English League Championship

Watford vs Blackburn 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

Watford
    FT
    0 - 1
    Blackburn Rovers
    • 72': Ryan Hedges

    Introduction

    Watford are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 24': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Imrân Louza replaces Ismaël Koné.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 55': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 56': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
    • 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andrew Moran replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Harry Leonard.
    • 63': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Ryan Andrews (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Goal! Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
    • 73': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Yáser Asprilla.
    • 77': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton replaces Joe Rankin-Costello because of an injury.
    • 80': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Ryan Andrews.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Lewis Travis.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 17,810

    English League Championship Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +65 Leeds United 46 100 4
    +53 Burnley 46 100 2
    +27 Sheffield United 46 90 10
    +14 Sunderland 46 76 12
    Full Table

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 2
    34.9 Possession 65.1
    5 SHOTS 24
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.6 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    254 Accurate Passes 549
    336 Passes 618
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    6 Crosses 28
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 52
    24 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 10
    8 Effective Tackles 11
    13 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    10 Interceptions 6
    28 Effective Clearances 10
    28 Clearances 10

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    4 Wesley Hoedt Yellow Card
    5 Ryan Porteous
    12 Ken Sema
    45 Ryan Andrews Yellow Card
    39 Edo Kayembe
    11 Ismaël Koné
    24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
    19 Bayo Youssouf
    37 Matheus Martins
    18 Yáser Asprilla
    Substitutes:
    Imran Louza, Matthew Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Jeremy Ngakia, Ben Hamer, James Morris, Mileta Rajovic, Tom Ince, Jake Livermore.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
    5 Dominic Hyam Yellow Card
    17 Hayden Carter
    2 Callum Brittain
    11 Joe Rankin-Costello Yellow Card
    8 Sammie Szmodics
    23 Adam Wharton
    27 Lewis Travis
    20 Harry Leonard
    10 Tyrhys Dolan
    19 Ryan Hedges
    Substitutes:
    Sondre Tronstad, Sam Gallagher, Thomas Bloxham, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Leopold Wahlstedt, Jake Garrett, Andy Moran, Patrick Gamble, Scott Wharton.

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