English League Championship

Watford vs West Bromwich Albion, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 3': Tom Ince
  • 23': Matheus Martins
FT
2 - 2
West Bromwich Albion
  • 14': John Swift
  • 17': Jed Wallace

About

Watford are hosting West Bromwich Albion 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': Goal! Watford 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 4': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 4': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 5': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Hand ball by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 6': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic.
  • 10': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
  • 13': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 13': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Goal! Watford 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 17': Goal! Watford 1, West Bromwich Albion 2. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
  • 21': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 21': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Goal! Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Ince.
  • 26': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 26': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Martins with a cross.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
  • 34': Foul by Mileta Rajovic (Watford).
  • 34': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matheus Martins with a through ball.
  • 37': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
  • 42': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 42': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matheus Martins following a set piece situation.
  • 43': Offside, Watford. Ismaël Koné is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45'+3': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.
  • 47': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
  • 49': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Matheus Martins (Watford).
  • 53': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
  • 53': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 55': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
  • 57': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Tom Ince.
  • 57': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 57': Substitution, Watford. Jamal Lewis replaces James Morris.
  • 58': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend replaces Matt Phillips.
  • 58': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces John Swift.
  • 58': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Mowatt replaces Jayson Molumby.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a headed pass.
  • 60': Offside, Watford. Matheus Martins is caught offside.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Andrews (Watford).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Offside, Watford. Imrân Louza is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Ismaël Koné (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Porteous (Watford).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 67': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Watford. Mattie Pollock replaces Ryan Porteous because of an injury.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Jamal Lewis (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Jed Wallace.
  • 76': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
  • 76': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Matheus Martins.
  • 78': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento.
  • 83': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+2': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+6': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 3
35.6 Possession 64.4
7 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 4
0.7 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
239 Accurate Passes 511
341 Passes 619
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 18
0.7 Cross % 0.2
57 Long Balls 67
18 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 14
14 Tackles 19
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 20
15 Effective Clearances 12
15 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 16,742

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 (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
4 Wesley Hoedt
5 Ryan Porteous Yellow Card
42 James Morris
2 Jeremy Ngakia
3 Francisco Sierralta
11 Ismaël Koné
10 Imran Louza
9 Mileta Rajovic
37 Matheus Martins
7 Tom Ince
Watford Substitutes:
Jake Livermore, Yáser Asprilla, Matthew Pollock, Jamal Lewis, Bayo Youssouf, Ben Hamer, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Ryan Andrews, Giorgi Chakvetadze.

WBA West Bromwich Albion (3-5-2)

No. Name
24 Alex Palmer (GK)
4 Cedric Kipre
15 Erik Pieters
6 Semi Ajayi
8 Jayson Molumby Yellow Card
7 Jed Wallace
35 Okay Yokuslu
10 Matt Phillips
2 Darnell Furlong
19 John Swift
21 Brandon Thomas-Asante
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Conor Townsend, Kyle Bartley, Pipa, Nathaniel Chalobah, Jeremy Sarmiento, Joshua Griffiths, Grady Diangana, Alex Mowatt, Tom Fellows.

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