English League Championship

Watford vs Derby County, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 31': Bayo Youssouf
  • 76': Moussa Sissoko
FT
2 - 1
Derby County
  • 2': Ebrima Adams

About

Watford are hosting Derby County 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': Goal! Watford 0, Derby County 1. Ebou Adams (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kayden Jackson with a cross.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Mattie Pollock (Watford) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 10': Callum Elder (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 16': David Ozoh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
  • 19': Foul by Jerry Yates (Derby County).
  • 19': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Kenzo Goudmijn (Derby County).
  • 21': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Yasser Larouci (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Morris.
  • 26': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Callum Elder (Derby County).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 29': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
  • 31': Goal! Watford 1, Derby County 1. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattie Pollock with a through ball.
  • 37': Foul by Kayden Jackson (Derby County).
  • 37': Yasser Larouci (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Delay in match (Watford).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Ebou Adams (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn with a cross.
  • 42': Offside, Derby County. Jerry Yates is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
  • 43': Jerry Yates (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 45': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 45': Kayden Jackson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Watford 1, Derby County 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Derby County 1.
  • 47': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
  • 48': Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Elder.
  • 50': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
  • 50': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Ebou Adams (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattie Pollock.
  • 57': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 57': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Yasser Larouci.
  • 65': Substitution, Derby County. Craig Forsyth replaces Callum Elder.
  • 65': Substitution, Derby County. Liam Thompson replaces Kenzo Goudmijn.
  • 66': Delay in match (Watford).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Attempt saved. David Ozoh (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kayden Jackson with a headed pass.
  • 68': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. David Ozoh (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing with a cross.
  • 69': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
  • 69': Ryan Nyambe (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 72': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by James Morris.
  • 73': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 73': Ryan Nyambe (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Edo Kayembe.
  • 74': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Porteous replaces James Morris.
  • 74': Substitution, Derby County. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Goal! Watford 2, Derby County 1. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 77': Foul by Jerry Yates (Derby County).
  • 77': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Derby County. James Collins replaces Jerry Yates.
  • 84': Substitution, Derby County. Joe Ward replaces Ryan Nyambe.
  • 84': Craig Forsyth (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
  • 85': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
  • 86': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by James Collins (Derby County).
  • 87': Foul by David Ozoh (Derby County).
  • 87': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic.
  • 89': Foul by Joe Ward (Derby County).
  • 89': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Mileta Rajovic (Watford).
  • 89': Sonny Bradley (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Sonny Bradley (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Mileta Rajovic (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Sonny Bradley (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ebou Adams with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Derby County).
  • 90'+5': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Curtis Nelson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Derby County 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 2, Derby County 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 2
34.9 Possession 65.1
8 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
236 Accurate Passes 534
318 Passes 616
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 2
18 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.1
52 Long Balls 53
13 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
9 Interceptions 9
21 Effective Clearances 17
21 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,911

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

WAT Watford (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
3 Francisco Sierralta
22 James Morris
6 Matthew Pollock
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
17 Moussa Sissoko
37 Yasser Larouci
45 Ryan Andrews
19 Bayo Youssouf
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze Yellow Card
39 Edo Kayembe
Watford Substitutes:
Mamadou Doumbia, Imran Louza, Tom Ince, Rocco Vata, Kwadwo Baah, Ken Sema, Jonathan Bond, Mileta Rajovic, Ryan Porteous.

DER Derby County (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jacob Widell Zetterström (GK)
5 Sonny Bradley Yellow Card
35 Curtis Nelson Yellow Card
20 Callum Elder
24 Ryan Nyambe
17 Kenzo Goudmijn
32 Ebrima Adams
4 David Ozoh
10 Jerry Yates
11 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
19 Kayden Jackson
Derby County Substitutes:
Tom Barkhuizen, Rohan Luthra, Dajaune Brown, Joe Ward, James Collins, Conor Washington, Craig Forsyth, Liam Thompson.

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