England Championship---Watford VS West Bromwich(WBA) Prediction

Watford VS West Bromwich(WBA) Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:23-10-2025 02:45 Thursday
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Match Preview:
Following the ill-fated reign of South American Paulo Pezzolano in Hertfordshire, Javi Gracia is back in charge of Watford for a second spell after coaching the club between January 2018 and September 2019, with the 55-year-old experiencing defeat on his returning weekend.

Also going through a managerial alteration during the opening weeks of the 2025-26 campaign, Sheffield United picked up their maiden home victory of the season at the expense of the Hornets last time out, when former Coventry City star Callum O'Hare netted his second of the term.

After their three-game unbeaten streak ground to a halt against the Bladesmen on Saturday afternoon, Watford have fallen down to 15th in the Championship rankings ahead of Wednesday's clash with West Brom, five points behind Millwall in sixth spot.

Alongside Alex Neil's Millwall outfit, West Bromwich Albion have represented one of the surprise packages during the early part of the Championship campaign, with the Baggies thrusting themselves back into the top-six picture with victory on home soil on the weekend.

Seen so much in the second half of last term whilst on loan at The Hawthorns from Celtic, Mikey Johnston cut inside and rifled home an effort from outside the box to open the scoring versus Preston, before Northern Ireland star Isaac Price doubled Albion's advantage in the second period.

Losing just one of their most recent quartet of second-tier fixtures, Ryan Mason's men have moved up to fifth place in the Championship standings after 10 matches of the season, one point above Bristol City in seventh and four points behind second-placed Middlesbrough.

The Baggies boast the fourth-best away record in the division but suffered a major setback during their most recent outing prior to the October international break, when a tired-looking Albion side lost 3-0 at Millwall, with Jake Cooper, Femi Azeez and Zak Sturge finding the net at the Lion's den.

Match Prediction:
After another difficult away outing, Watford are back at Vicarage Road, where they have not lost against West Brom in over a decade. The Baggies picked up a few injury concerns during the Preston win but should have enough quality to collect a point on their travels this week.