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Swansea City vs Watford: result, line-ups and stats

Swansea City 2 · 14 points
  • 8' Ji-sung Eom
  • 29' Adam Idah
2 - 0
Watford 17 · 8 points

Line-ups Swansea City vs Watford

Swansea City 4-1-4-1 · Vitor Emanuel Soares Matos
22 Vigouroux
14 Tymon
23 Welsh
26 Lissah
2 Key
6 Stamenić
10 Eom
46 Eustaquio
8 Just
30 Opoku
33 Idah
  • 57' Melker Widell Elijah Just
  • 57' Moussa Yeo Joseph Opoku
  • 67' Zan Vipotnik Adam Idah
  • 68' Jay Fulton Marko Stamenić
  • 86' Jenson Seelt Stephen Welsh

Line-up for Swansea City: Vigouroux, Tymon, Welsh, Lissah, Key, Stamenić, Eom, Eustaquio, Just, Opoku, Idah

Bench
  • 1 A. Fisher
  • 50 C. Heywood
  • 3 J. Seelt 86'
  • 7 M. Widell 57'
  • 16 T. Iorpenda
  • 44 T. Woodward
  • 4 J. Fulton 68'
  • 9 Z. Vipotnik 67'
  • 49 M. K. Yeo 57'
Absentees Swansea City

Burgess, Stewart (injured)

Watford 4-2-3-1 · Alessio Dionisi
1 Ravaglia
33 Zemura
4 Keben
6 Pollock
23 Traoré
5 Kyprianou
39 Kayembe
21 Nabizada
17 Bravo
7 Maamma
20 Doumbia
  • 31' Branimir Mlačić Omar Traoré
  • 46' Edoardo Bove Amin Nabizada
  • 65' Rocco Vata Othmane Maamma
  • 83' Luca Kjerrumgaard Iker Bravo

Line-up for Watford: Ravaglia, Zemura, Keben, Pollock, Traoré, Kyprianou, Kayembe, Nabizada, Bravo, Maamma, Doumbia

Bench
  • 24 S. Walker
  • 26 D. Bachmann
  • 56 A. Eames
  • 22 M. Payero
  • 8 E. Bove 46'
  • 29 B. Mlacic 31'
  • 11 R. Vata 65'
  • 9 L. Kjerrumgaard 83'
  • 48 M. Adu Poku
Absentees Watford

Bove, Ngakia, Baah, Boadu, Bola (injured), Mlačić, Grieves, Akomeah (unavailable)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Swansea City

  1. Adam Idah Forward 3 goals 1 assists
  2. Ji-sung Eom Forward 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Zan Vipotnik Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Joseph Opoku Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Ronald Forward 1 goals 1 assists

Watford

  1. Amin Nabizada Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Iker Bravo Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Edo Kayembe Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Mamadou Doumbia Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Luca Kjerrumgaard Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Swansea City

Player Starts Min. Form
Lawrence Vigouroux 5/5 450 solid
Josh Tymon 5/5 450 solid
Stephen Welsh 5/5 446 strong
Filip Lissah 4/5 368 solid
Marko Stamenić 4/5 353 solid
Moussa Yeo 3/5 331 strong
Stephen Eustaquio 3/5 317 solid
Josh Key 4/4 315 strong

Watford

Player Starts Min. Form
Federico Ravaglia 5/5 450 strong
Kévin Keben 5/5 450 poor
Mattie Pollock 5/5 450 solid
Hector Kyprianou 5/5 450 mixed
Iker Bravo 4/5 372 solid
Edo Kayembe 3/5 324 solid
Othmane Maamma 4/5 308 mixed
Mamadou Doumbia 3/5 306 mixed

Stats

Swansea City Match Watford
  • 2.71 xG 0.88
  • 60% Possession 40%
  • 18 Shots 9
  • 8 Shots on target 3
  • 5 Shots off target 4
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 6 Fouls 14
  • 1 Offsides 4
  • 0 Yellow cards 4
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
0.97 1.35
  • Predicted goals1.0
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals0%
  • Corners9.0

Team comparison

SWA home Per match WAT away
2.00 Points 0.33
1.25 Goals for 0.33
0.25 Goals against 1.33
1.37 xG for 1.18
1.23 xG against 1.48
4.8 Corners 3.3
DWDW Home and away form DLL

Swansea City vs Watford: head-to-head record

23 previous meetings
10 Swansea City 5 draws 8 Watford
  • Goals per match2.13
  • Both teams scored48%
  • Over 2.5 goals35%
  • Jan 2026 Watford 0 - 2 Swansea City
  • Aug 2025 Swansea City 1 - 1 Watford
  • Mar 2025 Watford 1 - 0 Swansea City
  • Nov 2024 Swansea City 1 - 0 Watford
  • Mar 2024 Watford 1 - 1 Swansea City
  • Oct 2023 Swansea City 0 - 1 Watford
  • Dec 2022 Swansea City 4 - 0 Watford
  • Oct 2022 Watford 1 - 2 Swansea City
  • May 2021 Watford 2 - 0 Swansea City
  • Jan 2021 Swansea City 2 - 1 Watford

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Swansea City vs Watford?

The referee for Swansea City vs Watford was E. Duckworth.

Who is unavailable for Swansea City against Watford?

Swansea City are without Cameron Burgess (achilles tendon injury) and Ross Stewart (injury).

Who is unavailable for Watford against Swansea City?

Watford are without Branimir Mlačić (not registered), Edoardo Bove (knee injury), Jack Grieves (lacking match fitness), Jeremy Ngakia (thigh injury), Kwadwo Baah (knock) and Myron Boadu (injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

What formation do Swansea City play?

Swansea City have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Watford play?

Watford have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Dionisi.

How did the last meeting between Swansea City and Watford finish?

On 31 January 2026, Watford vs Swansea City finished 0-2.

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