English League Championship

Watford vs Queens Park Rangers, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 27': Ken Sema
  • 50': João Pedro
FT
2 - 3
Queens Park Rangers
  • 18': Ilias Chair
  • 34': Chris Willock
  • 70': Albert Adomah

About

Watford are hosting Queens Park Rangers 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.
  • 3': Offside, Watford. João Pedro tries a through ball, but Mario Gaspar is caught offside.
  • 6': Hand ball by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 12': Offside, Watford. Mario Gaspar tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Robert Dickie (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 14': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Stefan Johansen.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
  • 18': Goal! Watford 0, Queens Park Rangers 1. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Chair.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Mario Gaspar (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
  • 27': Goal! Watford 1, Queens Park Rangers 1. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 31': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Rey Manaj because of an injury.
  • 32': Offside, Watford. Mario Gaspar tries a through ball, but Yáser Asprilla is caught offside.
  • 34': Goal! Watford 1, Queens Park Rangers 2. Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ethan Laird.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Hassane Kamara (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 37': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
  • 37': Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilias Chair with a cross.
  • 39': Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 40': João Pedro (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': João Pedro (Watford) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 41': Foul by Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 41': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 43': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Stefan Johansen (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
  • 45': Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ethan Laird (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 45'+1': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 45'+4': Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Watford 1, Queens Park Rangers 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Queens Park Rangers 2.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Hassane Kamara (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
  • 50': Goal! Watford 2, Queens Park Rangers 2. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
  • 52': Offside, Watford. Ismaïla Sarr tries a through ball, but Yáser Asprilla is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Field.
  • 56': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Chair with a cross.
  • 56': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 59': Foul by Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 59': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ken Sema.
  • 61': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
  • 61': Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Albert Adomah replaces Lyndon Dykes.
  • 67': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
  • 69': Offside, Watford. Francisco Sierralta tries a through ball, but Yáser Asprilla is caught offside.
  • 70': Goal! Watford 2, Queens Park Rangers 3. Albert Adomah (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenneth Paal with a cross.
  • 73': Hand ball by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
  • 75': Attempt saved. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Willock.
  • 80': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Ilias Chair.
  • 81': Seny Dieng (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Issouf Bayo replaces Mario Gaspar.
  • 82': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Kenneth Paal tries a through ball, but Chris Willock is caught offside.
  • 83': Hand ball by Albert Adomah (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 83': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
  • 83': Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Andre Dozzell (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Offside, Watford. Ken Sema tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Osman Kakay replaces Chris Willock.
  • 88': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Conor Masterson replaces Stefan Johansen.
  • 89': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
  • 89': Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Christian Kabasele (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 90': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ethan Laird (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 90'+2': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 90'+4': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Queens Park Rangers 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 2, Queens Park Rangers 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 6
4 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 2
42 Possession 58
10 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
262 Accurate Passes 386
350 Passes 486
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 61
15 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 11
21 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 9
19 Effective Clearances 15
19 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,977

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
4 Burnley 15 +12 27
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
27 Christian Kabasele Yellow Card
31 Francisco Sierralta
14 Hassane Kamara Yellow Card
3 Mario
10 João Pedro
4 Hamza Choudhury
39 Edo Kayembe Yellow Card
9 Rey Manaj
12 Ken Sema
23 Ismaïla Sarr
Watford Substitutes:
Ben Hamer, Craig Cathcart, Dan Gosling, Bayo Youssouf, Joseph Hungbo, Yáser Asprilla, Kortney Hause.

QPR Queens Park Rangers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Seny Dieng (GK) Yellow Card
3 Jimmy Dunne
4 Robert Dickie
22 Kenneth Paal
27 Ethan Laird
10 Ilias Chair
6 Stefan Johansen
15 Sam Field
9 Lyndon Dykes
7 Chris Willock
17 Andre Dozzell Yellow Card
Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:
Macauley Bonne, Olamide Shodipo, Albert Adomah, Sinclair Armstrong, Osman Kakay, Jordan Archer, Conor Masterson.

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