English Premier League

Hull City vs Watford, 2016/2017 English Premier League

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  • Red Card 25': Oumar Niasse
  • 62': Lazar Markovic
  • 71': Sam Clucas
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2 - 0

Marco Silva's 10-man Hull continue fine home run vs. Watford

Lazar Markovic and Sam Clucas struck second-half goals as 10-man Hull kept their Premier League survival hopes alive with a 2-0 win against Watford.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Nordin Amrabat (Watford).
  • 1': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Eldin Jakupovic.
  • 2': Offside, Watford. José Holebas tries a through ball, but Troy Deeney is caught offside.
  • 3': Hand ball by M'Baye Niang (Watford).
  • 7': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Miguel Britos (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 18': Evandro (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
  • 18': Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Hull City).
  • 19': Hand ball by M'Baye Niang (Watford).
  • 20': Offside, Hull City. Sam Clucas tries a through ball, but Oumar Niasse is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt missed. M'Baye Niang (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 25': Foul by Oumar Niasse (Hull City).
  • 25': M'Baye Niang (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Oumar Niasse (Hull City) is shown the red card.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury M'Baye Niang (Watford).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Sebastian Prödl (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross.
  • 31': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Eldin Jakupovic.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Prödl.
  • 36': Offside, Watford. M'Baye Niang tries a through ball, but Troy Deeney is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Nordin Amrabat (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
  • 37': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alfred N'Diaye.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Miguel Britos (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Andrea Ranocchia (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
  • 39': Foul by Evandro (Hull City).
  • 39': José Holebas (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Hull City).
  • 42': Nordin Amrabat (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Alfred N'Diaye (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat.
  • 45': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Sebastian Prödl (Watford) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Andrea Ranocchia (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Hull City 0, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Hull City 0, Watford 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Hull City. Abel Hernández replaces Evandro.
  • 52': Abel Hernández (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Miguel Britos (Watford).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Abel Hernández (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Hand ball by Nordin Amrabat (Watford).
  • 57': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
  • 57': Sam Clucas (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Abel Hernández (Hull City).
  • 58': M'Baye Niang (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Sebastian Prödl.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Holebas.
  • 61': Hand ball by Ahmed El Mohamady (Hull City).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. José Holebas (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Lazar Markovic (Hull City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross following a fast break.
  • 62': Goal! Hull City 1, Watford 0. Lazar Markovic (Hull City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 66': Hand ball by Lazar Markovic (Hull City).
  • 66': Lazar Markovic (Hull City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces Nordin Amrabat.
  • 67': Foul by Sebastian Prödl (Watford).
  • 67': Lazar Markovic (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Sebastian Prödl (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 70': Foul by José Holebas (Watford).
  • 70': Lazar Markovic (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Lazar Markovic (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
  • 71': Goal! Hull City 2, Watford 0. Sam Clucas (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Watford. Stefano Okaka replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 78': Foul by Andrea Ranocchia (Hull City).
  • 78': Stefano Okaka (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alfred N'Diaye.
  • 81': Foul by Kamil Grosicki (Hull City).
  • 81': José Holebas (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Andrew Robertson (Hull City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Substitution, Hull City. Tom Huddlestone replaces Lazar Markovic.
  • 85': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Alfred N'Diaye (Hull City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross.
  • 86': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Sebastian Prödl.
  • 86': Offside, Hull City. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Kamil Grosicki is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, Watford. Juan Camilo Zuñiga replaces José Holebas.
  • 88': Foul by Abel Hernández (Hull City).
  • 88': Sebastian Prödl (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Isaac Success (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90': Substitution, Hull City. Michael Dawson replaces Kamil Grosicki.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stefano Okaka.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. M'Baye Niang (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Camilo Zuñiga.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Hull City 2, Watford 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Hull City 2, Watford 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 2
65.8 Possession 34.2
14 SHOTS 8
2 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
487 Accurate Passes 206
573 Passes 300
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 2
24 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 60
26 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 13
15 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
12 Effective Clearances 31
12 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: The MKM Stadium
Location: Hull, England
Attendance: 20,432

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 12 +16 31
2 Manchester City 12 +5 23
3 Chelsea 12 +9 22
4 Arsenal 12 +9 22
Full Standings

Line-Ups

HUL Hull City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Eldin Jakupovic (GK)
5 Harry Maguire
13 Andrea Ranocchia
3 Andrew Robertson Yellow Card
27 Ahmed Elmohamady
40 Evandro Goebel
11 Sam Clucas
10 Alfred N'Diaye Yellow Card
24 Oumar Niasse Red Card
17 Kamil Grosicki
50 Lazar Markovic

WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Heurelho Gomes (GK)
3 Miguel Britos
5 Sebastian Prödl Yellow Card
25 José Holebas
22 Daryl Janmaat
29 Étienne Capoue
16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
8 Tom Cleverley
9 Troy Deeney
21 M'Baye Niang
7 Nordin Amrabat

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