English League Championship

Watford vs Burnley, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 45'+2': Tom Cleverley
  • Red Card 81': Hassane Kamara
FT
1 - 0
Burnley

    About

    Watford are hosting Burnley 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.
    • 2': Benson Manuel (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
    • 3': Hand ball by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
    • 3': Foul by Samuel Bastien (Burnley).
    • 3': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Benson Manuel (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
    • 5': Attempt missed. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Roberts following a set piece situation.
    • 7': Foul by Charlie Taylor (Burnley).
    • 7': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Hamza Choudhury (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 13': Offside, Burnley. Dara Costelloe tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
    • 16': Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 16': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Edo Kayembe.
    • 17': Offside, Burnley. Taylor Harwood-Bellis tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
    • 20': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 24': Offside, Watford. Edo Kayembe tries a through ball, but Hassane Kamara is caught offside.
    • 26': Offside, Watford. Ismaïla Sarr tries a through ball, but Hassane Kamara is caught offside.
    • 29': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
    • 29': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 40': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Samuel Bastien (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benson Manuel.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Dara Costelloe (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 45': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 45': Samuel Bastien (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Burnley).
    • 45': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Goal! Watford 1, Burnley 0. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Watford 1, Burnley 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Burnley 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Burnley. Jack Cork replaces Dara Costelloe.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Tom Cleverley.
    • 47': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 47': Jack Cork (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
    • 50': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
    • 50': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Bastien.
    • 52': Foul by Jack Cork (Burnley).
    • 52': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Cathcart.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Samuel Bastien (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
    • 59': Offside, Watford. Daniel Bachmann tries a through ball, but Ken Sema is caught offside.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benson Manuel with a headed pass.
    • 61': Foul by Connor Roberts (Burnley).
    • 61': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Offside, Burnley. Ian Maatsen tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
    • 62': Substitution, Burnley. Nathan Tella replaces Benson Manuel.
    • 63': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodríguez replaces Ashley Barnes.
    • 63': Offside, Watford. João Pedro tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Issouf Bayo replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 65': Foul by Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford).
    • 65': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 69': Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Dan Gosling (Watford).
    • 70': Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a cross.
    • 72': Foul by Jay Rodríguez (Burnley).
    • 72': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Mario Gaspar.
    • 75': Substitution, Burnley. Vitinho replaces Samuel Bastien.
    • 75': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Ken Sema.
    • 76': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 76': Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Brownhill with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces João Pedro.
    • 81': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
    • 81': Vitinho (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the red card.
    • 82': Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Hamza Choudhury.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 83': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
    • 85': Dan Gosling (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
    • 85': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Foul by Josh Cullen (Burnley).
    • 88': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
    • 88': Ian Maatsen (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Offside, Burnley. Connor Roberts tries a through ball, but Jay Rodríguez is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Burnley. Luke McNally replaces Josh Cullen.
    • 90'+3': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Vitinho with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Hand ball by Jay Rodríguez (Burnley).
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Luke McNally (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Burnley 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Burnley 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 1
    4 Offsides 4
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 4
    64.4 Possession 35.6
    11 SHOTS 5
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    466 Accurate Passes 223
    564 Passes 309
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 0
    22 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    73 Long Balls 61
    37 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    12 Effective Tackles 11
    19 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    3 Interceptions 9
    14 Effective Clearances 24
    14 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 19,225

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
    2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    4 Burnley 16 +13 30
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    15 Craig Cathcart
    31 Francisco Sierralta
    14 Hassane Kamara Red Card
    3 Mario
    8 Tom Cleverley
    4 Hamza Choudhury
    39 Edo Kayembe
    10 João Pedro
    12 Ken Sema
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    Watford Substitutes:
    Bayo Youssouf, Christian Kabasele, Rey Manaj, Dan Gosling, Jeremy Ngakia, Yáser Asprilla, Ben Hamer.

    BUR Burnley (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    49 Aro Muric (GK)
    3 Charlie Taylor
    5 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
    29 Ian Maatsen
    14 Connor Roberts
    8 Josh Brownhill Yellow Card
    26 Samuel Bastien
    24 Josh Cullen
    10 Ashley Barnes
    44 Dara Costelloe
    17 Benson Manuel
    Burnley Substitutes:
    Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Luke McNally, Jay Rodríguez, CJ Egan-Riley, Jack Cork, Vitinho, Nathan Tella.

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