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Until beating West Bromwich Albion, Watford had not won in the Championship since 14 JanuaryWatford saw off a spirited West Bromwich Albion side in an entertaining contest at Vicarage Road to move back into the Championship play-off places.
Albion twice levelled after falling behind but were eventually beaten by a Ken Sema shot that deflected in off Erik Pieters, which keeps them 10th in the table and four points from a top-six place.
Sema had given Watford a first-half lead, firing high into the net from close range after Darnell Furlong had blocked an initial effort from Keinan Davis.
A double substitution at the break paid off for the Baggies, with left-back Conor Townsend popping up in the box at a corner to acrobatically hook in past Daniel Bachmann.
Watford winger Ismaila Sarr - who scored from inside his own half in the 1-1 draw at The Hawthorns in August - looked to have made the decisive contribution with a fine first-time finish into the corner, only for the Hornets to surrender that lead when Jed Wallace capitalised on Bachmann's poor pass out to equalise.
However, ex-Albion boss Slaven Bilic was able to celebrate a victory against his former club when Sema cut in from the right and his shot from the edge of the box flew in off defender Pieters.
Both goalkeepers made smart saves during the flurry of second-half goals, while Sema also had an effort ruled out for offside shortly after Wallace had made it 2-2.
Watford ended their five-game winless run to go fifth in the table ahead of a trip to second-placed Sheffield United on Saturday, while the Baggies will aim to end their recent blip when they host in-form Middlesbrough.
Line-ups
Watford
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Bachmann
- 3M Gaspar
- 22Porteous
- 44HoedtBooked at 31mins
- 42Morris
- 4ChoudhuryBooked at 46mins
- 11KonéSubstituted forBacunaat 81'minutes
- 23Sarr
- 10João Pedro
- 12SemaSubstituted forLouzaat 84'minutes
- 7DavisSubstituted forAssombalongaat 90+1'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Louza
- 21Araújo
- 25Bacuna
- 26Hamer
- 27Kabasele
- 34Assombalonga
- 37Martins
West Brom
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 33Griffiths
- 2Furlong
- 4O'Shea
- 15PietersBooked at 55mins
- 3Townsend
- 25ChalobahSubstituted forMolumbyat 45'minutesBooked at 75mins
- 35Yokuslu
- 22AlbrightonSubstituted forDianganaat 45'minutes
- 17J Wallace
- 19SwiftSubstituted forGrantat 80'minutes
- 21Thomas-AsanteSubstituted forDikeat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Button
- 6Ajayi
- 11Diangana
- 12Dike
- 14Molumby
- 18Grant
- 20Reach
Referee:Tim Robinson
Attendance:18,634
Live Text
Match ends, Watford 3, West Bromwich Albion 2.
Second Half ends, Watford 3, West Bromwich Albion 2.
Britt Assombalonga (Watford).
Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion).
Substitution, Watford. Britt Assombalonga replaces Keinan Davis.
Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
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