West Bromwich Albion vs Watford

30th March

West Bromwich Albion welcome Watford to The Hawthorns on Easter Monday in the Sky Bet Championship (ko 3pm).

The Baggies made it seven matches unbeaten down at The Den on Good Friday, coming from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Millwall.

Visitors Watford held title-chasing Leeds United to a 2-2 draw at Vicarage Road.

The two sides couldn't be separated in the reverse fixture at the home of the Hornets in September, producing an entertaining 2-2 draw in awful rain.

Darnell Furlong on the ball against Watford at Vicarage Road in the rain in September 2023 — The Hornets and the Baggies played out an entertaining draw in the rain earlier this season

Follow the fixture live

Supporters can listen to live audio commentary of the Baggies' clash with Watford.

Gez Mulholland and former Baggie Andy Johnson will provide live commentary from The Hawthorns, with coverage starting at 2.50pm.

Audio passes are available to purchase here.

Albion fans in the United Kingdom and abroad can watch the match live on WBA TV for £10.

Video passes are available to purchase here.

Supporters are kindly asked to direct any questions or complaints about WBA TV or WBA Radio to wbatvsupport@streamamg.com.

The club are unable to answer queries about WBA TV or WBA Radio sent to fans@wbafc.co.uk or myalbion@wbafc.co.uk.

Regular updates will also be posted across the club's social media channels throughout the day.

WBA TV matchday information graphic featuring Brandon Thomas-Asante cheering and Jed Wallace throwing popcorn.

The opponents

Watford will be disappointed with how the 2023/24 season has played out and will be hoping for a much more successful 2024/25 campaign in the second tier.

The Hornets would've been targeting a spot in the top six, but Monday's visitors have struggled to find consistent runs of positive results and find themselves 15 points adrift of the play-off places heading into the final seven fixtures of the term.

Former Baggies boss Valerien Ismael had held the position of manager from the start of the season up until a few weeks ago. He departed on March 9, with Tom Cleverley, a man who represented Watford over 150 times as a player, handed the reigns for the closing stages.

He's beaten Birmingham City away from home and drawn with high-flying Leeds United at Vicarage Road in his first two games, picking up as many points in those two encounters as Ismael did in his final eight matches in charge.

Monday's guests will be on the hunt for a third win in four on their travels, with each of their last three road trips ending in 1-0 scorelines (W2, L1).

Several Watford players celebrate after scoring at Bristol City's Ashton Gate — Watford will want to end the campaign on a high with several victories

One to remember

The Baggies hit five unanswered goals past Watford in October 2009.

Jonas Olsson and Graham Dorrans efforts had the hosts 2-0 up at the break.

Luke Moore added a third, Gianni Zuiverloon made it four and Simon Cox fired in a fifth on an afternoon to remember in the second tier.

Supporters can watch the highlights below.

The last five

Watford 2-2 Albion

September 20 2023, Sky Bet Championship

Watford 3-2 Albion

February 20 2023, Sky Bet Championship

Albion 1-1 Watford

August 8 2022, Sky Bet Championship

Watford 1-0 Albion

March 3 2018, Premier League

Albion 2-2 Watford

September 30 2017, Premier League

Karlan Grant celebrates scoring against Watford in August 2022 — Forward Karlan Grant scored Albion's last Hawthorns goal against Watford

Did you know?

Both teams have scored in four of the last five fixtures between Albion and Watford.

In those five games, a total of 16 goals have been recorded.

There's been at least two goals scored in 11 of the last 14 encounters.

John Swift celebrates scoring a free-kick at Watford in September 2023 with Darnell Furlong and Brandon Thomas-Asante — John Swift scored a splendid free-kick against the Hornets last time out

Ticket details

Tickets are on general sale for Albion’s Sky Bet Championship fixture against Watford.

Seats are priced £28 adults, £23 seniors, £17 for supporters aged 20-25, £12 for supporters aged 17-19 and just £5 under-17s.

