Watford vs Plymouth Argyle, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

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Watford are hosting Plymouth Argyle 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': Foul by Matheus Martins (Watford).
2': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Hand ball by Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle).
6': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
6': Saxon Earley (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Martins with a cross.
8': Attempt blocked. James Morris (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Edwards.
10': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
11': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
12': Imrân Louza (Watford) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
15': Offside, Watford. Ken Sema is caught offside.
15': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
15': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
17': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
19': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
22': Dan Scarr (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
23': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
23': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Saxon Earley.
24': Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
24': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
26': Attempt blocked. Ken Sema (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
26': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Saxon Earley.
27': Attempt saved. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
28': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Hardie is caught offside.
30': Foul by Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
30': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
31': Foul by Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle).
31': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema.
33': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Hardie is caught offside.
34': Attempt blocked. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
34': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
38': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
38': Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
40': Attempt saved. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Randell.
41': Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Martins.
41': Attempt blocked. Saxon Earley (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Edwards.
41': Attempt missed. Saxon Earley (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
43': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Martins with a through ball.
44': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
45'+1': First Half ends, Watford 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
46': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Saxon Earley.
48': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Hardie is caught offside.
50': Foul by Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle).
50': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
50': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt saved. Lewis Gibson (Plymouth Argyle) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
53': Attempt saved. Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hardie.
53': Attempt missed. Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
53': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
53': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Saxon Earley.
55': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Matheus Martins.
56': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
56': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Ken Sema.
56': Substitution, Watford. Jake Livermore replaces Francisco Sierralta.
58': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Andrews.
58': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
59': Attempt saved. Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Hardie.
61': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
62': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Luke Cundle replaces Adam Randell.
62': Attempt saved. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a through ball.
62': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Conor Hazard.
63': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
64': Attempt blocked. Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
64': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
64': Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
69': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Finn Azaz replaces Callum Wright.
71': Foul by Dan Scarr (Plymouth Argyle).
71': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Dan Scarr (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
73': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
74': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
74': Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Finn Azaz (Plymouth Argyle).
75': James Morris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
77': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
77': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
78': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
78': Saxon Earley (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Cundle.
80': Delay in match (Watford).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Mickel Miller replaces Bali Mumba.
82': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Ben Waine replaces Ryan Hardie.
83': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a through ball.
84': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
85': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
85': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt missed. Luke Cundle (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
87': Finn Azaz (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
88': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
88': Saxon Earley (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Imrân Louza.
89': Attempt saved. Luke Cundle (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
90'+3': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ben Waine is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
90'+3': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
0': Match ends, Watford 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.

Statistics

PLY		WAT
10	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	12
3	Saves	5
36	Possession	64
13	SHOTS	21
5	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
214	Accurate Passes	418
301	Passes	511
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	5
3	Crosses	35
0.0	Cross %	0.1
49	Long Balls	69
17	Accurate Long Balls	40
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	10
8	Effective Tackles	7
14	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
14	Interceptions	6
36	Effective Clearances	9
36	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,446

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

Watford (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
4	Wesley Hoedt
5	Ryan Porteous
42	James Morris
45	Ryan Andrews
3	Francisco Sierralta
24	Tom Dele-Bashiru
10	Imran Louza
19	Bayo Youssouf
37	Matheus Martins
12	Ken Sema

Watford Substitutes:

Giorgi Chakvetadze, Matthew Pollock, Edo Kayembe, Rhys Healey, Jake Livermore, Yáser Asprilla, Ben Hamer, Shaqai Forde, Ismaël Koné.

Plymouth Argyle (4-3-3)

No.	Name
21	Conor Hazard (GK)
17	Lewis Gibson
6	Dan Scarr
24	Saxon Earley
8	Joe Edwards
4	Jordan Houghton
20	Adam Randell
11	Callum Wright
9	Ryan Hardie
2	Bali Mumba
10	Morgan Whittaker

Plymouth Argyle Substitutes:

Julio Pleguezuelo, Matt Butcher, Finn Azaz, Callum Burton, Mickel Miller, Luke Cundle, Tyreik Wright, Ben Waine, Lewis Warrington.

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