English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Watford, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 45'+2': Karlan Grant
FT
1 - 1
Watford
  • 12': Ismaïla Sarr

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Watford at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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.
  • 2': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
  • 2': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
  • 4': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Livermore following a corner.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 7': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Grady Diangana with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Watford 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Cathcart with a headed pass following a fast break.
  • 14': Offside, Watford. Tom Cleverley tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
  • 16': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 20': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
  • 21': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 25': Foul by Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 25': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
  • 26': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 26': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 28': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Hassane Kamara (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 32': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 32': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 35': Attempt saved. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edo Kayembe with a through ball.
  • 42': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
  • 44': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Watford 1. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Grady Diangana with a through ball.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Watford 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Watford 1.
  • 47': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
  • 47': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 50': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend tries a through ball, but Grady Diangana is caught offside.
  • 54': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
  • 59': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ken Sema.
  • 62': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend tries a through ball, but Karlan Grant is caught offside.
  • 66': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
  • 67': Attempt saved. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
  • 69': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 69': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis with a cross.
  • 72': Penalty Watford. Ismaïla Sarr draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': Penalty conceded by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 73': Penalty saved! Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 74': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
  • 74': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Christian Kabasele (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 76': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 76': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Watford. Mario Gaspar replaces Hassane Kamara.
  • 77': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
  • 77': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Okay Yokuslu replaces Jake Livermore.
  • 83': Substitution, Watford. William Troost-Ekong replaces Francisco Sierralta because of an injury.
  • 83': Substitution, Watford. Rey Manaj replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 87': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Grady Diangana because of an injury.
  • 89': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Foul by Rey Manaj (Watford).
  • 90': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Rey Manaj (Watford).
  • 90'+1': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces Darnell Furlong.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Rey Manaj (Watford).
  • 90'+3': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by João Pedro.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Watford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Watford 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 12
6 Saves 2
30.5 Possession 69.5
5 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 7
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
147 Accurate Passes 435
243 Passes 524
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 13
6 Crosses 42
0.2 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 65
14 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 4
17 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 7
38 Effective Clearances 7
38 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 22,365

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 17 +19 35
2 Sheffield United 17 +15 35
3 Burnley 17 +15 33
4 Sunderland 17 +14 33
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David Button (GK)
4 Dara O'Shea
6 Semi Ajayi
3 Conor Townsend
2 Darnell Furlong Yellow Card
19 John Swift
8 Jake Livermore
14 Jayson Molumby Yellow Card
18 Karlan Grant
11 Grady Diangana
17 Jed Wallace
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Kyle Bartley, Okay Yokuslu, Adam Reach, Alex Palmer, Matt Phillips, Callum Robinson, Alex Mowatt.

WAT Watford (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
31 Francisco Sierralta
15 Craig Cathcart
27 Christian Kabasele Yellow Card
39 Edo Kayembe
8 Tom Cleverley
10 João Pedro
12 Ken Sema
14 Hassane Kamara
25 Emmanuel Dennis
23 Ismaïla Sarr
Watford Substitutes:
Yáser Asprilla, William Troost-Ekong, Ben Hamer, Rey Manaj, Mario, Dan Gosling, Domingos Quina.

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