An adult disabled supporter ticket is priced £18 and includes free access for a personal assistant.

Tickets can be purchased online, in-person from the East Stand Ticket Office or by calling 0121 227 2227.

When buying online, supporters will need to be logged into their My Albion account linked to their ticketing ID. Click here for instructions.

Please note, Baggies fans purchasing online and opting to use the 'WBA Tickets On The Go' app will not pay any additional fees, while supporters who opt to purchase match tickets in-person or choose to collect from the club’s ticket office will be charged a £1.75 transaction fee.

WBA & Watford badges on the home ticket graphic

Fan Zone

The Fan Zone will be open to both West Bromwich Albion and Watford supporters with a valid match ticket from midday on Monday.

A wide range of entertainment will be on offer including Leicester City's clash with Norwich City on the big screen, live music from Tom from West Brom, spot prizes to be won and former player Ray Wilson answering a host of questions up on stage.

There'll be plenty of food and drink offerings too, so head on down and soak up the pre-match atmosphere!

A general view of Albion fans celebrating a goal at The Hawthorns

Travel information

Trams are operating from Wolverhampton Station and terminating at Wednesbury Great Western Street. No trams will run from Wednesbury Great Western Street to The Hawthorns.

Bus services will run on Sunday timetables, and rail engineering work is being carried out in the London Euston area - impacting capacity to the West Midlands along the West Coast Line.

Please plan ahead and check your travel via the useful Transport for West Midlands page: How to get to West Bromwich Albion Football Ground.

A general view of the outside of The Hawthorns with a blue sky above

1st April

Albion came from behind to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Watford on Easter Monday.

It looked like Tom Cleverley’s away team had taken all three Sky Bet Championship points following second-half strikes by Edo Kayembe and Mileta Rajovic.

But the Baggies staged a late revival thanks to Brandon Thomas-Asante and Darnell Furlong, extending their unbeaten run to eight matches.

Carlos Corberán’s men are back in action this Saturday, visiting Stoke City (ko 3pm).

An image of Brandon Thomas-Asante scoring against Watford

The boss made four changes to his XI from Friday’s draw against Millwall, bringing in Semi Ajayi, Tom Fellows, John Swift and Thomas-Asante.

Albion started strongly under the Black Country sunshine and might have gone ahead when ‘BTA’ stole possession and raced through, yet goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann saved his finish before Watford’s defence halted Mikey Johnston’s follow-up.

Thomas-Asante had another chance soon after, however Bachmann was on hand again to stop his effort - this time a header following an excellent Furlong cross.

The game quietened down by way of opportunities in the lead up to the break, but Albion’s striker would see one more opening - glancing a wicked Fellows ball past the post as the teams went into half-time goalless.

An image of John Swift on the ball against Watford

Frustratingly for the Baggies, Watford came out better following the interval and went ahead via Kayembe - the midfielder finding the bottom corner from range.

Emmanuel Dennis then struck the outside of Palmer’s woodwork, though they were not to be denied a second for much longer - substitute Rajovic converting at the far-stick and doubling the advantage.

Albion did manage to halve that deficit within five minutes and haul themselves back in the contest, Thomas-Asante smashing home his 11th of the season and setting up a grandstand finish.

And - to the relief of the large Hawthorns crowd - they held off Watford’s attacks and notched a leveller in stoppage time, Furlong scoring a screamer and ensuring the Baggies earned a valuable point.

An image of Darnell Furlong smiling after scoring against Watford

Albion: Palmer; Furlong, Ajayi, Bartley, Townsend; Yokuslu (M’Vila 67), Mowatt (Reach 67); Fellows (Wallace 71), Swift (Diangana 67), Johnston (Weimann 84); Thomas-Asante.

Substitutes: Griffiths, Pieters, Chalobah, Phillips.

Attendance: 24,173 (1,369).

Monday 1st April 2024 - 15:00