Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Watford: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 8 February 2020

Result

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Watford

Premier League · Saturday 8 February 2020, 17:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Watford: match report

Brighton & Hove Albion drew with Watford 1-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 8 February 2020. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Abdoulaye Doucouré opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion's goal came from an own goal by A. Mariappa (78'). Watford scored through Abdoulaye Doucouré (19').

Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards; Watford received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 15th on 26 points from 25 and Watford 19th on 23 points from 25. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 15th with 41 points, and Watford 19th with 34.

Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Watford in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Étienne Capoue of Watford (7.8), ahead of Leandro Trossard (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Brighton & Hove Albion wins, 2 draws and 1 for Watford.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Goal · Abdoulaye DoucouréWatford · 0-1
  • 35'Yellow card · Ezequiel SchelottoBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 64'Yellow card · W. HughesWatford
  • 65'Yellow card · A. MariappaWatford
  • 78'Own goal · A. MariappaBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-1
  • 90+3'Yellow card · S. MarchBrighton & Hove Albion

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Brighton & Hove Albion 2, draws 2, Watford 1.

Team news

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)

Mathew Ryan, Ezequiel Schelotto, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn, Davy Pröpper, Aaron Mooy, S. March, Pascal Groß, Leandro Trossard, Glenn Murray

Watford line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ben Foster, Adrian Mariappa, Christian Kabasele, Craig Cathcart, Adam Masina, Étienne Capoue, Will Hughes, Brian Gartland, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Gerard Deulofeu, Troy Deeney