English League Championship

Derby County vs Watford, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Derby County
    FT
    0 - 1
    Watford
    • 76': João Pedro

    About

    Derby County are hosting Watford at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, 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': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
    • 1': Graeme Shinnie (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
    • 2': Jason Knight (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Foul by George Evans (Derby County).
    • 17': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Kiko Femenía (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 19': Foul by Duane Holmes (Derby County).
    • 19': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Domingos Quina.
    • 23': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
    • 23': Lee Buchanan (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Wayne Rooney (Derby County) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
    • 24': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by João Pedro.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Curtis Davies (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Hand ball by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 36': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Curtis Davies.
    • 37': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
    • 37': Graeme Shinnie (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Duane Holmes (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
    • 41': Domingos Quina (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Max Bird (Derby County).
    • 42': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Derby County).
    • 42': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Derby County 0, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Derby County 0, Watford 0.
    • 48': Foul by George Evans (Derby County).
    • 48': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Watford).
    • 50': Wayne Rooney (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
    • 50': Graeme Shinnie (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Offside, Watford. Ben Wilmot tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by George Evans (Derby County).
    • 57': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': George Evans (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 59': Corner, Watford. Conceded by George Evans.
    • 61': Foul by Lee Buchanan (Derby County).
    • 61': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
    • 62': Jason Knight (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Substitution, Derby County. Tom Lawrence replaces Duane Holmes.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Domingos Quina (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 69': Foul by Matthew Clarke (Derby County).
    • 69': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Curtis Davies.
    • 71': Substitution, Watford. Craig Cathcart replaces William Troost-Ekong.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Domingos Quina with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Graeme Shinnie.
    • 74': Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Derby County).
    • 74': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 76': Goal! Derby County 0, Watford 1. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Wilmot.
    • 78': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
    • 78': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Wayne Rooney (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Lawrence.
    • 80': Curtis Davies (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 80': Attempt missed. Domingos Quina (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 80': Substitution, Derby County. Jahmal Hector-Ingram replaces Graeme Shinnie.
    • 86': Substitution, Watford. Glenn Murray replaces João Pedro because of an injury.
    • 86': Substitution, Derby County. Morgan Whittaker replaces Lee Buchanan.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Bird.
    • 88': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Tom Lawrence (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 89': Substitution, Watford. James Garner replaces Domingos Quina.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Watford).
    • 90'+2': Jason Knight (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Ben Wilmot (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Wayne Rooney (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Derby County 0, Watford 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Derby County 0, Watford 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 0
    47.3 Possession 52.7
    8 SHOTS 9
    1 ON GOAL 1
    0.1 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    344 Accurate Passes 412
    447 Passes 510
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 13
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    77 Long Balls 68
    29 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 9
    12 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    12 Interceptions 16
    15 Effective Clearances 13
    15 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Pride Park Stadium
    Location: Derby, England

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sheffield United 17 +15 35
    2 Burnley 17 +15 33
    3 Sunderland 17 +14 33
    4 Leeds United 16 +16 32
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    Line-Ups

    DER Derby County (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 David Marshall (GK)
    33 Curtis Davies
    16 Matthew Clarke
    22 George Evans Yellow Card
    26 Lee Buchanan
    12 Nathan Byrne
    4 Graeme Shinnie
    8 Max Bird
    38 Jason Knight
    25 Duane Holmes
    32 Wayne Rooney
    Derby County Substitutes:
    Craig Forsyth, Morgan Whittaker, Mike te Wierik, Kelle Roos, Andre Wisdom, Jahmal Hector-Ingram, Tom Lawrence.

    WAT Watford (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ben Foster (GK)
    5 William Troost-Ekong
    6 Ben Wilmot
    27 Christian Kabasele
    20 Domingos Quina
    8 Tom Cleverley
    14 Nathaniel Chalobah
    21 Kiko Femenía
    3 Jeremy Ngakia
    12 Ken Sema
    10 João Pedro
    Watford Substitutes:
    Glenn Murray, Craig Cathcart, Toby Stevenson, James Garner, Joseph Hungbo, Daniel Philips, Daniel Bachmann.

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