Championship 25/26 · 6 Apr 2026

Watford 1–1 Charlton Athletic

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Watford favourites at 57%.

Charlton Athletic deserved more from the draw, creating 2.1 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: William Mannion, 75.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: William Mannion +21.7, Lloyd Jones +18.1, Giorgi Chakvetadze +17.0.

Well below it: Jeremy Petris −15.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

3 Apr 2026	L 1–2	at Queens Park Rangers Championship
21 Mar 2026	D 0–0	v Leicester City Championship
17 Mar 2026	W 3–1	v Wrexham Championship
14 Mar 2026	L 1–3	at Stoke City Championship
10 Mar 2026	D 1–1	at Sheffield Wednesday Championship

3 Apr 2026	L 1–2	v Bristol City Championship
21 Mar 2026	L 0–1	v Norwich City Championship
14 Mar 2026	D 1–1	at Oxford United Championship
11 Mar 2026	W 1–0	at Middlesbrough Championship
7 Mar 2026	W 1–0	v Birmingham City Championship

9 Aug 2025	Charlton Athletic 1–0 Watford Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Giorgi Chakvetadze Midfielder	90	0	0	0.18	53.8	+17.0
Egil Selvik Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	53.2	+1.0
Nestory Irankunda Forward	81	1	0	0.26	44.5	+8.6
Mamadou Doumbia Forward	81	0	0	0.10	42.9	+3.9
Tom Ince Midfielder	9	0	0	0.05	41.7	–
Imrân Louza Midfielder	90	0	1	0.12	41.6	+5.5
Amin Nabizada Forward	27	0	0	0.17	40.3	–
Saba Goglichidze Defender	90	0	0	0.07	36.6	−1.5
Luca Kjerrumgaard Forward	63	0	0	–	35.3	−2.4
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder	90	0	0	–	35.2	−1.4
Vivaldo Forward	9	0	0	0.03	33.5	–
Kwadwo Baah Forward	18	0	0	–	32.4	–
Matthew Pollock Defender	90	0	0	0.15	31.8	−6.0
Kévin Keben Biakolo Defender	90	0	0	–	31.6	−4.8
Jeremy Petris Defender	72	0	0	–	21.9	−15.5

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
William Mannion Goalkeeper	90	0	–	75.7	+21.7
Matt Godden Forward	29	1	0.69	64.8	–
Macauley Gillesphey Defender	8	0	–	62.1	–
Lloyd Jones Defender	90	0	0.32	62.1	+18.1
Jayden Fevrier Forward	9	0	–	48.8	–
Tyreece Campbell Forward	90	0	0.05	44.8	+6.2
Luke Chambers Midfielder	61	0	0.02	44.6	+11.4
Conor Coady Defender	89	0	0.07	41.8	+4.8
Lyndon Dykes Forward	81	0	–	35.5	−2.5
Greg Docherty Midfielder	90	0	0.35	35.1	+0.9
Harry Clarke Midfielder	90	0	–	33.0	+1.5
Amari'i Bell Defender	90	0	–	27.3	+0.4
Kayne Ramsay Defender	90	0	0.05	26.2	−4.6
Sonny Carey Midfielder	61	0	0.32	24.4	−4.7
Joe Rankin-Costello Midfielder	29	0	0.25	23.9	–