Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Watford: result and goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Watford 1-0 on Saturday, 24 October 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Adam Armstrong 35'.
Wolverhampton Wanderers sit 4th on 21 points.
Watford sit 21st on 11 points.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Watford have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4, Watford won 1, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 24 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
- 👥
- 29973
The match in numbers
- A 1-0 win for Wolverhampton Wanderers over Watford.
- The first goal came from Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) on 35'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Match videos
Live commentary
- Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Watford 0.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Watford 0.
- 90'+5'Foul by Tawanda Chirewa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+5'Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
- 90'+1'Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sean Neave replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 90'+1'Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti Gomes replaces Hugo Bueno.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 89'Attempt missed. Jordan Zemura (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 88'José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 87'Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86'Foul by Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 86'Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85'Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Iker Bravo.
- 85'Attempt missed. Iker Bravo (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 84'José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'Foul by Jordan Zemura (Watford).
- 83'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
- 81'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Federico Ravaglia.
- 81'Attempt saved. Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde with a cross.
- 80'Attempt blocked. Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marshall Munetsi.
- 80'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Branimir Mlacic.
- 79'Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79'Foul by Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 79'Branimir Mlacic (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78'Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 78'Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Jordan James.
- 77'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
- 75'Attempt missed. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mateus Mané.
- 74'Jordan Zemura (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74'Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Foul by Jordan Zemura (Watford).
- 73'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Othmane Maamma.
- 72'Substitution, Watford. Martín Payero replaces Myron Boadu.
- 72'Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
- 70'Jordan James (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70'Foul by Branimir Mlacic (Watford).
- 69'Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marshall Munetsi.
- 68'Foul by Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 68'Federico Ravaglia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68'Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64'Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 64'Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63'Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 63'Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 63'Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62'Substitution, Watford. Othmane Maamma replaces Krépin Diatta.
- 61'Substitution, Watford. Jordan Zemura replaces Marc Bola.
- 61'Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mateus Mané replaces Rafiki Saïd.
- 57'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
- 55'Attempt blocked. Iker Bravo (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 54'Corner, Watford. Conceded by José Sá.
- 54'Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 52'Attempt missed. Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 52'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Federico Ravaglia.
- 49'Hector Kyprianou (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49'Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49'Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
- 48'Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48'Foul by Krépin Diatta (Watford).
- 45'Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Watford 0.
- 45'+5'First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Watford 0.
- 45'+3'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'Attempt blocked. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yerson Mosquera.
- 44'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Krépin Diatta.
- 44'Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44'Foul by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
- 43'Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43'Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
- 42'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Branimir Mlacic.
- 41'Foul by Jordan James (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 41'Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41'Iker Bravo (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 41'Kieran Trippier (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 40'Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 40'Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Marc Bola.
- 39'Attempt blocked. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marshall Munetsi.
- 39'Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde with a cross.
- 38'Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
- 37'Foul by Jordan James (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 37'Branimir Mlacic (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35'Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Watford 0. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 34'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31'Delay in match because of an injury Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
- 30'Attempt missed. Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 29'Kieran Trippier (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29'Foul by Iker Bravo (Watford).
- 26'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
- 26'Attempt blocked. Rafiki Saïd (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 21'Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is caught offside.
- 21'Attempt blocked. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
- 21'Attempt missed. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 21'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Krépin Diatta.
- 21'Attempt blocked. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
- 20'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Krépin Diatta.
- 20'Attempt missed. Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Rafiki Saïd with a cross.
- 17'Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 17'Myron Boadu (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14'Attempt blocked. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marshall Munetsi.
- 11'Foul by Kieran Trippier (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 11'Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10'Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Bueno with a cross.
- 10'Attempt saved. Rafiki Saïd (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
- 8'Attempt missed. Jordan James (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 8'Attempt missed. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
- 7'Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Marc Bola.
- 4'Kieran Trippier (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4'Foul by Iker Bravo (Watford).
- 4'Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4'Foul by Myron Boadu (Watford).
- 3'Attempt missed. Rafiki Saïd (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by André.
- 2'Myron Boadu (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2'Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
62Luke RawlingsSUB
Watford · 5-3-2
6Matthew PollockCD
Substitutes
Match stats
WOLWAT
62.4Possession (%)37.6
24Shots4
3Shots on target0
14Corners2
12Fouls11
4Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
1Offsides0
0Saves3
Last 5 matches
Wolverhampton Wanderers
WWest Bromwich Albion1-020 Sept 2026
L@ Middlesbrough1-010 Oct 2026
LBolton Wanderers3-113 Oct 2026
W@ Burnley2-116 Oct 2026
DPortsmouth1-120 Oct 2026
Watford
LStoke City2-112 Sept 2026
L@ Bristol City1-018 Sept 2026
LBurnley4-010 Oct 2026
L@ Cardiff City5-113 Oct 2026
WCharlton Athletic2-017 Oct 2026
Head-to-head record
4
Wolves
0
Draws
1
Watford
Last meetings
10 Mar 2022Wolverhampton Wanderers4 – 0Watford
11 Sept 2021Watford0 – 2Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 Jan 2020Watford2 – 1Wolverhampton Wanderers
28 Sept 2019Wolverhampton Wanderers2 – 0Watford
27 Apr 2019Watford1 – 2Wolverhampton Wanderers
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | WLLWD |
| 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 | LLLLW |
| 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 |
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FAQ
What was the score in Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford?
Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Watford 1-0 on Saturday 24 October (Championship).
Who scored in Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford?
Goals: Adam Armstrong 35'.
When do Wolverhampton Wanderers play next?
Wolverhampton Wanderers play Cardiff City 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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