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Watford 2-1 Hull City · Championship

Watford beat Hull City 2-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Watford and Hull City met in the Championship at Vicarage Road in Watford on Saturday, 27 September 2025.

Goalscorers

Watford: I. Louza 60'; V. Semedo 78'. Hull City: O. McBurnie 25'.

How the match went

Watford saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Watford had 21 shots with 8 on target, Hull City 11 with 4 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 6 to Watford and 6 to Hull City. Watford conceded 7 fouls, Hull City 16. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (1 for Watford, 6 for Hull City).

Line-ups

Watford started in a 3-4-1-2: N. Baxter, M. Alleyne, K. K. Biakolo, M. Pollock, J. Petris, N. Mendy, E. Kayembe, J. Ngakia, I. Louza, V. Semedo, N. Irankunda.

Hull City started in a 4-2-3-1: I. Pandur, L. Coyle, J. Egan, C. Hughes, R. Giles, A. Hadžiahmetović, J. Lundstram, C. Drameh, J. Gelhardt, K. Joseph, O. McBurnie.

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Minute by minute

  1. 25'Goal! Watford 0-1 Hull City. O. McBurnie (Hull City) scores, assisted by C. Drameh.
  2. 45'Half-time. Watford 0-1 Hull City.
  3. 60'Goal! Watford 1-1 Hull City. I. Louza (Watford) scores, assisted by V. Semedo.
  4. 78'Goal! Watford 2-1 Hull City. V. Semedo (Watford) scores, assisted by I. Louza.
  5. 90'Full-time. Watford 2-1 Hull City.
Full commentary (55 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Watford vs Hull City.
  2. 0'Yellow card for S. Jakirović (Hull City) for argument.
  3. 6'Attempt missed. A. Hadžiahmetović (Hull City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  4. 9'Attempt blocked. V. Semedo (Watford), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
  5. 12'Yellow card for J. Lundstram (Hull City) for foul.
  6. 13'Attempt missed. N. Irankunda (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  7. 14'Attempt missed. J. Gelhardt (Hull City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  8. 14'Attempt saved. N. Irankunda (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
  9. 14'Attempt missed. V. Semedo (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  10. 23'Yellow card for V. Semedo (Watford) for foul.
  11. 24'Attempt missed. O. McBurnie (Hull City), header. xG 0.05.
  12. 25'Goal! Watford 0-1 Hull City. O. McBurnie (Hull City) scores, assisted by C. Drameh.
  13. 30'Yellow card for R. Giles (Hull City) for foul.
  14. 31'Attempt saved. V. Semedo (Watford), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.21.
  15. 38'Off the woodwork! O. McBurnie (Hull City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  16. 44'Attempt saved. C. Drameh (Hull City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  17. 45'Attempt blocked. I. Louza (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.23.
  18. 45'1 minute of added time.
  19. 45'Half-time. Watford 0-1 Hull City.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 46'Attempt saved. C. Drameh (Hull City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  22. 48'Attempt saved. J. Ngakia (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  23. 48'Attempt blocked. N. Irankunda (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  24. 50'Yellow card for C. Drameh (Hull City) for foul.
  25. 50'Attempt missed. V. Semedo (Watford), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  26. 52'Attempt missed. N. Irankunda (Watford), header. xG 0.12.
  27. 55'Attempt blocked. E. Kayembe (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  28. 57'Attempt missed. V. Semedo (Watford), header. xG 0.04.
  29. 59'Attempt missed. N. Irankunda (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  30. 60'Goal! Watford 1-1 Hull City. I. Louza (Watford) scores, assisted by V. Semedo.
  31. 62'Substitution, Watford: C. Wiley comes on for J. Ngakia.
  32. 66'Attempt missed. J. Lundstram (Hull City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  33. 68'Attempt missed. C. Hughes (Hull City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  34. 70'Attempt missed. M. Alleyne (Watford), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  35. 71'Attempt saved. V. Semedo (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.58.
  36. 71'Attempt saved. C. Wiley (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  37. 73'Substitution, Hull City: D. Gyabi comes on for A. Hadžiahmetović.
  38. 73'Substitution, Hull City: R. Slater comes on for J. Gelhardt.
  39. 75'Substitution, Watford: M. Sissoko comes on for E. Kayembe.
  40. 78'Goal! Watford 2-1 Hull City. V. Semedo (Watford) scores, assisted by I. Louza.
  41. 78'Attempt blocked. I. Louza (Watford), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  42. 83'Substitution, Watford: H. Kyprianou comes on for N. Mendy.
  43. 83'Substitution, Watford: K. Baah comes on for N. Irankunda.
  44. 83'Substitution, Watford: L. Kjerrumgaard comes on for V. Semedo.
  45. 84'Substitution, Hull City: K. Palmer comes on for J. Lundstram.
  46. 84'Substitution, Hull City: D. Babajide comes on for C. Drameh.
  47. 88'Substitution, Hull City: E. Destan comes on for K. Joseph.
  48. 89'Attempt blocked. E. Destan (Hull City), header. xG 0.07.
  49. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  50. 90+2'Yellow card for L. Coyle (Hull City) for foul.
  51. 90+3'Attempt saved. D. Babajide (Hull City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  52. 90+3'Off the woodwork! M. Pollock (Watford), header from a set piece. xG 0.30.
  53. 90+4'Yellow card for D. Babajide (Hull City) for foul.
  54. 90+8'Attempt saved. L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  55. 90'Full-time. Watford 2-1 Hull City.
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