English League Championship

Watford vs Coventry City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 67': Tom Dele-Bashiru
FT
1 - 1
Coventry City
  • 4': Ellis Simms

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Watford are hosting Coventry City 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': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
  • 4': Goal! Watford 0, Coventry City 1. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
  • 6': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Andrews with a cross.
  • 13': Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
  • 13': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  • 14': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 14': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Yasser Larouci (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 16': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Yasser Larouci (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 19': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 20': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Andrews.
  • 29': Foul by Yasser Larouci (Watford).
  • 29': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
  • 30': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 31': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Bachmann (Watford).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
  • 36': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 36': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 38': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Mattie Pollock (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
  • 40': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yasser Larouci with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
  • 44': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  • 44': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Victor Torp (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Coventry City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Coventry City 1.
  • 47': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 47': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mattie Pollock with a headed pass.
  • 51': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  • 51': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Oliver Dovin.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Yasser Larouci (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 53': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Oliver Dovin.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 55': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
  • 56': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
  • 57': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Andrews.
  • 58': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Oliver Dovin.
  • 60': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
  • 63': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Yasser Larouci.
  • 63': Substitution, Watford. Daniel Jebbison replaces Vakoun Bayo.
  • 64': Substitution, Watford. Festy Ebosele replaces Ryan Andrews.
  • 65': Substitution, Coventry City. Haji Wright replaces Joel Latibeaudiere because of an injury.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haji Wright.
  • 67': Goal! Watford 1, Coventry City 1. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Festy Ebosele with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Daniel Jebbison (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
  • 74': Haji Wright (Coventry City) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross.
  • 75': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze because of an injury.
  • 81': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
  • 81': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  • 84': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 88': Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Francisco Sierralta.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 13 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 90'+3': Offside, Watford. Ken Sema is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Morris with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+9': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Festy Ebosele.
  • 90'+12': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
  • 90'+12': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+12': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+13': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+13': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 90'+13': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+14': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Coventry City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Coventry City 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
10 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 4
48.8 Possession 51.2
17 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
310 Accurate Passes 350
406 Passes 424
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
12 Accurate Crosses 11
28 Crosses 30
0.4 Cross % 0.4
54 Long Balls 58
18 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 4
14 Effective Tackles 6
18 Tackles 14
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 11
26 Effective Clearances 18
26 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,441

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 (3-4-3)

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

COV Coventry City (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Oliver Dovin (GK)
4 Bobby Thomas
15 Liam Kitching
22 Joel Latibeaudiere Yellow Card
3 Jay Da Silva
27 Milan van Ewijk
5 Jack Rudoni
29 Victor Torp Yellow Card
28 Josh Eccles
10 Ephron Mason-Clark
9 Ellis Simms
Coventry City Substitutes:
Brandon Thomas-Asante, Haji Wright, Fabio Tavares, Jamie Allen, Ben Wilson, Kai Andrews, Jake Bidwell, Norman Bassette, Luis Binks.

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