English League Championship

Watford vs Stoke City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 70': Imran Louza
  • 74': Keinan Davis
FT
2 - 0
Stoke City

    About

    Watford are hosting Stoke City at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Ben Pearson (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
    • 1': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Ben Pearson (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Josh Tymon (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball.
    • 5': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Matija Sarkic.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
    • 7': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Phil Jagielka.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
    • 9': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
    • 9': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 12': Attempt saved. William Smallbone (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
    • 12': Foul by William Smallbone (Stoke City).
    • 12': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Kabasele.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Ryan Andrews (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 16': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
    • 16': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Josh Tymon (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
    • 19': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by William Smallbone with a cross.
    • 20': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
    • 20': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Offside, Stoke City. Morgan Fox tries a through ball, but Josh Laurent is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
    • 24': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Josh Tymon (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Laurent with a cross.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 28': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Fox.
    • 32': Hand ball by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 34': Dujon Sterling (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
    • 34': Offside, Stoke City. Tyrese Campbell tries a through ball, but Nick Powell is caught offside.
    • 34': Offside, Watford. Wesley Hoedt tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
    • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Porteous (Watford).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Foul by William Smallbone (Stoke City).
    • 36': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Offside, Watford. Christian Kabasele tries a through ball, but Ken Sema is caught offside.
    • 38': Corner, Watford. Conceded by William Smallbone.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
    • 40': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dujon Sterling.
    • 41': Attempt missed. William Smallbone (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 43': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 43': Josh Laurent (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Smallbone with a cross.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 45': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
    • 45': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Stoke City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Stoke City 0.
    • 46': Offside, Watford. Ryan Porteous tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
    • 47': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City).
    • 51': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
    • 51': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
    • 51': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 56': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
    • 56': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Dujon Sterling (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 57': Foul by William Smallbone (Stoke City).
    • 57': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
    • 58': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 64': Foul by Dujon Sterling (Stoke City).
    • 64': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
    • 65': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
    • 66': Substitution, Watford. Henrique Araújo replaces Ismaël Koné.
    • 67': Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Christian Kabasele.
    • 67': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
    • 67': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
    • 68': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 69': Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Goal! Watford 1, Stoke City 0. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
    • 72': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
    • 72': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Goal! Watford 2, Stoke City 0. Keinan Davis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 76': Foul by Josh Tymon (Stoke City).
    • 76': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Josh Tymon (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr following a corner.
    • 78': Substitution, Stoke City. Lewis Baker replaces Jordan Thompson.
    • 79': Dujon Sterling (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 80': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by James Morris.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by William Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Foul by Josh Tymon (Stoke City).
    • 81': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Stoke City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 83': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dujon Sterling.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
    • 84': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Ben Pearson (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Adrian Blake replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 86': Substitution, Watford. Jack Grieves replaces Ken Sema.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Nick Powell (Stoke City).
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Substitution, Stoke City. Connor Taylor replaces Tyrese Campbell.
    • 89': Substitution, Stoke City. Dwight Gayle replaces Nick Powell because of an injury.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
    • 90'+2': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Watford. Leandro Bacuna replaces Keinan Davis.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Henrique Araújo (Watford).
    • 90'+4': Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Stoke City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 2, Stoke City 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 7
    56 Possession 44
    15 SHOTS 13
    7 ON GOAL 6
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    390 Accurate Passes 299
    488 Passes 382
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    24 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    71 Long Balls 54
    35 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    14 Effective Tackles 7
    18 Tackles 9
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    5 Interceptions 17
    21 Effective Clearances 23
    21 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 20,100

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 33 +48 72
    2 Sheffield United 33 +24 70
    3 Burnley 34 +34 68
    4 Sunderland 34 +19 62
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    27 Christian Kabasele
    44 Wesley Hoedt
    22 Ryan Porteous
    12 Ken Sema
    57 Ryan Andrews
    6 Imran Louza
    11 Ismaël Koné
    4 Hamza Choudhury
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    7 Keinan Davis
    Watford Substitutes:
    Adrian Blake, James Morris, Jack Grieves, Jeremy Ngakia, Leandro Bacuna, Ben Hamer, Henrique Araújo.

    STK Stoke City (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Matija Sarkic (GK)
    6 Phil Jagielka
    3 Morgan Fox
    20 Dujon Sterling
    15 Jordan Thompson
    22 Ben Pearson Yellow Card
    14 Josh Tymon Yellow Card
    18 William Smallbone
    10 Tyrese Campbell
    28 Josh Laurent
    25 Nick Powell
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Connor Taylor, Jacob Holland-Wilkinson, Dwight Gayle, Luke Badley-Morgan, Lewis Macari, Frank Fielding, Lewis Baker.

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