Summary

  • Rondon starts as West Brom are unchanged

  • Oghalo on bench as Watford make four changes

  1. Postpublished at 26 mins

    West Brom 1-0 Watford

    Watford defender Christian Kabasele gets a close-up view of Baggies striker Salomon Rondon's boot as the pair challenge for the ball. He's ok to carry on and the referee takes no action against Rondon.  

  2. Postpublished at 22 mins

    West Brom 1-0 Watford

    The home side can only clear a ball to Nordin Amrabat, whose shot looks to be on target but his effort hits team-mate Stefano Okaka as he fails to get out of the way quick enough.

  3. Postpublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom 1-0 Watford

  4. Postpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom 1-0 Watford

    PositionsImage source, opt

    Has that West Brom goal come against the run of play?

    Possibly...

    The image above shows the average position of the players on both sides so far - the Baggies have been much deeper.

  5. Postpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom 1-0 Watford

    Jason Roberts
    Former West Brom striker on Final Score

    It's a wonderful West Brom set-piece. Two runners made their way to the near post, which distracted the entire Watford defence. And Evans was able to get head and shoulders above everyone to head home.

    Jonny Evans scoresImage source, Getty Images
  6. goal

    GOAL - West Brom 1-0 Watfordpublished at 16 mins

    Jonny Evans

    West Brom are the set-piece masters and they emphasise that by taking the lead from a corner. Chris Brunt delievers the ball to the far post where Evans nods in. Simple but effective.

    jonny Evans celebratesImage source, Reuters
  7. YELLOW CARDpublished at 14 mins

    West Brom 0-0 Watford

    Claudio Yacob plays a dodgy pass to centre-back Gareth McAuley and almost lets Nordin Amrabat have a clear run on goal. McAuley brings down the Hornets winger and gets a yellow for his troubles.  

  8. Postpublished at 9 mins

    West Brom 0-0 Watford

    The Baggies have their first shot on goal as Matt Phillips tries to curl an effort into the top corner but sends his 25-yard strike high and wide.

  9. Postpublished at 5 mins

    West Brom 0-0 Watford

    Watford have started strongly. A free-kick for the visitors falls to Etienne Capoue just inside the box and he sends his effort well over.

  10. Postpublished at 4 mins

    West Brom 0-0 Watford

    A familiar sight at West Brom these days - plenty of empty seats.

  11. 'The Baggies have found ways of scoring goals'published at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    Alex Scott
    Arsenal Ladies & England right-back on Final Score

    West Brom are the team in the league who have scored the most from corners. That means that even if in some games they haven't played well they have still found ways of scoring goals.

  12. Postpublished at 2 mins

    West Brom 0-0 Watford

    Is West Brom keeper Ben Foster on his guard? Yes. He gets a wake-up call when Nordin Amrabat fizzes a shot at his goal and he's forced to tip it over.

  13. 'The best Troy I can be'published at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom 0-0 Watford

    Watford captain Troy Deeney, whose career was disrupted when he was convicted for affray in 2012, discusses his life in and out of football.

    Media caption,

    ‘It’s about being the best Troy I can be’

  14. Postpublished at 1 min

    West Brom 0-0 Watford

    Watford keeper Heurelho Gomes is the only Brazilian on the pitch today and he cuts an emotional figure during the minute's silence before we get under way...

  15. A minute's silencepublished at 14:58 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom 0-0 Watford

    A minute's silence is being held in memory of the Chapecoense players and staff who died on Monday.

    Football's world governing body Fifa also requested that all players wear black armbands in remembrance.

    Nineteen players and coaching staff were among the 71 who died when the Brazilian team's plane crashed.

    The team were heading to Colombia for the final of the Copa Sudamericana, the biggest game in the club's history.

  16. Lawro v Vinepublished at 14:56 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Lawro's predictions

    Mark Lawrenson

    Lawro's opponent for this week's fixtures is comedian Tim Vine.

    Vine is a Sutton United fan who is looking forward to their FA Cup second-round tie at home to Cheltenham Town on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

    Vine reckons this game will be a 1-1 draw.

    You can make your Premier League predictions now, compare them with those of Lawro and other fans, and try to take your team to the top of the leaderboard by playing the BBC Sport Predictor game. Click right here to be magically taken there.

  17. 'We still need to grow'published at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    Watford head coach Walter Mazzarri: "West Bromwich is a club that is doing very well and the results speak for themselves.

    "Because of the way that they play, it's very difficult for every team that plays against them to perform well.

    "We still need to grow, especially to avoid these ups and downs that the team has had throughout the season." 

    Walter MazzarriImage source, Getty Images
  18. 'That's the way to do it'published at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    West Brom head coach Tony Pulis: "It's still very early in the season. We've got a very tough game against Watford, who I'd expect a reaction from.

    "We will respect Watford as much as we would Chelsea or Arsenal. That's the way you do it.

    "Home form is vital. I want the players to go out there and express themselves." 

    Tony PulisImage source, Reuters
  19. View from the gantrypublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    Conor McNamara
    BBC MOTD commentator

    He's known for being a specialist in avoiding relegation, but could this be the first Premier League season that Tony Pulis finishes in the top half of the table?

    West Brom entered November on a run of one win from their previous 10 games in all competitions. Since then a couple of wins and a draw have seen the Baggies rocket from 17th up to ninth.

    Watford are enjoying their best start to a top-flight campaign since the heady days of Graham Taylor in the mid-1980s.

    But West Brom have unfinished business against the Hornets. Back in April,Heurelho Gomes saved two penalties at The Hawthorns as Watford won 1-0.

  20. Team newspublished at 14:33 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    West Brom striker Salomon Rondon was a doubt with tonsilitis but he starts as Baggies boss Tony Pulis names an unchanged side from the draw against Hull last time out.

    West Brom XI: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Nyom, Fletcher, Yacob, Brunt, Morrison, Phillips, Rondon. 

    West BromImage source, .

    Watford suffered a disappointing defeat by Stoke in their last league match and manager Walter Mazzarri makes four changes as Christian Kabasele, Juan Zuniga, Adlene Guedioura and Stefano Okaka replace the injured Younes Kaboul and Daryl Janmaat plus suspended duo Miguel Britos and Valon Behrami. Okaka is making his first start for the Hornets.

    Watford XI: Gomes, Holebas, Kabasele, Prodl, Zuniga, Amrabat, Guedioura, Capoue, Pereyra, Okaka, Deeney.

    WatfordImage source, .