Swansea City 2-0 Watford: result and goals
Swansea City beat Watford 2-0 on Tuesday, 1 September 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Eom Ji-Sung 8', Adam Idah 29'.
Swansea City sit 2nd on 23 points.
Watford sit 21st on 11 points.
Swansea City have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Watford have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Swansea City won 2, Watford won 1, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 19:45 (UK time)
- Venue
- Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea
- 👥
- 16195
The match in numbers
- A 2-0 win for Swansea City over Watford.
- The first goal came from Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) on 8'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Swansea City 2, Watford 0.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Swansea City 2, Watford 0.
- 90'+4'Attempt saved. Jenson Seelt (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
- 90'+3'Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Edoardo Bove.
- 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melker Widell.
- 90'+3'Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'Foul by Edoardo Bove (Watford).
- 90'+1'Jordan Zemura (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1'Stephen Eustaquio (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1'Foul by Jordan Zemura (Watford).
- 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
- 90'Attempt saved. Rocco Vata (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 89'Foul by Moussa Yeo (Swansea City).
- 89'Jordan Zemura (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Substitution, Swansea City. Jenson Seelt replaces Stephen Welsh.
- 83'Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Iker Bravo.
- 81'Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Federico Ravaglia.
- 81'Attempt saved. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Stephen Eustaquio.
- 80'Kévin Keben (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80'Josh Tymon (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80'Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
- 78'Offside, Watford. Kévin Keben is caught offside.
- 77'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jay Fulton.
- 77'Attempt blocked. Iker Bravo (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rocco Vata.
- 73'Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rocco Vata.
- 73'Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 71'Attempt missed. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Eustaquio following a corner.
- 71'Attempt blocked. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70'Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
- 68'Hector Kyprianou (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68'Joshua Key (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68'Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
- 68'Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Marko Stamenic.
- 67'Substitution, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik replaces Adam Idah.
- 67'Foul by Stephen Eustaquio (Swansea City).
- 67'Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66'Offside, Watford. Hector Kyprianou is caught offside.
- 65'Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Othmane Maamma.
- 61'Attempt blocked. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edoardo Bove with a cross.
- 60'Attempt saved. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Melker Widell.
- 59'Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Branimir Mlacic.
- 57'Substitution, Swansea City. Moussa Yeo replaces Joseph Opoku.
- 57'Substitution, Swansea City. Melker Widell replaces Elijah Just.
- 56'Attempt blocked. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
- 54'Joshua Key (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54'Foul by Jordan Zemura (Watford).
- 54'Joseph Opoku (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54'Foul by Branimir Mlacic (Watford).
- 53'Offside, Swansea City. Adam Idah is caught offside.
- 45'Second Half begins Swansea City 2, Watford 0.
- 45'Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Amin Nabizada.
- 45'+4'First Half ends, Swansea City 2, Watford 0.
- 45'+3'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3'Delay in match because of an injury Stephen Welsh (Swansea City).
- 45'+2'Attempt saved. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Jordan Zemura with a cross.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Opoku.
- 43'Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Othmane Maamma with a cross following a fast break.
- 41'Offside, Watford. Amin Nabizada is caught offside.
- 39'Foul by Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
- 39'Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38'Stephen Eustaquio (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38'Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
- 31'Substitution, Watford. Branimir Mlacic replaces Omar Haktab Traoré because of an injury.
- 31'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30'Delay in match because of an injury Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford).
- 29'Goal! Swansea City 2, Watford 0. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung with a through ball.
- 28'Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28'Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
- 25'Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25'Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25'Foul by Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford).
- 24'Elijah Just (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24'Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 24'Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elijah Just with a cross.
- 23'Offside, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia is caught offside.
- 22'Attempt missed. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 21'Filip Lissah (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21'Foul by Iker Bravo (Watford).
- 17'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
- 17'Attempt saved. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Othmane Maamma with a cross.
- 16'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Stephen Welsh.
- 14'Josh Tymon (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14'Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
- 13'Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11'Filip Lissah (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11'Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 11'Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Opoku.
- 8'Goal! Swansea City 1, Watford 0. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Idah with a cross.
- 7'Foul by Elijah Just (Swansea City).
- 7'Amin Nabizada (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7'Foul by Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
- 7'Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5'Foul by Joseph Opoku (Swansea City).
- 5'Federico Ravaglia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5'Attempt saved. Joseph Opoku (Swansea City) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford).
- 5'Attempt saved. Joseph Opoku (Swansea City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford).
- 5'Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross following a corner.
- 4'Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
- 4'Attempt blocked. Elijah Just (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Opoku.
- 3'Attempt saved. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Stephen Eustaquio.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Swansea City · 4-1-4-1
Substitutes
1Andrew FisherSUB
44Thomas WoodwardSUB
50Carter HeywoodSUB
Watford · 4-2-3-1
6Matthew PollockCD-R
Substitutes
48Michael Adu-PokuSUB
56Albert EamesSUB
Match stats
SWAWAT
60.4Possession (%)39.6
18Shots9
8Shots on target3
5Corners3
6Fouls14
0Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
1Offsides4
3Saves6
Last 5 matches
Swansea City
WCharlton Athletic3-12 May 2026
LBirmingham City1-08 Aug 2026
W@ Stoke City2-115 Aug 2026
DSheffield United0-022 Aug 2026
W@ Derby County3-029 Aug 2026
Watford
WCrawley Town1-08 Aug 2026
WSouthampton2-116 Aug 2026
D@ Wrexham1-122 Aug 2026
LPeterborough United5-125 Aug 2026
DWest Ham United1-129 Aug 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Swansea
2
Draws
1
Watford
Last meetings
31 Jan 2026Watford0 – 2Swansea City
23 Aug 2025Swansea City1 – 1Watford
12 Mar 2025Watford1 – 0Swansea City
5 Nov 2024Swansea City1 – 0Watford
6 Mar 2024Watford1 – 1Swansea City
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WLWDW |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | LLWWD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DWWWL |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | DWWLW |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | LWLWD |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WDLLD |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | LLLDW |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | WLWDW |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | WWDLD |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
Championship: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in Swansea City v Watford?
Swansea City beat Watford 2-0 on Tuesday 1 September (Championship).
Who scored in Swansea City v Watford?
Goals: Eom Ji-Sung 8' and Adam Idah 29'.
When do Swansea City play next?
Swansea City play Blackburn Rovers on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Watford play next?
Watford play Norwich City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
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