. Maamma
85′ Watford: Substitution, E. Kayembe, I. Bravo
86′ West Ham: Substitution, O. Scarles, K. Walker-Peters

Match statistics

Statistic	Watford	West Ham
Total Shots	16	13
Shots on Goal	5	1
Ball Possession	38%	62%
Expected goals	1.60	0.89
Corner Kicks	3	11
Fouls	10	7
Passes accurate	236	420
Goalkeeper Saves	1	4

Watford before this match

at Wrexham 1–1 (Wrexham) · Matchweek 2, 22 Aug 2026
vs Southampton 2–1 (Southampton) · Matchweek 1, 16 Aug 2026

West Ham before this match

vs Charlton 1–2 (Charlton) · Matchweek 2, 22 Aug 2026
at Burnley 2–2 (Burnley) · Matchweek 1, 16 Aug 2026