Watford vs Sunderland, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Watford are hosting Sunderland
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 Festy Ebosele (Watford).
- 2': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Yasser Larouci (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 5': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Trai Hume.
- 8': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin with a cross.
- 8': Hand ball by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
- 9': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Festy Ebosele with a cross.
- 10': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Festy Ebosele.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Festy Ebosele (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 14': Attempt saved. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Festy Ebosele.
- 15': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Trai Hume.
- 15': Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
- 15': James Morris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Yasser Larouci (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Festy Ebosele with a cross.
- 22': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Watford).
- 22': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt saved. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yasser Larouci with a cross.
- 27': Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 28': Goal! Watford 1, Sunderland 0. Festy Ebosele (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yasser Larouci with a cross.
- 30': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Watford).
- 30': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Festy Ebosele (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt saved. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Mundle with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Angelo Ogbonna (Watford).
- 33': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilson Isidor.
- 34': Angelo Ogbonna (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
- 35': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
- 37': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Festy Ebosele.
- 38': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Romaine Mundle with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trai Hume following a fast break.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 45': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 1, Sunderland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Sunderland 0.
- 47': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
- 49': Goal! Watford 1, Sunderland 1. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
- 50': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 50': Attempt missed. Yasser Larouci (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
- 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dennis Cirkin.
- 52': Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
- 56': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
- 56': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Porteous replaces Festy Ebosele.
- 57': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Yasser Larouci.
- 57': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Edo Kayembe.
- 59': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin.
- 59': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by James Morris.
- 62': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
- 62': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 64': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Sunderland).
- 66': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
- 67': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Substitution, Watford. Daniel Jebbison replaces Vakoun Bayo.
- 71': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
- 71': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Attempt saved. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
- 72': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
- 72': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
- 74': Substitution, Sunderland. Ian Poveda replaces Patrick Roberts.
- 74': Substitution, Sunderland. Nazariy Rusyn replaces Wilson Isidor.
- 74': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
- 74': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 76': Daniel Jebbison (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
- 77': Attempt missed. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Ian Poveda (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Mundle.
- 82': Attempt missed. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
- 83': Penalty Watford. Kwadwo Baah draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 83': Penalty conceded by Dan Neil (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 84': Goal! Watford 2, Sunderland 1. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 85': Substitution, Sunderland. Tom Watson replaces Romaine Mundle.
- 88': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Watson.
- 90'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
- 90'+1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tom Ince.
- 90'+2': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross.
- 90'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
- 90'+4': Foul by Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland).
- 90'+4': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Sunderland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 2, Sunderland 1.
Statistics
 SUN |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 51.1 | Possession | 48.9 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 348 | Accurate Passes | 330 |
| 405 | Passes | 408 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 29 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 15 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 10 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,335
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,335
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 |
Line-Ups
Watford (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna |
| 22 | James Morris |
| 6 | Matthew Pollock |
| 24 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 17 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 37 | Yasser Larouci |
| 36 | Festy Ebosele |
| 19 | Bayo Youssouf |
| 8 | Giorgi Chakvetadze |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
Sunderland (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Patterson (GK) |
| 13 | Luke O'Nien |
| 26 | Chris Mepham |
| 3 | Dennis Cirkin |
| 32 | Trai Hume |
| 4 | Daniel Neil |
| 7 | Jobe Bellingham  |
| 11 | Chris Rigg |
| 18 | Wilson Isidor |
| 14 | Romaine Mundle |
| 10 | Patrick Roberts |
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